Renault Laguna

[DreXeL]

I quite like mk1 Lagunas...

Slammed on big multispokes...Supertourer-style. Nice.

*n

Agreed, they suit that look really well.

I was partial to that orange Rover V8 RWD one that was doing the rounds a few years back. That rocked

It's a pity they are utter crap.

 

[lordrobs]

When I was looking at cars a couple of years ago I saw a mint 1999 1.8 laguna with just 30k on the clock for a fantastic price, I was so tempted but straight out of Uni with no job lined up at that point if it had given me trouble i'd have been stuffed so I gave it a miss

IMO they are nice cars but way too much of a gamble.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Dare I say it, ever thought about a Vectra?

avoid a Vectra unless it's had both front suspension arms and a clutch within the last 25k miles or so.

 

[Mad old tory]

Dad's got a v reg 1.9dti, it's slow, handles like a pig and had the turbo go at 60k costing £1200 quid to fix

 

[penski]

Agreed, they suit that look really well.

I was partial to that orange Rover V8 RWD one that was doing the rounds a few years back. That rocked

It's a pity they are utter crap.

I remember that - was on the cover of Max Power, if I recall correctly. Owned by a drag racer?

*n

 

[Malachy]

I had a lease Laguna for 3 years and although I really liked the car, it caused me quite a few problems.
I had the drive shaft shear of not once, not twice, but THREE times.
Luckily the lease company paid all the repair bills otherwise it would've cost many thousands in total to fix.

a drive shaft sheering thousands of pounds? its a 30 mins job and £60-£100 part max

 

[Malachy]

avoid a Vectra unless it's had both front suspension arms and a clutch within the last 25k miles or so.

you need to stop after your first 3 words, thats enough tbh

 

[commited]

Jamez,
Have you looked at the Rover 618 - lovely car and cheap enough to insure

Also consider the old accords if you want reliability.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Dare I say it, ever thought about a Vectra?

Hope not, becuase it's dire. Rubbish.

Good cheap big cars:

a) Ford Mondeo
b) Nissan Primera
c) Rover 618/623 (Honda engined ones)
d) Peugeot 406/a GOOD Xantia

Anything else, IMHO, either rubbish value (Accord, Passat), ancient (Cavalier), or just a liability (Laguna). Or just naff (Vectra, Carisma, Carina).

 

[DreXeL]

I remember that - was on the cover of Max Power, if I recall correctly. Owned by a drag racer?

*n

Aye, that's the one.