Laguna mk3 estate thoughts
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There is a thread in the renault forum about the mk3. I have one. Paid about £7k for it and love it. Great value for money and seems to be fairly well put together. Mine is a 2012 2.0 dci estate a.k.a sports tourer don't you know.
Very few on the road too. Shame they have been dropped by renault.
Very few on the road too. Shame they have been dropped by renault.
I've been running the 2.0dCi GT sport tourer for the last 4 years and 70k miles and so far it's not missed a beat. Very well specced car, comfortable for long drives (have run it to the south of France a couple of times) and great value for money on the used market.
This is my second Laguna now and the only issue I had with my previous one (a 2006 Mk 2) was when the ECU decided to self destruct at about 4 years old....expensive fix at the time (although got assistance from Renault UK towards the costs) and the car is still going strong at 120k miles now with no further problems.
This is my second Laguna now and the only issue I had with my previous one (a 2006 Mk 2) was when the ECU decided to self destruct at about 4 years old....expensive fix at the time (although got assistance from Renault UK towards the costs) and the car is still going strong at 120k miles now with no further problems.
funbobby said:
Yes I'm getting an idea there is gearbox problems wonder what the problem is ? Drove well enough and well kitted but don't want something that's going to self destruct on me for work.
Crap bearings, it was the diff bearings that let go in mine.Renault customer services claimed they'd had very few gearbox failures in the Laguna, but did admit there was an issue with the same gearbox in the Traffics
Funnily enough they had another one coming up for sale that was having the gearbox done when I mentioned if it was a common problem he obviously being a Renault dealer said no... Apparently engine is timing chain and decent service intervals of 18k miles. Are the electrics etc up too scratch on these or still somewhat flaky?
funbobby said:
Funnily enough they had another one coming up for sale that was having the gearbox done when I mentioned if it was a common problem he obviously being a Renault dealer said no... Apparently engine is timing chain and decent service intervals of 18k miles. Are the electrics etc up too scratch on these or still somewhat flaky?
I was led to believe that Renault had learnt their lesson from the previous generation and improved the electrics. Never had an issue with anything electrical and the auto handbrake one of the best I've used.littlebasher said:
funbobby said:
Funnily enough they had another one coming up for sale that was having the gearbox done when I mentioned if it was a common problem he obviously being a Renault dealer said no... Apparently engine is timing chain and decent service intervals of 18k miles. Are the electrics etc up too scratch on these or still somewhat flaky?
I was led to believe that Renault had learnt their lesson from the previous generation and improved the electrics. Never had an issue with anything electrical and the auto handbrake one of the best I've used.Apparently Renault used learning from Nissan when designing the electrics on the mk3. They did something to do with screening cables. Touch wood I've not had any issues and the m9r engine is used in quite a few Nissan cars.
My gearbox is stiff when cold. First to second doesn't seem as smooth as the rest of the gear selection till it's warmed up. It feels like the linkage could do with a slight adjustment.
No rattles in mine either. I have a slight buzz from the passenger seatbelt plug when nobody is riding shotgun. It vibrates. A quick grab sorts it out. The quietness is one of the things I love about the car. It really is at home on the motorway chugging along at 70+.
Mine has live tomtom. I've paid for the map updates (£40) per year and got the rest of Europe (£40). Tomtom live is £55 per year. The Bluetooth works really well streaming spotify or using a USB stick. Make sure you find one with the bose kit.
Only getting 45mpg out of mine town driving. Was hoping for more but can't complain. A tank (£65) seems to get me 600 miles. Similar cost to 300 in the clio I had before. The 1.5 dci is apparently better.
I've only seen 3 mk3 ph2 estates on uk roads so quite rare if that's your thing. Was in France yesterday and seen half a dozen in Calais alone!
My old man has just gotten shot after clocking up 90k in six years. It never missed a beat and only saw the garage for routine servicing. Vastly superior build quality than the '06 Passat that preceded it. In terms of drive it has trick passive steer on the back meaning that for a big old bus if set up into a corner correctly will remain very behaved. I'd have one myself if it weren't for Renault's high parts / servicing costs.
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