The Nissan Primera was ahead of its time (P10)

Sold from 1990 - 1996, the first generation Nissan Primera was a modern and sophisticated car.
Full Review of a 1990 Nissan Primera P10 2.0 GS.
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[@MrSunnyBhoy]

Wow, that is a lovely piece of automotive history right there. Grew up seeing cars like this and now I love them. Those were the days where you'd get lovely cloth seats whereas now everything is leather and you have no option! Hate leather. This owner has kept it so pristine looks like it's just rolled off the production line, mint 👌🏾👌🏾

[@JJonCars]

I agree, leather is overrated I think! It is absolutely mint this car, a pleasure to have the chance to drive it

[@atyysmr3320]

Thank you for the video! I hope you enjoy watching it. My P10　2.0Tm　MT. I started driving it in 1992. It's been 370,000km since I started, and I still use it to commute every day in Japan! Run, turn, stop. Its straightness feels good. Multi-link suspension. Toughness of SR20DE. Exhaust sound from the muffler. You'll never get bored with it. Excellent design, by Mr. Maezawa. It’s a style called "temporal durability" . I am in love with the quality of the engine! I will continue to use it carefully. I will keep going!

[@JJonCars]

That's great! Thank you for watching the video. It is really nice to hear from someone in Japan who has a P10. The SR20 is a great engine. "Temporal Durability", I did not know about that. It is amazing you have been driving it for 32 years!

[@commanderspock5983]

I have a P10 eGT hatchback right now in black and it's still and amazing car to drive, it's my pride and joy.

[@giannisk82]

This was our family car. It was in dark blue color and had the 1,6lt engine. Very comfortable and reliable car. Thank you for this video, it brought me back some good memories.

[@JJonCars]

Ah nice, glad it could spark some memories!

[@charleshenniker6958]

Backseat jj is such a great bit

[@cornolio1]

my first car was p10, still thats the car i drive in my dreams

[@leebrown6623]

Awesome content 😊 took me right back to my v reg p11 in silver. Absolutely loved that car and it was good on country roads lol

[@JJonCars]

Cheers Lee. The P11 is a great car too, I drove the one pictured in this video up to Scotland and back, it was a comfortable relaxing drive and yet a hoot in the bends too.

[@markvarey2194]

"See you in Zurich". Brilliant and great video JJ 😀😀

[@JJonCars]

Haha, cheers Mark!

[@mustafanajeeb7859]

Good review & great Nissan.

[@janneoksanen4162]

Great video! I can't believe I gave a Nissan video a thumb up, I grew up in a small town where the only car dealer was a Nissan showroom, and hence the streets were filled with various, less-flattering variations of Nissans. Also, a lot of folks from local steel mill traded their old Ladas into Micras back then, thus the brand got a bit of bad image in my mind. Driving a few of Nissans of that time didn't improve my impression either, LOL! Ironically, I now drive a T31 X-Trail. However, I like seeing these throwback videos, with the car media nowadays focusing FAR too much on electrification of the powertrain and fancy apps via massive touchscreen. If you ever get to test a Mk8 Mitsubishi Galant for example, I'd definitely watch it! ;-)

[@JJonCars]

Thanks Janne! Very interesting. I don't remember the last time I saw any form of Gallant on the road here in the UK, but would love to if I got the chance :) it's really nice to drive cars that aren't full of distractions. Steering wheel, pedals, a few buttons for heat controls and music. All you need 😄

[@lex1945]

My dad bought a 2.0 LX hatchback in 1990. Very good memories on that car.

[@electroniquetv2882]

I have the first version of nissan primera, the Primera P10 1.6L 1991 97HP carbureated version, my dad bougth this on 2003 and he was the 3rd hand, today my car have 293 000 KM and still works fine GA16DS engine nissan twin cam 16 Valve strong engine and never broke! Gold old classics cars! Best cars and today we never see things like that!

