How well it functions as transport is key. Looking for tips on how to carry or travel with your family? Based on the article I thought the price would be like 9k not 16k! I feel inclined to point out that, since you drive on the other side of the road, having the bonnet release there is perfectly logical. I think I'm the only one who doesn't take to the modern trend of SUVs or pretend SUVs like this and the Washcow? How to do it, we give advice on a special page. The fact that the compressor to drive it would be larger than the engine goes some way to dissuading me. That and the need for special tools which cost a fortune and aren't profitable for a small workshop to have. Generally, all cars are capable of doing that. The car will suddenly jump into neutral whilst driving so its 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. But I did hire a Captur for 10 days and it compared reasonably well with my high in the range Audi. I think a mechanic friend told me about the Renault Fuego 30 years ago, non standard spark plugs and god knows what else. They are bringing specifically modified cars, with overinflated tires for example, different clutches etc to the test". I doubt that it would have braked that hard thiough. The single most important safety item on any car is the tyres. ".Gordini.." A tuning company set up by an Italian that was absorbed by Renault Sport (along with Alpine) and turned into a fashion brand with zero actual racing since. Does Renault offer the fun little turbo petrol engine (190ps) that the Juke has? The fact that the act itself should never have been attempted simply points at our somewhat poor standard of driver training. In that car the performance isn't too bad.. 4x4 Pandas are the go-to car for doctors, farmers and anyone else who needs a cheap car to get to a godforsaken place in the mountains during winter around here. if you use a car broker even better, The days of discounts for cash are gone. Be prepared for expensive spare parts and dealers that often appear to be inept at diagnosing problems. RENAULT CAPTUR II (21/08/2019 02/09/2019) RECALL: Problem description: Possible detachment of the fixed glass sunroof while driving. I'd have struck the little bugger with lightning for that. The content owned by the EU on this website is licensed under the. A shame they never went the whole hog and put a new Ford-style grille on it. For recalls and faults found in the UK scroll down. I drove a 205 once, and you'd measure its 0-60 with a calendar. We downloaded the MediaNav toolkit to a Windows PC and following those instructions, aimed to put a formatted ( FAT32) and empty USB stick in the Media Unit to see if having the toolkit review the current config, would trigger some form of update. 1. response. Tahoe blue and ivory 1.5DCI EDC. Winter snow/ice tyres are subpar in dry summer conditions. So this car isn't for you. I drive a Volkswagen. **** And has anybody else noticed that the Haynes manuals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be? This will result in loss of steering assistance when stationary or while . Car-Recalls.eu accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the translation. Interior wasn't as plush but it had the 0.9l engine and had no real problem touring Scottish Highlands with two six footers weighing over 14 stone with suitcases each, just the odd down gear change up hills! A Diesel or petrol car without is using fuel all the time to do nothing. They are just not better than other cars so anything that makes them less affordable is surely crackers. Read our Articles. Still my Jazz is getting a bit long in the tooth and mileage is now building so I need something to think about as a replacement. From the side and rear it could easily be mistaken for an Aston Martin. It was once considered abnormal for a car to use oil, but its not today, and many engines consume some oil. I too would suggest to see if there is a software update. > I suspect that in the not too distant future the EU will prohibit the sale of new cars with engines producing more than 90bhp. Our automotive experts are here to help, If you're wondering, we've probably got the answer. Most of it behind cars poodling along in the middle lane when the lane to the left is either empty, or with a car ahead actually going faster than they are. It's a car for people with young families, not a car for a tech-, speed- and power-focused reviewer. And, yes, that dictates a small, low car that is huge fun to drive but isnt for everybody physically. Whatever you do you will be paying for the depreciation and for most this is the best way to spread the cost if you want a brand new car regularly. 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.". WebRenault Captur Forums Since 2013 A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. Cheap tyres with shitty grip levels mean you could lock up the wheels just using your handbrake. 763. This is why the Toybaru is so liked. WebRenault Captur Problems 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. 