I recently have bought an '03 plate 1.2 Dynamique with 63k on the clock for a run around for the missus, and as a car to do the Mongol Rally in later this year.
I'm completely new to Renaults, and tbh don't really know all that much about them. I bought this with doing very little research into it as it came along at a price that was too good to refuse.
Anyway, I gave the car it's first proper long run tonight, and I'm concerned about a couple of things.
1) The cars handling seems very twitchy. It seems to twitch a lot in corners, particularly when the road surface isn't great. The car can also feel like it's almost wanting to start fishtailing when hitting a dip on the road. It almost feels go-karty, but not in a good handling way because it does not inspire confidence at all. It shouldn't feel the way it does.
2) When driving up the motorway, again particularly when going over poorer road surface, the car tramlines badly, and at times it's actually quite scarily bad, to the point I'd even say it was borderline dangerous.
General quick inspection shows no obvious causes. Car is completely standard. Tyres are Kuhmos and fine and evenly worn, and standard size. No knocks coming from bushes or suspension, steering feels nice and tight and the car runs straight when hands are off the wheel.
Are there any known issues with the Clio that I should be looking at as maybe the cause of it.
I'm completely new to Renaults, and tbh don't really know all that much about them. I bought this with doing very little research into it as it came along at a price that was too good to refuse.
Anyway, I gave the car it's first proper long run tonight, and I'm concerned about a couple of things.
1) The cars handling seems very twitchy. It seems to twitch a lot in corners, particularly when the road surface isn't great. The car can also feel like it's almost wanting to start fishtailing when hitting a dip on the road. It almost feels go-karty, but not in a good handling way because it does not inspire confidence at all. It shouldn't feel the way it does.
2) When driving up the motorway, again particularly when going over poorer road surface, the car tramlines badly, and at times it's actually quite scarily bad, to the point I'd even say it was borderline dangerous.
General quick inspection shows no obvious causes. Car is completely standard. Tyres are Kuhmos and fine and evenly worn, and standard size. No knocks coming from bushes or suspension, steering feels nice and tight and the car runs straight when hands are off the wheel.
Are there any known issues with the Clio that I should be looking at as maybe the cause of it.
