Nissan Pulsar tekna

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Wed 6 May 2015 15:49
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Dwight Van Driver

Anyone got the new Nissan Pulsar - car of the year?

Any problems?

Looking into getting at nearly new.

dvd

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Wed 6 May 2015 16:05
Nissan Pulsar tekna - skidpan

We had a quick look at one when we were last in the Nissan showroom. Looks as good as any other class competitor with especially good rear space and still a decent boot. We have always found Nissans totally dependable in the past. If they did an estate version we would be knocking on their doors.

But why the Tekna. The Acenta is normally the sweet spot of any Nissan model range. It gives you all you could ever need without the big polished wheels and other pointless extras.

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Thu 7 May 2015 14:36
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Ethan Edwards

Accenta doesn't get the Sat Nav/ In Car entertainment kit, which is really very good indeed..

I would look at the Ntec version myself.

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Wed 6 May 2015 22:43
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Avant

When the Pulsar came out, the impression I got from the road tests in the magazines was that it was quite ordinary and had no particular USP except perhaps more rear legroom than average.

Nissan scored with the Qashqai and Juke as they were the first to fill particular niches in the market. The Pulsar is chasing the same buyers as the Focus (good to drive, lots of dealers), Golf and V40 (solid, hold value), Octavia (good value, roomy) Auris (reliable), i30, Ceed and Leon (good value) and Astra (good discounts, lots of dealers). And these others are well-established, so the Pulsar may struggle.

But I should think it could be a good bet if you live conveniently near a good Nissan dealer.

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Thu 7 May 2015 19:30
Nissan Pulsar tekna - skidpan

Accenta doesn't get the Sat Nav/ In Car entertainment kit, which is really very good indeed..

My Sat Nav cost £100 from Halfords 5 years ago and still takes me exactly to the post code or grid reference I input.

A free Android app does exactly the same.

In recent years I have yet to find a standard radio that has lacked anything in the way of performance or features. The standard fit radio in our 7 1/2 year old Micra Acenta is still brilliant and the Bluetooth connects to any phone we throw at it. The last time I paid for an upgrade was on a Focus and the supposed Sony improvement was rubbish. All it did was display CD and MP3 tracks and loose radio signal.

So why pay £1350 extra for the N-Tec or £2700 extra for the Tekna.

But that's only my opinion.

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Thu 7 May 2015 23:03
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Ethan Edwards

Sorry but if you had one you just wouldn't ask You would just know...it is.

We have it on our Qashqai and I also have the Toyota equivalent in my Yaris HSD. It's the whole connectivity package and vastly superior sound quality.

For example..Does your separates package let you see via the rear view camera? Or in the Qq cameras plural?

It's like garlic bread man..it's the future.

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Fri 8 May 2015 07:51
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Dwight Van Driver

I was hoping someone who had one would come on post.

I am thinking about getting a nearly new top of the range Tenka (why not indeedy) but having sat in one with the darkened rear side windows (am I Derek (Beckham)), the front seat huge headrests I get the feeling I am in a van as far as rear side observations are concerned which is why the 360/reverse cameras may be a required item?

Always taught it is as important to be fully aware of the movement and position of vehicles to the rear as it is to the front.

dvd

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Fri 8 May 2015 09:34
Nissan Pulsar tekna - skidpan

Does your separates package let you see via the rear view camera?

Don't have a rear view camera and never intend to have have one or rely on one. Been driving for over 40 years and in all that time I have successfully used the Mk1 human eye and the ability to turn my head. If you cannot turn you head you should not be on the road. It was one of the things they checked for when my dad was re-tested last year

IMHO reversing cameras are further down the list of desirables than the much maligned electric handbrake, we all have to use a "parking brake" so it does have a use.

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Fri 8 May 2015 20:15
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Smileyman

well, I've been driving for nearly 40 years and can say the reversing camera is one of the best safety aids put on a car, soon after I learnt to drive I was backing out of a supermarket parking bay (cold wet night, all windows wet and partially misted up), a child ran across behind me and I nearly hit it. With a camera I would have seen the child sooner ... luckily I did not hit the child, that really was luck not judgement - it also helos with tight parking spots and low posts behind the vehicle.

the camera is one thing I miss most when driving my wife's car (cruise control is another) and I will make sure I have a camera on my next car, either manufacturer or after market.

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Fri 8 May 2015 21:39
Nissan Pulsar tekna - skidpan

a child ran across behind me and I nearly hit it. With a camera I would have seen the child sooner

No you wouldn't. If the child was running it would have happened so quick you would have had no extra time to react.

We have all had lucky instances like this. Happens to me regularly when exiting our drive. Idiot cyclists on the pavement coming down the hill at high speed, only a matter of time before I hit one. Have told Police who are not interested.

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Fri 8 May 2015 22:43
Nissan Pulsar tekna - Ethan Edwards

They're really only a parking aid being disabled above walking speed. But one nice thing with the Qq's four set up is "helicopter mode". Let's you see at a glance the nearside lines to see that your in the space properly. Saves leaning over and opening the door or fiddling with the n/'s door mirror.

I agree that with a lot of modern cars the rear visibility is a bit challenging. I recall my 64 Corsair it had terrific all round visibility.

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