However, don't plan to own a Nissan Cefiro for more than six months (that's when the warranty starts to go), as it still behaves like all other Nissans.  The first problem we've ever noticed was a weird knocking sound when we would accelerate heavily from an uphill climb or when we would shift into the wrong gear.  The sound was different from the usual wheezing sounds, but when we checked it at Nissan Valley in Cainta, Rizal (also our dealer); they dismissed it as 'engine timing problems'.  We also encountered some trimming problems as the wood paneling on the driver's and front passenger sides came loose and rattled.  Again, we brought it in and Nissan Valley re-glued them both. 

At around 15,000-kilometers, we noticed that the suspension would squeak whenever the doors are slammed hard (any of the doors).  We brought the car to Nissan Valley, where they replaced the car's pulley assembly mechanism under warranty.

When the car was around the 20,000-kilometer mark, the clutch suddenly made weird, horn-like noise (we bought the manual version).  Whenever we would climb uphill and rev the engine to 2,000 rpm and then release the clutch slowly, the transmission would blurt out a loud sound.  The problem would come and go, but at some point, the noise would even come out at a level ground.  At the same time whenever we closed the doors a weird squeak will emit from the suspension.  We brought the car into Nissan Valley and complained, they said that ' the clutch problem couldn't be found and that it was only temporary'.

After the clutch gave way at the 20,000 mark, the aircon's thermal-computer device gave way at 22,500 kilometers.  Even if we set the temperature at a low 21 degrees Celsius, the car would tend to be sweaty hot and humid, as if the car was letting out warm dog breath rather than a cool breeze.  Worse of all, even if we tell the car to set the fan to the main vents, it would change the setting, putting them all at our feet.  The aircon was going crazy and we had to bring it in again!  The result: a month of wait and they replaced the computer device.