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Having become a owner 0f a 2002 laguna 1.9dc1 estate three months ago I thought all these stories about faults with Renault were exaggerated .I can confirm they are not ,some faults with the ECU warning lights Renault could not cure. I have owned many cars and you expect some problems but but Renault come top of the league never again will I utter the the name .I have bought a Primera 2004 2.2 sve diesel direct from the lease company and luckily offloaded the Laguna into the trade my contact there says I was lucky it was a diesel because he cannot find dealers who will take petrols at any price.It may have been a bad motor or I was just unlucky but judging by other posts in this forum and others I think not .Renault Laguna R.I.P.
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We bought my wife's 98 Clio with just 4000 miles on the clock, it has been great. Perhaps the Laguna II's dont have the best reputaion though dont walk out of the the orchard over one bad apple.
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Unfortunately your Laguna dates from the period when they had some problems, by 2003 many of these were sorted. I have met a number of people who have had 2003 on Lagunas and have been pleased with them.
We are on our fifth Renault (and a sixth will be joining us in a few weeks) and apart from a few minor things have been well pleased with them. They are not perfect but overall good cars. Build quality on the latest models is hugely improved.
What I have experienced is that the quality of the dealers can vary - although I suspect this applies to most, if not all, makes. When I lived in a different part of the UK, the Renault dealer there wasn't nearly so good as the one I use now. My local dealer is brilliant, on the occasion when I have had a problem, the fault has been diagnosed and fixed quickly.
I would have liked to take your Laguna to my local dealer, I bet they would have sorted the problems out.
Good luck with the new car. I guess we won't be seeing you over at RenaultForums so much now...
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Here's the rotten pear as well then,
The Laguna I have the misfortune of running also has faults that can't be cured by the dealer,a lack of reliability I thought only existed very long ago and appears to be falling to bits inside
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I would not have crashed in anything else. It did everything it says on the tin.
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Over the last few months I have noticed that around 70% of newish cars broken down by the side of the roads, are Renault Lagunas.
TVM, I reckon you were fairly unlucky that yours happened to be moving, thus creating the opportunity for you to prang it ;)
I jest because I know you came out of the accident OK.
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TVM, I reckon you were fairly unlucky that yours happened to be moving, thus creating the opportunity for you to prang it ;)
Ho Ho !
I remember driving a rented one of these soon after they came out. I thought it was pretty good.........
Never mind new 535 arrives Friday, I've given myself the day off to enjoy.
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"Over the last few months I have noticed that around 70% of newish cars broken down by the side of the roads, are Renault Lagunas."
Well the funny thing is of all the newish cars I have seen broken down by the side of the road in the last 3 years, 1 has been a laguna. That makes it about 2%
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In an idle moment, just before going to bed, I just totted up how many miles my seven Renaults did between them (approx.) -
20 TS 50,000
18 GTX est 60,000
18 GTX est 75,000
21 Savanna 40,000 (changed job)
Espace 125,000
Safrane 120,000
Laguna V6 100,000
Total 570,000
No major problems and very few minor ones. Why? Brilliant dealer (Cross Roads in Oxfordshire). Why no longer? This job has more salary and no car, so I buy my own. Because too many people have experiences like Andy's, Renaults, especially the big ones, don't hold their value.
Renault need to make their cars less vulnerable (the Japanese have managed it, including their sister company Nissan), and also to ensure their dealers all reach the same high standard.
Fewer gimmicks might help. At no point have I ever bemoaned my Audi's lack of keyless entry, a separate starter button or electronic handbrake.
The Laguna took us faithfully all round the north of Scotland with 70,000 + miles up. I don't like to imagine being stranded somewhere up there, miles from anywhere and the mobile out of range, and a Microsoft-like error message coming from the car's electronics.....
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"I have bought a Primera 2004 2.2 sve diesel"
Get yourself a trade diesel acount then, compared to the laguna this thing is going to seem like an alcoholic on an england football tour.
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I occasionally accept a lift home by a pal whose wife picks him up from our club at closing time - their mode of transport was a 2002 Renault Laguna Estate and they liked it.
However, for me there was very little head or foot room in the back and it felt very cramped.
One day they asked me what I thought about the Renault and what I thought should be its replacement. I won't repeat what I said about the Renault (I was quite kind actually) only suggesting something from the VW Group but, a fortnight ago, my friend's wife arrived to pick us up in an Audi...:-)
Both commented on the way home that they had been very taken with the build quality of the Audi and felt that it would serve them for many years to come.
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