Its important to check the oil level in the engine regularly and top it up when its needed. WebThe details of the recall actions that are related to RENAULT CAPTUR are shown bellow: Click on a RENAULT CAPTUR recall Action number to see the detail of the retail action and the affected VIN (Serial) numbers. If you have a problem with your car, this is the first place you should look. Takes about as much legroom at the rear as a 6+ foot passenger in the back. Do Not Sell My Data. No. You can't start a new thread in this section, but useful threads have been grouped together for quick reference here 14 898K Sep 11, 2017 Read our Articles Das ist jetzt 2 Jahre her. Still my Jazz is getting a bit long in the tooth and mileage is now building so I need something to think about as a replacement. It once went to the station with a full load on an iced road, when we were the only vehicle moving for miles, and in FWD it was perfectly controllable. It was I thought a bit expensive but comparable with the equivalent supermini-crossovers from Nissan, Suzuki, Mazda, Vauxhall, etc. Renault Captur Forums Since 2013 A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. Any straight line road is dull after a while anyway; when I worked in Germany and tore up and down the autobahns in my three and a half litre white car at over 110mph and I found that thrill went. But even in the world of Higher Sanity (tm), go to Portugal, drive like a mofo playing chicken with trucks, but at least the rosary hanging off the rear-view mirror gives you assurance. That's 0,20 a litre extra, thank you! I was given a Captur with the .9 litre turbo petrol engine just before Christmas. Its noisy as it thumps and frumps over bumps, and it rolls more through higher-speed bends, making it feel less planted around country corners. What's been recalled and why. If wife is sitting in the back then the front passenger seat can be slid forward for more legroom on that side. Whatever you do you will be paying for the depreciation and for most this is the best way to spread the cost if you want a brand new car regularly. Then there's the electrics. If you want to drive a new car every three years and the interest rate is below 5% (and it is often 0%) it is usually almost as cheap as buying cash and obviously the only way if you don't have 20k cash. Remember when French cars were either poky fun superminis or floaty big barges? here. A freedom of information request was lodged to find out the cars that failed the MOT test the most and those that failed the least. My current car is not a good handler but is not bad, it does communicate. Atomic is, I believe, an Austrian brand sold to a Finnish corporation and now built in Bulgaria? A lot of cars we looked at had crap legroom in the back and while it's tempting to say that kids won't care, in reality it made a huge difference, at least for us. Is driving all that exciting/fun anymore? You'll get an email notification as soon as your report is checked. The probable result is an acceleration of the adoption of leds and even more bastard arrangements for replacing units. Sits on 2 heavy live axles, permanent 4WD, big heavy Diesel, understeers if you are too fast into a corner and surprisingly oversteers if you boot it in a corner, but from a standstill tries to spin a front wheel which the TC controls. Get over it and buy a Zafira. Don;t believe what the manufacturers claim". Higher spec models get good brakes and the entry level models get crap brakes. Methinks it's not so much lazy as a mixture of "who really cares" mixed with a VERY large dose of "it's cheaper that way". Renault Captur Forums A forum community dedicated to Renault Captur SUV owners and enthusiasts. Safety isn't just about whether you die or not if someone crashes into you. See my last post on this. Some problems will only occur after many years of operation, others are related to technical solutions and forced the manufacturer to issue a recall. In many situations, a safe speed is well below the posted limit, and is dependent on weather, traffic, road condition etc. Problem Solving. I drive a Volkswagen. Driving back I maintained a steady 70mph. They grouped them by age for fairness. However, Atomic is actually a good ski brand. They do tend to spend more hours being fixed than rolling down the road. Captur. If the problem is corrected in time, it may not affect the overall reliability of your Renault Captur. The point is, if reviews don't give you a clue about performance, you don't realise how much trouble you are in until you are neck deep in a Lola Pootling around is exactly all you are going to do in this: it's a school run car, with trips to the hairdresser and Tesco and dogwalking thrown in. And anyway, if one wants a thrill out of drving then I suggest that one can get a thrill out of any vehicle given the circumstances or the road. Perhaps I misunderstood them; they explained the skis were made just down in the valley, so I assumed they meant on the French side of the border; however we were very close. Captur drinking lots Nope. Likewise if you want to carry things around a van isn't always the best choice. Some people are just that way inclined. "I once asked a group of French ski instructors why they all used "Atomic" skis, when the brand had a piss-poor reputation of snapping in half after a weeks gentle use.". It took half an hour to find the bonnet (hood) release, passenger side? If driving the car from an engine-charged battery is still 10% more