four hours and fifty miles in a nissan juke

hi there


expertise and knowledge on all things automotive are not, look you see, something that i would readily claim to have. indeed, seldom is it that i am associated with such pillars of wisdom when it comes to wheels. but, if it helps someone out, from time to time i am delighted to make comment as and when i can.

for reasons i would rather not discuss and certainly cannot disclose (hence the rather not discuss aspect) i happened to have the chance of having a drive in a relatively new model of the nissan juke, which is a car model called juke made by nissan. these tend to be quite popular, at least in terms of you, the people, giving consideration to buying and driving one.

my overall, overriding and solid conclusion to anyone considering a nissan juke is simply do not punish yourself. no matter what sins you believe you have committed that you must do penance for, or how miserable and uncomfortable you wish to make your driving experience, don't go to this extent.

in terms of the most important element of a car, the stereo is almost perfectly serviceable. one can play a cd on it, the sound is not bad, and every now and then the radio stays tuned in to a station for five consecutive minutes. however, the display is annoying. unless you have the nissan approved memory card installed for navigation, which was not provided, the screen constantly displays an obtrusive message telling you to insert such. there was no way i could find to switch it off, so cd, radio and importantly bass information were a mystery to me.

comfortable to drive? no. everything about the shape and design of this car suggests the intention is to have a child's toy blow up by an enlarging laser ray. this extends, or rather shrinks, to the seats. as far as i could work out the only person who would be able to sit comfortably in this car would be a seven year old anorexic.

there's also an annoying middle compartment thing. basically, it's ludicrously oversized, and you have to sit and drive with your elbow on it, making steering and that quite a challenge.

my understanding was that the japanese were supposed to be quite good and clever with all this car making business. not so, on the basis of this, not so.



be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!