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• 03 Laguna repair - opinions needed 13 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My wife's been having problems with her 2003 Renault Laguna 1.6 petrol in the past week or so. She was out doing some shopping last Friday week when the car refused to start back up. She reckons it was running extremely 'growly' prior to parking it.
• Nissan Almera: manual or automatic? 4 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  . :) There's just a few things I haven't decided on about the Almera. 1) I like automatics, because they encourage a more relaxed driving style, and I'm tempted to get one because there seems to be a reasonable choice available at a resaonable price -- but is it a reliable auto box? I know that the usual advice is to avoid Ford and Renault autos, but is the Nissan auto likely to be reasonably reliable for a vehicle I intend to keep for about 100,000 miles over 10 years? 2) 1.5 or 1.8? The automatic only comes with the 1.8 litre engine, but if I don't go for auto there is the choice of the 1.5.
• New Almera for under £6k - no brainer? 12 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  , Elec windows, 3 year G/Tee, a Euro NCAP rating of 4 stars (against I seem to remember 2 for the 'old' style Fiesta - ask 'Renault Family' if Stars are important......), plus a few other bits and bobs (CD player for example)..... This seems hard to resist. So £5,949 - £2,300 private sale on the Ford = £3,649 to find. Recently sold house and moving to East Sussex (wife to do School run with 5 yr old daughter every day ((no choice - sorry)).
• Advice/input re 75 buying decision 23 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I'm also wondering whether or not I should hold off till the new year to let used Rover prices ease. I have a Renault Clio dci Dynamique to trade in, to which I had added an alarm and climate control as options. It's eleven months old with 7100 miles, and I think waiting till the new year might actually increase my cost to change as depreciation on the Rover now won't be as steep as it will be on the Clio.
• Grand Scenic - full review. 3 May 2007 (Forum)
  There's an intermittent squeak from somewhere down in the driver's footwell and another from the load area, but they're not intrusive. Build quality in comparison to the Renaults of yesteryear is in a different league, although it somehow doesn't feel as robust as the Mondeo, despite nicer touchy feely plastics. This is just gut feeling though, and I have no evidence to back it up.
• Nissan Micra/Fiesta/Peugeot - Used cars 24 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  (Recently been told high mileage doesn't necessarily mean that it's a nail as long as it's got good MOT history (absolutely love the MOT checker on the web) Love fords as easy to get parts for but Father in law has had issues with every ford he's had (mainly focus and mondeo (coil packs, munching oil etc) Love pugs too but would prefer diesel although diesels are like rocking horse crap to get hold of. Same with fiestas Micra-heard Nissan are great makes BUT since Renault got involved, loads of issues with electrics? Told K11 best model but as I said, don't want a matchbox on wheels. Not bothered about number of doors as coped perfectly well with 3 doors on polo. Must be cheap on insurance (polo was group 4, paid 72 a month which as a new driver isn't bad) I know used cars are always going to be a gamble and would rather stick to the makes I know (mentioned above) but don't want to end up with another problem.
• Ford Fiesta - Disappointing new models 23 Jul 2017 (Forum)
    It was replaced by a car which was considerably larger, less interesting to look at and it came nowhere close to being the sales success of the older car - the original regularly sold over 100K per year, the new model only once managed to sell into six figures. Others?  Ford Ka.  Fiat Punto (Mark 1 to Mark 2).  Renault Twingo (Mark 1 to Mark 2).  Nissan Micra (Mark 3 to Mark 4).  I could go on. Let's get the discussion going.  I am sure there are a lot of opinions on the matter.
• Volkswagen Golf - Help a young female buy a Golf please! 18 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Car dealers spot me, see me coming and add an extra £1000 on, no doubt. When I was 18 I bought a Renault Clio (used) 1.2 for £6,000. Plus £2,000 for the privilege of a finance option. I didn't even query it - I just walked in and signed on the dotted line. Many years later, after finally paying it off and being in a good financial position, I'm looking to upgrade.
• Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 3-Door 1.9 CDTi Design - Buy A Vauxhall Astra 17 Jul 2013 (Forum)
    Not naming names who the dealership is but on their website it states :One of the Midlands largest independently owned, family run car Dealer Groups. And they sell Nissan, Renault, Dacia, Peugeot, Suzuki, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Citroen .   Oh yes I forgot to say the original sales man said he could knock off £500 from the £6,995 if I wanted the car even though It was not part of his stock ....
• SAAB 9-3 1.8T Vector Sport vs Toyota Avensis 1.8 - feedback requested on reliability and drive 24 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Also comments on this forum are more -ive than +ive, with general feedback indicating that their reliability is on par with Renaults and that the AA men are very familiar with attending this car. Also HJ's CBCB on the Vectra states that even the petrol vectra's have Dual Mass Flywheels. Any idea if petrol Saabs have DMFs?
