Dont get me started on Athens taxis, honeymooned there and stayed just outside of town in Glyfada, all in all did about ten taxi trips, only one was bang on what it said on the meter, a pleasant young chap who was obviously new, he got a big tip.
One driver tried to charge us five times what was on the meter, sent the wife out of the cab into hotel, I ranted for what seemed like a very long time, he was having none of it, so I threw what it said on the meter at him and exited the cab.
Must have worked as he just drove off.
Athens has been the worst place I have experienced for rip off taxis and I have travelled on business all over Turkey, Italy, Spain and numerous places in the Far East where I was expecting to be ripped off terribly, never had anything even near the hassle I had in Athens.

Hang on now I think about it, Heathrow black cabs can be complete horrors.

Rant over.


CBG

I too believe that no damage will be caused, unless the engine is neglected and or worn out, with rattling bearings or maybe a cambelt that should have been changed and hasn't been.

IIRC for many years, and maybe still there, in MOT testing stations there was a warning notice to owners of diesel cars notifying them of the severity of the diesel engine smoke test, and to be sure that the cam belt wasn't on its last legs.

If you think about it diesels have always, until recent years had to be thrashed right up to the limiter to get any sort of performance out of them, this low speed turbocharged power is a relatively new thing in car diesels, though has been the case for more years in commercials of course.

My first diesel cars without turbo's had to be caned mercilessly once warm to get any sort of progress.

99% of white vans for example (think builders transits) are thrashed to the absolute limilts, but seldom blow up. Couldn't you just cringe sometimes at the roaring sound as a tranny van goes blasting away from the lights.

Thats why the rev limiter is fitted to the fuel pump, if it can't stand a couple of minutes on the limiter at the MOT station, then its had it IMO.

Unless you have deep pockets, don't buy it.

I have low mileage 03 espace, father in law has 05 scenic both have had many problems with EGR etc.

Mine ran at full throttle on it's own engine oil - cracked inlet manifold is a common fault.

Find a good independent garage and use them for repairs and servicing it will save you a lot of money with better results. Don't think Renault will go straight to a fault, they do it the same way as an independent - by informed guesswork.

Most cars run a bit on the cool side, some very. Perhaps modern cooling systems are more efficient than they used to be, and cars now run as warm as they should, but I slightly doubt it. It could well be that these hot conditions, meaning faster warm-up and warmer running at speed on a light throttle, is actually better for engines than temperate weather. Anyway America and Japan, as well as Italy, France and Spain, regularly suffer high temperatures.