Compared with with 20 years ago most cars are good. So yes, they decided God was still on their side because nobody got hurt. My own personal car is a 2003 (Back before the environment mattered) Volvo S40 2.0 litre petrol. If you mean not going so quickly that you are potentially unable to stop then you're right. How did they miss them? * - not quite so quick at coming down, I note. The Renault Captur (Dynamique MediaNav dCi 90, to give it its full name) is the kind of car people who buy them describe as easy to drive. Likewise if you want to carry things around a van isn't always the best choice. ", unleaded was very sensitive to price rises(*) while diesel seemed to lag a bit. Now try to go around a badly designed roundabout in the wrong gear in, say, a Micra, and then things do get thrilling -- will it oversteer at the wrong time or will it understeer? ^^; The Clio V6 was an interesting car, caught out Audi as well! 70 mph you'll get terrible fuel economy. If your car has a big heavy diesel engine in the front and is front wheel drive with skinny tyres, you are more likely to continue in the direction that you were going in before you moved the steering wheel than if you are in a light car with four-wheel drive, active differentials, and the ability to brake wheels individually or send power to where it's needed. We don't have a monopoly on mental petrol-heads in the UK, there's a lot of them elsewhere as well :). And anyway, if one wants a thrill out of drving then I suggest that one can get a thrill out of any vehicle given the circumstances or the road. But my space shuttle Haynes manual is still giving value for money :-)a, "has anybody else noticed that the Haynes manuals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be?". I hate overtaking on the left. It will be 900 down, and 239 per month for 3 years, then pay balloon payment of 9000 or hand it back. Easy to drive means "easy to drive". If driving the car from the engine is even 1% more efficient than driving it from an engine-charged battery, then the design should really only allow for charging via regenerative braking (that literally is free energy, since you want to lose the kinetic energy anyway, you might as well get some use out of it). Forum for Renault owners and fans share your driving experience, reviews, common problems, and solutions. If you can be sure of driving mostly on motorways at unsocial hours your Diesel may have an advantage, but my experience is that in mixed real world traffic conditions the Prius uses less fuel. WebThe 2016 Renault Captur has the most overall complaints, & we also rate 2016 as the worst model year ranked on several factors such as repair cost & average mileage when Where the Clio city car on which the Captur is based is supple and controlled, the high-rider feels wooden and clumsy by comparison. Das ist jetzt 2 Jahre her. "I feel inclined to point out that, since you drive on the other side of the road, having the bonnet release there is perfectly logical. You certainly notice a lack of rear leg room then, you want as much space as possible between your seat back and the back seat in those circumstances. Jan 20, 2020. by SJG. My 2017 Captur has been at the dealership MULTIPLE times due to radio not switching off.radio sound not coming on, phone hands free not working, satnav guidance not working, audio warnings for backup and parking sensors not working. That's the people who have a "JESUS SAVES" sticker on the bumper. This from the country that insists you carry a spare bulb kit so you can change them by the side of the road. Follow Forum Create Post Renault Captur. A 5 month old in fact. That isn't safe if you brake hard. I wouldn't recommend a diesel-engined car to anyone with small children just on health grounds; in terms of value they're beginning to look like a risky purchase for anyone. For me though, the biggest crime is that this journo was driving this car while blind . that can be the only explanation for describing this assault on the eyes as good looking. We should petition the AA / RAC to hassle NCAP into downgrading the safety rating of any car where the light bulbs can't be changed at the side of the road using tools supplied with the car. Strange, I thought Atomic were an Austrian company. Renault spokeswoman Emily Fadeyev says: "At this time the diesel Captur isn't on the plan for Renault Australia.". I have always maintained that was a crucial difference between the French and British car markets and explained why boring diesels had captured the French market years before they did in Britain. It once went to the station with a full load on an iced road, when we were the only vehicle moving for miles, and in FWD it was perfectly controllable. To be absolutely fair though, generally their favourite cars were other nationalities e.g. Unfortunately this last example is one of the worst things about the motor industry. I can see things from both sides - I'm a bit of a petrol head, having owned Porsches and until recently a 3.0l Quattro A5. You can still get Panda 4x4s. In reality on the motorway the economy was terrible and they'd have been better off getting something with a 2l Diesel. Assuming a Haynes manual for your car exists at all. :-). If you got out of shape it usually wasn't fatally so. at least you HAVE an option for a tight, efficient diesel motor. I spend a good part of