2002 Renault Scenic 1.6 LPG
Summary:
Reliable and suitable for short distances
Faults:
Spark plug (known issue, easy to replace).
And now the timing belt.
General Comments:
I drove it for 60.000 km and it never let me down once. Except for the time when the spark plug blew and it started to make a lot of noise and shake. Luckily I could still drive and my dealer knew the issue (it cost me 60 euro). While other dealers along the road told me prices up to 1500 euro when seeing the car!
Now the timing belt has a problem, which makes me doubt if I will still spend the money, because I would prefer a car that is more relaxed to drive on long distances, like my previous 2002 Volkswagen Passat (which unfortunately has a very poor automatic gear box, as do the Volkswagen Golfs of that period).
Otherwise, the car is very practical, easy to remove the seats, you can transport so many things. And many (also hidden) storage compartments!
Back support of the seats isn't good for me, even with the built in extra support.
Fuel: 9-10 liters LPG per 100km, on petrol +-7,5 liters.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 24th January, 2018
2nd Apr 2008, 15:31
I can't imagine how you can find this car uncomfortable. We've driven 500 miles (800 km) in a day on many occasions in ours and felt fine.
Starting the car is easy - the dash tells you "PRESS CLUTCH AND START, OR PRESS BRAKE AND START" in big, fluorescent blue green upper case text. How much easier do you want it? How did you cope with the clutch pedal and gearlever, if you struggled with this? I agree the radio operation is hateful though!
The fuel gauge has little bars that disappear as the fuel level drops, and then bleeps at you and blinks orange when low. Just like every other digi-dash in the history of time. You can also select a mode on the fuel computer to tell you, in the same big, fluorescent upper case text exactly how many miles you have left at your current average fuel consumption. I don't think it's the car that's "especially dumb"
We've had no problems with our key card in 3 years and it works fine. I agree, the unlabelled buttons are a pain though, and I also agree on the oversensitive brakes.
The indicator telltales are easy to spot, and the clicking noise is no less prominent than in 99% of the other cars on the road today.
You didn't like the car - fine, and you made that very clear, but why write a "review" on here slagging it off?