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. The manufacturers don't claim the MPG figures, they're the real result of standard EU tests. For recalls and faults found in the UK scroll down. My neighbour had a people carrier thing (can't remember which model off-hand) by Renault. To be fair to Renault, and having owned one I'm not usually inclined to be so, most modern cars are absolute buggers to fix yourself. It would be the driver side of any European model.". And let me guess; it was the Peugeot 2008s odd dashboard/steering wheel relationship that put you off. It has a top 5* EuroNCAP safety rating. The XV is now trailing those three, at least. Are you confident that you can stop safely if someone or something jumps out in front of you? WebIt was a great car but the frustration was on the A/C compressor. Yes, I agree to receive email newsletters. "My hire car managed 28.8mpg on diesel . Most just want something that looks nice, will get from A to B, is comfy, hassle free servicing/warranty and has a few gadgets. 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. I had a 306 GTi-6 a few years back. Preferably without tools at all. Part of the same group that Suunto and Salomon belong to. That's the problem with underpowered cars. The so-called Gordini's since the Renault Sport take-over have been lukewarm hatches at best, as shown by the fact that Renault had to go to Bertone for the mid-engined Renault 5 Turbo. Every car on sale today is capable of exceeding the national speed limit. ". 807. (esp from the mountains). >As for handling, the worst situation is that I'm going to need to swerve. Most cars these days do not communicate. Freshwater fish does a "Great Escape" job and seemingly ends up loving a salt water sea. So it's perfectly okay if they leave the steering wheel and pedals on the wrong side of the car as well then? The situation is slowly changing to equal tax/duty so the preference for diesels is diminishing. 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. Diesel is subsidised (here in France). However, in the UK it made going around smallish roundabouts quite an adventure. In many other cases a speed above the limit would be safe, but there needs to be a defined limit and it wouldn't be sensible to change it on every bend. Seriously it did not have many redeeming features. Easy to drive means "easy to drive". So here we are again..last night the radio would not switch off again and the sound as STILL on even when the volume was turned off, had to disconnect the battery to switch it off.again! SJG; Jan 20, 2020; 0. 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. Maybe we reset to factory defaults, not sure, but disappointed even so, that it wasn't fully working. 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. Atomic make good "top end" skis for the pro market (or so I have been told); but as of 2004 - when I was looking for my son - there were HUNDREDS of posts on ski forums complaining about low - mid range Atomic skis breaking. 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. This from the country that insists you carry a spare bulb kit so you can change them by the side of the road. 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 you want things to be done better try starting up your own car company. The more grip that is available, the harder the brakes are able to work. 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. Also consider a factory reset. And no, you don't really *need* that engine, but fuck it, it's fun to have it. I don't give a rat's a*se how a car drives and I'm proud of it. Jan 20, 2020. by SJG. I spend a good part of my life on the stretch of the M1 between junctions 2 and 6. And the manufacturers of obscenely overpowered cars? Check in the boot to see if the car youre interested in has one. Petrol costs (excluding OPEC's current strangle hold on the US oil), speed bumps, restricted limits, speed vans, mums in 4x4's blocking the roads at school time, lorries everywhere, morons driving and texting etc. Francouzsk automobilka Renault svol zhruba 15 000 kus modelu Captur, kterm uprav motor tak, aby sploval emisn normy. Feb 24, 2022 (Edited) Hello everyone, I am pushed to the wall with my Renault Captur 2014 1.5dCi. Problem Solving If you have a problem with your Renault, please follow the steps below: Browse our FAQs Step 1. I have a problem with the battery charging system. That isn't safe if you brake hard. Renault spokeswoman Emily Fadeyev says: "At this time the diesel Captur isn't on the plan for Renault Australia.". Sits on 2 heavy live axles, permanent 4WD, big heavy Diesel, understeers if you are too fast into a corner and surprisingly oversteers if you boot it in a corner, but from a standstill tries to spin a front wheel which the TC controls. But it could get two kids, baby cot, dog, suitcases and all the other stuff you need as a parent down to the seaside. Are you affected? I was given a Captur with