Faults:

Blown hoses

Speedometer stopped working

Tachometer stopped working

Fuel guage with a mind of its own

Phillips radio/cassette stopped working

Rust

Wheel bearings all round

Front and rear calipers replaced

Clutch slave cylinder failed

Major problems with 4WD system

General electrical problems

Various oil leaks

Engine management playing up

Blown bulbs/fuses

General Comments:

This is one of the last Renault Turbo's to be made, and it is a very fast good handling car when nothing is going wrong. Unfortunately 99% of the time something IS going wrong.

I bought this car with my heart not my head BIG mistake. The interior is awful, dark, plasticky, flimsy and cheap, it shakes and rattles and groans constantly.

I bought the car for its power and handling, but now I wish I had my SAAB back, in fact anything would be better than this.

Its constant problems are driving me nuts, I dread getting in the the thing because I know something else will play up.

Speed means nothing. Reliability is everything, I'm bored to death with its wearisome problems now and will never buy a French car again, I mean what do they make them out of... Gitanes and garlic puree?

Truly ghastly, avoid it like the plague.

Faults:

Automatic transmission.

Radiator.

Exhaust.

Air-con control panel + air-con/heating valve.

Electric window motor.

General Comments:

Good value for money (digital air-con, computer, 4 electric windows...) for a 1992 car.

However, all these electric and electronic features are rather expensive to replace or fix in case of failure.

Faults:

ABS light comes on when driving conditions are wet.

Rear brakes are very poor.

Central door locking doesn't work on the rear door.

Release bearing noisy.

Hoses keep blowing.

Clutch went at 72,000.

General Comments:

This car kills the average boy racer in his XR3i... with ease.

The interior is superbly comfortable, but lacks pizazz.

This car only performs above 4000 revs.

Faults:

Excellent vehicle - not cheap to buy - very cheap to run.

Nothing major has gone wrong - just regular maintenance: brake pads, plugs, oil, radiator fluid, tyres, etc.

General Comments:

My third Renault in a row - wife also has one, for a total of 7 in the family:

2 R18's, 2 R11's, 1 Fuego, 1 R21 and a 1998 Clio. Also my father had 2 Dauphines in the 50's...

Thinking of buying a Megane or Scenic soon...

Faults:

Central locking, electric roof, electric mirror, vibrating shield on exhaust, faulty oil pressure switch and faulty diff. lock switch.

General Comments:

Very good level of performance and comfort, a lot of car for 10% of its original cost in '92 (

Faults:

Two sets of front pads in only 2k. The radiator blew up on 56k, and is still prone to over heating. Cooling fan sounds like a small plane taking off. Currently having all sorts of electrical problems, not uncommon for a big Renault. The electric windows are very slow, and rarely work. Exhaust replaced on 60k, but despite new back box, it still makes a horrible sound when pushed.

General Comments:

Very accommodating and comfortable car to drive. But under powered with only a 1.7 litre to usher it along.

Faults:

Central-locking motor, some interior lamps. (66'000 KM)

General Comments:

Very comfortable and fast car. The gearbox is very precise to use, the power-steering too!

Uses between 8.5 and 10 litres of Superplus.