After 4 years with my Toyota Echo Hatchback 2004, the family got bigger and we needed a bigger car. When choosing the model that interested us and that was in our price, service at Toyota was a bit disappointed and we went elsewhere. But the car itself, nothing wrong. Nissan Versa came out, big marketing advertising on TV, comfortable, quite spacious and affordable. Go one is convinced by the seller very nice! First disappointment, we must choose 3 colors and we will find that they are going. ER!?! Obviously we got our third choice ... good color is still beautiful, but still.
Second observation, there will be a fuel leak, but yet nothing in my driveway. I concluded that the engine wood probably would get sick, but he does not vomit. But we love him so much comfort q'on use it all summer, aah air conditioning, cruse control, iPod input, the big kit. With baby is great, plenty of room! But our portfolio is empty.
After a time .. 40000km, the brakes must be replaced. Heuuu huh?? The steering wheel shakes when braking, it's crazy. I have 180,000 on my Echo about this time and I changed the brakes once. Anyway no choice ... go on paying.
The basic maintenance that goes ... nothing stands out.
But even after 1 year, gasoline is leaking somewhere. It happens even to 5 days with a full (round-trip St. Riki-Fab).
2nd winter, a small rock in the front window, one week later, the glass is cracked across the entire width ... the change is made, three days later, still a small pin and split. Fun, Play, Thu Nissan said that the cold did it against the heat in the car. Come on Calvary, all tanks in Quebec have the windows cracked in the winter. I traveled to more than 200,000 km on my Echo and the glass was changed once, not because it was cracked because it was filled with rock barbs received. And she still has, and the window was not cracked during the last 6 winter.
Another observation in the summer when air conditioning starts, we heard a loud engine noise, it'll eventually break in my opinion. And its because of the fog inside at any time, should allow the air conditioning on "defrost" summer and winter.
Before crossing the 60000km, there was rust on the bag. Nissan made us wait 3-4 months before an appointment, with reasons like that, our guys went fishing. We had to contact Nissan Canada to get things done. 2 weeks after repair, one of the letters on the bag Versa has peeled off and others take to fear. But there is more rust. WOW I am happy.
I should have known that it was done the day we have had the car and the salesman told us to put felt under the sticker license plate because it made a noise by closing the bag.
Oh and garage Rimouski only open at 8:00, you'll be late that morning to job.
Nissan Versa is in my backyard to do as little as possible ... km $ 280 / month for a beige tank in my backyard. It is therefore our Toy 2004 with 202000km and dust that brought me to Fab in St-2 storms this winter through the ranks with zero visibility.
I forgot my common sense that day.
