The Convertible for Nobody - Nissan Micra C+C Review
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- The Nissan Micra C+C is a strange one, which makes it the perfect car to begin this channel with. Precious few purchased this vehicle on launch, fewer people even care to remember it however under the bubbly surface of this controversial convertible lies what I think is a pretty competent car.
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How do, thanks for checking out my first video, hope I've given you a newfound appreciation for this portable goldfish bowl.
Big thanks to Ethan for helping massively with this first video, and a big thanks to Elise for entrusting me with this incredible motor.
She is underrated, she’s a queen 👸
We have had our pink one now for over twelve years and it’s been phenominal. Sure no screens no Apple play no gadgets or phone fiddling. It’s coming up 100000 now and has apart from servicing never missed a beat. There is some wear and tear but at 17 years old it isn’t a surprise. Great to drive and you can bimble the country lanes all day without shifting all the gears as 1600 is a big engine for a car this size. Urban the missus gets 44 mpg and I can get 61 mpg driving carefully. On the motorway I went to Devon and back around 500 miles and it was happy to sit for hours at 70. Best car we have ever had by someway.
Fantastic , pink is THE colour to go for on a C+C! The one in the video failed MOT on suspension wear and tear ,but I can't get rid of the thing. It's in the driveway on the 'get round to' pile now! Thanks for watching
I love mine
Came here to spread some love ❤️ I got nothing but respect for people who wanna put their passions out there for people to watch, I may not be a car guy but I know you can find the market ur looking for if you try hard enough. Keep going brother 🤙
Really appreciate it, thanks for stopping by ❤
Im sorry but the editing is WAY too good for a first video. Also here from evans youtube. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching! Appreciate the kind words ❤
Bro thanks for this I'm about to buy this car (used) and in 1.4 edition and this review is really helpful and one of the few on this car!!
You're a saviour!!
@@jessstarborn4928 cheers! They're fantastic cars. Check for rust, especially round the arches, make sure you can't hear timing chain rattle (though they don't tend to go) and it'll last you ages.
Oh aye
Previously we had a '99 MX-5 and since a month an '09 Micra c+c.
It is a fantastic car with a lot of luxury on board.
It is also very economical on petrol and not really heavy for a convertible, so also less motor vehicle tax.
We are going to enjoy this for a long time to come.
How would you personally compare the MX-5 to the Micra? Do you prefer the way one drives over the other? Glad to hear you're enjoying the vehicle, they're great cars.
Absolutely amazing video!
I never understood the hate for that car. My mom had the regular micra k12 (non convertible) and it made it to 200.000km before she sold it (she got a good offer for a suzuki ignis, otherwise she would have probably kept it). In all those years only one thing broke on the car: The battery lol.
The k12 kinda has a special place in my heart because it was my moms daily driver when I was a child and if I imagine basically the same car that's also convertible, I don't see whats not to love about it. Absolutely cute and almost indestructible car.
Fantastic cinematography and audio dude, well done
Cheers, thanks for the support
very good review. I bought one of these yesterday and i drove the 2 hours back with a big smile on my face. I don't even mind if I get the hairdresser comments such is the fun of this car. With the professionality of your presenting you really ought to have more than 133 subs
Thanks, I really appreciate the support and your comment - They're really great cars, far, far more fun than their exterior suggests. Early days with the channel, so let's see what the future brings! All the best, enjoy driving the micra!
this is james may and hammond combined its amazing but it is lakcing some POWER!!
Guess it’s my time to shine ✨
Here from Fizhy, stayed for Nissan. 🥹
The man, the myth, the goat raspberry Cai.
Due to all the speed bumps we have unfortunately the suspension bushes and pins take some hammer so we have had these done twice but the suspension should be fixable as there are lots of these micras still about.
3:32 Thank you for future advice😅
awesome video man
Phenomenal Video 🙏🔥
Thanks for the support!
Looking good, lovely car 🚗
Did me dirty with the shot of my window sticker
Drive Sarf, /\ove you@@elisehoward3755
Raspberry cai coming in time to apply for both the top gear and grand tour reboots
We'd make a better cast than paddy and the cricket man
@@CaiKeys we certainly would
I bought my 2005 (imported) micra C+C last year to fix it up - its been super spenny at the garage as its an import and parts are a nightmare.
I have noticed a rise in interest in these cars - a lot more on the road that i had noticed a few years prior.
However, my roof still works, its a cheap run, tax is super high (£30 a month) from being a 1.6.
As per your comment on the huge scratches & smashed window?
Yup. HUGEEEE scratch on passengers side & the window wont go up or down but the window is in tact, just wedged 😂😂
Got 2.First for 11 years other for 5.Never one problem.1.6 engine is as fast as an original golf gti.Roof amazing.They are amazing things.Tell no one.Keep the secret.
@@markbradshaw7753 they really are a well-kept secret, aren't they? Got some work to do on the micra as it failed MOT on suspension wear but I can't bear to get rid of the thing. Thanks for watching!
@@CaiKeys I love it when we pull up alongside £40,000 white Audi convertibles knowing ours cost 3k.Ones in Mokka and deep brown with black wheels…it looks the business.
@@markbradshaw7753 Absolutely, fantastic value for money, and far more fun on the twisties than most audi cabrios. Enjoy it!
Oh aye indeed
First vid of urs I’ve watched and I’m def liking mostly everything here so far. However… 😋 in editing, it might be good if you lower your bass levels somewhat. I can hear a heavy (booming) bass while yo are driving in the Micra. And your p’s and b’s are sometimes popping pretty heavy. The background booming is the main thing, it’s quite distracting. Just needs a bit of lowering, not too much but it would do wonders!
