Renault Clio 1.5 dCi Expression

We recently had a need to hire a car, and we ended up with the new Renault Clio 1.5 Dci. We didn’t ask for a diesel in particular, we were just allocated one. However in the past, I have owned a Rover metro diesel and an Audi A3 1.9 turbodiesel, and in particular I miss the economy, as I tend to drive a lot of miles each year. We had never driven a Clio before, although we do own a 1997 Renault Laguna, and Mr B would quite like one of the new ones, only we don’t have £15000 to spare so he will need to dream on. I on the other hand am currently driving an 11 year old Honda Accord 2.0 i, which costs me a fortune to insure, so I wouldn’t mind ...  Read the complete review

My wife owned this model from January 2003 when she purchased a new one on the Renault options scheme, you know the knid of thing nice low monthly payments and then a lump su at the end, hand it back or use it to trade in against a new car. We plumpedfor the Renault because my wife loved the shape, she thought it was quite a funky little car at the time and it was well enough equipped, with electric windows, CD player and air condiyioning etc. It drove extrememly well and the Diesel engine returned ridiculous fuel economy, well into the 50 mpg, quite often 60 mpg plus! It was comfortable to drive and also be a passenger in and would sit ...  Read the complete review

I have owned my Renault Clio since June of last year and have enjoyed every minute of it. The main reason I bought this car was to save money, being able to get around 540 miles to a full tank compared to the 220 with my previous car. Also, because of the small engine, the road tax is only £35.00 a year! Bargain! I have used this car to travel all over, on one weekend doing 12 hours of constant driving. This plucky little car just ate up the mile without a single hint of a complaint, and I was extremely comfortable and relaxed driving it for this entire time. However, I did have some trouble when my gearbox bairings collapsed and had to have the whole gearbox ...  Read the complete review

I purchased my used car in March. It was registered in July 02 and had covered just over 11000 miles. I saved £1700 by buying nearly new, and what a brilliant buy it is. I am getting on average over 65 mpg which equates to over 700 miles on one tank of diesel! The car has an excellent spec - ABS/Electric Windows/4 x airbags/CD/Sunroof. My clio also has automatic lights and wipers! Overall, it is a well sorted little car, well specified, comfortable with a brilliant little engine. ...  Read the complete review