All about Nissan Cefiro [merged threads]

[Hero]

any reviews on the cefiro?..mga 97-01 pati na rin yung bago?..has nissan service improved?..durability and parts availability..tnx again!

[mbt]

nissan durability has always been at par with toyota and honda since the early 90's...

[vinj]

We've had Nissans since 1993 and we've had no major problems outside of the normal wear and tear parts that needed to be changed (we just follow the regular mainatainance). My main gripe with our Nissan Sentra now is that it has some interior rattle gremlins that i can't seem to pinpoint. Parts availability for the later models (1993-up) are OK, be it surplus or brand new.

On the Cefiro, the engine is really silky smooth. It's not a street racer car but rather it's more at home on the highways when it comes to performance... very smooth and stable evn at speeds going over 160kph. It does tend to understeer though if you push her hard. We've had ours for over two years now with no major problems. The interior a/c panel bulbs need to be changed, and it needs new front shocks.

The second hand ones are a good buy as well. Get a '97-98 model for around 400K more or less, upgrade the exterior to the Elite look, then add 17's or 18's... swabe.

Of course, a lot on the reliability and durability boils down to the care of the owner on the car.

[mbt]

pre-owned cefiros are a TREMENDOUS deal. you can get a 99 for something like 500+T i think and a 2000 for 600T yata

that is a great BARGAIN.

[thomasmorgan012]

pre-owned cefiros are a TREMENDOUS deal. you can get a 99 for something like 500+T i think and a 2000 for 600T yata

that is a great BARGAIN.

Sir do you happen to know where I can find parts for a Cefiro a32 brougham vip?

[boybi]

yung first car namin, a nissan maxima, umabot ng 8 yrs sa amin (199T kms) before we sold it. walang naging major problem naman except for the wear and tear parts. oops, nagkaproblem pala kami sa compressor ng aircon. yun lang. we had bought more nissan cars than other brands. feeling ko mas matibay or kasing tibay nito lahat ng japanese brands. mas madami pa atang naging sira yung 3 yr old na crv namin now kesa sa mga naging cars namin na nissan. mentality kasi ng mga pinoy dito puro toyota. ayaw nila ng nissan.

[Hero]

aside from the cosmetic changes wala bang kaibahan ang 97-98 cefiros to the cefiro elite?......and if i do get the older 97s..where can i get accs to upgrade to the elite look?..one more pa pala fuel consumption? tnx tnx tnx

[mbt]

nasa 6.0 yata ang average city fuel consumption ng cefiro... could be a little more or less, about similar to a 2.2/2.3 Accord...

[vinj]

Around 6-7+ for the m/t version duriong city drives i think (based on my friend's inputs). I never had the chance to really compute the mileage on ours. To give a rough idea, i used up about P500 worth of gas from Manila to La Union with 4 passengers plus baggage (a mixture of hard and easy driving).

On the differences, they're mostly aesthetic except that the PS in the "classic" '97-'98 Cefiros are a bit heavier then the '98 Elite-up models.

[dragon25]

P500 lang gas mo from 0 to 227kms. Ang tipid nman pala. Yong akin 97 classic pero di ko p n try ng long driving so I dont know how much I consumed.

[Hero]

dami palang papalitan to upgrade to elite look...e di ill get na lang yung totoong elite look kahit brougham na lang...pati bumper..trunk iba etc etc..

[mbt]

brougham is the top-of-the-range model... yung elite is the lower-end cefiro model

[Fifiro]

up ko lang tong thread to. Galing ako kay jemson kanina pinaayos ko wiper ko, wala yung 1 nya pero okay 2 at 3, di aauto park sa rest position. Sabi nya sa intermittent wiper module daw kaso di namin nakita kanina sa kotse ko (a32 1997 cefiro) sa mga makakatulong at nakaranas na same problem thanks! Di daw sya sa switch at motor e

[dr. d]

up ko lang tong thread to. Galing ako kay jemson kanina pinaayos ko wiper ko, wala yung 1 nya pero okay 2 at 3, di aauto park sa rest position. Sabi nya sa intermittent wiper module daw kaso di namin nakita kanina sa kotse ko (a32 1997 cefiro) sa mga makakatulong at nakaranas na same problem thanks! Di daw sya sa switch at motor e

according to google, in many instances, it's a black plug n play part, hidden under the plastic covers around the steering wheel. i do not know if this is the same with cefiros.
if your car shares this part with the sentras, it might not be that difficult to fix.

[Fifiro]

according to google, in many instances, it's a black plug n play part, hidden under the plastic covers around the steering wheel. i do not know if this is the same with cefiros.
if your car shares this part with the sentras, it might not be that difficult to fix.

yup yun nga kaso di talaga namin mahanap, and it turns out that this cefiro was a flooded car!!! Tried to confront the seller pero dinedeny, considering na "automotive restoration" DAW sila, imposibleng di nila nadetect yun. Kung ako na mas lalong newbie sa cars nalaman ko. Tsk.

[Raivee]

Mga Tsong newbie lang ako at first time bibili ng sasakyan (2nd hand). 120k max budget ko.
Can you guys still recommend these 18-20 years of old cars? if yes what are the things that i and my mechanic should check upon buying either of the two?

I will be using it as:
*my service 15kms away from home so 30kms/day.
*Pang pasyal ( out of the province obviously long drive )

[AHP333]

suggestion lang mga peepz.........


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www.nissanperformancemagazine.com

www.nissanforum.com

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[Hero]

mbt,

kaya nga if i were to get a cefiro i would rather get the brougham than the elite kasi maliit na lang difference nya sa price kapag 2nd hand..

i dont recall who told me this but..he said sometimes its better to get either the low or mid version of a car model than the top of the line because youd get more value out of it when you sell it..i think its true just look at the classified maliit na lang diff sa price elite at brougham same year minsan pag mas mababa ang mileage ng elite mas mataas pa price..

[IMm29]

any reviews on the cefiro?..mga 97-01 pati na rin yung bago?..has nissan service improved?..durability and parts availability..tnx again!

The Cefiro's engine is silky smooth and whisper quiet. It's not quick coz of the weight, but it's fast and stable. No problem hanging around the 160kph+ range.

I think what adversely affected Nissan cars in general was after sales service. But, i think this has been corrected as well.

Ayos yan pre, tapos throw in 18" wheels. Sweet!

[papa tots]

we have a 1999 cefiro elite. hanggang ngayon, wala pang pinapalitan na parts except for oil filter, and just recently, the tires.

and, as said before here, very stable at high speeds. i didn't notice i was already running at 180 km/h until i glanced at the speedometer.


yun lang nga, medyo mapili sa gas. i tried filling it up with regular unleaded gas with 93+ RON, tumotope during hard acceleration.

ok after sales service ng nissan, particularly sa nissan central manila, where we have it serviced. PMS, half day, sigurado tapos, may body wash pang kasama.