Sensible Secondhand Classics: 1994 Nissan Sunny Estate/Traveller 1.6 LX (Y10/N14)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

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  • @markonmotoring
    @markonmotoring 2 года назад +3

    Probably the most sensible second hand classic ever to feature on the channel. Even the hatchbacks were very sensible.
    Electric windows all round and an electric sunroof would have been pretty desirable for the segment at that time..This particular example looks to be in fantastic condition. Testament both to the cars owner and the design and engineering that went into Nissan's back then.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +2

      Oh yes, sir! It is very sensible car as far as ones from this era go. They aren't exactly common, as most have rusted away, but there seems to be a bit of a collector market for these now. You are right, Stuart really cares for these cars.

    • @tortron
      @tortron 2 года назад +1

      The one fail of nissan engineers on this one is the bottom of the A pillar in the door frame. They all crack there

  • @chriseseigbe9768
    @chriseseigbe9768 2 года назад +1

    This Nissan is very immaculate for it's age, far more tidier, immaculate and well looked after than even some 20/21 reg modern cars. This Nissan reminds me of 1997 when I had an older shape E reg Nissan sunny 1.3 saloon. The Nissan Sunny were such reliable cars, mine never let me down and hadn't the need for AA or RAC cover. I travelled lot of motorway way miles confidently despite the 1.3 engine size.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Oh yes, well, as you may know, there is a review of an N13 Sunny on the channel, if you have not already seen it, then the link is in the description below. If you look after an N13, N14 or Y10 Sunny, then they can be really, really reliable. Stuart's car is, of course, in amazing condition!

  • @alaricbragg7843
    @alaricbragg7843 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this video. This Nissan was another favourite in New Zealand! Many were imports. Some were used as fleet vehicles by the Gisborne District Council in the late 1990s-early 2000s.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      I really liked this car, sir! In fact, I sort of want one. That isn't what normally happens on the channel, if you can believe that.

    • @alaricbragg7843
      @alaricbragg7843 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting I can if it's certain French cars...Yes I can believe that you would want such a Nissan! I know from personal experience that Nissan made excellent Estate cars in that era, great load space yet interior and creature comforts one would expect in a sports or luxury car. 🙂

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      @@alaricbragg7843 , I would have preferred a higher trim level in this one with a few more features, but generally it was excellent!

    • @alaricbragg7843
      @alaricbragg7843 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting Terrific cars on long distance trips too.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      @@alaricbragg7843 , much experience yourself as well, sir?

  • @mpersad
    @mpersad 2 года назад +1

    Such a trip down memory lane, all the switch gear etc looks just like the equipment I had in my Nissan Primera (P10) in 1995/96.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      Well, we filmed a P10 back in 2019 on Tweed Jacket Reviews, sir! If you think that this is nostalgic, sir, then we have a lot more where this came from.

  • @badbooks476
    @badbooks476 2 года назад +1

    Wonderful video of another beautifully kept Nissan. I do not even remember this version, chalk & cheese compared to the previous white fastback type you tested. Nissan knocked out all sorts of versions of Sunny in the 80s & 90s

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +2

      Yes, very different from the previous B12 Sunny Estate. I actually really liked it, I just wish it had had a rev counter and electric mirrors as well as slightly more rear space. The condition was ridiculous, of course!

  • @GentilsGarage
    @GentilsGarage 2 года назад +1

    It’s a nice car. Back in 1991, my dad was going to buy the 1.4 SLX saloon version, but because it had just been launched, the waiting times were getting longer, so he gave up and bought a Rover 400 instead!

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      Well sir, as you know, we love 200 and 400 R8s on this channel, so probably not too much of a problem, although I now want a conventional high specification N14 Sunny for myself...

  • @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain
    @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 2 года назад +1

    Had forgotten they made a sunny estate in this version, but I do remember the styling of these. Excellent review as always Sir loving this Nissan fest.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      My pleasure, sir! Yes, a largely forgotten car these days, but I absolutely loved it. We haven't finished with the Nissan themed content yet either!

  • @marcrimie1
    @marcrimie1 2 года назад +1

    Seen in christchurch today!