efficient than just using the engine then hybrids are a (literal) no-brainer for fuel economy, and ICE only cars should be phased out. How many drivers that this vehicle is aimed at (the ones who view it as purely a transport tool) would actually ask themselves that question prior to attempting an overtake manoeuvre? But it could get two kids, baby cot, dog, suitcases and all the other stuff you need as a parent down to the seaside. That's the people who have a "JESUS SAVES" sticker on the bumper. The content owned by the EU on this website is licensed under the. etc. Not sure how they convinced the gov especially if you consider Greenpeace, grey beards, hippies, and the French Green party kept saying it was utter bollocks. Yes, I agree to receive email newsletters. Also, we hold onto our cars for a long time - one car is 17 years old, another is 11 years old. But they don't. When I was younger I drove crap old cars, and certainly when I was in my teens I often drove like a dick, in cars that struggled to get to 60. The most obvious sign of clogged catalytic converter in Renault Captur is slow acceleration or degraded engine performance. Indeed, Renault did that with the Kangoo.. The point is that there are cars in this class which can do what this car is intended to do (be a people carrier) but can do it better. WebThe Capturs enlarged dimensions really pay dividends for passengers in the rear. I'm big and tall and it's comfortable in the front. The cars got no power and should not be used on the motorway after 20,000 miles, My hire car managed 28.8mpg on diesel . Detailed advice for you - the tradie - on what car is right for you and your job, Looking for an answer? Could it be possible theres a difference in speed the gearbox ecu sees that resolves itself once above a certain temperature. Follow Forum Create Post Renault Captur. Not a quality made car, just cheaply made and a straining engine that will failed at 30,000, the breakers yards will be full of these in 3 years time. Why ? My 2.0t produces 240 bhp and 320nm and yet has better fuel efficiency than bigger engined (but lower powered) cars from the 90s when I passed my test. Petrol costs (excluding OPEC's current strangle hold on the US oil), speed bumps, restricted limits, speed vans, mums in 4x4's blocking the roads at school time, lorries everywhere, morons driving and texting etc. 4x4 Pandas are the go-to car for doctors, farmers and anyone else who needs a cheap car to get to a godforsaken place in the mountains during winter around here. Faults & Problems | Renault Captur Forums Home Forums Captur Technical Faults & Problems Filters 1 2 3 47 Next J R Link Fault/ replacement The problem at the moment is that the hybrid package still costs too much up front to be usable down in the economy-car segment, which is where it's needed most. I actually put some effort into not doing it. 807. Have people who comment on here actually driven one or owned a Captur? It will be 900 down, and 239 per month for 3 years, then pay balloon payment of 9000 or hand it back. We don't have a monopoly on mental petrol-heads in the UK, there's a lot of them elsewhere as well :). :o). I feel inclined to point out that, since you drive on the other side of the road, having the bonnet release there is perfectly logical. A few. If you put shitty 10 teflon tyres on then your grip levels are compromised, and braking and cornering (including swerving) will all be far below safe levels. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I'm not sure that's a demographic you should be targeting. One week ago my car was back at the dealership due to hands free not working and more radio issues. But basically even though it has enough grip, and reasonable suspension you would not choose it for twisty road driving, but despite that it is still fun, (and startles boring cars), because I can tell what it is doing so I have confidence that I am not about to slide off into a hedge. my Wifes Megane 1.5 replacing the headlight bulbs entails jacking up the car. on my Wifes Megane 1.5 replacing the headlight bulbs entails jacking up the car, removing the front wheel and then reaching through an access panel that can barely accommodate my hand. No point in trading in. The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT, Copyright. ".Gordini.." A tuning company set up by an Italian that was absorbed by Renault Sport (along with Alpine) and turned into a fashion brand with zero actual racing since. Yes, well, in France, the taxes on diesel are lower (%-wise) than those on unleaded petrol - mainly because some lobbyists told the French government that Diesel was cleaner (more environmentally friendly) with, of course, absolutely no reliable data to back that claim up. A couple of guys at a place I used to work got Priuses on the company scheme when they came out. Come join the discussion about performance, purchasing, Even our version of the Smart got no oil-burner and barely gives 40mpg. Hey guys, my girlfriends Captur has recently become undriveable due to a Check Auto Gearbox fault. I saw a Fiat Panda 4x4 - the original boxy one - just last week parked next to the Oetztal station in Austria. Different and not necessarily better but decent. If there was a problem with the car that was logged with Renault while the vehicle was still covered by the factory warranty, then conventional wisdom says its Renaults problem to put right. A rarity these days. 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