Then there's the engine management control unit, I hate them with a passion. The fact that the act itself should never have been attempted simply points at our somewhat poor standard of driver training. And no, you don't really *need* that engine, but fuck it, it's fun to have it. I do agree though with others - there are just better alternatives out there than that Renault. JavaScript is disabled. Its important to check the oil level in the engine regularly and top it up when its needed. They grouped them by age for fairness. Not a member of The Register? I'm not sure that's a demographic you should be targeting. I've no idea what this is doing in the Reg. This resulted in the entire system being replaced three weeks ago. 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. I suppose that depends on what you mean by 'enjoying the driving'. If you can make the charge back from the regenerative braking, then I completely agree with you, electric mode will be better than running the engine. is not liable for the accuracy of any information provided in the answers. A lot depends on whether you will buy it new and turn it over in 3 years (capped priced servicing) or not but some of these cars, and the French are bastards for it, have absolutely bizarrely laid out engine bays that are a total and utter c*nt to service. Or wait for the new wave of baby SUVs including the Mazda CX-3 and Renault Captur. I guess that Clarkson, et al could rid Blighty of the dreaded Captur invasion by forceful use of pianos. However if you get a good, fault-free Captur then you should have nothing to worry about (except possibly insurance costs and replacement tyre and other consumables costs). Come join the discussion about performance, Ordered on 27-Feb-2014, delivered on 16-July-2014 (20 week wait). Some problems will only occur after many years of operation, others are related to technical solutions and forced the manufacturer to issue a recall. Going around same roundabout in a car that hugs the road at 3G is relatively dull because you know that you're going to get there. Carsguide I own an 1.0TSi Audi A3 (0-62, 9.6secs) so have no axe to grind. Under the terms of Annex II.10 to the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) responsibility for the information provided lies with the notifying party. My Honda Jazz is similar but apparently if you turn the wheels, have thin hands and can work blind you can skip the jack and wheel removal. The manufacturers are cheating you cannot yet launch a class action suit in France (it will be coming, I heard), but you should certainly do so elsewhere if your country allows it. Safety is actually about being constantly aware of your surroundings and driving with the limit of the conditions, your car, and your own abilities, and being capable of preventing an accident in unexpected situations. OK, so a rear wheel drive car with loads of power is going to allow you to powerslide should you wish to, but you don't have to drive like that even if you're car's capable of it. In my experience it's approximately none; I have been witness to more failed overtakes than I care to remember. Most just want something that looks nice, will get from A to B, is comfy, hassle free servicing/warranty and has a few gadgets. Review an S-CLASS or a flying Delorean and I'm with you. So now I have a truck. Apple analogy: Apple claim its iPhone 6 can hold 40Tb of data - well, because the prototype with new generation flash ship showed that in its tests. Come join the discussion about performance, purchasing, 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. Euro NCAP dont have an issue with it, stating that side impact protection is very good. As per the reviewer of this one the car is mahoosively underpowered for it's size - but then doesn't make up for it with economy. My next door neighbour, who works for Nissan/Renault UK, got one partly due to their large dog. The economy was the worst of any modern car I've ever driven. 807. Amazing if they still do it. You know, the country with the unlimited (and toll-free) roads? jack bailey; Jan 13, 2020; 0. I thought at that point that if the marketing bods were so dumb, the car had to be. This was most of the fun of mini sevens or fiat 850s. We've listed all relevant models here. It would be the driver side of any European model.". , RENAULT MEGANE II Box Body / Estate (KM_), RENAULT Clio III Hatchback (BR0/1, CR0/1), replace indicator light and problem with central locking. Mal . Higher spec models get good brakes and the entry level models get crap brakes. Driving back I maintained a steady 70mph. I came to the conclusion many years ago that the French simply hate 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. Follow Forum Create Post Renault Captur. One issue that should concern you that people seldom think about when buying cars is "how much will this thing cost to fix?". :-). I have a handfull of Atomic skis and they are great and don't snap, at least if you're under 150 kg :-). Also, we hold onto our cars for a long time - one car is 17 years old, another is 11 years old. 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!!!! Hey guys, my girlfriends Captur has recently become undriveable due to a Check Auto Gearbox fault. Thats whats called a pre-existing fault and even though the car may now be out of warranty, if the problem was there before the warranty ran out, its still a warranty claim. WebThe details of the recall actions that are related to RENAULT CAPTUR are shown bellow: Click on a RENAULT CAPTUR recall Action number to see the detail of the retail action and the affected VIN (Serial) numbers. Won't buy another Renault or any other car for that matter where you have to remove the battery to change a head lightbulb. And before anyone mentions old fun French cars like the Peugeot 205GTi please go and check and you will often find all the fun bits were added to boring base cars by British development teams to suit the British market. Manufacturers are compelled by law to include the results of the standard EU tests, along with CO2 emission figure, on all advertisements. If one can't get a thrill out of driving that then perhaps you're driving it right and that will never do. It should not. >As for handling, the worst situation is that I'm going to need to swerve. A Diesel or petrol car without is using fuel all the time to do nothing. It was horrendously underpowered as all Pandas were (especially the 750 CC one I had) but the Panda wasn't built for the UK market. 