1987 Nissan Pulsar Reviews, Pricing & Specs

This was by far the most fun car I have ever had. It was the first year that the Pulsar had the T-Tops and removable Hatch. My girlfriend/fiance/wife used to go on road trips for hours in this car just because it was fun to drive. (I think the red paint had something to do with our getting hitched). After this car was no longer practical for me to drive (needed a car with more than two usable seats) my Dad drove it for 10 more years.Nov 24, 2012

one fun unique car. the pulsar has a very unique body style which is what drew me to it. now having my roots in american muscle i can say that it doesn't have much power but it can be upgraded for that extra kick. when i got it at 180k miles it needed most everything rebuilt but at 20+ years of age it wouldn't be unexpected. now i drove this car for about a year and a half on a blown head gasket which was blown when i got it. on gas mileage it is superb. now all i have to do is re-time it and then drive it like a go-cart.Sep 29, 2009

This car was purchaed used after the 96 Geo Metro. I think I only paid 500 at a dealership in East Brunswick. The car wasn't pretty, but ran like a charm. I think I had this car about three months when coming home from work on Rt 1 Edison, two drag racers rammed the back end of the car. Breaking the gas line and doing frame damage. The car was totalled. It was a really cute ride, I never really had the time to invest alot of intrist in the car. After the accident, I was scared to be in a smaller car driving the NJ streets. I do recall it was probaablt better on gas then my metro. I loved the sun roof, Though the ceiling in the car was too low to wear my cowboy hat. Fast car. This car would be on the bottom of the list of the style car I would own again, but I would reccomend it to small car drivers. This car owed me nothing before thee accident. My accident lawyer dropped/fired me after I refused to go to physical therapy after going five times a week for three months. I no longer felt the need, and just felt he was becoming a total scam anyhow. All I ever wanted was a replacement car for the damages done. He was looking at setting me up for life in a Nice Home and Car, lawyers are just plain greedy. If he would have just gone for a replacement car we could have all walked away happy.Aug 30, 2009

acceleration is great, zippy in traffic, roof comes off wich looks hot! great for summer, only bad things are, when traveling on highways and at speed car sways badly when the roof is off, also the chassis can twist and flex too much, and has bad crash ratings, even tho the car is solid to drive, also because of its age, it never leaves the mechanic'sJul 02, 2009

This was my second car I bought after I sold my Cortina. Was a 1.5L 4 cylinder turbo with a Garrett T25 turbo on it, and it FLEW. Manual of course however this time it had a 5th cog which gave it awesome economy as well, I was getting about 450km out of a tank. And that's with boosting it at times. Being FWD it had a tendency to understeer when it was pushed which I wasn't a fan of, and being a hatch it was quite a small car inside. So I never really had 5 people in the car often. Also you notice the lack of torque when the car is loaded up. Build quality was awesome, as it would be being a Japanese car built in Australia. Didn't really have any major issues during the time I owned it, except for the ring gear needing to be replaced which is a common problem on these toys.Jun 27, 2008

This car was a blast until things wore out. By the time I got rid of this the front bearings were shot and the brakes warped multiple times. But it got looks from bystanders with the t-tops off and the decent stereo (after modification) bumping. No power to the engine, but who cared. 35MPG!! It went everywhere and only once got high centered during a snow storm.Mar 18, 2008

This car war my first "sport" car. The T-top in the summer time was awesome! All black..Stealth mode! The gas mileage was awesome. I really liked the back tail lights on this thing. They were quite different. I had the best model. It came with the front spoiler that looked like a little front kit. 1.6 engine twin cam at 115hp. It started off quick then it got slooow. I really miss this car and I wished I would've kept it. It was the 2nd nicest Pulsar in Ottawa.Feb 09, 2008