All about Nissan Serena [merged]

**ghalid** · January 23rd, 2007 02:02 PM

Hi guys! we're planning to buy a nissan serena model 2002.. any comments/feedback po sa car nato? maganda ba siya in terms of ride, maintenance, etc. thanks po sa mga reply..

**OTEP** · January 23rd, 2007 02:03 PM

Local or import?

**niky** · January 23rd, 2007 05:54 PM

Kung local, may problems yata yung first batch na AT (this is secondhand from the workers at the casa, waaaaay back in 01 or 02)... but that's about all I know. Parts won't be as widespread as they would be for more common vehicles, but they shouldn't be impossible to find at Nissan specialists... kaya lang kung mga CV Joints and the like, you might have to have them ordered from the plant or Japan.

Gas consumption... typical, just as bad as CUVs. Ride and handling are pretty good. Medyo nasisikipan lang ako sa caha niya, but otherwise, it's okay.

**ghalid** · January 23rd, 2007 06:18 PM

Thanks for the reply sir niky, sir otep. local po siya. actually i'm havng second thoughts of buuying this unit but my wife likes it very much. in fact i just called her now and she already paid for it! (nasa china po ako ngayon). shocks concern ako sa sinabi mo sir niky about the parts

sana naman di siya sirain.. by the way po, safe po kayang ipabaklas yung aircon sa labas? kasi daw nagpasok yung anak ko ng coin sa vent ng aircon, ngayon nag raratle daw pag umaandar. sobrang kulit kasi ng kid ko

**niky** · January 24th, 2007 11:40 AM

Don't worry too much about the parts, meron namang mga Nissan specialists sa Banaue, baka meron na sila para sa Serena. Remember, yung info ko tungkol dito is about five years old already.

There are aircon shops that can do that job.... not a big problem. Let's wait for OTEP or the others on that, di ako familiar sa mga shops sa Manila.

**ghalid** · January 24th, 2007 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Don't worry too much about the parts, meron namang mga Nissan specialists sa Banaue, baka meron na sila para sa Serena. Remember, yung info ko tungkol dito is about five years old already.

There are aircon shops that can do that job.... not a big problem. Let's wait for OTEP or the others on that, di ako familiar sa mga shops sa Manila.

thanks sir niky..

**astigpo** · January 25th, 2007 03:24 PM

Good day sa mga NB at may mga nissan na auto.

**jcastillo932** · February 7th, 2007 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by ghalid

Thanks for the reply sir niky, sir otep. local po siya. actually i'm havng second thoughts of buuying this unit but my wife likes it very much. in fact i just called her now and she already paid for it! (nasa china po ako ngayon). shocks concern ako sa sinabi mo sir niky about the parts

sana naman di siya sirain.. by the way po, safe po kayang ipabaklas yung aircon sa labas? kasi daw nagpasok yung anak ko ng coin sa vent ng aircon, ngayon nag raratle daw pag umaandar. sobrang kulit kasi ng kid ko

Madami parts yan pero brand new. Bihira pa sa surplus. Suki ko sa Nissan parts ay si Youngbros. and Yen sa banawe. Ok yang van na yan pati interior materials na ginamit ng Nissan. parang nasa malaki kang Sentra Grandeur pag nasa loob ka niyan. Seat is comfortable yun nga lang di masyado malapad caha ng serena sabi nga ni Niky. Fuel consumption is quite malakas, siyempre medyo malaki kaha. But not as worst as Nissan Vanette before grabe talaga yun lumamon ng gas. Ingatan mo sa sasakyan na yan is yung control ng aircon (Auto Climate kasi yan), baka mabasa or matusok ng makulit mong kid. Ok lang pagawa aircon nian sa labas, kung ako tatanungin mo kung saan ok, sa may E.Rod. Cubao before pumanik ng Cubao Edsa, mura mag pagawa ng air con dun kasi sila mismo ang mga suppliers ng aircon shop sa Banawe.

Enjoy your new ride and Drive Safely.

**ghalid** · January 21st, 2008 04:32 PM

thanks sir jcastillo.. its been awhile.. pero salamat po sa lahat i really enjoyed this van.. pero tama po kayo, sira na yung aircon dahil sa anak kong makulit.. usually pag on ng aircon.. lalakas yung fan para sa auto climate yun diba po? anyway, hindi na siya lumalakas ngayon kasi pinag lalaruan daw kasi ng anak ko.. and sabi ng wife ko minsan they opened the hood to check daw yung water sa gas station.. and they noticed na nagyeyelo daw yung tubes.. and they noticed that this onely happens pag medyo umiinit yung aircon.. help po ulit mga sir.. ano po kaya sira nito? thanks po ng marami..

Originally Posted by jcastillo932

Madami parts yan pero brand new. Bihira pa sa surplus. Suki ko sa Nissan parts ay si Youngbros. and Yen sa banawe. Ok yang van na yan pati interior materials na ginamit ng Nissan. parang nasa malaki kang Sentra Grandeur pag nasa loob ka niyan. Seat is comfortable yun nga lang di masyado malapad caha ng serena sabi nga ni Niky. Fuel consumption is quite malakas, siyempre medyo malaki kaha. But not as worst as Nissan Vanette before grabe talaga yun lumamon ng gas. Ingatan mo sa sasakyan na yan is yung control ng aircon (Auto Climate kasi yan), baka mabasa or matusok ng makulit mong kid. Ok lang pagawa aircon nian sa labas, kung ako tatanungin mo kung saan ok, sa may E.Rod. Cubao before pumanik ng Cubao Edsa, mura mag pagawa ng air con dun kasi sila mismo ang mga suppliers ng aircon shop sa Banawe.

Enjoy your new ride and Drive Safely.

**imperialv** · March 7th, 2008 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by ghalid

thanks sir jcastillo.. its been awhile.. pero salamat po sa lahat i really enjoyed this van.. pero tama po kayo, sira na yung aircon dahil sa anak kong makulit.. usually pag on ng aircon.. lalakas yung fan para sa auto climate yun diba po? anyway, hindi na siya lumalakas ngayon kasi pinag lalaruan daw kasi ng anak ko.. and sabi ng wife ko minsan they opened the hood to check daw yung water sa gas station.. and they noticed na nagyeyelo daw yung tubes.. and they noticed that this onely happens pag medyo umiinit yung aircon.. help po ulit mga sir.. ano po kaya sira nito? thanks po ng marami..

hmmm.. paanong nasira (aircon)??? I used to own one... sold it last January...

Regarding the transmission, wala akong naging problema... Yung aircon, pa check mo compressor, ako pinacheck ko kung tama yung pressure kasi naging ganyan din ang problema.. specially kapag naka park kang matagal at nakaaircon..

Ang iingatan mo alternator, I had to replace it twice during my 5 years of ownership. Disc Rotor is a bit sensitive.. kapag may naramdam kang vibration pa reface mo na.. second, malakas din yan sa brake pad.

regarding sa payat ang kaha, for me that's an advantage because the nissan serena (2nd gen) was designed for narrow roads kaya ganyan yan.

riding comfort is really good.. kahit yung bagong mpv ko cannot match the riding comfort of the serena.. gas consumption is 6 km/l for me.. I think ok na yun for a 2.0 van

I forgot, yung mga stabilizer link yan mahina.. IMHO, pa gawa mo na lang sa cruven or zee tatagal yan kaysa bumili ka ng bagong stabilizer link.. sa akin 1 year lang tumagal yung original links..

how much did you pay for the van?
ano color?