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Firstly apologies
Haven't had time yet to upload the photos
Hopefully tomorrow night
Apologies for not logging on last night
Was still out driving it at 11pm
Drove to garage and arrived at 1000am
It was out there waiting for me parked the scooby up next to it and compared them l
So much higher the Nismo
Went it to garage and signed papers then David who is a really decent bloke and petrol head too showed me the controls
Got away and drove down the Coast to Millom and haverick
70 miles of twists and corners had a bite to eat then heavy rain so decided to go through the lake district to Kendal
Then the misses had a go for another 70 miles back home she loved it
Even went for a blast in the dark for 30 miles to test it again
Today did another 80 miles
So what is the Juke Nismo like compared to the subaru ?
Love the looks paintwork is perfect and really looks aggressive from the front end
Seats are superb reminds me of my old recarros on the RS turbo
Grips me really well in the corners
Steering wheel has a nice feel
Cabin is a really nice place to be and good quality plastics and fabric
Dashboard is nice and sat navigation is so much better then the tom tom I have
Radio has a nice tone to it as well
Heated seats are good for my old bones as well
Boot well it will do the Job
Love the high up driving position
Driving
Well
It goes like a rocket and still running it in
Gearbox quite knotchy and more of a deliberate change and very short shift compared to the scooby
Steering perfectly weighted
Brakes excellent
Revs mental the engine and quite a nice tone from the exhaust
Handleing was my biggest worry after 13 years if 4wd but I'm not dissapointed
It's more like my classic Subaru on stilts and to me the most important thing it doesnt lean onto the corners like my now gone new age wrx
Grip took a few coners at 70/80 and was ok and liked the Instant throttle response ,very little turbo lag unlike the subarus
Love the auto lights and auto wipers equipment level is really good and makes it a great value for money car
Dissapointment
Wind defector on passenger side has come unstuck so need some sticky tabs to stick it back down
Think it hasn't been fitted right to the edge which makes it pop out will talk to the dealer tomorrow
My iPhone 5 has gone flat in 2 hours maybe a coincidence but David set up my bluetooth and had a full charge on battery and and has gone flat today
Again looking at setting on iPhone seems to be searching for Nissan
It's on my Nismo though as paired so maybe apple battery has gone faulty maybe ?
Quite a hard ride feel every pot hole at lower speed 30/40 reminds me more like the classic Subaru I have with Eibachs but even more bumpy so not a relaxing car to drive more of a energetic sports car
Takes a bit of getting used to the rear camera and sideways visibility isn't too good at junctions looking over your shoulder
Mpg
Well 255 miles of let's just say performance driving and we have averaged 35.3 so I'm delighted as its all short quick blasts everywhere as its such fun to drive hard so if I can get 35+ it's bonus
As a summary it's certain the most exciting car ive driven and I love it
Ok photos from camera to iPad to photo bucket so I can get some posted
Haven't had time yet to upload the photos
Hopefully tomorrow night
Apologies for not logging on last night
Was still out driving it at 11pm
Drove to garage and arrived at 1000am
It was out there waiting for me parked the scooby up next to it and compared them l
So much higher the Nismo
Went it to garage and signed papers then David who is a really decent bloke and petrol head too showed me the controls
Got away and drove down the Coast to Millom and haverick
70 miles of twists and corners had a bite to eat then heavy rain so decided to go through the lake district to Kendal
Then the misses had a go for another 70 miles back home she loved it
Even went for a blast in the dark for 30 miles to test it again
Today did another 80 miles
So what is the Juke Nismo like compared to the subaru ?
Love the looks paintwork is perfect and really looks aggressive from the front end
Seats are superb reminds me of my old recarros on the RS turbo
Grips me really well in the corners
Steering wheel has a nice feel
Cabin is a really nice place to be and good quality plastics and fabric
Dashboard is nice and sat navigation is so much better then the tom tom I have
Radio has a nice tone to it as well
Heated seats are good for my old bones as well
Boot well it will do the Job
Love the high up driving position
Driving
Well
It goes like a rocket and still running it in
Gearbox quite knotchy and more of a deliberate change and very short shift compared to the scooby
Steering perfectly weighted
Brakes excellent
Revs mental the engine and quite a nice tone from the exhaust
Handleing was my biggest worry after 13 years if 4wd but I'm not dissapointed
It's more like my classic Subaru on stilts and to me the most important thing it doesnt lean onto the corners like my now gone new age wrx
Grip took a few coners at 70/80 and was ok and liked the Instant throttle response ,very little turbo lag unlike the subarus
Love the auto lights and auto wipers equipment level is really good and makes it a great value for money car
Dissapointment
Wind defector on passenger side has come unstuck so need some sticky tabs to stick it back down
Think it hasn't been fitted right to the edge which makes it pop out will talk to the dealer tomorrow
My iPhone 5 has gone flat in 2 hours maybe a coincidence but David set up my bluetooth and had a full charge on battery and and has gone flat today
Again looking at setting on iPhone seems to be searching for Nissan
It's on my Nismo though as paired so maybe apple battery has gone faulty maybe ?
Quite a hard ride feel every pot hole at lower speed 30/40 reminds me more like the classic Subaru I have with Eibachs but even more bumpy so not a relaxing car to drive more of a energetic sports car
Takes a bit of getting used to the rear camera and sideways visibility isn't too good at junctions looking over your shoulder
Mpg
Well 255 miles of let's just say performance driving and we have averaged 35.3 so I'm delighted as its all short quick blasts everywhere as its such fun to drive hard so if I can get 35+ it's bonus
As a summary it's certain the most exciting car ive driven and I love it
Ok photos from camera to iPad to photo bucket so I can get some posted
oh well guess the 1.5dci will have to do until my insurance is affordable, the downside of been 20 
