I owned one of these (in 4WD) for 10 years ('88-'98). Yeah, they were agonizingly slow but consider the standards of 30-35 years ago. A good friend of mine had an Infiniti QX4 the first year it came out and that was just as sluggish. Anyways, the Stanza wagon had ten very tough years of use with over 100K miles, plus spent time with two new drivers, and never gave a dime's worth of trouble; started first time, every time, even when below zero. The CA20E engine was not too powerful (the later SR20DE would have been a better option), but could run to redline all day and not use a drop of oil. This had the dual spark plug setup which was one of Nissan's better systems back in the 1980s. Even with all this, got a good trade in on a new Pathfinder which was really none faster, even with 168 hp. A quality CUV before the term was even invented.
It constantly baffles me how sliding doors never really caught on outside the minivan category. I _hate_ getting in and out of my car in tight parking lots, they would make it so easy!
It's interesting to see that the market for crossovers in some shape or form has apparently been around for a long time, but it took awhile for car companies to make them actually appealing to the masses. As ugly as this car is, I can see how it helped lead to the crossover boom we're familiar with now. I think the AMC Eagle was also a precursor to today's crossovers. That's pretty cool.
650jdb Is anyone gonna acknowledge that chicks manly hairy arms? when they zoomed in on here arms I thought It was the dude at first until I saw the nails and ring! But with that being said they don't make women like that anymore and I bet she was a freak in the bed.
I think evolution has caused chicks to lose a lot of their body hair since they were shaving it all off anyways. Regardless what a great trend that hipsters are now undoing because they want their women hairy and with pekkas, thus the reason they think a man in a dress is actually a woman.
These weirdly tall wagon things that were around in the 80's and early 90s made a hell of a lot more sense for a small family than today's overpriced SUVs that are hard for kids (and small adults) to get in and out of. Plus cargo lift-over is higher and more awkward.
I am a fan of these old Japanese cars and would like to own one of these now. Currently have a 86 Dodge Colt Vista Wagon. Having problems finding certain parts for it but love the car regardless.
Omg, could you imagine someone from the NHTSA seeing this right now? I would love to see these 80's cars gathered up and put up against crash testing today. What the hell, they aren't doing much else if they don't run.
I rode around in one of those a few times. A good friend in HS had a father who worked at Nissan. They lease brand new vehicles to employees and their immediate family at a very low payment. I was scared to death riding in this top heavy under powered car on the Ortega HWY (CA 74).
Originally sold as the Nissan Prairie in Japan in 1982 and in Europe, U.K and Australia in 1983 before being made available in Canada for 1984 as the Multi and finally here in the U.S. in 1986 as the Stanza Wagon.
Meanwhile my 89 Toyota Corolla SR5 All Trac AWD 5 speed is laughing with a 1.6l 4AFE and 0-60 in 9.4 in open 4x4 mode. And a second fast in "locked" 4x4 mode. Even the 4WD models of the Stanza couldn't compete as they had a locked Subaru inspired 4wd system. While the Toyota All Trac system is more like an old Chevy Cheyenne NP203 full time 4WD. That once it senses corning slip, in open mode the center diff slips the front axle off "or rear axle in the All trac system cars" and once you engage center diff lock. Both axles become engaged. So cornering will not become compromised unless you have the center diff in locked position. Which gives the car great performance.
My father had this exact car. Yes, it was boxy and kinda weird looking, but it was so practical, economical and reliable that it gets a solid thumbs up.
This is an unexciting design, but it is space-efficient and affordable. A pity people didn't warm to it, as it was the smallest vehicle able to take 4 people and their gear on vacation. It also was the easiest access for us older folk. But sex sells...
My parents bought one of these in '86 to supplement a 79 Volvo 245. It was quick in comparison to that car. I remember it being pretty nice to drive, actually. I ended up with it in the mid 90s and lent it to a friend to use for his wedding. Easy to get in and out of the back seat. Honestly I don't really remember any handling issues. Yes, it would flex and the sliding doors would rattle a bit, lol.
