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Well after almost 10 years (the anniversary would have been in September) we have no Micra or access to a Micra (at one time we could actually access 2). Sold it last Friday to one very happy punter. In those 10 years on the 2 cars (1st was a 2005 1.2S, 2nd a 2007 1.2 Acenta) other than service...

Well it went in for its service and MOT on Friday and while it was there I asked about the noise. Told it was the starter motor and they had replaced many at the owners request. The good news was they had never had a failure on one yet, expect ours will be the first. Told them to leave it for...

That's reassuring to hear. Since we got the Micra by some odd coincidence I have heard two other cars make exactly the same noise when starting. One was a 54 plate VW Beetle the other a 54 plate Mini. This isn't the first Micra we have owned. Had a 55 plate one from new, absolute bargain...

Thanks for your reply. Has it been doing it long? Consensus from all the reports I have read point to the starter and having listened to the engine starting a couple of times it does appear to come from the gearbox end. One report I read suggested the ignition barrel, any thoughts. To be...

Hello all First post. Inherited dads Micra 1.2 Acenta 2 weeks ago. DVLA stopped him driving. Car is a 57 plate, its 7 years old next month and has only done 21,000 miles. Inside and out its more like a 2 year old car not a 7 year old one. Full service history despite its low mileage. Even has...