• Repairing cars in this recession. 5 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Quick strip down, decoke, regrind valves and new valve stem seals, possibly re-ring and shell if needed, £thousands reduced to £hundreds. Last set of diesel injectors i had overhauled for £40 the lot (Renault 21), seems almost a lifetime now, and the costs i hear of similar work runs to ridiculous figures. Obviously the newer computerised everything cars will be almost impossible to fix without the use and knowledge of very complex equipment, will we see a renewed demand for those superb easy to work on a well designed cars of 80's/90's, carina/corolla/primera/cavalier/405/loads more contenders.
• Volvo S40 5th Gear Problems 20 May 2007 (Forum)
  also i have changed the gearbox oil and refilled with 3.5 litres of comma ep75-80w which is the correct spec, there were no traces of metal in th old oil. and i have checked the engine.gearbox mountings as best i can by rocking the engine, and also revving it when stationary and can't find any excessive movement. and as it's a renault box ive had the gearbox carter of the end and double checked the torque of the nut on the 5th gear cluster which is fine although ill be fitting a new nut anyway tomorrow but this is a known problem with this gearbox so i checked it anyway.
• Japanese versus the rest. 21 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  (Note I said owners rather than drivers - if your company is paying the bill I can quite see that you'll choose the one *you* want to drive rather than worry about the bills). We have a Yaris AND a Maestro so have a foot in each camp. I've had Renaults, Fords, Peugeots, Rovers.....so don't have an axe to grind but given that you can now get a Jap. to suit all tastes ie. Lexus instead of BMW or Merc. Micra/Yaris instead of Corsa/Pug 206. Landcruiser/Nissan X.Trail instead of Disco/Freelander.
• Hyundai i20 1.2SE - Experience 9 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  However in my experience I found that the excellent warranty wasn't worth the paper it was printed on. Have owned various Fords, Nissans, VW, Renaults (over 32 years) and this is the only car to give any significant trouble. Looking around online I see various people have the same issues with i10 and i20 clutches and despite the replacement of clutches and flywheels, the problems persist with these cars.
• Peugeot RCZ 1.THP - Main dealer used car warranty, wear & tear 7 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  As the car I wanted ha to be low miles and a certain spec, bought from this dealer who belongs to another Marque, main dealer. The 1.6THP is used in BMW's as well as Renaults I think and had a reputation for the timing chain to fail. I noted a slight rattle from the engine about 2 months ago, ie when we had the car 8 months.   I'm the second owner,  the car has full Peugeot service history and I had it service through Peugeot a couple of months ago, the 5th service at about 17700 miles.
• Any - Cars for tall people (6' 4")? - and my experience. 26 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  I'm 6 foot 4 inches tall and 16 stone. The (small) cars I've owned in the past have been a 1994 Ford Fiesta, 2000 Renault Clio, and other slightly larger cars. I had the Fiesta and Clio for a couple of years each with no problems. I have owned my current Corsa for two years and from about three months after purchasing it I started to have problems with my right knee, at first I put it down to someone done at the gym but it soon dawned on me that it is the car so it's time to get something different - I would've got rid of it sooner but it's so cheap to run.
• Auris Hybrid HSD - Auris HSD-older avg mileage or newer high mileage 2 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I am looking to replace my 2001 Renault Clio and was looking at 3-4 year old Auris Hybrids. My local Toyota dealer currently has a couple of Auris Hybrids that are within or near my price range: - 2010 T-Sprit with Sat-nav, 4,500 miles above the average for the age, Silver, £8,999 (12 months warranty, the MOT & tax expired 3 months ago so I'm guessing it's been sitting on their forecourt for that time & the battery had gone flat when I had a look at it.
• MX5 MK3 / 3.5 - MX5 MK3 / 3.5 Bike rack / tow bar ? 22 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hi HJ Forum folks, we’re considering a 2.0 Mazda MX 5 tin top, circa 2010 – 2012 as our second car, so something a bit different to our main car which is a Nissan 350z engined Renault   Grand Espace Initiale.  We really want to be able to occasionally carry 2 road bikes with the MX 5.
• Civic, Focus, Astra - Advice on car to handle commuting to new job 15 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  That seems to be a simillar story for a Focus or Mazda 3 (in each case, petrol of course is younger or less miles, but I think the mileage (maybe 20k a year) satisfies a diesel...) . On the other hand, for the same money, it seems like I could have a much younger Astra or Renault or Peugeot (2010/2011 or even younger with less than 30k on the clock). Golf's, A3s and 1 series might be nice but would need an even bigger hit on miles and age than the Civic or Focus and I think they really are just cash for prestige (and maybe it's just me, but the Golf seems really dull and uninteresting these days...)
• I LEASE FROM MOTABILITY BUT I WANT TO BUY NOW 14 Sep 2012 (Forum)
    I have concidered buying a much older car and hope that it is resonably reliable, I am thinking maybe something with a very high seat to make it easy to get in and out, range rover, or something simular with a very high entrance and plenty of leg room and comfort is very importent. I drive a renault grand scenic at the moment, and although it is smooth & economicle it is no longer really that suitable with regards to getting in & out...It was at the time the very best I could choose with my given budget and that was also suitable for my needs I am quite aware of most the cars available on the scheme and quite a few are very suitable, It is the A/P That is now making me think about moving on to pastures new...