Renault Grand Scenic in general

This review is based on my experience of owning a Renault Grand Scenic 1.5 dCi (100 bhp) Expression with Comfort Pack for 14 months from new (16,000 miles). I only sold it because I was moving abroad at the time. In fact selling the car exposed its worst fault: heavy depreciation. Even though I bought the car with a reasonable discount (£2,000) and it was in immaculate condition in an attractive colour (a blue-grey metallic), I still lost 40% of what I paid. So definitely look for a very good discount if buying new or insist on a realistic price second-hand (show them the Parkers Guide, for example). Dealers make a lot more margin on their used stock, so should have ...  Read the complete review

The Renault Grand Scenic 7-seater is a great all-rounder family car. Like Daley Thompson, in each individual area it's not the best but when you put them all together you have a winner. My Scenic is a Diesel 1.9DCi 150bhp - which is the biggest diesel Renault do. Bizarrely, this has better mpg, power and servicing intervals (12,000 miles) than the slightly less powerful versions so it seemed like a sensible choice. I bought it new to get cruise control - something that's hard to find in manual diesels and something I'd lost hope of ever getting. Practicality It's not the biggest car on the road, but it's more than adequate for your ...  Read the complete review

Choosing a car for a family of six is an expensive and somewhat limited task. Amongst the rather limited list of Multi Purpose vehicles several are instantly omitted as being five-seater and several more as simply being massively overpriced. Fortunately, thanks to the motability scheme we were able to narrow it down to two cars, the Renault Grand Scenic and Vauxhall Zafira. Let me explain why we plumped for the Renault. Being on the motability scheme we were given an option of colour (we chose jet black) but were limited to the 1.6 Dynamique Grand Scenic which, is one above the basic model. However, this was still more than we are used to with the best we had driven ...  Read the complete review

The Renault grand Scenic is a superb small class MPV. I bought the Dynamique version on a 55 plate 2 years ago. I have had trouble free driving for that period until recently: more later. Price It is at the cheaper end of the MPV, currently costing around £22,000 new. I got mine pre credit crunch for £9000. It came with leather seats, 6 CD changer, heated front seats, double electric sun-roof (front opens only) and folding electric mirrors. I think I got a great car for the price. Fuel Consumption 28-30mph around the doors and 38-45 on the motorway, obviously dependant on how you drive as I am a bit ...  Read the complete review