2002 Renault Espace The Race from UK and Ireland - Comments

The car has had four brand new doors fitted, because of rust on the window frames. It's broken down once, had twanging on the power steering and it's also had a repair for an airbag malfunction. However, despite the latter, the side airbag detonated whilst the car was stationary, shattering the driver's window and showering me in glass. A frightening experience, but thankfully our children were not on board!

I am extremely suprised that you have had so many problems with your Espace the race! I have owned my espace for 4 years now and as it is a lease car I must trade it in and will be very dissapointed to see it go it has served me for 250,000 Miles without a single problem! However am most definitely going to be ordering another Renault and am 98% sure it will be the new Espace. Your case is very extreme what with the air bag deploying when the car is stationary! I only hope it doesn't destroy any faith you may have in owning another Renault this is my third Renault Espace one of which lasted me nine years and only had to have a new battery and of course new tires.

E. Lane.

Thank you for restoring my faith in the Renault Espace!! (E. lane)

These web sites seem only to attract negativity about cars, so I am having a real dilemma knowing which car to actually choose to purchase (which frankly is what these sites are for), so I'm glad somebody has written favourably.

I'm all for balance..

M.

I owned an early F Reg Renault Esapce for about a year, it was second hand with 80k on the clock. I had a year of trouble free, quality, comfortable motoring. I only sold it because it was too small for my needs. With seven people on board there is very little boot space. I purchased a secondhand VW Caravelle which has given me 5 years of totally trouble free motoring. It is still in first class condition - despite being used as a real workhorse. I keep looking round for a replacement - but there is nothing that seems to come near it on reliability. I also wonder if these sites attract a disproportionate level of negative response.