Topic: Test Drive: 2015 Nissan Micra SV

[OliverD]

The Sonic and Fiesta aren't compacts though, and are direct competitors of the Micra.

[Fobroader]

I think anything these days will make it to 340k.   Certainly, I expect to do better with any car I buy now and also with very little maintenance.

Cheers,
John M.

That would be an interesting thread.  Mainstream cars today are much more complicated, than they were 10 years ago.  CVTs, direct injection, cameras, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, etc.  Not saying they won't make it to 350k, but with all this tech, does that lower the reliability of vehicles from 10 years ago?

They should make it to 350K from a mechanical standpoint.....all their idiotic cameras, touchscreens and nanny systems might not. Think about it, if that fancy MFT system goes out on an older Focus, the vehicle is scrap, no one will put several thousands of dollars into a cheap, old car. I think a lot of these systems will be the downfall of the car and will be taking an otherwise perfectly serviceable vehicle off the road.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I think anything these days will make it to 340k.   Certainly, I expect to do better with any car I buy now and also with very little maintenance.

Cheers,
John M.

That would be an interesting thread.  Mainstream cars today are much more complicated, than they were 10 years ago.  CVTs, direct injection, cameras, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, etc.  Not saying they won't make it to 350k, but with all this tech, does that lower the reliability of vehicles from 10 years ago?

They should make it to 350K from a mechanical standpoint.....all their idiotic cameras, touchscreens and nanny systems might not. Think about it, if that fancy MFT system goes out on an older Focus, the vehicle is scrap, no one will put several thousands of dollars into a cheap, old car. I think a lot of these systems will be the downfall of the car and will be taking an otherwise perfectly serviceable vehicle off the road.

OR, that stuff won't fail at all and will truck on until the body disintegrates around the car.  We. Just. Don't. Know.

[Fobroader]

I think anything these days will make it to 340k.   Certainly, I expect to do better with any car I buy now and also with very little maintenance.

Cheers,
John M.

That would be an interesting thread.  Mainstream cars today are much more complicated, than they were 10 years ago.  CVTs, direct injection, cameras, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, etc.  Not saying they won't make it to 350k, but with all this tech, does that lower the reliability of vehicles from 10 years ago?

They should make it to 350K from a mechanical standpoint.....all their idiotic cameras, touchscreens and nanny systems might not. Think about it, if that fancy MFT system goes out on an older Focus, the vehicle is scrap, no one will put several thousands of dollars into a cheap, old car. I think a lot of these systems will be the downfall of the car and will be taking an otherwise perfectly serviceable vehicle off the road.

OR, that stuff won't fail at all and will truck on until the body disintegrates around the car.  We. Just. Don't. Know.

I highly doubt that. Look at the issues most new cars are having, its mainly electrical crap. The pistons are staying inside the block but the power window switches are catching fire.......

[mixmanmash]

I think anything these days will make it to 340k.   Certainly, I expect to do better with any car I buy now and also with very little maintenance.

Cheers,
John M.

That would be an interesting thread.  Mainstream cars today are much more complicated, than they were 10 years ago.  CVTs, direct injection, cameras, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, etc.  Not saying they won't make it to 350k, but with all this tech, does that lower the reliability of vehicles from 10 years ago?

They should make it to 350K from a mechanical standpoint.....all their idiotic cameras, touchscreens and nanny systems might not. Think about it, if that fancy MFT system goes out on an older Focus, the vehicle is scrap, no one will put several thousands of dollars into a cheap, old car. I think a lot of these systems will be the downfall of the car and will be taking an otherwise perfectly serviceable vehicle off the road.

OR, that stuff won't fail at all and will truck on until the body disintegrates around the car.  We. Just. Don't. Know.

I highly doubt that. Look at the issues most new cars are having, its mainly electrical crap. The pistons are staying inside the block but the power window switches are catching fire.......

Some of those issues aren't with the electronics failing, but not reacting the way the consumer wants them to (i.e. too slow, or consumer not sure how the interface works, etc.)

[dkaz]

The Sonic and Fiesta aren't compacts though, and are direct competitors of the Micra.

I would call the Sonic and Fiesta subcompacts while the Micra and Spark are micro cars. Microcompacts?

[Rupert]

What about the Fiat 500? Would that be a Micracompact?