UK Prime Minister David Cameron has purchased an used Nissan Micra for ₤ 1,495 ($2,165) for his wife Samantha. Mr Cameron purchased the blue, 2004 Micra from a used-car dealer in his constituency, the Witney Used Automobile Centre located in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.
The firm’s owner Iain Harris stated: “I got a call on Friday night to say that the Prime Minister was on his way round to look at one of our cars. I thought it was one of my mates, winding me up.”
Harris continued, “I couldn’t believe it when he turned up. He spent about half an hour looking the car over. He said it had to be something made in the UK. I joked that he wouldn’t want a red car.”
Mr Harris, says that Cameron didn’t take a look at any other cars, and stated that he was looking for a runabout for his wife.
Mr Cameron returned to the dealership on Saturday morning and spent for the five-door hatchback completely utilizing a card, prior to driving off along with his security detail following in his wake.
It is a Mark 3 Micra, which was manufactured from 2002 to 2010. It is identified from other Micras by the headlights being embedded in the top of the wings, in addition to its tall body.
3- and 5-door hatchbacks were the essential of the variety, although this generation of Micra was likewise offered as a convertible.
Advertisement of the used Nissan Micra, that Cameron Purchased
It was revealed at the Paris motor show during October 2002 and soon went on sale throughout Europe.
In addition to a diesel, it was offered with 1.2- and 1.4-litre petrol engines. The new Cameron automobile has a 1.2-litre engine as well as a five-speed handbook gearbox.
Report further includes that Cameron is more used to being driven around in a ₤ 200,000 ($289,585) Jaguar XJ that has actually been thoroughly customized and armoured to protect from terror attacks.