  • @seancooke7332
    @seancooke7332 2 года назад +1

    Definitely a more practical loadspace than an Astra or Escort Estate and a very practical body shape than the likes of the pretty Rover 400 Tourer.
    That engine sounds very useful in a car of this size.
    A credit to your friend Stuart.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      We like the 400 Tourer, sir, but this is a fascinating prospect with that enormous boot, the Mr Coleman approved "racing" engine, the relatively high specification for the time and the rarity of it. More to come from the collection too...

  • @frothe42
    @frothe42 2 года назад +1

    An exceptional vehicle!
    Styling from looking at the side reminds me of a Ford Sierra estate. Interesting level of equipment!
    While you were driving at the beginning of this review, I was paying attention to the vehicle behind you; this Nissan is not only sprightly but handled well, it is definitely suitable for modern day driving and could possibly leave those behind you eating your dust!
    At this time, Nissan no longer made the US Sentra a wagon, why, I honestly don't know.
    What I do know is you provided an excellent review on this exceptional vehicle Joseph, thank you very much!

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      Yes, if your name is Mr Coleman, then you most certainly appreciate the excellent handling and spritely 1.6 engine! The chassis is really good on this car, which belies its rather plain styling. I would prefer to have a rev counter, though! I don't know why they didn't import this to the USA, it could have sold quite well.

  • @adamtoms2726
    @adamtoms2726 2 года назад

    A very good looking estate. Nissan really upped their game with the 90's Sunny and felt like everything quality control wise was upped a notch. So it could compete with Toyota's Corolla and other great cars in that segment. I have to say this era estate looks remarkably similar to the Primera estate. Another stellar review sir

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Yes sir, we liked this one very much! It felt very, very different from the B12, and I don't think had much common engineering at all. It is indeed quite similar to the W10 Primera Estate, which is also favoured by Mr Coleman for banger racing. (I wonder why?)

  • @zzhughesd
    @zzhughesd 2 года назад

    They may not have been super common but I remember these like it was yesterday !!!

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      I suppose it depends on what cars were around when one grew up, sir!

    • @zzhughesd
      @zzhughesd 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting Escort Astra Estate , Sunny, late 70's child

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      @@zzhughesd , did you see the review of the B12 Sunny Estate as well? If you remember old Escorts and Astras, then the review of a Mark III Escort we filmed last year is on the Tweed Jacket Reviews playlist, and we may have something else coming up on Sensible Secondhand Classics next week.

    • @zzhughesd
      @zzhughesd 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes found you post NEC, watching some of back catalogue !

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      @@zzhughesd , there's about 800 videos in the catalogue, so I hope you enjoy it...

  • @nigelh4617
    @nigelh4617 2 года назад

    A friend of mine had a 1991 1.6LX 5 door hatchback version. Really nice car, well made and 100% reliable. I test drove a nearly new 1.4LX saloon, back in 1993, but it felt a bit underpowered. It would have been a decent enough commuter car for me, though. PS. I like the song, it reminds me a little of the excellent group 'Keston Cobblers Club'.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      Oh, the 1.6 is the one to have, as it has the famous P10 Primera "racing" engine! Yes, the song was recorded by one of my friends and his band in 2013, as was the theme to Tweed Jacket Reviews. I do like it. Not heard of the "Keston Cobblers Club", I am afraid.

  • @tortron
    @tortron 2 года назад

    Putting an Sr20de in my y10 wingroad. Excellent easy swap. Mine was a ga15 but still pretty nice to drive

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      We like the SR20 and the GA16 on this channel very much indeed.

    • @tortron
      @tortron 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting great cheap practical cars. Got mine for less than $1000nzd, and the donor car for less than $700. Both road legal, but honestly end of life. Its disheartening to go to the wreckers for parts and thr cars there are in better condition than your driver lol. Love the attainable car content, I suppose they are getting to classic age now, not that deep down I would call a 90s nissan a classic, but you don't see many now. a practical classic to me is still a morris minor or 1100, but far less drivable on modern roads

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      @@tortron , it's a 28 year old car now, and prices for these are rising, so you can definitely argue that these are classics over here now.

