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| Thread ID: 107542 | 2010-02-21 02:32:00 | Nissan Wingwood - are they any good | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 860287 | 2010-02-23 02:38:00 | As nobody actually knows what a wingwood is? I asked the question in the first post OP has not answered Yep. They can't be very popular I assume. :-) |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 860288 | 2010-02-23 07:45:00 | Interesting, seems to have been badge engineering largely for the Japanese domestic commercial vehicle market. There doesn't seem to be any cross over into the passenger vehicle market. I spent a lot of time on the factory floor in the NZ Ford, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda plants before they shut down, and interestingly the Ford Laser was not built as well as the Mazda 323. For some reason you tend to see more smoky Lasers than 323s as well, though Mitsubishi seem to be the all-time smoke screen champs. I suspect that the motor for the Ford version was assembled in a different plant to that for the Mazda, possibly in Oz. Speaking of Oz, I was in the Ford Melbourne plant some years back and was walking past the Falcon block assembly line when my attention was grabbed by the sight of a guy hammering a piston and rod assembly down the bore using a block of wood and a large mallet. The Japanese have a few secrets as well, I was in a Nissan plant in Japan and strayed briefly from the marked path to investigate a funny noise. There was a little man sitting on the floor with a block of wood and a file, adjusting a hole size in a series of small panel parts. I was dragged away by the guide who gave me a right talking to in Japanese and I don't think he was inviting me home to dinner with his family either! Windscreen installation was an art-form to enjoy, a couple of well placed and weighted bangs with a rubber mallet on the top of the A pillars and it would slot in perfectly, but doors were adjusted using a 3x2 between the sill and door bottom. Shattered a few illusions. Cheers Billy 8-{) :eek: Yep the Mitzis were smokers/oil burners and Mazda 626 had ring problems. Although I think it was excessive ring gap and oil control ring not controlling the oil. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 860289 | 2010-02-23 10:07:00 | Been trying to kill my Wingroad for 6 years... | limepile (96) | ||
| 860290 | 2010-02-24 03:09:00 | Mechanically hard to fault Nissan product. Nissan styling leaves a lot to be desired - quirky due to the French influence - (Controlling share in Nissan owned by Renault). Nisan Tiida - mechanically good - sit upright seating but cab fairly roomy for overall vehicle size- styling uggh. Tip on buying cars - want cheapest cost of ownership - buy ex lease fleet vehicles at 3 year old stage and quit at 5-6yo. You will get into a good 3yo car that costs about 30k new for 14k and should sell for 9K-10k as 5yo, without any major mechanical hassles - only likely maintenance replacements being tyres, battery and exhaust, with perhaps shocks and cambelt, depending on model and kms when bought. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 860291 | 2010-02-24 03:13:00 | Yep. They can't be very popular I assume. :-) Elmer Fudd? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 860292 | 2010-02-25 05:22:00 | Sorry It is Stevie Winwood. And Nissan Wingroad. (I always make typos in my headings and I forget to check them properly before pushing the Post button.) And we did get two comments on Wingroads quality. And I just bought one - so here's hoping. I'll let you know in a couple of years ! (or weeks) Thanks Limepile and Kenesmith |
Digby (677) | ||
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