In twenty years we'll all be driving electric cars. Early adopters, people that buy a Prius at one end of the market or a Tesla at the other or anything in between are to be commended as early adopters who ensure the viability of the tech and that it is matured and deveoped so we have a better experience. Sure I'll always have a spot for a big V8. I own a car with a 5.5 Litre V8 now, but sit back think about an internal combustion engine and all the things that are happening in there - VS an electric motor - realistically from an engineering, performance and potentila perspective and if for anything other than nostalgia and character you favour the fossil fuel engine to be your chapmion of the future I'd love to hear your reasoning
I bought one and it was a good running car, never any problems, made 5 round trips from Calif. to Pa., excellent gas mileage. My wife like it because it was a little higher than most cars and easy to see in all directions!! I did need to get an new engine at 74,000 miles, I got a used engine from Japan that had only less than 12,000 miles, had a problem getting a timing belt for the engine they are different for the cars from Japan, no body in the states had one!!!
@@coachrobwille4176 they had two. I think a 1997 and a 2002. Liked both of them despite the amount of time spent in the shop. They were very comfortable. Both of them the transmissions went out before 80k miles.
@@BikerTrashWolf Thanks I have had for Dodge Caravans a 1985 a 1995 a 2007 and now a 2015. The transmission went on the 1985 at about 150,000 kms got it it fixed drove from 1992-2000 260,000 kms
I've owned several unique 4wheel drive vehicles, including a 88 Stanza Wagon with 4 wheel drive; Mazda 1990 Protege 4 wheel drive sedan; and a Colt Vista 4wheel drive Wagon. Loved them all but parts unique to the 4 wheel drive set up were expensive and hard to find. But my favourite was the Stanza Wagon with 4 wheel drive. Very slow, roll happy in turns (as described in the road test), but able to carry a lot of stuff and got 30 mpg highway. A very practical compact wagon that put some midsized American station wagons to shame in its ability to handle some loads.
Who would have known this style would be standard for crossovers and minivans nowadays? But our current horsepower, handling and safety features will LOL at what was available then.
This car has a unique design, ahead of its time. With a Reliable CA20 Engine, 4WD, Sunroof, and 7 Seat option The stanza wagon was definitely slept on. You can see these cars selling in good physical condition upwards of 3k if in good running condition, Not bad for a Weird looking car that only sold for a few Years and no Community for it.
Pretty cool car, I liked it in the 80's as a kid in my teens. Nissan brought this cool concept again in 1990 with the Nissan Axxess. but they didn't do well. And dang! $9,949.00 for a car with no automatic or A/C? 22 US grand in today's money. As a rule of thumb A/C used to cost an additional $1,000.00 on any car. Now its standard equipment on anything.
The Aztek is actually really cool. Many of the modern crossover SUVs are shaped like it. For example, the new Mitsubishi Eclipse (what an insult to the name!). That shape was scorned 15 years ago, now it is "innovative". Pfff...
B-Pillarless MPV with sliding doors! That's a great concept for the elderly, for people with problematic motor skills and for very tight parking spaces. But I don't want to imagine how the chassis would react in a crash, back then... It could become wobbly! The only car with this concept today is the Ford B-Max, but it's Euro-only. Actually, I don't think the T-handle parking brake is a design fault in this car. Had Nissan exploited this area correctly, it could leave free space for an armrest and a couple of big cupholders below. Also, even more space could be freed up by putting the shift lever on the column, but that would require the gearbox to be an automatic unit. Also, Stanza is a nice name! It's Italian for "Room"!
The Tercel wagon (in 4WD) was definitely more common on the roads in these parts. It had far less interior room however, plus with the 60-something hp 1.5 motor, it was no quicker than the Stanza. Not even sure if the Tercel switched over to FI by then.
The Stanza was an established model name and they wanted to draw a family lineage to that car, even though the wagon was really its own vehicle. The whole company was just a year or two past using Datsun on their cars - and the successor to this vehicle, which did get its own name - the Axxess - was an even worse seller in the showroom.
T handle parking brake. Haven’t seen one of those in a long time. The only T-Handle I have seen recently is the T-Handle of aircraft used for shutting off fuel, electric and hydraulic flow to engine in the event of a fire!
LOVE these retro reviews, but I gota poke some fun and laugh at how the guy was yawning at 1:37 to help advertise the comfort/sleep possibility of the reclining seat lol. Also 5:12, real nice to bang your equipment into the side of the car buddy, I mean cmon.
If you can remove the second row seats, then you could open the front and side doors and put up side ramps. Then you could ride your mountain bike through the car.
I saw this in the dealership knew, I thought the design was excellent, however even then I thought not having a B pillar could be a problem in an accident.
Minus points for the arm hair, plus points for driving a stick. It seems less and less women (men too) can drive a standard these days, in the US at least. Maybe because there are less and less manual cars to be found.