[@aleksandarzlatanovski6119]

I have this Nissan Primera 1.6 cc with 70 kw it is a wonderful and very reliable car. My car have 115 000 km.

[@kanedars6122]

Vuen video siempre es agradable ver cualquier información de ellos ,tengo un p10 de 1990 ,2.0egt motor sr20de ,170.000km ,de serie y disfrutando de el a diario buen coche 👌👌👍

[@JJonCars]

Very nice, thanks for watching :)

[@Hali88]

really like your dry humour. My family had the hatchback version of this, think it was a 1.6 manual, good car

[@JJonCars]

Thank you Hali :)

[@Ganjatraining]

We used to have a white 94 1.6LX hatchback when I was young. It brought us to many beautiful places and my dad said it drove better than any other car he'd owned so when we needed more space, he bought a P11-144 wagon. I loved those cars and still really want to get a P10 eGT some day

[@JJonCars]

P10 eGT, yes please!

[@tombouu]

I love this very beautiful Car

[@willoffer7119]

That spoiler on the 5 door hatch looks lovely!! Like a e46 clubsport 😅

[@eshfezzy]

It's about time you got your own TV show! Great review as always.

[@TheChiraagG]

I really miss my '92 P10 Primera eGT Saloon. More than I miss my E30. It was the first car I paid for and at £600 for a car that could hit 138mph it was pretty great. Lovely high revving red top SR20DE motor circa 150ps and superb handling for a car that looked like a taxi.

[@JJonCars]

Ah the good old days of picking up cars like that for such little money :)

[@TheChiraagG]

@@JJonCars yeah I mean it had done 140k when I bought it, and it was 14 years old, but still, great for the money! Cost me double to insure it at that time... Now I have a Mondeo I bought for £5k, 5 years ago, also proving great value for money but, while faster (it's the 2.5T Titanium X Sport) and still engaging enough to drive, you can feel the difference in weight - over 200kg difference... The Primera just felt more agile and the closest I got in more modern relatively practical cars is the gen 1 BK Mazda 3 2.0 Sport Saloon. Same horsepower, revvy chain driven engine etc. It wasn't perfect but it got me through a 3000 mile road trip. It was also more reliable than the Mondeo is!

[@JJonCars]

@@TheChiraagG Is that a Mk4 Mondeo, 5 cylinder? Or are they 4, can never remember. Nice cars anyway. But not as elegant and light footed as the Primera :)

[@nzmotorisedbikes536]

I have a 92 primera, I love it so much, it's a 4x4 T4 model, so hard to find certain parts but it's worth keeping

[@JJonCars]

4x4, wow, I'm not sure they even sold that here, I never remember seeing one. Very cool rare car.

[@jinglemyberries866]

I like how these older sedans look, like this Primera but even more so the AE90 Corolla and V20 Camry.

[@JJonCars]

Yeah, proper car shapes!

[@jinglemyberries866]

@@JJonCars indeed hehe!

[@mohamedfathy-us3hr]

I have a similar one in Egypt, but the hatchback version ♥️

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

I had a Black 1993/94 M reg 4-door P10 Primera 1.6 L single point injection, no rev counter , keep fit windows all round manual sun roof, it had 165 SR 13 tyres, yes 13 inch wheels just like my Sunny's ( had 3 of them , good cars ) This Primera was a good car had it for 4 years never never let me down always first turn of the key. I did do a few mild up grades I fitted front fog lights from car in the scrap yard and also taken the blanking cap off the rear left tail lights and fitted a bulb so then I had a left side fog light the UK car had one right side fog light. This is one good car it was that good I bought another one and it was one of the last a silver 2001 51 reg 5 door estate P11-144 Primera 2.0i Sport Plus multi point injection it had every thing including A/C, elec sun roof and a 6 disc CD auto changer in the boot bigger wheels 205/55 SR 16 alloys, had this car nearly 7 years only let me down once, not a big problem, needed a new battery after 3 years it started with jump leads from the black Primera as like the other one always started on first turn of the key. Both Primeras past MOT first time no failures, sold them on about 8 years ago I do miss them. Great video