the .9 litre turbo petrol engine just before Christmas. So at least you guys get decent gas mileage with your gutlessness. I don't even know the model number of the Landie that I have nor do I know the registration number come to that (I can recognise the thing in a carpark; it's the one that recently caught fire) and that's enough for me. For some reason it waits even longer in auto mode, only a few more mph though in each gear, possibly a safety margin to ensure the relatively small engine doesnt labour in too high a gear. Well, you either want a car or you want a Renault. would buy this, then it will probably be a great sales success as 95% of the world is clueless about cars so they should love it. SJG; Jan 20, 2020; 0. I know a few that hate certain models despite the extra money they bring in by requiring more hours for the same job as the grief they cause just isn't worth it. Driving back I maintained a steady 70mph. If Apple were *allowed* to claim its iPhone 6 can hold 40Tb of data (5TB?) The power to weight ratio is about the same as a Series III Land Rover, 60BHP/tonne, and the running cost less than half. Is it big enough? Do Not Sell My Data. "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. No point in trading in. Note it is now changing, as Peugeot learnt their lesson, after shafting their customer base for one decade, basically building cars with all parts to be replaced within 30 000 km, at insane costs. It's got bags of style (a personal thing I know). around 50-55mpg at a steady 70. You mention one important factor which is directly attributable to how a car drives: is it safe? Renault Captur Forums A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. The low opening at the rear looks ideal for dogs, perhaps I will not need that for too much longer for my arthritic elderly Lab, but still good for my daughter's two hounds. Here's what to look out for and buy smart, Get to know the personalities behind the team every week, The most interesting hints of what's to come. I've no idea what this is doing in the Reg. Combined with a hideously small fuel tank it had to be refuelled before I got back to Cardiff. 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? Well, you sure WILL need a special license for it and cops can show up announced to check your garage for "non-licensed items". And yet I see vast swathes of people at Les Vingt-quatre Heures du Mans every year, and a hell of a lot of them seem to be French; I always end up talking to people on nearby plots, and the natives:furriners ratio is pretty good, usually 50% of the closest 10 plots are French. And so on throughout the article. But my space shuttle Haynes manual is still giving value for money :-)a, "has anybody else noticed that the Haynes manuals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be?". I own an 1.0TSi Audi A3 (0-62, 9.6secs) so have no axe to grind. That excellent crash protection that the authors praised is earned by things like the thick A-pillar that the author criticised. It sounds very good for taking Mum, Dad and two kids and all their paraphernalia out on a Saturday afternoon, which is its intended market. Over 8,000 questions answered by CarsGuide. Some cars have massive grip but you cannot go anywhere near it due to lack of communication. If you mean staying below the posted speed limit then you're not. It has 'proper' old-school switchable 4 wheel drive and lockable diffs with hi/lo ratios. It just seems odd that none of the reviews I have read mention many of these glaring shortcomings. The combination of light weight front end, high ration first gear and wide useless eco tyres made it get stuck in less than 3 inches of snow! Is it reliable? So this is acting completely in character for the target market, and thus could be argued to be good journalism for a review. 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. TBF renault have previous in making "interesting" looking cars. If I can, then I am interested. While a hatch might be best for your city needs, it probably wouldn't suit your camping needs, so I would rule that out and focus on a compact SUV. 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. I do agree though with others - there are just better alternatives out there than that Renault. >>And how many young families have kids over six foot that would find the rear leg room cramped - very few I would imagine. A term mentioned by James May, basically very polite driving. And anyway, if one wants a thrill out of drving then I suggest that one can get a thrill out of any vehicle given the circumstances or the road. But they don't. It took half an hour to find the bonnet (hood) release, passenger side? This was possible because the emphasis was on making the car quick for that type of driving, pretty much effortless in every conceivable way and also insanely comfortable. My 2017 Captur has been at the dealership MULTIPLE times due to radio not switching off.radio sound not coming on, phone hands free