Roof aerial was faulty when bought, replaced by the dealer under warranty.
Non starter, due to a bad electrical connection on the starter motor, quite a common problem according to the AA man.
At 40,000 miles the car broke down, first sign was a rising temperature gauge followed by an engine cut out. The car was towed to the main dealer. Timing belt had broken due to a core plug (which had worked loose) being caught up in the timing pulleys. Luckily valves were not bent. Cylinder head needed machining due to distortion because of loss of coolant, which had caused overheating. Repair bill came to over £500.
The wife and kids like the car, it is an ideal car for a family with three young kids.
It's also a drivers car which I enjoy driving briskly when conditions and mood are right.
I agree with much of what is said about the Scenic except for the "drivers car" comment! Now I would describe the Scenic as many things, but a drivers car? Never. The thing is o.k. in a straight line, but hit a corner and it is disastrous. I probably haven't driven anything quite as bad since I owned a one litre Nova with a broken shock absorber many years ago! The turn in is terrible, it's ages before it settles into the corner and then it leans horribly. Another problem is a side wind. Even a slight breeze has it shifting about if you go over sixty m.p.h. I'm sorry, but the reviewer should take a drive in a Fiesta,Focus,Mondeo or 306 to see how a drivers car should be.
It's not meant to be a Fiesta or a Mondeo, but still drives very well and if driven properly can keep up with a surprising number of "better" cars. Mine (1.9Tdi) does not suffer unduly in side wind and I regularly drive at 90-95 on Motorways without any worry. I have driven the new turbo diesel Mondeo and agree it is a great car, but practically is cannot match the Scenic.
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with the comment about it not being a drivers car. I've had my 1.6i 16v Scenic to 117 mph and it still felt pretty stable.
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