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  • Summary

    2 out of 5 2.0

    What does this car say about you?

    The car looks quite sexy in black

    What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

    They think is nice and good to drive.

    Would you buy this car again and why?

    NOPE

    What are you likely to buy next?

    MG ZR - even without a waranty it cant possibly be any worse???

  • Buying experience

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Type of dealer you bought from?

    Franchise

    Did you buy this car new?

    Yes

    What price did you pay?

    £6,300

    When did you buy the car?

    May 2005

    Did you get a good deal and why?

    The car was cheap - £6,300 and the salesperson was ever so friendly... UNTIL I BOUGHT IT!!!!

    Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

    What was the dealer like?

    I cant use words like that on here - Children might be reading. Lets just say Dixon's are awful.

  • Driving it

    4 out of 5 4.0

    What's it like to drive?

    Apart from the obvious mentioned above not too bad really. - Good driving position.

    What's it like to park?

    Easy. Very easy.

  • Living with it

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Have you had any problems with the car?

    When I bought the car it had a bad scratch down it.. which they polished out and has therefore simply returned. at 2 months old I went to start it on the drive and it would not do anything!!! Took 3 AA Men to start it and Renault could find no fault (suprise suprise), Breaks at 6 months made an AWFUL noise! Took back 4 times to complain and yet again... could not find anything wrong! Passenger side light "popped" - replaced under manufacturers waranty. Driver seat got jammed and handle fell off at a year old (replaced with waranty) and it completley lost power on road at 60mph, again.. Renault found no fault! - Recently serviced - Discs and pads COMPLETELY corroaded - on a car that is 2 years old! - Not covered by waranty apparently even though I first complained at 6 months of the n

    What's most practical about your car?

    1.2 Engine is not too bad - Quite nippy - Plenty of room.

    Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

    The CD and Radio changer on the steering wheel.