RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC 1.9 dTi 80 Alize 5dr (2000)

Practical is the one word I would use to describe this car.

I bought this car from new from a Renault dealership. I chose this car because all three of my children were still living at home, and I was the family taxi. I had this car for 8 years and did about 100,000 miles, and it didn't let me down once. I'm a big believer in if you look after your car, it will look after you.

I always made sure that car was fully serviced every year, the only problem I had was a faulty ignition coils, apparently a common fault, everything else has just been wear and tear problems such as new brake pads and shoes,tyres, new seal for sunroof.

This car is a great family car as it is so versatile. When I bought the car I thought the removable back seats wouldn't really be much use to me but I couldn't have been more wrong. I think there was at least one seat out of the car more than it was in. I've had bikes, picnic tables pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. There is bags of storage in this car with loads of little storage bins and cubby holes. As the car is quite high up you get a really good driving position, visibility is also really good with the car having large windows.

The fuel consumption was also pretty impressive with this car getting around 52mpg. The handling isn't great especially around corners but I never had any major problems with it, another negative is the road noise on the motorway was pretty loud but to turn a negative into a positive it did drown out the noise from the children in the back. this car was never bought because of its looks or because it would be fun to drive, if it was it would of been a massive let down, But if you are looking for a comfortable practical car then this one is for you. I only got rid of mine because the kids grew up and moved out (thank God).