2003 Renault Clio Dynamique review from UK and Ireland

I own a Renault Clio Dynamique and brought it brand new at the beginning of this year. The build quality of my car is also appalling. I have had my car for almost 11 months now and have had several problems from the start, from minor ones like having to have my gear cover replaced (it was pointed out to me on the very day I picked up the car that this was broken and this was visible anyway) or my seat railings replaced (the seat was jammed so the runners had to be replaced - this was not pointed out to me and it was also obvious) to the more major problems that I will discuss further.

At first it was just my engine stalling whilst waiting in traffic in neutral gear - so I kept taking it back the the Renault Approved dealer where I bought my car. After several humiliating visits (as they blamed it on the way I drove the car - apparently 'I just needed to get used to the car') they discovered the problem and rectified it - they said the car wasn't tuned properly.

The problem ceased for about a month and then started again - by this point I was fed up and just put up with it. Then it progressed to refusing to start again after I turned the engine off from any length of journey - I'd have to wait about a couple of hours before it would start again. so I booked the car in 3 weeks in advance (i needed a courtesy car and there was a 3 week wait) but not long after I booked the car in, it started to stall in gear!!! and then not start again!!! and it happened so frequently, I had to call for roadside assistance - who informed me that my car kept stalling because my crank sensors were faulty (i don't know what this means - but he did say it was a vital part needed for the car to function properly.

He also looked under my dashboard for wires which he could not find - there were none. After searching for a while he found them located under my ashtray!!! - very strange. also on looking under my dashboard - he exclaimed that he would not have purchased my car as all the metal were extremely rusted in the interior under my dashboard, and the only way it could be rusty is either that the parts were already rusted before the dashboard was put together, or if the parts had got wet before it was used.

I have not picked up my car from the Renault dealer yet, but I have questioned the rusting, and they say that there is nothing they can do about the rusting and that it is completely normal. Can anyone tell me if this is true? or should I be concerned about the rusting?

Overall, I may just have been very unlucky. I think it's a gamble whether you will get a reliable car that is usually expected from Renault.