It's kind of funny they actually even reviewed this car, since they did nothing but insult it from start to finish. But as a kid during the 80's and 90's I remember seeing these all over the road.
someone give the description writer a raise
It should be spelled, "4lyfe" in the description
Yes, the guy that does this is Ben Davis.
I never check descriptions but this one is about perfect
I agree
I just bought one of these a few weeks ago-only 50k miles! The dual sliding doors are kinda fantastic. And yes this car is fantastically slow!
I owned one of these (in 4WD) for 10 years ('88-'98). Yeah, they were agonizingly slow but consider the standards of 30-35 years ago. A good friend of mine had an Infiniti QX4 the first year it came out and that was just as sluggish. Anyways, the Stanza wagon had ten very tough years of use with over 100K miles, plus spent time with two new drivers, and never gave a dime's worth of trouble; started first time, every time, even when below zero. The CA20E engine was not too powerful (the later SR20DE would have been a better option), but could run to redline all day and not use a drop of oil. This had the dual spark plug setup which was one of Nissan's better systems back in the 1980s. Even with all this, got a good trade in on a new Pathfinder which was really none faster, even with 168 hp. A quality CUV before the term was even invented.
If your looking for a mondern verge. Look at a Mazda 5
Hello Road tf
@@robertusa1234 , Ford B-Max. Awesomely tough cookie.
Haha funny I saw this and thought hey isn’t one of these in Ethan Tufts videos ...
It constantly baffles me how sliding doors never really caught on outside the minivan category. I _hate_ getting in and out of my car in tight parking lots, they would make it so easy!
5 years until you can import a Renault 1007 (or, 5 years ago if you live in Canada).
Looks straight out of a Pixar or DreamWorks flick
Like, early Pixar. Very early😄
@@jeremyb4493 Very nice this car
It's interesting to see that the market for crossovers in some shape or form has apparently been around for a long time, but it took awhile for car companies to make them actually appealing to the masses. As ugly as this car is, I can see how it helped lead to the crossover boom we're familiar with now. I think the AMC Eagle was also a precursor to today's crossovers. That's pretty cool.
I really do enjoy these ‘no nonsense’ matter of fact reviews! 👌
Are those factory zipties under the hood?!
My BMW E46 had a zip tie holding the thermostat wire to the upper radiator hose. Stock.
They work :/
I would crome those zips and make it even sexier
seen these in Ford pickups
Cool thing is Nissan threw em in for no extra cost, now that's an innovative company I can get behind.
Is nobody going to acknowledge the description?
650jdb what about it?
It's really good.
650jdb Is anyone gonna acknowledge that chicks manly hairy arms? when they zoomed in on here arms I thought It was the dude at first until I saw the nails and ring! But with that being said they don't make women like that anymore and I bet she was a freak in the bed.
I think evolution has caused chicks to lose a lot of their body hair since they were shaving it all off anyways. Regardless what a great trend that hipsters are now undoing because they want their women hairy and with pekkas, thus the reason they think a man in a dress is actually a woman.
@@rodmunch69 I don't think you understand how evolution works. Or hipsters.
These weirdly tall wagon things that were around in the 80's and early 90s made a hell of a lot more sense for a small family than today's overpriced SUVs that are hard for kids (and small adults) to get in and out of. Plus cargo lift-over is higher and more awkward.
I am a fan of these old Japanese cars and would like to own one of these now. Currently have a 86 Dodge Colt Vista Wagon. Having problems finding certain parts for it but love the car regardless.
No B pillar? That can't be safe.
Agreed, I would definitely like to see some crash test footage.
No just occasional stuck issues when not properly maintained.
Ziggy Bowman it's the 80s, nothing about that car is safe
I'd rather be decapitated and end it then survive. All in all a win win
Suboptimus Lime I remember. no airbags, crumble zones.
Here's what can be taken away from this road test: Dual sliding rear doors are excellent things.
Whoever was driving that thing trough the slalom has ballz like Evil Knievel. Upside down with no B-Pillar, not cool.
Lol
1980's "handling".
comes with a standard compart in the driver seat to store your balls in for when you gotta go past 30mph in this death trap.
Omg, could you imagine someone from the NHTSA seeing this right now? I would love to see these 80's cars gathered up and put up against crash testing today. What the hell, they aren't doing much else if they don't run.
3:21 that's a very accurate way to measure time.
I thing it dont matter . The time is vary slow .
