Real Road Test: 1992 Nissan Micra 1.2 GSX K10 - surprisingly rorty!
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- Nissan's answer to the Supermini class packs a surprising punch, and a lightweight ethos, and proves that this is a car that deserves a much wider appeal. Join me as I put this delightful 23,000-mile example through its paces.
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Thanks to everyone for the positive comments about my car and Ian for a great review. The original owner had this car from brand new for 25 years and I've had it for the last 5 years and I love it 😁
Great car!! how is the fuel consumption for city and highway?
Tidy little car very nice
Gorgious car. Hope you find the correct hubcaps.
A car I'd love to have a drive.
Enjoy it, lovely example of the model. I remember them new and couldn't afford one so ended up with a FIAT UNO as they were cheaper. I had hair then haha
Brought back some great memories actually. I passed my driving test in one of these back in 1990. Lots of driving instructors seemed to go for the Micra!
I will forever remember these cars for one reason. When I was a kid, there was an very old lady who drove one around our local town in rural Ireland. She wasn't actually able to drive it very well - doubt she ever had to pass a test at her age - so she never got passed first or second gear. She drove it at max 10-15mph around town, often with a massive queue behind her. She was known as Mrs.Micra and if there was any congestion, she was usually the culprit!
Our Village in rural Ireland had one too. My brother swapped about 7 or 8 clutches for her between 3 different Fiestas. She did manage to get into 4th sometimes, not sure about 5th.
I remember 'Mrs Graham' in her 1100. She had a garage at the back of our house - so we heard her every time she got it out; revving away.
Sad to say, my brother's the same way. I'm completely the opposite - reverse the car out on brake & clutch pedals - having just started the engine.
@@millomweb It is amazing the torture that a clutch can take but it is usually toast inside 10 to 12 months
@@seancooke4127 I want my clutches to last considerably longer than that !
Everywhere has a Mrs. Micra, it's the rules. They've been deviating in the last few years to the Toyota Yaris, Nissan Note and Honda Jazz models, but the Micra is still No 1.
Interestingly, they are subsequently bought by fast food takeaway drivers who drive them like they were Mini Coopers.
I just showed this video to my friend who is 80 years young. He had one just like this from brand new, but sadly 2 years ago some local scumbag yobs burnt it out. Colin really appreciated this video and I've just subscribed from him, so you have a new fan!
Aw. How horrible! Glad the video provided some comfort.
8:12 My God my anxiety about that phone falling...
😲 Missed that Man!
Always liked those Micras... they’re aging very well, look even better now than they did in their day.
Learned to drive in a brand spanking new Micra in 1989. I remember the clutch being feather light and the whole car being so easy to drive.
Same here, was so easy to learn in
Same here the instructor said it was too easy to drive lol he eventually changed it for 1.8d fiesta which gave him nothing but trouble 🤔
I did lessons in its successor that thing was scary at over 60 lol
I had one, 1L D reg it was a great little car. It just run and run. I went camping in it and slept in the back, just curled up like a cat. I loved that car.
I had a 1990 Micra van as my first car. Great acceleration from that 1 litre engine. The car was so light so it could move quite quickly. The bad suspension on Ireland’s pot holed roads was the only issue. The roads are much better now than they were in the 90s.
The car that most people had as a 1st car or passed their test in back in the 90's.
My Wife passed hers in one in 1987. She is a fabulous driver, far better than me, and a great judge of cars too. She has picked every car we have owned since 1992.
I had a silver K11! Fantastic car!
I suspect it was a Micra my proper instructor had. Met him in town A, drove to town B for the driving lessons and then drove back to town A. The initial drive being on an easy main road to get settled in - a great idea. The drive back to town A involved a 'hill' climb and on my first drive with this instructor we started going up this 'hill' when he said "There's no need to change down to 3rd for this hill". My reply was: "Well it seems to be managing fine in 5th!" And it did manage fine in 5th all the way to the top.
Questions and comments about the instructor not knowing what gear I was in were never made :)
I passed mine in a base model in white 😀
@James 751 "Most problems tend to be electronic"
It's not just cars !
It seems electrolytic capacitors are the main culprit. Built like batteries, they dry out.
I really like this shape of Micra. Everyone I know who's driven one didn't have a bad word to say about them
I adore these car reviews. Ian is brilliant at getting across the feel of the car with his superb knowledge and presenting skills
Yup , far more interesting than super/ hyper car porn available elsewhere.
Agreed. He is very like Edd China in the way he manages to be both interesting and entertaining .Deserves his own mainstream TV slot.
I must say I do like the clean lines of this generation Micra. I thought they were rather bland when they were new, but now I can see the design is something of an understated classic. The way the instrument pod seems to slot into the parcel shelf is a neat touch, too.
Ahhh. The sounds of cassettes rattling on the parcel shelf. Takes me right back to my youth. My “mark 1” parents in law had one. A very charming vicar and his wife! The ride comfort in the back was less charming but a very worthy little car.
Thanks again for featuring my brother’s Micra Ian! A nice perk-up after a rubbish 2020.
I remember these from many years ago and I used to (like many others) laugh at them and wouldn't be seen dead in one compared to say a fiesta or a nova. And then I drove one..... it was so much nicer to drive, better built and in a different league compared to other small cars, I never laughed at one again after that.
Fun to see many of the same things as in my 1991 Figaro
I love the Figaro!
Lovely. I've nicked a 1.2 manual setup from a Micra for my Pao :)
@@tastycarburant Good idea 👍
I passed my driving test in a Micra in December 86, having learnt in my mom's Chevette and my Dyane.
Possibly the best micra ever built. Aging very gracefully
My great uncle, who sadly passed away when I was much too young to get to know him, had a K10 Micra as his last car. According to my mum, he drove Lancias in the 1970s, and seemed to appreciate a well-engineered car, so I can understand why he chose a K10.
Engineering on the Micra was top class, and very clever to keep weight down and performance and economy up.
I had 2 customers with these, very easy to service and repair. One lady had a timing belt break, when I stripped it down I found 2 bent valves. I was able to straighten both, re lap and refit. Car was still happily running 2 years later. The other customer had fallen on hard times ( it's why they came to me, this was the early to mid nineties) with leaking rear brakes, the slave cylinders just needed derusting, cleaning and reassembling with BMW plastilube. Passed its mot a month later with flying colours. Incidentally, I noticed Ian sitting at the lights with 1st engaged and clutch down.....the mystery of the C5 clutch may be solved. For those a little mystified, you press the clutch when moving off, changing gear and coming to a stop ONLY.....the rest of the time it is not to be touched. My wife's Rover 25 (April 2001, 42000 mostly town miles) is still on its original clutch assembly with at least another 5 years left on it, probably outlive the body. One day if he dares, I'll take Ian for a lesson on how to drive with mechanical sympathy. Until then I'll continue to watch his excellent videos repairing the consequences of his driving style.😁
Very informative road test Ian and I'm so pleased you're once again doing what you do best. Kind regards.
That was quite a treat, Ian. What a wonderful exemplar, especially with that safety kit!
What a superb video. Great to see you back doing proper road tests of perfectly adequate cars, true HubNut has returned! Keep it up!
Man I remember those being in the school car park when I was a kid, that brings back memories
The perfect mode of transport for Mick & Rorty! I learned to drive in a 'K' reg bubble styled Micra; I could hit all three pedals with one foot. Emergency stop on my test was very easy!
Great review Ian brought back some nice memories. My Grandad had one of these which we inherited when he passed away. It was an E plate in 2 tone black & silver. I can understand why they were so popular with driving schools as you could practically drive one in your sleep.
Great little car thanks for making the film 😎
Woah! That was surreal. Hubnut just drove past the place I learnt to weld
I really love your car videos, very nostalgic. I remember my uncle having a mk1 Micra and my dad had several Marinas, Itals and Minis haha😊Keep up the good work, love the cars you drive. I’m a Citroen man. Andrew B
Loving your channel!
My friend's first car was a red '91 Micra 1.2. Fun car, never made any problems. Used to drive it all around, mix tape cassette playing. Surprisingly good winter car too, my friend like to take it through random forest roads and we never properly got stuck..
Great little cars, had a D reg one a few years ago and loved it.
Great video Ian
I learned to drive back in 1989 in an E reg Micra. Great video and many memories rekindled.
I had one of those as my first car back in 1994. A silver, 3 door 1.2 GSX, reg no: H741 RWF. It had one of the best gear changes I’ve ever come across and the 1.2 motor was punchy and torquey enough. It was a great little car actually, right up until a drunk taxi driver wrote it off on New Years Eve 1996 and I replaced it with a Citroen AX GT.
AX GT was a riot :-)
Another fine video and a great example on test.
I have fond memories of learning to drive in this shape Micra back in 1989. It was a 3dr 'Collette' limited edition. Two tone black over silver.
Ian what a great car to show on your video I love these cars very reliable my mate had a g reg as a first car and we cruised around in it back in 2003 Good times great video cheers
I never thought id say this about a Nissan Micra - what a lovely car!!!!!
Another cracking review video HubNut - my gosh, you're spoiling us today !
As you alluded to, they were super popular as Learner cars in their time - passed my test first time in a little red 1.0L (I recall on an 'E' plate so would have been an '88-'89 car and was, as you pointed out, much "squarer"). After I got back to the test centre and shared the great news with my Instructor, he proceeded to absolutely Hoon it back to my House, full on "drive it like you stole it" style, completely ignoring everything that he's taught me (and with a wry "you'll eventually end up driving like this" smile on his face) - good times !
He would however, have absolutely crucified you though (as he did initially me) for your hand position on the wheel whilst driving, that and the fact that he hated anyone holding the gearstick - "you're not a Jockey, and the Gearstick's not a Whip" kinda comments would sometimes be uttered !
In hindsight, I feel that the gear change was somewhat "notchy", but you didn't seem to have any issues on your run in the video - different gearbox between the 1.0L and the 1.2L ?
Great vid, stay safe, keep 'em comin' - much luv!
Brilliant video, love this format.
I had a cherry from the earlier decade. Very similar.
My Aunt owned this model a few years ago, always reliable. I drive a Nissan Pulsar now, would love to see you in one of them.
Thanx for the review its realy nice brought ,epic lay-out, i have an k10 in mint state keep up the good work love it
What a trip down memory lane! I passed my test, at the second attempt, in a Nissan Micra. As you say, very simple to drive and very forgiving of a learner driver!
What a fantastic little car. Much appreciated road test.
Great car, love it. You forgot to mention that visibility was amazing in these with the small A pillar and HUGE door windows. Worked for a car hire firm in the 80s and had Nissans on the fleet. These were fantastic fun to Chuck about as I recall.
Awesome to see one in this condition and mileage.
Nice little car as always I feel you give honest reviews
Ian, I have an N reg phase 1 K11 1.0 you’re more than welcome to test.
Brilliant little cars, I used to work at the dealers around that time and they were great. That was just on the changeover between Nissan UK and Nissan Motor GB, the Safety Kit came from Nissan UK due to the brand “Pardat”. Great little survivor that car and astonishing low mileage.
Brilliant video Ian lovely car 👍
What a great example of a rare and beautiful Nissan Micra from 1992. I can remember those cars very well when I was a child. I passed my driving test in a 1998 Nissan Micra and that car was a great to drive & I had fun along the way.
What a lovely example of great Japanese design that has survived so well.
The current Micra can weight up to 1500kg, the weight of 2 K10's. Talk about adding a little extra padding over the years.
Which one would you rather be driving in a crash? I know which one I would rather be in. There are many legitimate reasons why cars are bigger today. The consumer demands more luxuries and safety regulators require more...safety, is the short version. I've been driving for 20yrs, and I would much rather be in my new car than my first, second or even third car.
So the micras become a macra hehe
About as micra as the Mini is mini anymore
That's incredibly depressing
@@superchickenlips1 I've been driving for over 40 years and am not adverse to safety. Hence why I still here today as I used to drive professionally and show too many frightening things out on the roads.
However that alone doesn't count for doubling the weight of the vehicle.
I learned to drive in one of these. Excellent visibility, easy to understand controls, very roomy. How far have manufacturers moved away from this concept. Thank you for the review :-)
Oh yes I remember doing rear silencers on those during the 90s, there really was a knack to getting them hooked over the rear axel and passed the floor pan!
I had two of these back to back, both 1.0 4-speeds. A friend had the 1.2. Great cars. So much fun and so light.
Now that was a bloody good HubNut car review 👌
What a cracking little car!!! Thank you Ian (:
Another great video and nice to see an older Micra going through its paces. I am on my second Micra, my first being the model after this and I love their bomb proof reliability. In my current one it has electronic speed limiter (excellent on restricted motorways) cruise control and climate control AND the 1.2 engine which is sooo flexible and revvy, I am very disappointed that they have dropped this in the new models for the turbo 1.0. Either way a nice blast from the past for a great little motor, thanks.
Great car, great review. Never see these on the road now, and they used to be so common.
Excellent rear wiper action - nice sweep! 👍🏻
I remember when these were everywhere. By this point such a clean looking design too. Doesn't look out of place even today! Love that upholstery. Never driven one of these but did have the pleasure of an automatic K11, and what a super little car that was.
Just bought one with 45K miles from 1988, had to be done. Great bit of retro fun
Now that's a truly exotic automobile! 😂
Brilliant! - I'm another one that passed my test in a K10 way back in 1985 - after learning in a Renault 4
Wot a nice car and a well put together video thanks
Very interesting indeed, Ian. What a nifty little motor.
I’m very surprised that’s the first K10 you’ve driven! The little 1 litre MA10’s are also surprisingly Nippy for what they are! Bags of fun 😊
Great video. Love that car
Ian, this takes me back to when I was a kid! My Mum used to have one of these. A great little car - unfortunately rusted away in the end
Love these cars
Think we all have a special place in a hearts for the 1st car you ever took for a spin.
My dad had one of those and it was a great little car. It had a full length canvas roof, bit like a 2CV, but it was electric!
Well, this is great. I was 18 in 1990 so this takes me right back.
Drove one for a couple of months as a stop gap , as transport it did the job sadly failed MOT due to rust . Previous owner neglected to tell me about the warning she’d had from her mechanic about said rust ... thanks Mum 😂. Great video thanks for the memory ! Had a K11 in white with the CVT box , brilliant fun around city centres .
Lovely video Ian, another 50something here reminiscing on being a 17yo learner!
K10 Micra had headlight wipers as standard in Finland. K11 had them also first few years as standard until they were not available even as an option after few model years. These were everywhere in 80´s and 90´s, never seen one in here with sunroof. Thanks Ian again for a nice video :)
My wife had a 1990 1.0 LS - it was totally reliable and so very easy and cheap to service. At 5 years old and 70k we sold it to my parents as a run about. They liked it so much, they subsequently sold it and bought a very late 93 1.2 GSX with only 16k on it, but the 5 speed gearbox which it really needed for longer journeys.
Cars like this are going to be future rare classics. Everyone always clamour to get the 3 series, Audi's, MX5's. But the likes of these cars, mk2 or 3 fiestas, starlets, 121's, standard cars have been ignored to the point where most of them are gone. Most people go for the hotter versions of these cars but the standard versions are where the real money will be because of nostalgia. Most people started with this type of car. I love your line about how the metro has vanden plas (posh) versions of their cars, where as Japan built basic cars properly. Great video. I really enjoy how you talk & film at the same time.
Memories pop up of my first car, a very cheap second-hand Micra (an even earlier model than this one), which first had a 900-1000 cc motor, but after an engine fail due to low oil (the warning light wasn't connected), my dad found a second-hand 1300 cc motor which we put in ourselves. Was a real little monster after that upgrade ;)
Had 3 of the 1 litre ones and wore all 3 out, great little cars.
YES! In '87 it came with the high horsepower 1.0 with 55 bhp. My mum had one, came with plush seats and radio cassette, tinted windows and hub caps as standard equipment. It was quick for its day as proven by my big brother. Edit- just remembered mums was SGL, not GSX.
my mum had an early one of these - the base 1.0 model - but as I remember was a major draw at the time with Japanese cars (along with reliability), the base came with a lot of features that were extra on other marques. I'm pretty sure the seats were velour - at least they were where it counted. Metallic paint too.
Love early Japanese cars. I had a datsun 120y van 1977/8 ish for a while, so easy to drive everything was so light. Thanks for showing that lovely example micra.
Lovely little car. I never got the pleasure of driving or owning a K10 but I have had 2 k11's and loved them.
i had one of these on a H plate. slipping clutch, 70 quid for the clutch to get fitted. took it for a blast down the motorway, was all over the place, got home, all the tyre pressures were different! once that was sorted she drove lovely! loved my little micra!
I still have this car and its hell of a fun to drive.
Haha I do to as my daily definitely a lot of fun
Very well preserved this unit.👍👍👍
Passed my test in one, and served my apprenticeship with a Nissan dealer. Cracking little car.
Great video Ian, these were really good little cars, economical and very reliable with revvy little engines and quite fun to drive, but yes crashy suspension.
I think the last K10’s were registered on a K plate where then the K11 took over.
I've never been a fan of small cars. That was until I bought my first K10 Micra nigh on 17 years ago. It was a 1989 1.2 GS. Didn't last more than 2 years. Then bought a 1989 1.2 GSX. That was a fantastic car to own. To this day I still regret letting the car go to scrap. I had it for a good 8 years. Parts from that car has been used to keep my current 1.0 GS on the road.
what a lovely example. I took, and failed, my first driving test in 1988 using my Uncles Driving school K10, cracking little cars they are.
A classic. Just like the Toyota corolla and others of its type it was made for us common folk with limited pockets and was appreciated as such. Just what you needed to get from A to B. Look after it and it will last you long enough to pass it on to your kids.
K11s were built in Sunderland
Chassis numbers starting ;
SJN Built in Sunderland
VSK Built in Spain
JN Built in Japan .
This one is a K10 though
Concur .
Ones starement is in reference to the dialog comment on where K11s were made.
Worked for Nissan for 18 years .
Presently own a G reg K10, MA10.
B12 CA16 DE
N12 E15 ET
Happy days
@@craigethorley623 cherry turbo launch! Rare as rocking horse poop! My last reg D103URX facelift had 200bhp with a T2/25 hybrid and front mounted IC 👍🏻
B13 CBT. I owned every variation and colour , except the Turbo . I slept in for a week when I bought it. Original seats are to die for . Happy days !
These used to be everywhere, nice to see one so well looked after. Biggest rear number plate lights ever!
I love these old cars brings back memories of my youth
My first car, though I had a poverty spec 1.0L model but it was fabulous. So reliable, simple, and easy to drive. That one is in beautiful condition, I'm jealous!
My modern car provides me with such luxuries as power steering, electric windows, touch screen etc but my Ford Capri provides me the biggest smile which is something modern cars sadly lack
Learned to drive in a G reg Micra. My instructor had one of those orthopedic bead seat covers. I was a very skinny 17 yead old and had many a numb derriere after an hour lesson. :) It took me quite a while after passing to stop switching on the wipers when indicating driving my dad's Sierra. This video gave me proper flashbacks to my days of learning. :)
Thank goodness for copyright laws - we were spared C&C Music Factory! Lovely little car, for me any reviews on older Nissan vehicles are always a joy. Thanks for sharing, and a shout out to the owner for making the Micra available 😀
It's some considerable time since I saw such an old Micra looking so mint! Surely it's one of the best ones left in this country?
I drove a couple of these years ago and I was impressed at how easy they are to drive. I also borrowed a Bluebird around the same time and found that similarly co-operative. Great little car the Micra and criminally overlooked.
Whilst serving in Germany (BAOR) in the mid eighties, these were the car of choice for the young hard-up soldier. They were cheap and easily accessible through the dealers that used to mooch around the barracks offering cars for sale. These cars were super reliable and some of them made the weekly drive back to the UK to visit girlfriends with four people in the car (sharing the petrol money). I was always surprised at how well they performed. They seemed to go on and on with very little maintenance required.
Wonderful video! My 1st car was almost identical to this! A grey 1.2 GSX 3dr. Mine was an F reg though so I think it had a different style steering wheel from what I remember.
The car I learnt to drive in! Great little car so easy to drive, loved it.
Love it! I want one!
What a great little car. Looks well made.
my dad bought one brand new from A +B in Warrington. Metalic green. We went all over Britain in it. later on I learned to drive in in. To this day he says it's the best car he's ever owned. Light, easy to drive, nippy, started first time, amazing on fuel, and never had a single issue with it.Our neighbour bought a mini metro and the Micra was streets ahead of it . I don't understand how these cars get such a bad rap from the media. Obviously they've never driven or owned one.