[@JJonCars]

Oh man, I miss old base-spec cars like those. 13" wheels, crazy! It must have been the car they sold so they could say 'From £XXX' where it's the cheapest one they sold and hardly anyone bought one. Great cars and a shame you just don't see them around, even at car shows. Cheers :)

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

@@JJonCars The 13 inch wheels were standard on the 1.6 L and 1.6 LX the 14 inch were optional , mine had the same 13 inch wheel trims as on the Micra

[@JJonCars]

@@shaun30-3-mg9zs Must have looked so small!

[@JJonCars]

I'm sure my basic Bluebird had 14"s on it

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

@@JJonCars didn't look bad on 13"s it handled well, a lot of basic and L modle cars in the late 80's to the mid 90's had 132 wheels, Cavalier L and Sierra L all had 165 R 13

[@desertdocker]

Having drove bangers since passing my test in 1988, I treat myself to a 96 P reg Primera LX 1.6 hatchback in BRG paying £1100 in 2004. Bought the car after reading a recommendation in the Daily Mirror motoring section on best deals for second hand cars, had the car 5 years it was solid inside and out. Ive owned a Honda Accord, Fiesta, Focus and VW Scirrocco since, the Primera was the best car I've owned by far and I don't like admitting to this but I miss it......Thanks for posting.

[@JJonCars]

I bet that was nice back in 2004. They are really great cars, and it's a shame you just don't see them around now

[@desertdocker]

@@JJonCars Nowt last for ever JJ unless you've got a garage and the inkling to preserve a car which I havent. The Scirroco might become a modern classic and is a bit of a midlife crisis buy asI couldnt afford a coupe in my early twenties. Other than the looks and the power the car is a bit boring to drive IMO. Cant beat a cheap Ford to throw around.

[@JJonCars]

@@desertdocker True that! Scirocco is a nice car, would be keen to review one at some point

[@joaquimsousa3319]

Fantastic car

[@JJonCars]

🙌

[@Ihaaah]

Make review of Vectra, I drove it for 14 years, loved Vectra.

[@JJonCars]

I will as soon as I get the chance :)

[@Black8Rat]

picked one up 2 year ago , mint condition 20,000 miles on the clock

[@JJonCars]

20k, wow!

[@Black8Rat]

@@JJonCars some old boy kept in a garage & done 500 miles a year in it , never paid more than 500 quid for a primera before that , laid out 900 for this one

[@JJonCars]

@@Black8Rat a whopping 900 haha. Bargain. What specification is it?

[@Black8Rat]

@@JJonCars she's only got a 1.6 in her but log book says she's a limited edition Circuit (fancy trim/wheels/radio cassette player lol)

[@JJonCars]

@@Black8Rat nice! Gotta love a 90's limited edition

[@user-bp2zs2yp2l]

Had this car manual. Splendid car

[@JJonCars]

Splendid is a great word. We need to bring that back 😄

[@user-bp2zs2yp2l]

@@JJonCars Splendid it's the right word cause to me, it was. No problems at all for almost 4 years. A friend saw it and buyed it, even tho i didn't want to sell it.

[@JJonCars]

@@user-bp2zs2yp2l they are really great cars :)

[@blackhawk5279]

these were very popular as radio minicabs. The estates were even better.

[@JJonCars]

I remember them, just about 😄

[@rcfaudioitalia6110]

Super car. Lite weight, zippy, low consume. Cheap to repair. Cars like that aren't made anymore

[@JJonCars]

100%!

[@Rjhs001]

I had the previous model Bluebird and you needed a calendar to get the 0-60 time, so it looks like the Primera was a significant improvement.

