laguna 1.6rt 1999 with 100000 miles

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Sun 31 Oct 2004 12:50
laguna 1.6rt 1999 with 100000 miles - johnboy1967
local garage selling this vehicle with fsh and new timing belt and 1years mot for £1895.anybody got any advice on things to look for or any trouble which may come in the near future.looking to get a bigger car again and only do around 2000 miles a year.
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Sun 31 Oct 2004 13:10
laguna 1.6rt 1999 with 100000 miles - Martin Wall
Sorry to 'rain on your parade' but

From the 'Car-by-Car Breakdown' on the left:

"But so many problems likely I can't recommend the Laguna 1 as a second-hand buy."

"Look for leaking power steering on all Lagunas. Check for 'clonking' from wear in front anti-roll bar bushes. 2.2 litre diesels could have been cabbed and clocked. Check tyres for uneven wear denoting crash damage, suspension damage or simple misalignment. Check automatic transmission fluid for signs of overheating (will be black instead of dark red). Need cambelt changes every 35,000-40,000 miles (ex-fleet cars may be on borrowed time). Try to feel the brake discs as these may need replacing. If aircon fitted, make sure it blows cold. Fishy smell inside and condensation on screen usually indicates failure of heater matrix, many of which were poorly made. Damp under carpets may be due to this or failed damp-proof membranes inside doors. Make sure keyfob transmitter was replaced under free recall. Pulling to one side or the other may be due to failing front coil springs. Make sure bonnet opens as cable from one side catch to the other is prone to snapping and costs £150 to fix. On the V6, Renault advises a timing belt, tensioner and waterpump change before 5 years or 73k miles and quote £1,058 for the job, so beware 3.0V6s on which this hasn't been done."

A Mondeo sounds like a better buy...
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