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. I wonder if I am the sort of person then that this pile of crap is aimed towards. Safety isn't just about whether you die or not if someone crashes into you. Renault Captur Forums A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. Possibly, but the ones I've spoken to were all passionate about cars, and usually had a soft spot for at least one french model. 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. I've had a series of big Citroens, and the single abiding feature was the ability to drive in comfort all day long and arrive without fatigue after any journey, however long. First time I went to replace a bulb I lifted the bonnet to see an embossed sign saying something along the lines of "Go to a garage to change the bulbs". A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. But maybe we're the only ones with kids who decided to start with a baby ;-). 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. The latest and future car tech from around the world, We're here to help you with any car issues. Manage Consent. If the problem is corrected in time, it may not affect the overall reliability of your Renault Captur. "It took half an hour to find the bonnet (hood) release, passenger side? The problem at the moment is that the hybrid package still costs too much up front to be usable down in the economy-car segment, which is where it's needed most. Fitting three adults abreast will be a squeeze just like in any other small SUV. Faults & Problems | Renault Captur Forums Home Forums Captur Technical Faults & Problems Filters 1 2 3 47 Next J R Link Fault/ replacement Cars may get more efficient, bit actually they are getting more powerful. SJG; Jan 20, 2020; 0. OK, they game the system to get an astoundingly impossible result, but that's the fault of the test not the manufacturers. etc. For recalls and faults found in the UK scroll down. We are well past the point where cars for those purposes can be EVs (I was pleasantly surprised by a Leaf test drive) or PHEVs. It has 'proper' old-school switchable 4 wheel drive and lockable diffs with hi/lo ratios. Also consider a factory reset. That isn't safe if you brake hard. then you can be sure that it would. 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. How well it functions as transport is key. 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. Hell is where the cooks are British, the mechanics French, the police German, the lovers Swiss and the whole thing's run by the Italians. It was built for Italian hilltop towns, where only a Panda or 500 is narrow enough to get up some of the streets and only a 4x4 can deal with the lethal cobblestones during one of Italy's frequent thunderstorms. if you use a car broker even better, The days of discounts for cash are gone. But basically even though it has enough grip, and reasonable suspension you would not choose it for twisty road driving, but despite that it is still fun, (and startles boring cars), because I can tell what it is doing so I have confidence that I am not about to slide off into a hedge. I know bugger all about cars, I see them as a tool nothing more or nothing less. The official contact points of the Member and EFTA-EEA States provide the information published in these weekly overviews. That's the people who have a "JESUS SAVES" sticker on the bumper. Easy to drive means "easy to drive". I don't know the difference between how far a litre of 95/98 unleaded gets you vs how far a litre of diesel gets you; but I do know that diesel is generally 0,30ish per litre less expensive and back in the days when "Some nut blew up a pipe? 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 Toyota C-HR would be one, the Honda HR-V another. DO NOT BUY ! Compared with with 20 years ago most cars are good. Not really much space for luggage either: my tools fit in the boot of an Insignia, but took up the whole car behind the front seats. Check in the boot to see if the car youre interested in has one. I'm not defending Renault, it's only Clio and Megane that make some sense for me, but even in that class I'm more for a Peugeot or Citroen. Disclaimer: You acknowledge and agree that all answers are provided as a 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. I agree the french market is chock-full of people that "buy french", and therefore, we indeed build crap to maximize income. If you want to drive a new car every three years and the interest rate is below 5% (and it is often 0%) it is usually almost as cheap as buying cash and obviously the only way if you don't have 20k cash. Jammed under the engine next to something very hot. The car seems perfectly fast enough and my wife enjoys driving it. In my experience no. I've been impressed with my 02 plate Civic 1.6s petrol, 220k miles, still going strong. 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. In over 20 years of driving I've never claimed from my insurance and never had a speeding ticket. Forum for Renault owners and fans share your driving experience, reviews, common problems, and solutions. Put a tall person in the front and the seat behind is only good for dogs. These days I just drive and pray the car keeps going. BIK was great and the fuel economy figures looked great. 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. Watching the little processing icon is as tiresome as it is dangerous. 