[@JJonCars]

Haha! Did you have the 1.6 bluebird? I had a succession of them, my first car being a 1.8GS saloon. The 1.6 was certainly not a quick car

[@Rjhs001]

Yeah, the 1.6LS, so really not quick but (as you know) all windows electric, electric sun roof, electric radio aerial, really very comfortable for 4 people and totally reliable. I had the hatchback so it was extremely practical also. Bought it with 11k on the clock and sold it with 147k and it never let me down.

[@JJonCars]

@@Rjhs001 Brilliant. They were great cars too, just not dynamically great. I remember I got a 6ft fridge in the back of a hatchback bluebird, with the boot shut. Now if you ever do see them, they look tiny, but the space inside is the same as a modern car.

[@kanedars6122]

Jjjjj seguro que nunca probaste el 1.8 turbo gti o zx turbo ,jjjjjj un calendario dice ,hasta hace poco tiempo tenia en casa el de my padre de 1989 ,275.000 km ,1.8turbo de "136"cv y disfrute de el muchos años y mantengo un grato recuerdo de el ,siempre que conduzco su remplazo, el primera 2.0egt de 1991 ,sr20de ,150cv y a día de hoy tiene 170.000km llenos de disfrute ,nissan por siempre. Pd;también tenemos un sunny 1.6 ,motor ga16ds ,carburador de 95cv 👌

[@hamletodua]

A really cool car. I drove 2500 km in 6 days last month on my p10 1995 and it was just good

[@JJonCars]

Nice, that's a lot of kms, but I bet it was an easy drive in the Primera :)

[@hamletodua]

@@JJonCars pretty cool. The conditioner is working so yes it's easy. Love this car and not going to change. 5 years and 85000 km

[@JJonCars]

@@hamletodua air conditioner working on an almost 30 year old car! Wow :) great car, glad you like it

[@hamletodua]

@@JJonCars you just need to love her)

[@t1m_a23]

i’m owning a p10 hatchback with carburated 1.6 with manual gearbox. It’s absolutely gorgeous and amazing car, I really really love it. It’s such a pleasure to drive it. Unfortunately the car is in a bad condition. I swear to God one day i’ll get enough money to make this car beautiful like from the factory. Honestly i’m thinking about getting a sedan to make it 2.0 gt version

[@JJonCars]

Ah I hope you can manage to restore it one day. They are great cars :)

[@tombouu]

With catalist or not your 1.6?

[@t1m_a23]

@@tombouu it is fully stock but it waste too much petrol

[@tombouu]

@@t1m_a23 but it has or had catalist catalisator?

[@morbidaudits]

Inhad one still wish I had it the p10 was ace.

[@JJonCars]

Yeah, great cars :)

[@morbidaudits]

@@JJonCars was a run about for working on sight up and down to london from yorkshire that's all filled it with tools and the lads save ruining my daily drive payed next to nothing for it 2 years later after getting stick from every one becuase it looked terrible I got shit but it was comfy nippy ish and just a tank. Oh yeah it became my daily drive.

[@AMG_K1ll3r]

My father owned a Nissan Primera P10 2L, but lost it in an accident...

[@JJonCars]

Sorry to hear!

[@lostwill86]

Yet were vastly outclassed by the 405 just like everything else in its class

[@ChrisJamesUK1]

the Primera was a better car than the 405 was far better built and far more reliable and had far better engines

[@lostwill86]

@@ChrisJamesUK1 I'd agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.

[@VoxGothica]

The 405 is one of the greatest cars ever made, but the Primera P10 can't be far behind.

