Best model NB

lucmor444 · Postby **lucmor444** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:00 pm

Saw a funny Instagram post the other day - against a picture of an NA it said My NA could throw a rod everyday, randomly catch fire and come alive at night to kill me in my sleep..............I still wouldn't buy an NB:)

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:14 pm

trader wrote:Driving an NB this afternoon so should get a good idea. Just struck by the low k’s one until I read the service manual - two services in 17 yrs!

My NA has had none in 20 years 315K km.....

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:30 pm

The NB P2 ( the next iterations are pretty hard to find simply based on lower sales ) is almost certainly the best up to NC. The real advantage of NB over NA is air bags. an advantage of early NA's is that in Vic at least you get concession Plates ( CP's) If you are driving a car regularly then air bags make sense - i.e. safety. Also there is not a lot of price difference so a later model car - 2001 makes sense.

Postby **Okibi** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:45 pm

I would have to say the 2005 SE :mrgreen:

(all the good stuff from an SE with a flip key, better wheels and heat treated panels)

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:02 pm

Okibi wrote:.........and heat treated panels)

Is that why your car is black? :mrgreen:

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:18 pm

Okibi wrote:I would have to say the 2005 SE

(all the good stuff from an SE with a flip key, better wheels and heat treated panels)

BETTER WHEELS???

They're even HEAVIER than the 2004 SE's boat anchors!

ianoz · Postby **ianoz** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:31 pm

a minor point but if you're staying stockish the earlier NB8B's don't have the ODBII port. I ..think.. that came in 2003 (?)

would be useful for many of the add-ons you can get today that use it (HUD's etc).

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:26 am

2002 for OBDII port from memory.

madmort · Postby **madmort** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:58 am

Early 2002 didn't have one. Must be later on 2002

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:05 am

Yep: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=44335

trader · Postby **trader** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:28 pm

Drove NB - nothing that my modded NA doesn’t do except airbags and more modern. Will look at the 2005 NB in Sydney this week though there are some better buys aroud at the moment considering this one is at a dealer. Maybe he’s flexible on the price...we’ll see.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:07 pm

did not know they were still making NB in 2005 and if they were then arguably the NC is an even better choice. Lot to be said for a safer car with less kilometres than an NA- the marque did evolve.