not working, satnav guidance not working, audio warnings for backup and parking sensors not working. See my last post on this. Thats particularly true for shorter folk who have trouble looking over the wheel at the instruments. Watching the little processing icon is as tiresome as it is dangerous. Arguably it's only when they are adult size, when they can plant both feet on the floor while sat in the seat so that the feet go underneath the front seat that leg room becomes less of an issue. Why?? If you can be sure of driving mostly on motorways at unsocial hours your Diesel may have an advantage, but my experience is that in mixed real world traffic conditions the Prius uses less fuel. I'd suggest you wait, just a little, and investigate the new breed of compact SUVs. Not a member of The Register? and as we chose a car with decent rear legroom (a Golf in case anyone gives a shit) she can sit in comfort throughout the journey. Apple do not do that, they would get in trouble car makers? After 6 years seems got faulty after the check from service center. The bonding of the panorama glass roofing may be defective. Given the EU's stance on things that consume energy I suspect that in the not too distant future the EU will prohibit the sale of new cars with engines producing more than 90bhp. I have had my car in six times in as many months. I followed lorries all the way back on the A50 because I could not see to pass them. , RENAULT MEGANE II Box Body / Estate (KM_), RENAULT Clio III Hatchback (BR0/1, CR0/1), replace indicator light and problem with central locking. It would be the driver side of any European model. Detailed advice for you - the tradie - on what car is right for you and your job, Looking for an answer? Stop start engine some time taking of at junction. Some Clarksole can't get an orgasm from a family car. But on real congested motorways it's a very different story because the Prius comes into its own in slow traffic when it is on electric. In my experience it's approximately none; I have been witness to more failed overtakes than I care to remember. Manage Consent. Not at all. Diesel Engine 2018 I'd keep the Jazz. Takes about as much legroom at the rear as a 6+ foot passenger in the back. Come join the discussion about performance, This depends on how you define speeding. Yes, well, in France, the taxes on diesel are lower (%-wise) than those on unleaded petrol - mainly because some lobbyists told the French government that Diesel was cleaner (more environmentally friendly) with, of course, absolutely no reliable data to back that claim up. I couldn't afford anything more that budget 1.1 superminis until I was in my mid-20's ! Put a tall person in the front and the seat behind is only good for dogs. This resulted in the entire system being replaced three weeks ago. My current car is not a good handler but is not bad, it does communicate. Makes you wonder whether the car companies are taking the piss or the pound has really been made that worthless over the last few years. In case you want to park it with 2 wheels on the grass? In fact, you could argue that the French brands are experiencing a bit of a resurgence in Australia, particularly as each brand gets its quality act closer to the mark and the factory warranties have never been better than right now. Having been terrorised by driving a 1.6 Verso up a hill trying and failing to overtake a truck on a motorway on a windy day, I can attest to the need for at least some torque, even if it is turbo-lagged. and get a car with space, comfort, economy (when you want it), performance (when you need it), etc. WRT bulb replacement: Recent EU design rules changes have outlawed that kind of thing for filiament bulb changes (they have to be able to be performed at the roadside with no tools). Please, you do not know what you are talking about. Renault have a history of making bonkers cars; the Renault 17 Gordini, Renault 5 Turbo, the Espace F1 (who in their right mind puts an F1 engine into an Espace? They didn't jar the spine when driving over anything thicker than a gnat and the noise was non-existent. Bad news for you, sadly. As my son informs me, Thai drivers have as the basis of their driving technique the motto "Buddha will provide". That's proper car prices. Remember me on this computer? All three of the cars youve nominated have their strong points, and it will really come down to your personal preferences when it comes to which one is right for you. Dont forget, either, the Hyundai Kona, Nissan Juke and the Mazda CX-3. And does the same legislation forbid them telling us what to actually expect? Always fancied one myselfmaybe time to make an electric one with a few batteries and a motor from somewhere. Problm s nadmrnmi emisemi by se vak mohl tkat i dalch voz znaky, dajn jde a 700 000 aut. "I feel inclined to point out that, since you drive on the other side of the road, having the bonnet release there is perfectly logical. 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