[@David-ce3lr]

Not very sharp steering, have a feeling maybe something is wrong with it. Had 2 P10's back in the day, one was a 1.6 1992 fitted with a carb and it wasn't fast, but the steering and handling were really good. The car was way better than the Mondeo, Vectra, Avensis or whatever back then. Because of the handling. The other one I owned was a 2.0 eGT 1995 hatch in white. Paid 3.5K for it at 5.5 years old with about 50K on the clock. Just a fantastic car, the handling was pin-sharp. Tried the later P11 GT, just not as good, soft compared to the P10, then again think it had beam rear suspension unlike the P10's independant. Haven't a clue in this day and age what I could get for as much fun for that price (including inflation), doesn't exist, maybe an MX5. Modern cars bore the sh1t out of me. 90's Nissan's were superb, also had a 200SX S14a, loved that. Had a K11 1.0 Micra as a second car, paid £2050 for it, had it 8 years and only a fuel pump went on it. Had 130K miles when sold it to my sister-in-law for £250, was costing money to get welded every MOT, but the mechanics of it were A1. Best car I've owned the K11, cars are just not as good anymore for cheap motoring. Really miss the P10 too. The Almera GTI was great fun too.

[@JJonCars]

Ah yes, perhaps you are right. It did seem especially woolly - it still handled well though despite the steering. Agreed that 90's Nissans were superb (and 80's too, though not so much in the handling department). I drove a P11 for a while and it was excellent, the skinny tyres meant you could hit the limit of traction quite easily but it still felt great in the corners.

[@TastySteak22]

I have a 03 Primera P12

[@JJonCars]

Nice. I like those but they're quite unloved cars at least in the UK!

[@ChrisJamesUK1]

@@JJonCars loved my 4 P12s although didn't ride or handle has well has the P10 but was more roomy and very modern for its age

[@JJonCars]

@@ChrisJamesUK1 I remember my mates dad bought one new in '02 and even then as a 15ish year old I remember the ride seeming firm 😆 cool spaceship of a car though

[@letitflow6486]

The old nissans are one of the best veichles , so reliable. You can really drive them so long till the freaking pedal goes through the floor 😃 still have my Micra 2003 1.0 petrol. Which is gonna be sold soon. One guy at work has a new 2018 Micra. I asked how is it. He said its shit, bulbs of headlights fails and fails every 2 months so he just needs to go to warranty repairs. And said Nissan dont know how to make good cars anymore…

[@JJonCars]

It's definitely the case that Nissans are not what they used to be!

[@letitflow6486]

@@JJonCars am i mistaken or Nissan is now made with Renault help?

[@JJonCars]

@@letitflow6486 you're right - Nissan and Renault have an 'alliance' and share a lot of parts

[@letitflow6486]

@@JJonCars and thats the Problem. 🙃

[@mrfrancy0154]

@@letitflow6486 in family we have the all new 2022 Qashqai, it's soo good, great quality interior, doesn't seem a Renault. I think that Nissan is back since 2020. They improve a lot quality. I'm agree about the Micra, it's the "oldest" model sold in europe. It's just an alliance, not all Nissans are just Renault in every single thing

[@livingstonbijabi]

Bro... 404,000 miles???

[@jesuspenacana5905]

Is muy car in 1991-2004 .

[@Blackmamba12345]

Haha we bought one of these for £500 off a relative then we traded it in the 2009 scrappage scheme to enable us to buy a brand new VW Golf 1.4tsi for only £13,000.

[@JJonCars]

The good old days of functioning £500 cars. The scrappage scheme did get rid of some really nice useable stuff though which was a shame

[@darajedjeghbala8507]

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[@oliverstemp9132]

Nissans are all the same, even the modern ones

[@JJonCars]

You reckon? I think they've gone through a lot of changes over time. Modern Nissans are unrecognisable compared with the older stuff. They used to have a 'boring but dependable' image. Not sure what their image is now, tbh

[@oliverstemp9132]

@@JJonCars I think modern Nissans are very innovative, unfortunately they have a very Middle Aged Karen and Dave image, only a few steps from Honda

[@JJonCars]

@@oliverstemp9132 Lol, yeah I think you're right

[@ChrisJamesUK1]

yeah cos a juke looks like a Bluebird

[@mohamedfathy-us3hr]

I have a similar one in Egypt, but the hatchback version ♥️