Faults:

A few small faults were fixed very quickly such as a radio that began to switch itself off intermittently.

The car then behave beautifully until 18-20 months ago when it began to slip gears when hot. On eventful trip required a flatbed trip home courtesy of the R.A.C. Even then my local dealer failed to find and acknowledge the fault. He must think a 5hr ride in an R.A.C. truck in midsummer is something I enjoy.

Now box has become worse and my dealer is telling me I require a new one and as a goodwill gesture Renault are willing to pay half leaving me with an approximate £1000 bill.

I shall be using what I have read here plus the fact that the car was less than 3yrs old to argue for a new gearbox at their expense.

General Comments:

I truly love my scenic. I was adapted for my disability (without touching the gearbox) and has been a great source of freedom since I acquired it.

I was looking forward to the new scenic as a replacement or even a used Aventime, but having read the woes of Renault gearboxes I am having very serious doubts.

Whether I remain a Renault customer is quite simply in the hands of Renault.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with my car!

General Comments:

They are practical and spacious. It is very economical and I would recomend this car to anyone. The interior is extremely comfortable.

Faults:

Automatic gearbox problems. Told by dealer it is the gearbox hydraulic distributor. Luckily we still have a warranty which runs out at the end of April 2003. Concerned that once the gearbox is repaired (?) we will have further problems after the warranty runs out.

General Comments:

The car is very comfortable and apart from the gearbox it is great.

Faults:

When I bought the car it had only one Blipper for the central Locking/ Alarm. A replacement unprogrammed blipper from the dealer is: 45 pounds + vat. Reprogramming the immobiliser is 30 pounds + vat. The new Key shaft is 15 pounds + vat (uncut!.) The engine gets a bit noisier when it has completed a longish run, even though its only done 37000 miles, and I've changed the oil! Wondering what other tricks the local dealers have up their sleeves! Haven't suffered from the brake problem, but one does have to treat the gearbox with respect...

General Comments:

Lovely car otherwise, still finding nooks and crannies all over it! Much more frugal than a 2 litre Volvo estate (which I miss dearly if only I could have afforded to keep filling that up!)

Faults:

Front fibre glass wings came away around headlights twice.

Squealing rear brakes.

Interior plastics around floor and sills is very difficult to keep clean, especially with three young kids!

General Comments:

I've had the car since new; my first new car. I've really enjoyed owning it and will miss it when I change later on this year.

It's very comfortable although front seats could do with a bit more side support.

It's quick enough for me especially considering it's only a 1.4.

Fuel economy has been excellent with 37-40 mpg around town and mid 40's on a run. My family and I went to Italy last year, two adults and three kids with all the usual gear you'll never use! we even took a TV!!! With all the weight and faster travelling on the motorways it proved extremley comfortable travelling at between 70-80 mph and returning 47mpg; seriously!!

The Renault dealer did not exactly fill me with confidence when their head mechanic told me that the squealing noise from the rear brakes was a result of the brake shoes needing adjusted. Really hard to believe you trust these guys to look after you when the car has disks all round!