  • @naisian1
    @naisian1 2 года назад

    I actually own one, 43000k on it, its the poverty spec version.. no sunroof, no power steering, no electric windows, no roof bars. but i did have an LX in almost identical condition to the one in your video around 5 years ago. Wish id never sold it. I think it got exported to Africa so its possibly wrecked now. Regret it ever since. I'm 31 and had never seen one before, i bought the first one mainly because it was weird and hardly anyone even knows what it is. My current one i bought because i never expected to see another. Ill never sell this one. Love it.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      It's an extremely rare car. I think they only imported less than 3,000 of these to this country. I absolutely loved driving it, however. If this was available in a higher specification, I would probably want to buy one. Worth more in Africa for sure, I would imagine. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching, I also did the previous version of this car the same day, I think the link is in the video description.

    • @naisian1
      @naisian1 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting Interesting to know they were imported, Im guessing from japan? I was told by someone they were built here (UK) but for the Australian market? no idea where he got that info from. Id deffo like the higher spec version like the one in your vid and my previous one, however i kind of like how incredibly simple mine is, I do miss the boot cover and roof bars though

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      They weren't made in Britain at this time. It would have been the P10 Primera saloon and hatchback(not the W10 Estate) and K11 Micra that were made in Sunderland, the rest of Nissan's range in 1994 were imported, including the N14 and Y10 Sunnys. It was amazing to get hold of such a rare car, especially in a condition like Stuart's. Yours does also sound lovely, however.

  • @David_H-73
    @David_H-73 2 года назад

    It is strange how some manufacturers were mean with things like rev counters but had an electric sunroof that seems slightly extravagant. A huge glass area, the back window looks almost ridiculously wide.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      It is really weird, sir, isn't it? Yes, excellent visibility, if a bit of a strange kit list. I would gladly trade those rear electric windows for a rev counter!

  • @tortron
    @tortron 2 года назад

    There are a few differences between the sunny and the wingroad, wingroad being sort of the highest trim level. The boot space is shorter in the sunny and the rear hatch is flatter in the sunny and the wingroad has a sort of built in wing above the screen. They usually have a trunk release handle inside for easy loading for work. The grill and badge is different too and the carpet is finer in the wingroad. Most of the rest is the same, the wingroad has the better dash with revcounter, wingroad has 2 airbags, I don't think I have seen a sunny with them, but the AD Y10s sometimes do. Oh sunny has dash light dimmer that the wingroad doesnt. Load blinds were standard across all of them. Could get fold up luggage headache racks that bolt onto the rear seat back. Do love a bit of rambling about y10s

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      As far as I remember, the Wingroad wasn't officially sold over here, was it? I don't think any Y10 or N14 Sunny in this country had airbags at all, we had to wait for the Almera for those, I believe. Thank you ever so much indeed again for watching.

    • @tortron
      @tortron 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting I'm in nz, so we got all the grey market imports, so basically all those models including the 4wd ones

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      @@tortron , that makes complete sense.

  • @trabali5168
    @trabali5168 2 года назад

    I would delete the rear elec window for a rev counter and elec wing mirrors. These were rare for a reason, and that reason was the fact that there was better stuff out there for approx the same money. You mentioned the owner had some 70s 80s datsuns too?

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      I don't know, sir, I really enjoyed this car far more than I imagined. I reckon this may be better than a Golf, Escort or Astra of the same era, certainly better equipped with a very exciting engine which is Mr Coleman approved. Have a look at today's video for more from the collection....

  • @stuartsaunders4518
    @stuartsaunders4518 2 года назад

    I'm sure they made a van version in this shape, it's very utilitarian looking with 90s rounded off edges & lights, it looks a perfectly preserved example

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +2

      Yes, they did make a Y10 Sunny/Wingroad van and they were sold over here! It was an absolutely amazing example.

    • @stuartsaunders4518
      @stuartsaunders4518 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting I'm enjoying all the Nissan's you've reviewed lately, can't say I'm a fan of anything they produce these days

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      @@stuartsaunders4518 , have a look at the Nissan Juke episode on Tweed Jacket Reviews to see what we think of modern Nissans, sir... Stuart's collection is brilliant, all of them in amazing condition.

    • @stuartsaunders4518
      @stuartsaunders4518 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting I will check that out, oh I despise the Juke. a neighbour has one, it's the ugliest car ever produced in my opinion

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      @@stuartsaunders4518 , you may enjoy the video in that case!