my life on the stretch of the M1 between junctions 2 and 6. Are you affected? Some problems will only occur after many years of operation, others are related to technical solutions and forced the manufacturer to issue a recall. Some problems will only occur after many years of operation, others are related to technical solutions and forced the manufacturer on my Wifes Megane 1.5 replacing the headlight bulbs entails jacking up the car, removing the front wheel and then reaching through an access panel that can barely accommodate my hand. It's not about good car/bad car. > If you knew you were driving a torqueless car why did you try to overtake. My 2.0t produces 240 bhp and 320nm and yet has better fuel efficiency than bigger engined (but lower powered) cars from the 90s when I passed my test. I thought France still levied a tax on diesel, albeit not as large as UK tax. Be fun to watch. It just depends what people want and everyone is different. And how many young families have kids over six foot that would find the rear leg room cramped - very few I would imagine. ***, And winters really seem to have gone downhill as well. Dont forget, either, the Hyundai Kona, Nissan Juke and the Mazda CX-3. It's all good over in Germany if you want to vote green, and perhaps shut down all those nuclear power plants and get into the recycling bandwagon and stuff. it has one of those proximity cards instead of a key. And corners like a ship. The rear seats could be stripped out in minutes to turn it into the van it really was - perfect for when the kids need a new bedroom suite from the local DIY store. The solution was to encroach on the right hand side wheel arch. Ok, nobody would have wanted an 80286 if he had known what that was Obviously Jesus didn't save these people's driving skills. Not adapting your cars to LHD and RHD markets is being lazy, nothing more nothing less. Even our version of the Smart got no oil-burner and barely gives 40mpg. Then there's the engine management control unit, I hate them with a passion. Apart from that, what was so bad about the PS/1 except its eye-popping price (which was expected since you bought the IBM sticker actually, not the machine underneath). Given the EU's stance on things that consume energy I suspect that in the not too distant future the EU will prohibit the sale of new cars with engines producing more than 90bhp. Atomic are from Salzburg, Austria, and their skis are (mostly) made in-situ. I once reviewed the IBM PS/1 and was more than a little disappointed. After all, its a Renault, therefore it is French! Do all my own servicing, and have done for last 5 years. All rights reserved 19982023, Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Business Transformation, Renault Captur: Nobody who knows about cars will buy this. Not a member of The Register? Certainly into the 90's they were still making them differently in each factory, so for example - on my late 80's model, there were seven different exhaust layouts and 140(ish) different carb/fuel injection systems being used; more than once I was told a part didnt exist - even while I was stood there with the oily old part on the counter in front of them!!! "It took half an hour to find the bonnet (hood) release, passenger side? I have no idea how they even got the engine in it, probably from underneath. A software upgrade will not affect the oil usage of the car. Won't buy another Renault or any other car for that matter where you have to remove the battery to change a head lightbulb. Felt solid enough with doors having a solid thud when closing. Clutch-packs and the dual-mass flywheel have all been found to be wanting in this transmission. Bad news for you, sadly. I've also driven the clio with the same engine. This isn't Hot Rod magazine. Also, we hold onto our cars for a long time - one car is 17 years old, another is 11 years old. general guide only and should not be relied upon as bespoke advice. They also had a nasty habit of raiding the old parts bin if they ran out of the correct component; no one could identify the starter motor on mine when it died, until one of the older mechanics recognised it as coming from the Renault 4!!!! In any case, it would also be wise to sample the Japanese and South Korean contenders at this end of the market, too, as there are some interesting offerings there as well. A lot of cars we looked at had crap legroom in the back and while it's tempting to say that kids won't care, in reality it made a huge difference, at least for us. As I recall, it was around a 2002/2003 and he found on one MOT that to change the headlight bulb required the removal of the entire front bumper! Thats particularly true for shorter folk who have trouble looking over the wheel at the instruments. But after reaching a certain speed, the performance of the engine will drop due to blockage of increasing exhaust **** And has anybody else noticed that the Haynes manuals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be? There are always compromises to make: a Ferrari is only a great car if you don't need to carry more than one passenger and can afford to buy and maintain one. 3: Tajmahal777: 325: 30th September 2022 - 21:07 Forum Renault Romania - Renault Club Romania. Ordered on 27-Feb-2014, delivered on 16-July-2014 (20 week wait). Of course it will never compare to the kinds of cars I had previously - the