I’m 17 and daily drive an 88 stanza wagon 4wd with a 5 speed. Best car I’ve ever owned
That is cool
ahhhhh!!! the short shorts of the 80's need to make a comeback!
Please keep posting retro reviews!!
I love Retro Reviews my program every days
That is such a beautiful car.
Lmao!
Yes, so does Pontiac Asstech
@@juliogonzo2718 Lol
You serious Clark?
I remember when i was a kid.. the sophisticated Chinese kids were being driven around in these.
northhankspin I was not so "lucky" we had a Buick LeSabre 😂
4:18 105 ft from 55 mph -> 125 ft from 60 mph
not bad
I would love to see the passenger impact score on this car !
Yea I’d rather have a pillar there thanks lol
Cursed comment 🙈
By MotorWeek standards, this is a downright scathing review
I rode around in one of those a few times. A good friend in HS had a father who worked at Nissan. They lease brand new vehicles to employees and their immediate family at a very low payment. I was scared to death riding in this top heavy under powered car on the Ortega HWY (CA 74).
Originally sold as the Nissan Prairie in Japan in 1982 and in Europe, U.K and Australia in 1983 before being made available in Canada for 1984 as the Multi and finally here in the U.S. in 1986 as the Stanza Wagon.
This wagon was also known as The Nissan Multi in Canada and I remember seeing them around but now I haven't seen one in ages.
What a beautiful car, it's so sleek and elegant 😀
Meanwhile my 89 Toyota Corolla SR5 All Trac AWD 5 speed is laughing with a 1.6l 4AFE and 0-60 in 9.4 in open 4x4 mode. And a second fast in "locked" 4x4 mode. Even the 4WD models of the Stanza couldn't compete as they had a locked Subaru inspired 4wd system.
While the Toyota All Trac system is more like an old Chevy Cheyenne NP203 full time 4WD. That once it senses corning slip, in open mode the center diff slips the front axle off "or rear axle in the All trac system cars" and once you engage center diff lock. Both axles become engaged. So cornering will not become compromised unless you have the center diff in locked position. Which gives the car great performance.
Small car with sliding rear doors - conceptually similar to the late Mazda5. Nothing is new!
cars are sometimes way ahead of their time
My father had this exact car. Yes, it was boxy and kinda weird looking, but it was so practical, economical and reliable that it gets a solid thumbs up.
This is an unexciting design, but it is space-efficient and affordable. A pity people didn't warm to it, as it was the smallest vehicle able to take 4 people and their gear on vacation. It also was the easiest access for us older folk. But sex sells...
My parents bought one of these in '86 to supplement a 79 Volvo 245. It was quick in comparison to that car. I remember it being pretty nice to drive, actually. I ended up with it in the mid 90s and lent it to a friend to use for his wedding. Easy to get in and out of the back seat. Honestly I don't really remember any handling issues. Yes, it would flex and the sliding doors would rattle a bit, lol.
Finally proof my Prius isn't slow.
Lol😂😂😂😂
*****
yeah when gas was $4 a gallon... It's actually very dependable and i can get 55 mpg. I had an unreliable Mazdaspeed3 before that.
Proof of your prius not being slow is best found on an autocross course.
***** What kind of peasant parks a prius outside in the cold :P
In twenty years we'll all be driving electric cars. Early adopters, people that buy a Prius at one end of the market or a Tesla at the other or anything in between are to be commended as early adopters who ensure the viability of the tech and that it is matured and deveoped so we have a better experience. Sure I'll always have a spot for a big V8. I own a car with a 5.5 Litre V8 now, but sit back think about an internal combustion engine and all the things that are happening in there - VS an electric motor - realistically from an engineering, performance and potentila perspective and if for anything other than nostalgia and character you favour the fossil fuel engine to be your chapmion of the future I'd love to hear your reasoning
I LOVE YOU GUYS! do the sedan and hatchback next PLEASE!!! I have an 88 Stanza GXE Sedan! I beg you guys! I am a Stanza FAN!!!
A Fanza.
Great retro review as always. When you guys do the 97 Camry, 98 Accord Sedan and Altima.
Guys please re record your sponsor thing in the morning 😂 "made possible by r-Tire Rack" gets annoying lol
You need pot
***** Its the shizzle, my nizzle.
Finally more Retro Reviews !
I bought one and it was a good running car, never any problems, made 5 round trips from Calif. to Pa., excellent gas mileage. My wife like it because it was a little higher than most cars and easy to see in all directions!! I did need to get an new engine at 74,000 miles, I got a used engine from Japan that had only less than 12,000 miles, had a problem getting a timing belt for the engine they are different for the cars from Japan, no body in the states had one!!!