  • @mattw8332
    @mattw8332 2 года назад

    It looks very tall! Almost like it was trying to compete with the Honda Civic Shuttle.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Yes, I don't think there was a lot of overlap between the two, but they may have been aimed at a similar market.

  • @leeallen7585
    @leeallen7585 2 года назад

    There is a white Hatchback on a K reg on ebay...I need a second car and was looking at it......But...Bought a Rover 25 instead as it would better with the 45

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Yes, we have had a 25 on the channel before, it was quite a nice example. I have also covered the predecessor model (the 200 R3) and the sister car, the MG ZR on No Budget Reviews. They handle well and have willing engines, I just don't tend to get on with the driving position in any of them. I quite fancy one of these N14 Sunnys now, I would like to have a higher specification than the Y10 Estate, which means the hatchback or saloon.

  • @jdnrotterdam2150
    @jdnrotterdam2150 2 года назад

    Indeed i think most people would choose a astra escort golf maybe something france.. if they wanted a stationwagon in this class. This sunny is not the first thing what would come in their minds.. But! For the same price what this sunny costs in that time. You Wouldn’t get 4 electric windows, electric sunroof in a golf escort or astra. Those popular models were mostly empty cars. The Japanese and the Koreans just gave you more nice things. Ok.. it didn’t had the fancy badge. And the trusty Name. But it did make allot of sense

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Yes, very well equipped for this sort of car at the time, and probably drives better than an Escort or Astra, to be honest! I think Stuart, who owns this car, said they only sold 1500 of these Y10 Estates over here in total. This would have probably been more reliable than a lot of the competition.

    • @jdnrotterdam2150
      @jdnrotterdam2150 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting precisely. I think this car proofs that allot of people just look at badges and popular names or listen to hypes like what other people saying. . Than they think because of that known badge they are buying a real A brand Quality with good build quality and better driving comfort good handeling and reliability.. but badge or a fancy look don’t say anything. Always give more horses a try.
      If i had the choice between a astra escort or golf or this sunny from the first half of the 90s both stationwagons and both 1.6 engines. I would take the sunny. Because you can have more extra options for the money and i like the dashboard and it’s very practical. And if you day it drives better than i believe because you tried most cars in reallife yourself

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      @@jdnrotterdam2150 , yes, it is a good quality car and they are nice to drive. Just very limited sales due to import quotas and lack of brand recognition for estates at the time, I think. The Sunny isn't the best name for a car in English, either, to be honest, although it seems charming today. This was a massive surprise, I genuinely wanted to take it home.

  • @freeman7395
    @freeman7395 2 года назад

    Nice? It is probably one of the best built cars ever... :)

    • @freeman7395
      @freeman7395 2 года назад

      And they dont have cam belt but chain :)

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      Very rare in this country as not many were imported. Absolutely right, GA16 chain came engine, and I wanted to take it home!

  • @colinhicks4174
    @colinhicks4174 2 года назад

    I really did not like this when it was released around 1991 in NZ.
    Because it was not as pretty as the B12 it replaced.
    I’m surprised by the lack of a rev counter. That instrument cluster looks a bit unfinished. I’m guessing LX is the base trim, I seem to remember SLX higher up the range for the hatches. Having said that it seems to be very well equipped for a base trim. It is from the time when you either got full electric windows or none.
    Also surprised about the left hand indicator stalk on a car actually made in Japan.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Yes, there was no choice of trims in the Y10/N14 Traveller/Estate from what I understand, although the normal saloons and hatchbacks were available in other specifications. It would have been nice to have had a rev counter, but there we go...

  • @colinhicks4174
    @colinhicks4174 2 года назад

    Obligatory Autotrader check. One listed today. Hatch, 1.6 SLX. 43000 from new, 2k. And it has a rev counter.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад

      Yes, I got really close to contacting the seller. Perfect specification for someone like me. Really nice cars to drive.

    • @colinhicks4174
      @colinhicks4174 2 года назад

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting Go on sir, you know you want one! (Plus I get to see if a car I may have bought if I remained in NZ is really like. :) )

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting  2 года назад +1

      @@colinhicks4174 , I mean, I would really like to buy that one, it is just we don't really have any money for such frivolities at the moment.