2001 Renault Kangoo RXE 1.9 diesel turbo
Summary:
Best car I've ever owned, cheap and cheerful
Faults:
Year 1: stuck turbo valve, dealer repaired under warranty. 15000 miles this year.
Year 2: No Faults, Tires replaced due to wear.
Put car in for service at Renault dealer and ended up driving for 3 miles before discovering there was no oil whatsoever in the engine, dealer forgot to fill it back up after service!!! 15000 this year.
Year 3: Front Driver speaker blown, CD Player/Radio has a lot of static build up for first 5 minutes of engine running in damp weather.
Front Offside, piston side brake disk wears down and creates a gouge in the brake rotor, replaced both front brake rotors and brake pads.
2 Front tires replaced due to wear.
Added a tow bar, very easy to fit.
15000 miles this year.
Year 4: Same brake pad as year 3 causes another gouge in rotor. Going to learn to replace myself to cut costs.
10000 miles this year so far.
General Comments:
Great car for a young family going places.
Quick off the mark when it counts.
Very easy to maintain.
Car is classed as a van so requires reinforced tires which are about £50 each.
Car is very economical on the fuel, at todays prices £38 fills the tank and I get around 450 miles to that.
Diesel engine is quite noisy, but not uncomfortably so.
The car itself is very cheap to buy new.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 19th January, 2005
10th Oct 2022, 08:39
I would agree with this. I had my sat-nav stolen when I left my car at a garage many years ago, when they were still expensive items. I don't suspect the mechanics (I knew them well and a long time and trusted them) but I suspect they briefly left the car unlocked in the street and some passing by opportunist thief just opened the door and grabbed it and ran off. Lesson learned, I also clear/hide my vehicles of most personal belongings of any value even if I am just going in for a quick oil service.
9th Oct 2022, 14:14
Funny to hear about the oil being forgotten about. I have been in the motor industry for over 20 years (buying and selling), and this happens more often than you might think! Shocking I know, but low or not refilling with new oil I must have heard about countless times over the years.
Some mechanics just have empty heads. As recent as the other week I was picking up my own car for something that was needing done, they kept the car overnight and when they handed me the keys the following morning I found the car had been unlocked all night and left out in the busy street! Words of advice - make sure that oil light goes out when you pick up your car from the garage, and leave the car as empty as you can when dropping it off anywhere.