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. Oh and she felt the Juke was less practical on the inside. Different and not necessarily better but decent. Not Renault in general but this model? Likewise if you want to carry things around a van isn't always the best choice. Jan 20, 2020. by SJG. Some people are just that way inclined. "I once asked a group of French ski instructors why they all used "Atomic" skis, when the brand had a piss-poor reputation of snapping in half after a weeks gentle use.". The car is plastered in Eco badges. In reality on the motorway the economy was terrible and they'd have been better off getting something with a 2l Diesel. That's 0,20 a litre extra, thank you! As for handling, the worst situation is that I'm going to need to swerve. But you never know, Renault may wish to admit that this gearbox has known faults and flaws and look after you on the basis of customer care. But it could get two kids, baby cot, dog, suitcases and all the other stuff you need as a parent down to the seaside. And any Iso fix seat is very similar. No car is perfect, but we've gathered everything relating to the Renault Captur reliability here to help you decide if it's a smart buy. Independent Renault Forums Since 2005 RenaultForums.co.uk is the best place to discuss the French automakers cars including the Megane, Clio, Modus, Captur You do see an almost continual chain of smokey, slow diesels. If I can, then I am interested. "Fast" cars may be able to get you to the speed limit more quickly but in the right hands a fast car is perfectly safe. And it looks liable to roll over if you take a corner at anything approaching a normal driving speed. I'm big and tall and it's comfortable in the front. Its noisy as it thumps and frumps over bumps, and it rolls more through higher-speed bends, making it feel less planted around country corners. That and the need for special tools which cost a fortune and aren't profitable for a small workshop to have. Not sure how they convinced the gov especially if you consider Greenpeace, grey beards, hippies, and the French Green party kept saying it was utter bollocks. I don't know what they may have told you, but the actual reason was because they had a good mass-discount deal with Atomic negotiated on condition of exclusivity: they got cheap skis, but weren't allowed to use anything else. Many folk don't let the facts get in the way of a good bit of nationalism and the French are more nationalistic than most (even Alex Salmond would tell them to calm down). If all you are transporting is a few ledgers and a laptop, most 4x4s are complete overkill. Which used cars are the most reliable and which are best to avoid? 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. It's because you asked in Englishe mon ami, some pre-processing translation job kicked in: voiceCommand = translateFromOtherInferiorLanguage(DefaultLocalLanguage); // delaying bit, DefaultLocalLanguage variable is set to "English" in the UK. I drive a Volkswagen. my Wifes Megane 1.5 replacing the headlight bulbs entails jacking up the car. If you can lock the wheels up, the brakes are good enough. In case you want to park it with 2 wheels on the grass? 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. However, what would help your case no end would be independent proof that the problems you experienced in warranty were the same ones that ultimately caused the entire transmission to fail. Neither brakes nor lights were adequate, and it rolled like a tea clipper on the easiest of roundabouts or bends. oh, like I want a surprise with my house keys, MS Office 2020, wife? All have their strengths and weaknesses, but all are worth short-listing. 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. It returns an appalling 17-30mpg depending where I'm driving it. Good stuff IMO. The fact that the compressor to drive it would be larger than the engine goes some way to dissuading me. However, in the UK it made going around smallish roundabouts quite an adventure. JavaScript is disabled. 70 mph you'll get terrible fuel economy. Jaguar, Lancia, BMW, Chevrolet, Nissan etc. I drove a 205 once, and you'd measure its 0-60 with a calendar. I have a young family. This from the country that insists you carry a spare bulb kit so you can change them by the side of the road. Read our Articles. Specify your car make when starting a new thread, and it will be added to the list of discussion topics. Horses for courses indeed. So at least you guys get decent gas mileage with your gutlessness. I've driven a Prius for around 20 000 miles (before I needed something that could tow). 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. I think a mechanic friend told me about the Renault Fuego 30 years ago, non standard spark plugs and god knows what else. is a waste of time; expect no more than a gallic shrug in response to criticism of French cars, and probably the same from any other nation's constructor(s). And has anybody else noticed that the Haynes manuals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be? It's ridiculously easy to hit the rev limiter. Some problems will only occur after many years of operation, others are related to technical solutions and forced the manufacturer 807. Not to mention dodgy electrics that cost more to fix than the car is worth after a few years. Renault spokeswoman Emily Fadeyev says: "At this time the diesel Captur isn't on the plan for Renault Australia.". Have people who comment on here actually driven one or owned a Captur? Can't speak for the other chap, but I'd hazard a guess that it was at precisely that point that he became acutely and painfully aware of the aforesaid lack of torque. Our database has the answer, Everything you need to know to keep you and your family as safe as possible, Helpful advice before you finance your next car, Tips for getting the right insurance and how to make a claim, Everything you need to know when sizing up your new car. Toyota C-HR would be one, the country that insists you carry a spare bulb kit you! 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