2001 Scenic Replacement

2011abc

Hi .Missus has been driving 2001 Scenic Diesel for last 6 months or so with not a hint of a fault .Its got closer to 150k than 100k(yes MILES!) yet seems to be refusing to die-or even hiccough(despite terrible reputation) !Just back from a long 'road trip' in which probably put up the best part of 1000 miles flawlessly .Anyway shes thinking of replacing it with budget of around 6k euro.While theres lots of lovely , interesting stuff out there eg C and E Class estates , Saabs , Volvos, 5 and 3 series estates ,Avensis /Corolla Verso Im not convinced she would be buying more inherent / guaranteed RELIABILITY even with a 2006 (certainly non jap).
It seems to me that sometimes ,just like you can have a 'Friday evening'/poorly manufactured car that everything goes wrong with you can have a good 'un that despite all common sense just keeps goin'.
Would probably prefer a diesel and not necessarily that bothered by 'big tax' but open minded .Must be at least as big as the Scenic which is v roomy with individually removable rear seats and underfloor cubby holes etc .
All suggestions most welcome ...links to actual cars for sale even better .Thanks !

2011abc

Anyone please?Kinda fancy a Corolla Verso or Accord estate CDTi ...

Poulgorm

2011abc wrote: »

Anyone please?Kinda fancy a Corolla Verso or Accord estate CDTi ...

You are unlikely to have mechanical trouble with either of those 2 cars. My next car will be Honda or Toyota. Since I left them and bought European cars, nothing but problems.

Leonard Hofstadter

Poulgorm wrote: »

You are unlikely to have mechanical trouble with either of those 2 cars. My next car will be Honda or Toyota. Since I left them and bought European cars, nothing but problems.

Apart from the swirl flaps in the Toyotas, and Honda's CDTi is not meant to be as reliable as its petrol equivalent.

A petrol Accord would be bulletproof though, and to be fair the Honda diesel is reliable for a modern diesel.

galwaytt

2011abc wrote: »

.Its got closer to 150k than 100k(yes MILES!) yet seems to be refusing to die-or even hiccough(despite terrible reputation) !...... guaranteed RELIABILITY even with a 2006 (certainly non jap......Must be at least as big as the Scenic which is v roomy with individually removable rear seats and underfloor cubby holes etc .
All suggestions most welcome ...links to actual cars for sale even better .Thanks !

Well, you've just proven that a Renault is reliable - all you need now is for someone to match it......... .......not as easy a task as it seems!

There is no such thing as guaranteed reliability.....there is only a a guarantee to fix it.....;)

Tbh, I'm sorry we sold our old 00 Scenic........I have a Saab diesel now which is lovely, but, tbh, the Scenic was head-and-shoulders above it, usefullness-wise. No estate comes close, no matter what the badge. I even got a motorbike in it, once, standing up !

We looked at Verso's too, and tbh, they're not that roomy either either, and the seats arent as good. YMMV and all that......

Anan1

What does she want that the Renault doesn't offer?

colm_mcm

newness I'd say.

I suppose, buy on condition and service history and get a car that was minded.

Anan1

colm_mcm wrote: »

newness I'd say.

Mmm, i'd think hard before selling a car that was meeting all my needs.

Pkiernan

You will be effectively replacing a car that has proved itself to be trouble free.

I would hang on to it myself. At least get the next car thoroughly checked out.

You would be kicking yourself if you replaced your current car with a lemon!