A5 and Porsches comfortablye did 0-62 in under 6 seconds, were electronically limited to 155mph and cornered like they were on rails, whereas the truck does 0-62*. Suddenly there was a strange noise, and I realised that the engine had only just come on to charge the battery. Well, you sure WILL need a special license for it and cops can show up announced to check your garage for "non-licensed items". I own an 1.0TSi Audi A3 (0-62, 9.6secs) so have no axe to grind. A term mentioned by James May, basically very polite driving. The point is, if reviews don't give you a clue about performance, you don't realise how much trouble you are in until you are neck deep in a Lola Pootling around is exactly all you are going to do in this: it's a school run car, with trips to the hairdresser and Tesco and dogwalking thrown in. The car is plastered in Eco badges. All non-English texts are machine translated. I too would suggest to see if there is a software update. Fitting three adults abreast will be a squeeze just like in any other small SUV. Still my Jazz is getting a bit long in the tooth and mileage is now building so I need something to think about as a replacement. I've been impressed with my 02 plate Civic 1.6s petrol, 220k miles, still going strong. But maybe we're the only ones with kids who decided to start with a baby ;-). The manufacturers don't claim the MPG figures, they're the real result of standard EU tests. The more grip that is available, the harder the brakes are able to work. The Rapid Alert System enables quick exchange of information between 31 European countries and the European Commission about dangerous non-food products posing a risk to the health and safety of consumers. Most cars these days do not communicate. I'm inclined to think he reviewed this car because Renault were willing to let him. "I agree about Renaults being a dog to work on, I made the mistake of buying an old one once; but unless they have completely changed ..". Now, almost 20 years later, 70 to 80% of private cars use diesel and health problems have proven what the consequences of the decision are. I thought France still levied a tax on diesel, albeit not as large as UK tax. That's the problem with underpowered cars. "I hate overtaking on the left. 1. The Panda 4x4 was, and probably still is, excellent for getting around rural Somerset. Be prepared for expensive spare parts and dealers that often appear to be inept at diagnosing problems. I pointed out that my 'German' car was built in Portugal - at which point his rant changed to fits of laughter and derogatory descriptions of Hispanic working practices. Indeed, Renault did that with the Kangoo.. When I see a bumper sticker that says: "God is my co-pilot", I generally suggest to the driver that they allow Jesus to drive. My neighbour had a people carrier thing (can't remember which model off-hand) by Renault. Here's what to look out for and buy smart, Get to know the personalities behind the team every week, The most interesting hints of what's to come. I know bugger all about cars, I see them as a tool nothing more or nothing less. So now I have a truck. BIK was great and the fuel economy figures looked great. You get a much better price than cash because of the deposit contribution (and I've asked for that when enquiring about cash). You also see far less sports cars such as the Mazda Miata or BMW Z3 or Z4. But nobody is going to query whether you *really* need a car engine with more power than that on a 52-seat passenger bus. Generally, all cars are capable of doing that. Couldn't believe it, don't the Germans have a law saying you have to carry replacement bulbs? That won't suit everyone, of course. A few. Faults & Problems | Renault Captur Forums Home Forums Captur Technical Faults & Problems Filters 1 2 3 47 Next J R Link Fault/ replacement Others by the same manufacturer vary from big upright sports car, to slow and ponderous and not sure what lane it wants to be in, via 2CV levels of roll. check the oil level in the engine regularly, the Mazda CX-3, Honda HR-V and Renault Captur, Mazda CX-3 that looks like the pick of the litter. Says it all really, Renault = poor quality. Apparently this was not an issue in France. In case of discrepancies, the English version will prevail. If wife is sitting in the back then the front passenger seat can be slid forward for more legroom on that side. I speak as an unhappy Nissan/Renault owner who has enjoyed the flimsy products that this alliance has gifted to Nissan (who were once reliable, but never had a name for durability in the first place). That's 0,20 a litre extra, thank you! Calls to violence, incitement to national, racial, or religious hatred. What's been recalled and why. We bought cars with enough rear legroom that we didn't have to replace them as our kids grew up. Seriously it did not have many redeeming features. For them, it seems, the priority is "looking good" over actually enjoying the driving experience. No idea if that's true or not, but as a certified agnostic I find that to be quite a beautiful image. @HarryB Damn it, you got there before me. And the manufacturers of obscenely overpowered cars? Come join the discussion about performance, purchasing, reviews, modifications, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more! You'll get an email notification as soon as your report is checked. , RENAULT