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Aaron Pockett

Hi Future

I'm going to buy an almera next week.
My childhood car was the pulsar gti-r and the almera is actually a pulsar.
I have decided on 2004 facelift 2 door with good spec.
The problem I'm facing is choosing which engine to buy. I don't want to be sorry I bought the wrong one.

Can I get some advice on the facelift engines I have read they changed them for the facelifts.
What would you recommend?

Regards
Ronnie
 
When you say the GTi-R is an Almera, it isn't. The GTi-R was based on the Nissan Sunny.
Also you're even further away with the N16 Almera...

You'd be much better off getting an Almera N15 GTi, one currently on eBay for £400 that doesn't need that much work to get it tip top.

SR20DE engine and turbo it, the closet you'll get without it being a Sunny
 
Plus the N16 pulls like an asthmatic horse with a limp and that's providing you don't get one with a fucked timing chain.
N15 all the way. ;)
 
N16 dCi 136 is the only N16 to buy. Avoid the petrol ones. Diesel is the way forward. Owning both N16 dCi and N15 GTi, the N16 is far nicer to drive, more comfortable and more economical.

The N15 is probably slightly faster flat out but for a daily driver N16 dCi is the way to go.
 
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