Is the Laguna 3 any good?
Discussion
These have popped up on my radar as they seem to dip under 3k now for a sensible mileage one.
I know the mk2 is reputedly a bit flakey and the very few available reviews I've read seem quite positive - like Renault are really trying these days.
Would prefer a version without an electric handbrake, have been bitten by diesel in the past but have DMF longevity moved on?
Assuming they are euro4 compliant, do the diesels have a dpf? Not all euro4's do?
I know the mk2 is reputedly a bit flakey and the very few available reviews I've read seem quite positive - like Renault are really trying these days.
Would prefer a version without an electric handbrake, have been bitten by diesel in the past but have DMF longevity moved on?
Assuming they are euro4 compliant, do the diesels have a dpf? Not all euro4's do?
Not sure on the DPF issue, however they are good cars; they were the first of the latest generation of Renault to be developed and built using techniques learnt from Nissan with a lot more money and processes put in place to ensure that they were a reliable and well built car.
It was a shame that no one bought them and they were dropped as they are a great car, better than them the competition in a lot of respects, however they are a bit dull and uninspiring to look at.
The electronic handbrake is fine and works really intuitively, I should imagine the majority out there have the electronic handbrake
Dynamique spec is the one to go for in 1.5 dCi or 2.0 dCi, back to the DPF worry, if they do have them they don't cause problems anyway.
It was a shame that no one bought them and they were dropped as they are a great car, better than them the competition in a lot of respects, however they are a bit dull and uninspiring to look at.
The electronic handbrake is fine and works really intuitively, I should imagine the majority out there have the electronic handbrake
Dynamique spec is the one to go for in 1.5 dCi or 2.0 dCi, back to the DPF worry, if they do have them they don't cause problems anyway.
BL Fanboy said:
renorti said:
their under 3k,because they are not anything special and not many people want one.more reliable than the laguna 2 though.In 2 years they be worth about 1k.
Its a family car so its not anything special. What would you suggest to fill that role instead for similar money?Build quality is great. Refinement is good and the engines are pretty much bullet proof. The 2.0 DCi 150 is the best IMO.
Yes they have DPF but so do pretty much every modern diesel and they're no worry as long as you do a good run every now and again.
HTP99 said:
Not sure on the DPF issue, however they are good cars; they were the first of the latest generation of Renault to be developed and built using techniques learnt from Nissan with a lot more money and processes put in place to ensure that they were a reliable and well built car.
It was a shame that no one bought them and they were dropped as they are a great car, better than them the competition in a lot of respects, however they are a bit dull and uninspiring to look at.
The electronic handbrake is fine and works really intuitively, I should imagine the majority out there have the electronic handbrake
Dynamique spec is the one to go for in 1.5 dCi or 2.0 dCi, back to the DPF worry, if they do have them they don't cause problems anyway.
Thanks for the input, reassuring to hear about the handbrake as they are becoming more common these days.It was a shame that no one bought them and they were dropped as they are a great car, better than them the competition in a lot of respects, however they are a bit dull and uninspiring to look at.
The electronic handbrake is fine and works really intuitively, I should imagine the majority out there have the electronic handbrake
Dynamique spec is the one to go for in 1.5 dCi or 2.0 dCi, back to the DPF worry, if they do have them they don't cause problems anyway.
Wonder if you need an electronic gadget to release them for pad changing?
As per DPF, cheers for the info. Having a scan round ebay at dpf filter prices for French cars such as the 407 hdi for example, you can get a new DPF for about £125 delivered which is not the end of the world and kits for topping up the Eolys fluid.
Perhaps DPFs and there issues are becoming cheaper and more mainstream things to deal with.
If they become worth £1K in a couple of years, who cares if they are a good motor - maybe the secondhand car worlds little secret.
I bought a 2.0 dCI coupe as a runaround a couple of years back. It's a 2010 car and it did 50k miles in the first 18 months of its life.
Has all the toys - nav, cruise, dual climate etc.
Never missed a beat, just needs basic servicing.
The nice man at our local Superchips improved it a bit too
Has all the toys - nav, cruise, dual climate etc.
Never missed a beat, just needs basic servicing.
The nice man at our local Superchips improved it a bit too
i had the 175 bhp lump in one. Very nice car. went well, decent MPg and pace, lots of kit. quite laggy if you caught it off boost though. I stuggled with the seats though funnily enough. They are a bargain though. I sold mine with 116k on it and it was great. Engines are Cam chain so no belts, turbo on the 175 has a water cooled core so should last a decent amount of time. never had any probs on the electrics with mine.
GrumpyTwig said:
They do look nice, just didn't get marketed in any shape or form.
Hence my comment about best kept secrets...Well, that and probably the most boring colour-range known to man! My "metallic mud"
was the best of a really poor job. It's only redeeming feature being that it hides
the dirt fairly well. Not that I let it get that dirty
Regards,
Steve
I had the Dynamique S in DCI format
They do funny things when the DPF gets blocked and need a manual regen, in my case a few days after the EML light came on the car disabled the cruise control / speed limiter along with something else which i've now forgot!
Manual regen sorted that out though. Cost £30 get get my local garage to plug it in and force the regen, then a blast down the motorway. In 18 months, only did that the once.
I had to offload mine when the diff bearings went in the gearbox (just out of warranty). Would have been horrifically expensive to resolve, the labour alone is megabucks just to get the old box - out let alone rebuilding it.
A car i would thoroughly recommend up to that point, but the gearboxes are a known weak point. They're shared with the Renault vans (albeit with different ratios) and have a bit of a reputation.
They do funny things when the DPF gets blocked and need a manual regen, in my case a few days after the EML light came on the car disabled the cruise control / speed limiter along with something else which i've now forgot!
Manual regen sorted that out though. Cost £30 get get my local garage to plug it in and force the regen, then a blast down the motorway. In 18 months, only did that the once.
I had to offload mine when the diff bearings went in the gearbox (just out of warranty). Would have been horrifically expensive to resolve, the labour alone is megabucks just to get the old box - out let alone rebuilding it.
A car i would thoroughly recommend up to that point, but the gearboxes are a known weak point. They're shared with the Renault vans (albeit with different ratios) and have a bit of a reputation.
littlebasher said:
I had to offload mine when the diff bearings went in the gearbox (just out of warranty). Would have been horrifically expensive to resolve, the labour alone is megabucks just to get the old box - out let alone rebuilding it.
I was warned off buying the diesel which was the car I did my road-test in.I couldn't get on with the gearbox anyway and was told the one in the 205GT
was much better. So it has turned out.
The only puzzling thing with this car is fuel consumption. I can get a very
good 30mpg around town, mix of 30 & 40 mph zones, but struggle to get above
32 or 33 mpg on a run. I've never known a Renault to have such a minute fuel
differential. The exhaust is always a disgusting black, but I'm told it needs
to be that rich to protect the turbo. It's probably down to big car / tiny
turbo size...
Overall, after the R11T, this has been my favourite (owned) car of all time!
With Season's Greetings,
Steve
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