Clio 1.5 DCi 65 srvice intervals?

I believe Renault are on the ridiculous 20k intervals on even the diesels now. If you plan to keep the car any length of time, you would be well advised to do a yearly (or 10k whichever is first) oil change.

Bear in mind you will want a pocket full of EGR valves (and some extended warranty) as they dont last long!

Tim..

yearly is advisable, belts every 5 years or 72k whichever comes first (if either of them do)

Thanks, agree 20k is far too long. Does anyone just blank off the EGR system if it is so unreliable? On my 407 HDi it has been disconnected for some time now, and no problems.

Are you suggesting it won't last 5 years or 72k? Or will the owner be fed up with it by then? The one she had her eye on was 3.5 years old, with 45k on the clock.

Why? Plenty said that when change intervals were extended from 1000 to

...just at the time when you tend to dispose of these... (thought you were talking about a new one)

Tim..

Yes Me.

But not on this car. Mine is an old style Diseasel.

EGR bits cost more than the car value.

Tom

Sorry, should have made it more clear, daughter looking at what she can afford.

As a rule avoid Clio's and Punto's then.

Tim..

I have driven a Metro for the last three years as an everyday run about, it came free as an MoT failure, repairs cost less than a hundred including MoT, nearest thing to a breakdown was when the cambelt tensioner failed (it warned me first), apart from oil, filters and a new set of plugs it has had no maintenance in that time. Now that is cheap motoring, and I'll bet insurance for a youngster would be cheap too.

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And they're not a bad drive, either, provided the rear suspension sandwich hasn't come undone.

And a pleasant car to drive. Pity about the 'street cred' though, so unlikely to appeal to a youngster.

daft really, I mean, my first road car was an Austin A40, I don't remember caring what other people drove in the slightest, mine went in all weathers which was rare in those days.

Mrcheerful

Depending on your age now, just having *any* car when young gave you street cred.