gemini52 Posted October 8 (edited) Thinking of changing my car to a nissan juke,its got better ride height then my hyundi i20,the one i have been looking at is a 1.2 litre petrol three pot engine,the reveiws i have been reading are mixed some say they are good on fuel others say they can be heavy,if anyone has the 1.2 litre any feed back would be appreciated. Edited October 8 by gemini52 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 8 Wow! 12 litres, really? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yanto Posted October 8 I wouldn't go for the 12 litre engine. You'll be lucky getting 5mpg😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scully Posted October 8 Just now, yanto said: I wouldn't go for the 12 litre engine. You'll be lucky getting 5mpg😉 Yeah, my 3.5ltr Landrover did less than 12mpg when flogged; dread to think what a 12ltr engine would return. 🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini52 Posted October 8 6 minutes ago, yanto said: I wouldn't go for the 12 litre engine. You'll be lucky getting 5mpg😉 Slip of the finger it should say 1.2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman Posted October 8 3 cylinders should give you a nice balanced engine and smooth too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bottletopbill Posted October 8 had two on rental both heavy on fuel and so small never again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westley Posted October 8 They call it a Nissan 'JOKE' for a reason ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sprinter Posted October 8 We call them Nissan pukes. More room in a defender! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 8 Better off inside one............................................ You don't have to look at the bloody thing then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markm Posted October 8 The wife had one, either 1.4 or 1.5. It was very thirsty for the size of the car.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
figgy Posted October 8 Auntie and uncle had one, boot was tiny and the car was far too small inside for how chunky they look outside. That wasn't good on fuel, main reason they got rid of it. They were very sedate drivers. Think nun driving and that's them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini52 Posted October 9 Decisions made will give it a wide berth,cheers guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samboy Posted October 9 Iv'e just bought a 2 yr old auto 1600cc Juke and i'm happy with it. But it is a bit juicy, small boot, not a lot of room inside but enough for me. Yes they are funny looking things but there are plenty of them on the road so they cant be all that bad. After driving a Vauxhall combo van for 8 yrs its lts like driving a Rolls Royce. I can see me keeping it for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westley Posted October 9 2 hours ago, samboy said: Iv'e just bought a 2 yr old auto 1600cc Juke and i'm happy with it. But it is a bit juicy, small boot, not a lot of room inside but enough for me. Yes they are funny looking things but there are plenty of them on the road so they cant be all that bad. After driving a Vauxhall combo van for 8 yrs its lts like driving a Rolls Royce. I can see me keeping it for a while. Not a hairdresser by any chance, are you ? 😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini52 Posted October 9 I am going to test drive a susuki vitara tomorow,more money than i wanted to spend but a far better car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 9 5 minutes ago, gemini52 said: I am going to test drive a susuki vitara tomorow,more money than i wanted to spend but a far better car. Go for the 12 litre version! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snarepeg Posted October 10 Got the Nissan Quasqui. best run got 66 to the gallon, normal runs 50 plus. diesle auto, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestonSalop Posted October 10 25 minutes ago, snarepeg said: Got the Nissan Quasqui. best run got 66 to the gallon, normal runs 50 plus. diesle auto, You are doing very well there. My wife has same car and averaging 39.6mpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snarepeg Posted October 10 2 hours ago, WestonSalop said: You are doing very well there. My wife has same car and averaging 39.6mpg Is it Diesle? had a freelander, nice comfortable but not that good on fuel. this doubles the mileage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini52 Posted October 10 Test drove the susuki vitara today took it on the motor way and came back along b roads,it was avaraging 53.4 miles to the gallon with a 1.6 petrol engine and to b fair a joy to drive,so looks like the deal will b done,the salesman has the 1.4 boosterjet engine he reckons he gets about 40 out of his,proberbly better peformance but i want better mpg,its fast enough for me allright. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westward Posted October 11 17 hours ago, gemini52 said: it was avaraging 53.4 miles to the gallon with a 1.6 petrol engine and to b fair a joy to drive,so looks like the deal will b done,the salesman has the 1.4 boosterjet engine he reckons he gets about 40 out of his,proberbly better peformance but i want better mpg,its fast enough for me allright. Most makers now have the option of a small engine with a big turbo and a clever ECU. They can perform like a much bigger engine and they can also return excellent mpg but they don't do both at the same time. IOW, depending on your driving pattern you can have good economy or good performance. That's true for every internal combustion engine but it's much more marked with the snappy little turbo units which have a very small operating envelope for good mpg. Suzuki share some technology with Mazda and the latest non turbo, larger capacity engines can return high mpg figures without having to drive like old Mrs Scoggins and they're also much less stressed so potentially longer lasting as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mice! Posted October 11 18 hours ago, gemini52 said: better peformance but i want better mpg,its fast enough for me allright. you'll be in traffic half the time anyway. I drove home from work at midnight last Night, down the M6, an absolute pleasure very little traffic or nutters about. And people wonder why i work shifts 😄😄 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bavarianbrit Posted October 11 Rented a joke just after they came out for my work in Poland. The passengers outside door handle came off in my hand. Goodbye Nissan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
washerboy Posted October 11 Had a Nissan quashqui(spelling)... Only had it 6 months but did 7k in that time, 1.5 tdi and it would do 55mpg all day long. A run from Doncaster to Hawick it was averaging 68 mpg. Good cars let down by the radio and the phone signal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites