Buying Used: Nissan Tiida (2006-13) - Motoring
Buying Used: Nissan Tiida (2006-13). Australians had been buying Nissan Pulsars since 1980 and any newcomer was going to need outstanding attributes to overcome resistance from some of the car market's most conservative participants. Space and plenty of features for the price were in its favour but ultimately the Tiida did too little to ensure its survival. A quick glance through the new Nissan's specification sheet would have revealed lots of Renault in its DNA and a shape that incorporated more Megane than Murano. The Tiida had its own platform though and came as a Hatchback or four-door sedan. All that Nissan managed to extract was 95kW which it did at a lowish 5200rpm. We were therefore assailed by TV ads featuring lots of soft-focus Kim Cattrall and hardly any vision of the new product's controversial rear end. Spending $3000 more bought an ST-L with alloy wheels, a full set of head and side air-bags, power windows and uprated interior trim. What early Tiidas of all specifications lacked was a lap-sash belt for the middle rear passenger, knocking it out of contention with a lot of fleet purchasers. Source: www.motoring.com.au
