Hey everyone. I bought my Micra is mid Jan 2020, and lurked here since about a week before that looking at reviews and other interesting stuff. Since buying, I have saved a bunch of threads to read, and read a lot as well. I have a great big list now of stuff I want to do.
I had a 2009 Mini Cooper (regular, not classic or sport) and it was dying, and kind of fast. I needed a new car relatively fast after the mini started shaking violently. It's our 2nd car, and used mostly for going to work but needs to be able to fit at the end of our small driveway without getting a ticket every night. The mini was 3680mm in length and I figured I need a car no more than 4000mm long. Our options looked like the Toyota Yaris HB or Honda Fit first, then the Micra, Spark, and Mirage. 2020 Yaris are discontinued except Quebec, and no one had any 2019's left. 2020 Fits were not expected until March and no one had any 2019's either. We test drove a 2017 Yaris and really liked it, but didn't want to buy used.
I never even looked at the Spark or Mirage after a few online searches, and started loving what the Micra was, and it's reviews. We test drove it a few times and then started looking for what we wanted. Ended up getting a floor model in Metallic Blue with the convenience package and Chrome door handles, mirror covers, and trunk finisher. Not very happy with the dealer though, every interaction was not a good one and plan to never go back there. I needed to go back right away because the spoiler was not attached correctly. The dealer also did not include the rubber mats that were IN the car when we bought it, and we argued for a while but to no avail.
But now I just enjoy the car and how surprisingly big it is. Not problems with 2 snowboards inside and 2 occupants. And I look forward to doing a few little things to personalise the car. I am not and never was a car guy, so this will be the first time I've ever even thought about changing anything on a car. I need to finish reading all the wonderful posts on this forum and following up with threads and members with questions.
I've already benefited from reading this forum, as I read the cabin air filter thread and looked to find that my Micra was also missing the filter. My brochure did not mention the filter, but Nissan.ca had it listed at included on their site, so I got that put in for free.
Although I will do my best to read every single thread, is there anything I should watch out for with the 5 years you all have been owning this car? Any mods you think are a must and not hard for someone with no experience?
I look forward to being part of this site!