MEGANE II Box Body / Estate (KM_), RENAULT Clio III Hatchback (BR0/1, CR0/1), replace indicator light and problem with central locking. Even so it achieved a staggering 29mpg! However, the bonnet release catch is on the driver side in my car despite the steering wheel being on the opposite side of where it would be in Germany. To be fair to Renault, and having owned one I'm not usually inclined to be so, most modern cars are absolute buggers to fix yourself. If you wish to know more about eventual problems of a specific car (e.g. I would thought for a lot of people having a car boy racers wouldn't steal is a positive advantage. If you knew you were driving a torqueless car why did you try to overtake a truck going uphill on a motorway on a windy day? Makes you wonder whether the car companies are taking the piss or the pound has really been made that worthless over the last few years. Our automotive experts are here to help, If you're wondering, we've probably got the answer. Is it safe? Part of the same group that Suunto and Salomon belong to. Anyone who isn't already going a noticeable amount faster than the vehicle ahead shouldn't be in the lane to the right failing to pass it. for all it's ruggedness, boy is it awful in snow. Seriously, would you trust a Reg hack with anything they could do serious damage in? It's got bags of style (a personal thing I know). Also, sin taxes on any unconventional improvements. "Pootling around is exactly all you are going to do in this: it's a school run car, with trips to the hairdresser and Tesco and dogwalking thrown in.". I'd have struck the little bugger with lightning for that. Any straight line road is dull after a while anyway; when I worked in Germany and tore up and down the autobahns in my three and a half litre white car at over 110mph and I found that thrill went. Some Tomme de Savoir? It's hard to recommend a car that would suit you without knowing more about what you want to do with it, but I would suggest you avoid sporty models, low-profile tyres, and consider an SUV such as a Mitsubishi ASX, Nissan Qashqai, or Renault Captur. They do tend to spend more hours being fixed than rolling down the road. Renault have a history of making bonkers cars; the Renault 17 Gordini, Renault 5 Turbo, the Espace F1 (who in their right mind puts an F1 engine into an Espace? If driving the car from an engine-charged battery is still 10% more efficient than just using the engine then hybrids are a (literal) no-brainer for fuel economy, and ICE only cars should be phased out. Or a 10 year old Rolls Royce if you're not worried about fuel economy? Of course, for the keen driver this means being able to corner well, but it also means being able to maintain control in a tricky situation. Jaguar, Lancia, BMW, Chevrolet, Nissan etc. The single most important safety item on any car is the tyres. And any Iso fix seat is very similar. It had lots of places to plug gadgets in, seatback trays for colouring books, snacks, etc. It's a car for people with young families, not a car for a tech-, speed- and power-focused reviewer. Was it the car's fault or yours? my Wifes Megane 1.5 replacing the headlight bulbs entails jacking up the car. Unsure of your car's maximum towing capacity? Feb 24, 2022 (Edited) Hello everyone, I am pushed to the wall with my Renault Captur 2014 1.5dCi. I'm currently ratting around in a Puma, which is hilarious on the backroads and capable on DC/motorway stuff, if a bit noisy. The reality is that "efficiency" is a nebulous thing anyway - an internal combustion engine is at maximum efficiency at full load and under normal day-to-day conditions it's more like 2% than the 35% theoretical maximum for an otto engine. really?". I also doubt that it would have passed them. I've no idea what this is doing in the Reg. "The good people at VW obviously took some care to make sure that they tried to make their cars as RHD friendly as possible at the design stage. "Still full of stupid, stupid, stupid Gallic ideas like headlamp bulbs that can only be changed by entirely removing the front bumper". You go to pull out past something on a duel carriage way - just feel like you're hitting the power band and then you hit the limiter - next thing you know you're avidly searching for gears. Clogged spray nozzles Clogged nozzles are often the reason why the windscreen washer system does not work Neither brakes nor lights were adequate, and it rolled like a tea clipper on the easiest of roundabouts or bends. ". Remember me on this computer? Shortly after I got the Prius I was stuck in traffic on the M6, and in three quarters of an hour made barely a quarter mile of progress. I thought at that point that if the marketing bods were so dumb, the car had to be. Maybe we reset to factory defaults, not sure, but disappointed even so, that it wasn't fully working. By the sounds of it, Renault does not (or didn't in the case of that car). You could very clearly tell it was french though as there wasn't, strictly speaking, enough room for both the engine and the 6 speed 'box. If it helps, we do get more liquid in our gallons. WRT bulb replacement: Recent EU design rules changes have outlawed that kind of thing for filiament bulb changes (they have to be able to be performed at the roadside with no tools). SJG; Jan 20, 2020; 0. If you put shitty 10 teflon tyres on then your grip levels are