 I had my 98 Nissan 200SX for 5 years 
and bought it new. 
 Problems were:
(1) Electrical glitches:  cigarette 
lighter doesn't work, CD eject button 
only works when car is off, replace 
circuit board that controls fan/AC 
level, and light in automatic gear 
switchbox that erratically went on and 
off.  Keep in mind that this is over a 
5 year period, and the glitches were 
fairly minor.  My mother owned a 97 
Altima that also had some wacky 
electrical issues.  Does Nissan have a 
problem with this?
(2) Problems due to living in New 
Orleans (with its horrible roads) and 
not the fault of the car:  Broken oil 
pan, cracked brake drums.