I can also hear some clipping from the wind when ur on the side of the road raising the roof up. It’s the bass and maybe volume levels, lowering both slightly should fix it.
Thanks, really appreciate the advice, I'm new to all this so any tips are much appreciated. I'll be sure to lower the bass and volume a tad for my next videos!
My partner has a 2003 micra 1.2 from new. It's been a very reliable car and no rust issues. Only done 58k but it's done some long holiday runs in between the daily runarounds. Looks like Derbyshire?
They're brilliant cars, which I find a tad maligned in comparison to the earlier ones. Yeah there's Renault parts here and there, but aside from the common central locking problems, those parts are just as reliable as the rest of the thing. All chain driven engines too, as far as I'm aware.
I've not personally had any experience with the 1.2, but the K12 is an impressively designed car, I'm glad it's proving to be reliable for your partner. Interesting on the no rust, because that's a weak point of Japanese cars in general. The micra C+C in the review isn't perfect by any means, but is aging quite well underneath. It's Lancashire, I'm based in.
@CaiKeys Right, I'm in West Yorkshire so the stone and scenery is similar but I guessed Derbyshire. Cheers.
Hello, I love the video, I would like to know if the car goes up a slope(you are standing underneath) without having to put the handbrake on .Best regards 😊
@@hayacii thanks, glad you enjoyed, what do you mean by your comment? Do you mean 'will the vehicle hold itself on hills without the handbrake, using just the clutch?' (when hill starting) or am I misunderstanding?
If you do mean that, you do have to control it on hills with some accelerator usage (with it being a low torque petrol engine), but if this is something you're worried about, you can get the automatic or the diesel which shouldn't have this issue.
The car is very revvy though so it is surprisingly easy on hill starts
In a manual, I wouldn't recommend holding the car on a hill without the handbrake for long as it can burn out the clutch.
Hi, great vid. Also, do you know how this car fairs on the motorway?
It handles the motorway pretty well for its size - we've taken this thing all over, and done some fairly long motorway journeys in it. You'll get a fairly consistent ~40MPG on the motorway and it feels stable for its size. In very heavy winds you'll get shaken around a bit due to the high roofline, and the gearing is fairly short which means it's not the quietest motorway cruiser, but it's really decent for the category of vehicle it is.
Thanks for watching!
@@CaiKeys Thanks!
24:22 good choice in choosing a Nissan Elgrand. They're masterpieces of the automotive world especially given that it's an MPV
@@MAH-89 They're fantastic vehicles, I had a few in mind (alphard, elysion), but none came close to the Elgrand in terms of style, comfort or performance.
@@CaiKeys definitely. Same conflicting decisions my dad made when he got our E51 Rider Autech 10 years ago; he was almost about to make a decision with the E52 and a Vellfire. Glad he went with the E51; so much comfort and luxury and still gets so many looks and checked out every time😍
Especially with the Rider, you have all the extras that you don't have on the standard models and I believe Autech tuning up the vehicle to 280bhp rather than standard 249bhp. It definitely displays it in its performance 😁
@@MAH-89 The E51 over the E52 is no contest, whilst they're still nice cars, they're less practical, interior styling isn't to my liking, and they have the troublesome CVT, Velfires being FWD was also another big reason why I couldn't go for one. You really feel the weight of the thing when the power's coming through the front wheels.
Mine's an XL spec, whilst Japanese spec (especially on elgrands) appears to be all over the place, the XL has got pretty much all the kit aside from 4X4, Cruise, and a few other bits and pieces. Having said that, an extra 40BHP would be nice, not that the standard 240 ever feels slow, it's more than adequate.
Apparently the 240 can be mapped to 280 with a Ryder ECU but the parts are rare and it's a hassle to do. I believe someone on the Facebook group has managed to whack a turbo onto his.
@@CaiKeys you've hit the nail on the head👌🏽 they're built like sleeper cars and leave those pesky boy racers with their jaws dropped when they get left for dust when they try to race you😂😂
280bhp feels very nice from the throttle response especially when on power mode plus handling feels just like a car despite it hauling over 2 tonnes, and yes, there was a person who fitted a turbo in his with a whole induction kit (nice to know you are also part of the Facebook group😁). If I recall correctly, I think he said he must've been running about 350bhp or more!👀😂
I bet it must've felt awesome😍
very epic
Would you say this is a decent first car for a new driver?
This is my first owned car, its quite spenny at the garage (I bought mine as a project), however, I love it. Drives really well, love that it's a convertible.
I find it the perfect little city/runaround car. Super reliable!
I bought one brand new in 2005 after giving my previous micra to my daughter it was the model before my new micra was the worst car I have ever owned the dealer had it more then my it Rattled like a set of maracas the pedal box fel off 3 sets of doors locks just after the warranty was up with 46.000 on the clock the rear crank shaft oil sell started leaking so I trade it in for the best car I have owned a 2009 1.4 tdi pole it gave me very little trouble in 12y and 120000 miles I now own a 2015 vaxhall astra 1.6 diesel which is a lot smoother with the extra cylinder it also does more mpg then the pole it is not has well screwed to Gather has the vw but a lot better then a nissan which I will never buy again
Quality seems very inconsistent from what people have been telling me, looks like the one in the video is one of the well-built ones, Nissan's perceived quality really took a hit under their acquisition by Renault - they do seem to suffer from door locking issues across the board which is frustrating, though the rattling is unacceptable on a car you've had from new. Thanks for sharing
So this is a go kart supped up for eway driving nice
Pretty much - I find the term 'handles like a go kart' to be quite overused, but with this car, it's a really apt comparison. Really fun little thing. Thanks for watching!
I'm leaking x
I will retrieve the artefact
Beans and cheese
Oh aye
I like this video even though I don't know anything about cars