compromised, and braking and cornering (including swerving) will all be far below safe levels. In many situations, a safe speed is well below the posted limit, and is dependent on weather, traffic, road condition etc. And yet I see vast swathes of people at Les Vingt-quatre Heures du Mans every year, and a hell of a lot of them seem to be French; I always end up talking to people on nearby plots, and the natives:furriners ratio is pretty good, usually 50% of the closest 10 plots are French. Possible internal failure in the steering column motor control. Easier to get in and out of and better driving view. Come join the discussion about performance, purchasing, Tahoe blue and ivory 1.5DCI EDC. I'm not sure that's a demographic you should be targeting. Then there's the electrics. Whilst they were all great fun and the A5 could comfortably return 40mpg they each became impractical for me - kids being born, kids growing larger, hobbies meaning the need to carry more kit, changing jobs etc etc. After 6 years seems got faulty after the check from service center. The more pressing issue is the choice of SUV or hatch. > I once asked a group of French ski instructors why they all used "Atomic" skis. Beim ersten Mal wurde entrostet und neu lackiert auf Graratie . Why is this not being addressed!! Pootling around is fine if that is all you are ever going to do, but joining fast-moving traffic (as another example) from a short slip road is no picnic. Does it cost a bomb to run? However, the fault can often remain unresolved because the previous owner didnt know about the recall or ignored the manufacturers letter. Even the mid-engined Clio V6 was squarely aimed at the UK market and built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing, the second version actually being designed by Porsche. jack bailey; Jan 13, 2020; 0. "This has voice recognition but, like the engine, the processor is so underpowered it spends an age decoding what you have asked it.". Indeed, if you do see a sports car on French roads it is far more likely to have a GB plate than a French one. I'd keep the Jazz. These are the same people who when you ask what car is that, they say a red one. Why?? A shame they never went the whole hog and put a new Ford-style grille on it. Check to see if all of the potential problems with your Renault Captur have been resolved in the past. I am not remotely a fan of the Trax. Renault Captur Forums A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. The situation is slowly changing to equal tax/duty so the preference for diesels is diminishing. Jammed under the engine next to something very hot. Come join the discussion about performance, Come join the discussion about performance, purchasing, Methinks it's not so much lazy as a mixture of "who really cares" mixed with a VERY large dose of "it's cheaper that way". They didn't jar the spine when driving over anything thicker than a gnat and the noise was non-existent. Or spend half as much on a 2-to-3 year old Focus / Civic / Golf etc. A rarity these days. Then again, who listens to those idiots For those who live in France, there is a pretty reliable study made by a pediatrician (air sensors in prams), using an army of mother's to record air quality in a city in France. Bluetooth hookups work perfectly, the sat navs alright, the touch screen media panel is fine. RENAULT CAPTUR II (2019) DETACHMENT OF THE GLASS SUNROOF, RENAULT CAPTUR (2019) AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT, RENAULT CAPTUR (2018) THE SEATBELT BUCKLE FIXING BOLT, Fire risk with French vans; detached roof on older Mercedes (week 8/23), BMW 7 Series and I7: Airbag control unit failure, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The combination of light weight front end, high ration first gear and wide useless eco tyres made it get stuck in less than 3 inches of snow! Driven at normal speeds, i.e. Detailed advice for you - the tradie - on what car is right for you and your job, Looking for an answer? Best Renault in recent years, in terms of looks, was the Laguna coupe. "Cars may get more efficient, bit actually they are getting more powerful.". It's not just babies, as they get older, before they can sit with their feet on the floor then because of the shortness of their legs the legs stick out at an angle more or less perpendicular to the seat base. If one can't get a thrill out of driving that then perhaps you're driving it right and that will never do. Dear dear. All have their strengths and weaknesses, but all are worth short-listing. But it covers off my particular use cases splendidly - it's got five seats that grown ups can all comfortably occupy, has a decent almost car-like cabin with plenty of toys to keep me occupied on long trips and I can fit all manner of work and hobby related kit in the back. The bonnet is very thin and can be detn by a heavy hand, the wongs are plastic without reinforcement bars, the doors are thin metal without reinforcement bars, the bumpers are held on by plastic clips, the whole car is joke , its engine is over run and will collapse after 30K miles, the interior is cheap plastic and will break easily, once again held by plastic clips, there are alot of faults with this car and its not recommend as this car will not last , just a good looking car, but safety wise a nightmare. 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