Is Renault Captur worth buying?

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I am in the market for a new car and am thinking of a small crossover or SUV. I like the look of the Renault Captur, but have heard bad things about services in CT and expensive spare parts.
 
Not the Captur/Capture. It's a popular crossover with a relatively high demand. It actually sells rather well in SA. Resale will be much much better than Renaults of yore.

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As an owner I have had no problems or issues with parts availability (had an accident too). Ditto servicing (but YMMV there I guess, I'm in Pretoria). Also do some research on the parts prices - even if it is just the Car Magazine SA reviews or Kinsey Report. The Captur part prices are not expensive in my experience and I think at the moment quite reasonable- especially when compared with its segment peers. It is a solid vehicle in general and FiestaST is correct. As a former Renault naysayer and skeptic, I don't say these things lightly.
 
Do you need a 7 seater?

The Tucson or Qashquai are very popular to get and you get the latter in a +2. Everyone that I know that has the Nissan is happy with it, where everyone I know that has or had a Renault is unhappy.

The Creta is the smaller Tucson but you may as well get the Tucson for the 7yr 200k warranty.

If however you need a 7 seater the brv is a basic but more rugged. You can fit 7 adults comfy. Or just fold down the seats. The polo cross tdi is off-road too and lots are happy with that. Is nifty if u need to transport stuff. Then the qashquai +2 is just extended. Smaller rear but good engine. Nissan is good making off roaders.
 
Corelli said:
The Tucson or Qashquai are very popular to get and you get the latter in a +2. Everyone that I know that has the Nissan is happy with it, where everyone I know that has or had a Renault is unhappy.

The Creta is the smaller Tucson but you may as well get the Tucson for the 7yr 200k warranty.

If however you need a 7 seater the brv is a basic but more rugged. You can fit 7 adults comfy. Or just fold down the seats. The polo cross tdi is off-road too and lots are happy with that. Is nifty if u need to transport stuff. Then the qashquai +2 is just extended. Smaller rear but good engine. Nissan is good making off roaders.
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This is basically a nissan, nissan and renault shares the same components for their cars.
 
The Captur is not worth the premium you pay over the same spec Clio. I test drove one and if you go for the 1.2 you get a turbo charged 88kw (decent) coupled to an EDC gearbox which really takes some getting use to. Definitly go test drive it once or twice before you buy it. I've got that gearbox in my Kadjar and would love for it to be a regular automatic instead.

To be honest I'd much rather buy a Mazda 3 for that money or a CX-3 (but I think it is slightly more expensive).

EDIT: I see there are non EDC 88kw variants :)
 
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Hamster said:
The Captur is not worth the premium you pay over the same spec Clio. I test drove one and if you go for the 1.2 you get a turbo charged 88kw (decent) coupled to an EDC gearbox which really takes some getting use to. Definitly go test drive it once or twice before you buy it. I've got that gearbox in my Kadjar and would love for it to be a regular automatic instead.

To be honest I'd much rather buy a Mazda 3 for that money or a CX-3 (but I think it is slightly more expensive).

EDIT: I see there are non EDC 88kw variants :)
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Agree with you 100%. I did my research and went with the Mazda CX3. Test drove both and the Mazda has much more to offer in terms of technology, comfort and build quality. Actually got myself a demo at a really good price.
 
I love the design of the Captur ) and others...but I've been warned off Renault from multiple people. Apparently, reliability is an issue after a while...and I don't want to be paying crazy maintenance costs when I could have opted for a much more low-maintenance brand.

Can Renault owners give advice?

(I'm speaking here of an automatic Captur, if it makes any difference)
 
YM_80 said:
I love the design of the Captur ) and others...but I've been warned off Renault from multiple people. Apparently, reliability is an issue after a while...and I don't want to be paying crazy maintenance costs when I could have opted for a much more low-maintenance brand.

Can Renault owners give advice?

(I'm speaking here of an automatic Captur, if it makes any difference)
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Nonsense, that's the Renault of old.

They now share parts with Nissan (similar to the VW/Audi relationship) which has made a big difference towards reliability.

They also have a local distribution warehouse for parts, which has made a difference to availability and price.

Owning a Renault now - you get the benefit of French flair, along with Japanese reliability and parts availability and prices. And you get a 5 year service plan and warranty (which can be extended for like R5k) on most models.

/ex Renault naysayer...
 
Thanks. And beyond 10 years, or 200,000 km?

Those seem to be danger zones.
 
YM_80 said:
(I'm speaking here of an automatic Captur, if it makes any difference)
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To buy? Go test drive it, wait a few days and then test drive it again to see if you can live with that EDC. It lags..badly. Had it in my Kadjar (which I sold because the price was in freefall).

Personally, I wouldn't touch Renault again. Pretty cars but there are better out there.
 
YM_80 said:
Thanks. And beyond 10 years, or 200,000 km?

Those seem to be danger zones.
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The turbo, it is going to fail somewhere around there and it will need replacing which will cost plenty money. If you want a car for keeps it's better to go with the Mazda CX3, cheaper, more powerful, more features, tried and tested Japanese reliability.
 
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Thanks. And beyond 10 years, or 200,000 km?

Those seem to be danger zones.
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Cannot speak personally for the turbo petrol Renault engines, but my 1.9dCi will clock 225k km soon without a hitch. Next year it's turning 10...
My bother have a 2.0t Megane 2 GT 2008 still doing daily duties. over 270k km and its a 2008 model, engine and gearbox untouched.

You know they saying, Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and more so if it's a French car.
 
Renault and Nissan have partnership, my Clio IV for example shares Brakes with a Nissan NP200. Parts are dirt cheap, paid just over R1000 for Brakes and fitment recently, far less than what you would for other cars people claim to be more reliable and affordable to run, lol.
A3@MBB said:
Cannot speak personally for the turbo petrol Renault engines, but my 1.9dCi will clock 225k km soon without a hitch. Next year it's turning 10...
My bother have a 2.0t Megane 2 GT 2008 still doing daily duties. over 270k km and its a 2008 model, engine and gearbox untouched.

You know they saying, Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and more so if it's a French car.
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Love it :D actual owners speaking.

Renault naysayers are hilaruous, they keep playing the same tune, while we actual owners enjoy our cars.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the best thing they did, I have never had to wait for a part and both Clio 4's I have owned have been great in terms of build quality and reliability. There are a lot of people now with these Clio 4's with the same Motors as the Captur hitting +150,000km with no issues.

I know a few Captur owners who are very happy with their cars, the new face-lift is especially good.

Do some bargain hunting, Renault dealers are usually good with negotiations, and yes, make sure you test drive! Maybe even give the Renault Duster a go, really tough car that and that dCI engine hauls nicely.

Have a look at both Nissan and Renault, they share engines to, the new Nissan Micra is a Renault Clio IV with Nissan design and badges, same underpinnings and same engine though, you will find the same with most Nissan cars now and vice versa, they all share engines and other parts, you must just decide who's design you like best.

Captur 1.5dCI is what I'd get.
 
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YM_80 said:
Thanks. And beyond 10 years, or 200,000 km?

Those seem to be danger zones.
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We've had and currently have a few Renaults that are over 10 years old with over 200k km. One is a 2005 Megane 1.5 DCI with 210k km on the clock. All good with them - don't believe what you hear
 
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