The second time wasnt my fault....

But i hope one day soon it gives me more pleasure to drive it. once i have all the bugs takin care of. going to take her down to the auto elec guyz down the road from me.

few things playin up.. get it roadworthy.

Once you've had the Dat, you'll never go back!

(Say it with a scottish accent and you'll get what I mean)

yep id agree with all that, so reliable, economocal, fun to drive and easy to work on, parts easy to find and inexpensive. own an old jag or alfa and u dont sleep as well.

But for every hard luck story there is a good one as well. Commiserations to you Phil. I'm sure with a bit of perseverence it will all fall into place for you and you will finally enjoy your ute.

I bought my first ute about 5 years ago, and knew virtually nothing about Datto utes. Full of rust, noises coming out of the gearbox and diff. Just wanted a cheap ute to drive for 18 months until something better came along. Bogged up the rust and did nothing from there. Four years later it finally died. Jeez these things are virtually indestructible!

Well, something better did come along. Another Datto ute. This time with an A15 and a 5 speed. Didn't know I liked these things as much.

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When they are stock they don't have enough power to hurt themselves -> Indestructable!?!?

The best thing about this story is you were able to fix these things yourself ( which is what make Datto's so addictive ) But I've had mine for about 6 months and the only thing I've done is replace the starter motor and done an oil change ..

This is why I want to keep mine standard ,,because they are almost indestructable..

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and they're cheap to run

They're simple to work on and fun to drive!

That is a sad story you seem to have had a lot of bad luck,some of which was selve inflicked ! This sort thing happened to a friend of mine, as soon as he got his first datsun a sunny wagon with a A15 a good buy . the window fell out on the second day ! then the stereo crapped it's self. Then a week later he drove to auckland from HB, about three hours drive, once there he brought some mags that did not fit and in the process did'nt tighten the rear wheel up properly !!!! anyway he made it back to napier luckly with the wheel making a noise most of the way ! the wheel then fell off close to his home. so i hope this makes u feel better

perhaps it's not the datto's fault but the owners


Datsuns are so addictive because They are a great Car.

Drive a Datsun, Then decide ...