05 model I have had for three years will stay with Renault now , cant believe how fast the acceleration is leaves most cars standing , but will pull nearly anywhere in 5th gear up steep hills , comfortable for both driver and passengers ,sensors do good job and repairs carried out before major problems arise make this car an affordable venture into high class motoring ,only niggle I have is kept catching front skirt , not much clearance from ground but have got into habit of appraising grass verges when making tight three point turns , happy motoring to all of you

my wife has owned from brand new,freeway 1.2 petrol,nice looking car,plenty of room inside,average 42mpg,onboard computer,smooth gearchange,smooth clutch,very sharp brakes,quite alot of road noise above 60 mph,excellent heater,bad bits horn packed up,new dvrs seat fitted,new rear axle,9500 miles for a set of rear tyres,on a front wheel drive car,renault customer care very good,a very good town car ,but long journeys you would be well advised to get a bigger engined car

I have owned my 51 reg Renault Clio Dynamique 1.6 16v for 9 months and I am pleased with it in every way, I dont think I can fault it at all apart from it appears to be a little heavy on the petrol, but this is the first petrol car I have ever owned as all my others have been diesel. With mine being a dynamique plus its got the full electric pack and lots more that come as standard like remote locking and ABS CD player electric windows on board computer factory fitted alarm the list is endless I have just had a new cambelt fitted with water pump etc from the Renault Dealer at a cost of £399.00 all in due to the age of the car eventhough its only got 47,000 miles on the clock with a full Renault Dealer service record.

Well done Renualt for making a great little city car

I own a renault clio dynamique 2001. I have had nothing but problems...
I had the belt changed on it when i first got it, which i understand has to be done considering the millage it had done. Second my heaters then failed to work so then had to have the whole unit replaced. Ive also had many other parts put on this car,which in some cases are common.
Ive had many electrical problem differant lights comming on and then off? I have an engine cut out problem were the car just decides to cutt off.
And now ive just found out my head gasket is going..:( so my opinion is DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE

Bought a renault clio 1.2 dyamnique petrol for my first car and oh boy do i love it, so easy to drive very very nippy for a 1.2 better than them crappy chavs corsas and looks way cooler too. but my one did need a new timer belt also immobliser change due to it not starting up properly, also the coil pack packed up a few weeks ago but its running perfect now with a new one. So if your looking for a nippy good looking carfor ur first then i suggest you buy one of these and also they give you very good mpg such as 50+ or 60 if your a smooth driver. Any morons that hate these cars then u are just plain stupid.

I have had my 06 new shape Renault clio for 6 months now and although I love the car I am slightly disappointed with the problems i have had with my brakes. The problem didn't start till a couple of months after buying the car then i got this awful squealing sound not just when i was breaking but when i was setting off in first gear and slowing down to junctions. The car was still under warranty so i took it back to ian shiptons where i purchased it. They said my discs and pads were fine and ironically it wasn't doing it while they had it. So i then tried taking it to a renault dealer hoping i would get it sorted from someone reputable. How wrong i was. They said exactly the same thing as shiptons and suggested i booked it in to have the brakes cleaned but this would cost as it wasn't included in the warranty. Being quite fed up at this point I had a family friend look at it who isn't a qualified mechanic but knows alot about cars through having a keen interest in them from a young age and he said neither of the garages had even taken the wheels off to check the discs and pads. He took all the wheels off dusted the pads and used copper grease. He also said the pads and discs were wearing a bit but should be fine for a while yet. This solved the problem for a couple of months but it has now started again. After being disappointed with the service from renault and shiptons i am undecided on what to do now the problem has resurfaced as i know the pads and discs will probably need replacing. But being a young woman who doesnt know anything about cars i dont want to be fobbed off again but this time be charged on top for the privilege.

The good points about the car are for a small car it has more room inside than you would expect judging from the outside. It is smooth to drive, nippy enough for a girl of 20 and its nice to know you can have that extra umph to get ahead out of trouble if you need to whilst driving. The new shape and features make it look more up to date and sportier. I also have the tinted back windows on mine which is a nice effect.
I still very much enjoy driving the car despite the brakes putting me off but buying an 06 which is quite a new car for me i was hoping i would avoid these type of problems and it has made me wonder if i had gone for a non french make would i have been better off.

steer well clear of renaults this is my first and last

Exellent car, the best 1600 on the market! Anyone who dislikes this car is mistaken, there is no 1600 on the market that offers what this car offers, this car is awsome and very fast, cool, sporty, economically very good!
I will never sell this car in my life! This is value for money! Well done Renault.

I ' ve had my Renault Clio for 3 years and I still LOVE it, I've had a few wee problems with the coil, and it broke down once...wouldn ' t start one day, turned out to be some sort of computer.....was covered under warranty though. (I would advise getting some sort of warranty) however I just love driving my Clio, it ' s so comfy and the sports seats hug our bum and make driving very comfy especially when on a long journey! I ' ve had a few problems with the CD player too....sometimes its doesn ' t recognize cd's and comes up with an error but its nothing that would stop me recommending the car. It ' s great for a 1st car and a lovely wee runaround! Over all 100% thumbs up and I would really miss it whenever I give it up!! GREAT CAR!

I fitted a carbon fiber air filter and straight through exhaust, and i've raced 320bmw's 2.0 primera sri's corsa's saxo's loads and believe me when I say if I don't keep up with them, I beat them, but after about 120 it starts to die because it maxes out at 130!
but what a great little car, mine has 62.000mls and still going strong.