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lsanchezgmz
By lsanchezgmz | AA Member | 1 Post | 26 September 2014 at 11:02pm

Hi, I'm about to buy a Nissan serena, and I'd like to know what's better, a manual transmision with petrol, or an automatic with diesel? I've got both options, same kms.

I'd also like to know if they have a cambelt or a chain belt, models are:

Nissan Serena 1996 petrol 1.6 MT
Nissan Serena FX 1995 diesel 1.9 AT

Cheers!

ABayliss
By ABayliss | AA Expert | 2169 Posts | 29 September 2014 at 8:51am

You don't state what the mileage is, but obviously, these are both old vehicles so neither will be without risk.
Probably an older petrol vehicle with a manual transmission is likely to be less risky than an equivalent age diesel vehicle with auto, so on that basis, the petrol is potentially the better bet.
According to data available to us, both are chain driven engines.