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Have you owned other Nissans? Driven an OLD Micra?
I've owned exactly one Datsun/Nissan, a Sentra wagon:
http://micra-forum.com/attachment.ph...5&d=1392655822
Not the actual car - mine was painted sexy beige!
Without even knowing, it perfectly meshed with my current interest in fuel economy: at its introduction it was (if you believe wikipedia) the most fuel-efficient car available in the U.S., according to the EPA:
43 MPG (US) city (5.5 L/100 km), 58 highway (4.1), 48 combined (4.9). (Though that's likely the rating for the 2-door sedan, not the porky wagon with a roof rack and suspiciously unaerodynamic looking angle to its rear tailgate.)
The good fuel economy was not surprising, considering the 67 hp 1.5L 4-cyl engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and light weight (~1875 lbs / 850 kg).
Mine was a sweet, low-miles first generation with both "Nissan" and "Datsun" badges on the tailgate. I owned it less than a year while going to university and remember it fondly as a softly sprung, pleasant car to drive. It had a calming effect -- definitely did not encourage sporting driving!
I've never driven a Micra before the Canadian K13.
http://micra-forum.com/attachment.ph...6&d=1392660501
Photo: daveseven - http://flic.kr/p/aw1T87
Picture is a first gen ~1984 Micra captured in the wild in Alberta in 2011.
another Nissan in the family
My brother actually just picked up a 2005 Nissan X-Trail (which was not sold in the U.S; predecessor of the Rogue). He lives on an unserviced road and needs the ground clearance and AWD to get in & out in the winter.
Not quite a Micra, but surprisingly fuel efficient (he got the manual transmission). He's seeing 6.3 L/100 km / 37 mpg US on the highway (at the 100 km speed limit)
EDIT: well that turned out to be quite wrong! Uncalibrated ScanGauge was waaaaay off. (11.2 actual.)
http://www.auto123.com/ArtImages/100...-trail-i01.jpg