This car has cost us over £3500 since we bought it:
Clutch.
Cam belt.
New instrument panel.
Catalytic converter.
Rear shocks.
New starter.
New alternator.
New water pump.
Coolant sensor.
Exhaust (mid/rear).
Front and rear wheel bearing & last but not least, 2x brake discs.
OK, so we got the car from a "Trade" centre but it has given so much trouble! It's so nice a car to drive as well and very comfortable.
Spares via the Renault main dealer take so long to come - 3 weeks for the instrument panel!!
170,000 miles! And you're complaining about replacing service items such as the exhaust and brakes!
I have a 94 2.0 litre RT with 121,000 miles. I have owned it 1 year. I drive it hard all the time and I have never had any trouble with it.
It is a comfortable car and enjoyable to drive.
90k to 170k in 3 years is actually 7 years motoring, and £500 to maintain a car per year is NOT excessive.
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