Renault Laguna

[brianm]

We had one for sale in the car pool at work last year, 2002 age. It was up for £5500, had 112K on the clock. When we test drove it, (mate wanted it for a taxi), the clutch was slipping. A look through the service book showed it had had 2 changes before, one under warranty and one not. Also had severe steering pull, again common I'm told,m and no wipers.

He didn't buy it.    

Bri

[Spire]

As with any opinions on cars you always get against and for. I can only answer from experience I have had 3 Laguna's all Company cars so serviced correctly and I have never been to a garage other than a service. Done over 140,000 miles without any faults. Might add that I never picked them just ended up with them. Last year actually picked a new car again a Renault but this time a Grand Scenic not cool I know but dam practical especially for work.

[pistonbroke]

I think the general opinion is the earlier model Lagunas where better engineered .had a good reputation which has carried the mark through !

Seems the newer models suffer from more than ther fair share of nigging problems .

[GWatson]

The Laguna diesels have apparently also had other problems as well. There was a discussion on Blatchat in January where turbos and gearboxes had also given real probems to several contributors to the thread.

I started that thread. Trust me don't do it....they are nothing byt trouble, shame because the estates are nice looking cars...

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[Guest]

if I were you I'd be looking at a late phase 2 model rather than a phase 3, I worked on Renaults for 14yrs at a main dealer, the phase 3 electrics/electronics are something else, of the more common faults to hit diesel engines were water pumps going and shredding the cambelt causing bent valves and broken rockers, and injectors going out of calibration (although the parameters can be widened to to stop this occuring) Tyre pressure monitoring system was also a bit tempramental but the parameters can also be widened to help with that. IMHO get hold of tha late phase 2 with the volvo engine