Renault Laguna 2.0 Expression 2006 Reliability ?

[mondeobloke]

Hi, im new to the forum, I'm just writing to see if anyone has any experience of the above car with same engine and year, and if you had any reliability issues.

Reason is I now have a 2.0 Petrol mondeo, but last week someone scraped down the side of it in a car park ( good job i was sat in it at the time ) and to cut a long story short the insurers are picking it up tuesday for the engineers to assess, the car is worth around £1200, so I belive even though its only cosmetic damage they will write it off.

So i've been looking on ebay, piston heads and autotrader for something simular. Ideally another 2 litre petrol Mondeo for around £1000 to £1500. I've had Mondeos for years and they have proved ultra reliable ( apart from a tdci i had for 6 months ) but the petrols i could not fault them. I've been looking at Mondeos, Vectras, Accords and Passats etc

But I've seen a laguna 2.0 Expression 2006 70k FSH Cambelt done 50k, the car is being sold private and looks really well looked after for £1250 ! But doing some research online I found some poor reviews regarding realiabilty, but along with these reviews some said that by 2005/ 2006 these reliability issues were resolved and it only affected the earier models, others disagreed.

I would be gratefull for anyone who has had experience with these cars to provide any experiences good or bad they had with one of these.

be gratefull for any feedback John

[Toaster Pilot]

They really aren't that reliable at all - granted they solved the issues that the older 2.0 IDE engine had but they still eat through rear bushes and have various electrical problems

[ModernAndy]

I used to own the 1.6 version pre-facelift. That one you're looking at will be post-facelift and may have had some issues resolved but from my experience I'd say it's not worth the risk and would strongly recommend you avoid, especially as there's so many other decent choices.

[lufbramatt]

Let them write the car off, buy back the salvage for a couple of hundred quid, couple of doors and a wing from a scrappie, weekends worth of DIY and away you go, probably with some cash in your pocket to boot.

[B'stard Child]

lufbramatt said:

Let them write the car off, buy back the salvage for a couple of hundred quid, couple of doors and a wing from a scrappie, weekends worth of DIY and away you go, probably with some cash in your pocket to boot.

Or alternatively if the damage is just cosmetic don't repair it and run it into the ground and tuck the money way for when you do need to change.

[anonymous-user]

B'stard Child said:

Or alternatively if the damage is just cosmetic don't repair it and run it into the ground and tuck the money way for when you do need to change.

My exact thoughts. If you do get a new car and you want a reliable £1200 snotter I'd stay well away from the Renault. As you say you can't go far wrong with a petrol Mondeo.

[okie592]

We had 3 of these lagunas, covered about 150k in each from new, no problems apart from one the front suspension collapsed after 130k and then it developed a rately dmf till someone crashed into it

The other 2 where fine. All 3 where 1.9dci

[Highway Star]

My father had a 55 reg petrol 2.0 Laguna as a company car and then bought it when he retired. Part ex-d it last year against his current A4 after it had done around 110k. He never had any issues with it apart from a tyre sensor and he's definitely of the school that when it gets to 100k it'll spontaneously combust!

[Cyder]

My Dad had a 55 plate Laguna 2.0T for 3 years from new and as far as I can recall never had any problems with it in that time.

[Djw John]

Had a 2005 Laguna GT205 since November, its never let me down just had a few age related niggles, the 9 year old battery was dying so go replaced, a rear spring snapped and the rear subframe bushes are about to get done.

Just check both keys work well and the electronic handbrake works perfectly. I really like it, quick, handles decently for the size and comfy.

[BritishRacinGrin]

B'stard Child said:

lufbramatt said:

Let them write the car off, buy back the salvage for a couple of hundred quid, couple of doors and a wing from a scrappie, weekends worth of DIY and away you go, probably with some cash in your pocket to boot.

Or alternatively if the damage is just cosmetic don't repair it and run it into the ground and tuck the money way for when you do need to change.

Take yer pick. These are your lowest risk options, avoiding the fray of the bottom end of the used car market altogether. The car will be recorded a write-off but if you aren't planning to re-sell this has zero significance.