My dad has one, it was his moms
@MotorWeek Can you post the AE92 Corolla GT-S?
I used to have one. I called it the car of tomorrow from yesterday
Its Great seeing these retro videos. I was watching them when the program first started wttw- channel 11 in Chicago.
parents had one of these. great car, they traded it in on a Ford Windstar that was terrible almost from the start.
How di they like the Windstar ?
@@coachrobwille4176 they had two. I think a 1997 and a 2002. Liked both of them despite the amount of time spent in the shop. They were very comfortable. Both of them the transmissions went out before 80k miles.
@@BikerTrashWolf Thanks I have had for Dodge Caravans a 1985 a 1995 a 2007 and now a 2015. The transmission went on the 1985 at about 150,000 kms got it it fixed drove from 1992-2000 260,000 kms
I've owned several unique 4wheel drive vehicles, including a 88 Stanza Wagon with 4 wheel drive; Mazda 1990 Protege 4 wheel drive sedan; and a Colt Vista 4wheel drive Wagon. Loved them all but parts unique to the 4 wheel drive set up were expensive and hard to find.
But my favourite was the Stanza Wagon with 4 wheel drive. Very slow, roll happy in turns (as described in the road test), but able to carry a lot of stuff and got 30 mpg highway. A very practical compact wagon that put some midsized American station wagons to shame in its ability to handle some loads.
Who would have known this style would be standard for crossovers and minivans nowadays? But our current horsepower, handling and safety features will LOL at what was available then.
This car has a unique design, ahead of its time. With a Reliable CA20 Engine, 4WD, Sunroof, and 7 Seat option The stanza wagon was definitely slept on.
You can see these cars selling in good physical condition upwards of 3k if in good running condition, Not bad for a Weird looking car that only sold for a few Years and no Community for it.
Pretty cool car, I liked it in the 80's as a kid in my teens. Nissan brought this cool concept again in 1990 with the Nissan Axxess. but they didn't do well. And dang! $9,949.00 for a car with no automatic or A/C? 22 US grand in today's money. As a rule of thumb A/C used to cost an additional $1,000.00 on any car. Now its standard equipment on anything.
This wagon is so quirky, it's cool to me. Where can I find one?
The "T" parking break still was in Toyota...like my Dad's truck in 1990
Yeah, and I think it was common in Isuzu trucks as well.
Ithinkiwill66 I like them
... my 2004 Tacoma has one :)
The 4WD model had the parking brake handle between the front seats. A cover plate was used where the 2WD model had the t_handle.
My 2004 Tacoma had one.
i used to have one of these AWD stick shift same color. i was 15 learning to drive back in 2000,
I love when cars were actually cars instead of gadget boxes
Looks like the car from Toy story
James18151 😂😂😂😂
Who writes deez video descriptions? 😂
Damn! Are there more like these?!
Then it would be misspelled and have no capital letters or punctuation. He did use a 4 as a word though, but that was to B cool.
We can take my Stanza! it's grey...kinda...
Finally! A car that makes my Pontiac Aztek look cool.
The Aztek is actually really cool. Many of the modern crossover SUVs are shaped like it. For example, the new Mitsubishi Eclipse (what an insult to the name!). That shape was scorned 15 years ago, now it is "innovative". Pfff...
thanks again for the great upload!
B-Pillarless MPV with sliding doors! That's a great concept for the elderly, for people with problematic motor skills and for very tight parking spaces. But I don't want to imagine how the chassis would react in a crash, back then... It could become wobbly! The only car with this concept today is the Ford B-Max, but it's Euro-only.
Actually, I don't think the T-handle parking brake is a design fault in this car. Had Nissan exploited this area correctly, it could leave free space for an armrest and a couple of big cupholders below.
Also, even more space could be freed up by putting the shift lever on the column, but that would require the gearbox to be an automatic unit.
Also, Stanza is a nice name! It's Italian for "Room"!
The Stanza 4WD did not have that dash T-handle. Instead it had a normal between the seats e-brake handle.
ctranger Really?? That's strange!!
Back when BPilars were not necessary, ...you got to love the 80! ....Whoever owns this today has a treasure in his hands!
I never knew they did not have a B-pillar.
The all time best MonarchMobile.
