Renault Grand Espace RXE Review

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Renault Grand Espace RXE
3 stars
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Geoffrey B's Review of Renault Grand Espace RXE

11th Dec 2008

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    1.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    4
  • Performance
    2.5 stars
  • Reliability
    2 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1999
  • Doors
    5
  • Practicality
    2 stars
Good Points

Extremely flexible seat solution, only mpv which handles a baby pram behind the 3rd seat row, good noise insulation, comfortable on the motorway.


Bad Points

Bad seats, poor handling on country roads, not an exiting drive, somewhat cheap and uwise construction details.


General Comments

I haven't had such a bad track record with problems until now, but recently the fan belt got worn an parts of it went behind a poorly constructed plastic shield which covers the cam belt. The parts of the fan belt got stuck under the cam belt which jumped. A total destruction of motor valves followed. The fan belt seems to have been destroyed by a deformation of the wheel on the dynamo. But why this wheel was destroyed is a mystery. The dealer workshop says a small stone might have got stuck between the dynamo wheel and the fan belt. But I don't think this is a plausible reason. I suspect some mechanic at the dealer workshop has inflicted these scars on the dynamo wheel. Fixing the motor will cost half a fortune.

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