2013 Nissan Almera for ~$7000 -- too cheap ?

Larinaud on 11/09/2016 - 22:07
Last edited 12/09/2016 - 10:08 by 1 other user

Hi OzBargainers,
I have a $10,000 budget to buy a used manual car and my preference would go for a 2011 Toyota Corolla.
Yet I am tempted by the 2013 Nissan Almera option around $7,000. Same features, better fuel efficiency, but engine probably sluggish.

Car Sales

There are heaps available. I guess they are fleet cars.
This really seems like a bargain, yet the market is flooded by these.. they don't seem very popular !

Is the offer to good to be true ?
I understand that this model was only sold for one or two years and car is made in Thailand. What else should be holding me back ?
Cheers.

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  PVA on 11/09/2016 - 22:31

  +1

  Pulsar is the Corolla equivelent.
  Almera were a smaller cheaper model as far as I could tell (has a smaller engine too)

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    ESEMCE on 12/09/2016 - 09:08

    +1

    This.
    Almera is more comparable to a Yaris than a Corolla.

    Still an absolute bargain though. As are the new Pulsar and Altima of the same years.

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  altomic on 11/09/2016 - 22:49

  the reviews for them seem reasonable see here and here and here.

  it seems to be a basic car. the ST is the base model. the Ti the bell&whistle model.

  nothing whiz bang about them. they just seem to be not a "wow" car.

  the reviews don't really bag this car in any way. except it seems to make the camry sound exciting.

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  captobvious on 11/09/2016 - 23:05

  the 2 cars you mentioned are much of a muchness. The corolla will retain its resale alot better than the almera which has been dropped by nissan. If you need a car to go from point a to b either will do it sufficiently

  It is cheap because no one is searching for one.

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  Shopaholicdesi on 12/09/2016 - 00:09

  Check with the sellers if there is any warranty left for 2013 Nissan (like 5 or 3 year manufacturer warranty) and go for Almera if they does.As of my knowledge, Nissan parts are cheaper than Toyota's.

  If you have an idea of selling/upgrading soon, Corolla is suggestible as Toyota has a great demand in used cars market.

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  nephilim on 12/09/2016 - 00:19

  Keep in mind its just the 4 cylinder micra engine thrown in a small sedan, so no real shock its got the value of a hatchback. Still great if you have a family and want a cheap car with a big boot.

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  RockyRaccoon on 12/09/2016 - 11:31

  +1

  a Lot of KM's for a 3 year old car all around 100000Km

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    ESEMCE on 12/09/2016 - 12:01

    Hire cars?

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      tonyjzx on 12/09/2016 - 14:53

      I dont think anyone would pay to drive something like this, especuially manual.

      Its an orphan but saying that, it will provide years of fault free motoring unfortunately.

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  spackbace on 12/09/2016 - 11:44

  +1

  As previously mentioned, cheap coz no one wants one. It's the sort of car that might have a market in automatic (for the over 50yos that just wanna get around), but in manual would be a tough sell.

  Add the kms on top of the manual being a tough sell, and you've got an even tougher sell!