George CoStanza
Holy Mom-jeans at 1:10
That early 20 something is now wearing great grandma jeans? 😂
I wanted one back in '86, & I STILL want one now!!!! I even had a "Stanza Wagon Account" at the bank for when I turned 16!!!!!
landyachtfan79 the Civic Wagon and Tercel wagon are probably more common.
The Tercel wagon (in 4WD) was definitely more common on the roads in these parts. It had far less interior room however, plus with the 60-something hp 1.5 motor, it was no quicker than the Stanza. Not even sure if the Tercel switched over to FI by then.
Also called the Nissan Prairie in Europe. Wonder why they didn't use that name in the US?
They should have used Prairie here. They might have even sold a few more. In Canada, it was called the Multi (seriously!).
The Stanza was an established model name and they wanted to draw a family lineage to that car, even though the wagon was really its own vehicle. The whole company was just a year or two past using Datsun on their cars - and the successor to this vehicle, which did get its own name - the Axxess - was an even worse seller in the showroom.
T handle parking brake. Haven’t seen one of those in a long time. The only T-Handle I have seen recently is the T-Handle of aircraft used for shutting off fuel, electric and hydraulic flow to engine in the event of a fire!
LOVE these retro reviews, but I gota poke some fun and laugh at how the guy was yawning at 1:37 to help advertise the comfort/sleep possibility of the reclining seat lol. Also 5:12, real nice to bang your equipment into the side of the car buddy, I mean cmon.
I used to drive one of these it was so slow. But I could pack the cargo in and it was great on gas.
If you can remove the second row seats, then you could open the front and side doors and put up side ramps. Then you could ride your mountain bike through the car.
best car ever good looks hot drive train it has it all and still looks sharp today
I had one of these when I delivered newspapers back in the day
I saw this in the dealership knew, I thought the design was excellent, however even then I thought not having a B pillar could be a problem in an accident.
Without the B-Pillar supporting the roof, if you were to roll that thing, I wouldn't think the turnout would be good.
my dad bought one in '88, looked pretty sleek back then )
My Aunt's 1st car after she emigrated here. It was white front wheel drive with an automatic.
This was actually the prototype for the Subaru Forester. Subaru was part of Nissan back then. if you didn't know.
I had a "T-handle" parking brake on my 1998 Nissan Frontier. Guess Nissan never bothered with your review John.
I got a 99 tacoma with a t handle brake. That style stayed around long after 86
I want to see one of these in the 24 Hours of Lemons
Quirky but interesting car, I never new about the pillarless door!
The door armrest weed stash spot is pretty neat
When will this be available to buy?
reg. hand brake
nothing is out of style as long as it's practical
i wish more today's cars had such good features
1:43. Check out the thick, factory carpet of hair on her...arms.
Yo0T0oB They don't make women like that anymore, I bet her man was hurting more after sex than she was.
😂😂😂
Minus points for the arm hair, plus points for driving a stick. It seems less and less women (men too) can drive a standard these days, in the US at least. Maybe because there are less and less manual cars to be found.
Yo0T0oB HAHAHAHA
Yo0T0oB she’s a 10
Looks like a mixture of a greenhouse and a pull-along wagon...
this car is so cool holy shit
They sold them in the UK but they weren't a big hit. I saw one in the last year, still going!
I'm confused why the roof is so high but there still is no headroom
Clous von seats are built high
it’s like a first draft for the mitsubishi expo lrv/eagle summit wagon
My family had one of these for a little while when I was a kid. I remember thinking the sliding doors were cool. I lost a Lego piece in it though...
this is like one of the first small SUVs
It's kind of funny they actually even reviewed this car, since they did nothing but insult it from start to finish. But as a kid during the 80's and 90's I remember seeing these all over the road.
What a lovely automobile.
I'd be nervous driving such a top-heavy car without a B-pillar. Imagine what would happen to this thing in a rollover.
lol
We don't do that. Don't drive around idiots. The car has visibility like no other vehicle except a convertible
With good tires they were great in winter.
Modern 2.0s making 160 HP 👏
why can't we just have quirky small cars like this anymore? the closest thing we have now is the Kia soul
At 9,000 it was about 1 year salary when I was in the US Army back in 1986.
@motorweek any chance you'll find the retro reviews for the '92 Sentra SE-R and 2005 Pathfinder/Frontier?
I remember in the 70s and 80s, that I could find standard transmissions
that I wanted.
Nissan models from the 80's have the most reliable air conditioning system
Looks like a good idea that had too, many minor quirks.