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..
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.
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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
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.
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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 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.
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..
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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.
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..
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..
sounds like a blocked expansion valve and dirty evaporator.
when you have it fixed, get the orig nissan expansion valve. tubo yun na parang cross. evaporator palinis lang, tas get a new dryer (parang baso na gawa sa aluminum, nasa makina yun) na nissan din.
palagyan ulit ng freon, yung class A para mabango. r-134 yan.
palagyan ng capillary oil yung compressor. dapat sop na to.
lalamig ulit yan. while you're there, pabaklas mo na yung coin sa loob ng vent hehe. baka mamya nakapatong pa yun sa sensor ng climate control system.
thanks sir for the reply.. so far wala pa naman major problems, for now.. except lang for the aircon.. although a few months ago, nagka problema sa transmission.. pinalitan lang yung plastic sa may steering, anyway, me kilala kasi ako sa nissan libis so orig parts, siya na rin nagpalit..
you mentioned about the disc rotor? i noticed the last time i drove this, medyo navivibrate na siya.. please give more info, like how much, where can i have this fixed.. other than casa.. kasi medyo matagal sila dun aside from mahal pag umuuwi kasi ako mga 3 days lang.. i'm based abroad..
overall, ok naman siya.. medyo di lang na-maintain kasi my wife is the one using this...and.. well, driving lang alam niya hahaha..
the color is silver.. i bought this for 525k
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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..
thanks sir.. can you recommend a shop? and do you have any idea how much this will cost me? i will be back in manila for a vacation this holy week, i just hope that there are shops open by then.. actually, makulit talaga baby ko, ginagawang laruan yung mga controls, and naging ugali na rin niya magpasok ng coins sa aircon vent the last time nangyari sa crv ko, pinabaklas ko just to remove it, we removed a couple coins, toys, maliit na baril swords, etc.
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sounds like a blocked expansion valve and dirty evaporator.
when you have it fixed, get the orig nissan expansion valve. tubo yun na parang cross. evaporator palinis lang, tas get a new dryer (parang baso na gawa sa aluminum, nasa makina yun) na nissan din.
palagyan ulit ng freon, yung class A para mabango. r-134 yan.
palagyan ng capillary oil yung compressor. dapat sop na to.
lalamig ulit yan. while you're there, pabaklas mo na yung coin sa loob ng vent hehe. baka mamya nakapatong pa yun sa sensor ng climate control system.
thanks sir.. can you recommend a shop? and do you have any idea how much this will cost me? i will be back in manila for a vacation this holy week, i just hope that there are shops open by then.. actually, makulit talaga baby ko, ginagawang laruan yung mga controls, and naging ugali na rin niya magpasok ng coins sa aircon vent the last time nangyari sa crv ko, pinabaklas ko just to remove it, we removed a couple coins, toys, maliit na baril swords, etc.
hehe. oks lang yan. when i was a kid my dad's 1976 galant aircon blower was a source of endless fascination for me too. although i used to stick in crayons, not coins, hehe.
expect to pay around 6-7 thousand. libo din kasi yung orig na pyesa. the expansion valve is very impt, pag generic nilagay ng tech it may not be as cold as the original (trust me i know this. our sentra was very picky with expansion valves... pag yung cheap lang parang taxing laspag yung a/c performance). maybe it has something to do with nissans "special" a/c systems.
if you want headache free a/c repair, dalin mo sa casa, kaso expect to pay 5 digits jan. or you can take it to mang mario (address is in a thread here somewhere), or any big a/c repair shop. the bigger, the less price kalokohan. they have more to lose kasi pag niloko k ng big shops, lalo na yung mga may franchise. pero no matter how big the shop, you still won't pay 5 digits. maybe high 4 digits, hehe.
if you are south of metro manila, try ceejay's at Las Pinas for your aircon
problems.
I have 03 serena, manual tranny. so far so good. My son is driving it as I am
also based abroad. Be sure to clean the air filter of the aircon blower which is located and accesible when you remove the glove compartment.
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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 
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