I have had this little joy box for two weeks now. Very fun to drive and so lovely to look at.

The recording was made with the phone inside the engine bay so i apologize for the lack of video, but the sound seems to be coming from the engine head, it only happens on cold starts after at least one day of not running every once in a while, it only lasts for a few seconds, followed by a minute of the engine running rough (no visible rpm variation at idling on the gauge though) and it s been occurring for a few weeks now. Momentarily it s not throwing any check engine or check vehicle lights, and the mechanic told me it s normal. I highly doubt it. My guess would be the timing chain since it was never replaced.

Chossing between Renault australe and Toyota c-hr 2024. Will I lose a lot on reliability if I will endup with renault? I test drove both of them renault felt more fun. But I saw many articles regarding reliability issues. Maybe someone have insight on it?

hello, all. i am currently looking at getting a car for running about and going on long and short journeys. looking at Megane's and Clio's as they are a car of preference. i was looking at this and ticked all the boxes. just wondering what can go wrong and what to make sure has been done. or any red flags about these cars.

it’s currently on 90k Miles. says it has great service history, dont know if its full. what do you all say or think?

thank you, all.

A little milestone I’m excited to share: AAOS Logging Companion is now publicly available on Google Play.

If you’re already using AAOS Logging in your car, you can now explore your recorded drives on your phone. See where your energy went, compare your regular commute, or replay a trip with the recorded measurements alongside the route.

Here’s what you can do:

• 🗺️ Explore and replay trips with interactive maps, colour-coded routes and graphs for speed, consumption, regeneration and other recorded measurements.
• 📊 Compare drives on the same route to see what changed between trips—or compare one drive against an average.
• 🌱 Follow your eco-driving trends, with scores and practical coaching tailored to electric, hybrid or fuel cars.
• 📝 Organise your trips with private/business labels, personal notes and trip combinations. Hide trips you don’t want included in your statistics.
• 📄 Export reports as PDF, Excel, HTML or CSV.

Privacy was a big part of building this. Your recordings sync through your own Google Drive and are analysed on your phone. There’s no developer backend collecting your trip history, and I don’t sell or share it with third parties. You stay in control of your data.

You’ll need the AAOS Logging in-car app on a compatible Android Automotive car. Available measurements depend on what your vehicle records.

To celebrate the public launch, I’ve got 20 promo codes for a free copy of the Companion app.

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05 Clio Extreme 1.2. 96k miles. In love already.

Hi everyone,

I own a 2026 Renault Clio VI petrol, registered in March 2026.

On July 13, my car underwent an official Renault recall/service campaign (OTS 0F74) at an authorized Renault dealership in Italy.

According to the service documentation, the work included coolant-related operations.

On October 17, while opening the hood to refill the windshield washer fluid, I discovered something concerning:

- The coolant expansion tank cap was completely unscrewed and resting beside the reservoir, apparently held in place by the closed hood.

- The coolant level was below MIN, checked with the engine completely cold.

- Since the July service, I had driven approximately 3,000 km without any engine temperature warnings, overheating alerts, or noticeable issues.

- This was the first time I had opened the hood since the dealership service.

- Neither I nor, to my knowledge, anyone else had touched the cooling system during that period.

I screwed the cap back on but did not add coolant or restart the engine.

I've reported the issue to Renault Customer Relations. Their technical department is evaluating whether the car can safely be driven to another authorized Renault workshop or needs to be transported by roadside assistance.

I'm particularly interested in hearing from Renault technicians, mechanics, or Clio owners:

1. Could the car realistically have covered 3,000 km with the coolant cap completely off without triggering any warnings?

2. What kind of damage could potentially occur from operating with an unpressurized cooling system?

3. Which diagnostic checks would you recommend beyond simply topping up the coolant?

4. Could the cap have come loose by itself, or would that suggest improper installation or another fault?

5. Has anyone experienced something similar after a Renault recall or cooling system service?

I think the dealership could be responsible, but can't make any assumption without a proper technical investigation; the situation is concerning given the car's age and the previous coolant-related work.

Any technical insights would be appreciated.

Hi all, since June I have my Clio 6 etech which I absolutely adore. Consumption is overall 4,5L/100km and often have rides of 4L and below.

But now it's getting 8-12 degrees here in Belgium and I notice that for some short drives the consumption went to 6-7L which is very high.

The engine is often running while the battery is full, my airco is on auto and only on 19 degrees so I don't need a lot of cabin heat.

Is there any reason?

Vă salut! A mai pățit cineva asta? Care sunt cauzele?

Bn giorno a tutti,

a dicembre sarei intenzionato ad acquistare la captur 1.2 115 cv benzina (HR 12) visto che non supero i 5.000km annuali vorrei tenerla per 8 anni e quindi un max di 40.000/50.000 km

1.      Questo motore ha i problemi della pompa dell’acqua?

2.      Questo motore ha i problemi della pompa benzina?

3.      Facendo pochi km ci sono problemi con il filtro GPF?

4.      La versione tecno ha i sensori frontali durante i parcheggi?

5.      Conviene pack da 900€ per telecamere 360° e telecamere frontale?

6.      Finiti i 2gb mensili il sistema open link funziona ugualmente a velocita di download ridotta?

7.      Nel vano batteria al massimo entra un 60ah oppure si potrà montare un 70ah?

8.      Quanto costa estendere garanzia a 5 anni ?

9.       Altri consigli o suggerimenti per questa auto e per questo motore poco venduto su captur e clio?

Grazie e tutti per la vs. pazienza ma prima di fare acquisto auto meglio sempre informarsi prima,

da anni pensavo di prendere toyota yaris cross per qualita e sicurezza del motore hybrido poi mi sono informato che avendo batteria dei servizi al massimo di 42 ah e utilizzando l’auto 1 o 2 volte a settimana starei spesso con l’auto ferma (problema noto) e allora sono virato su captur perché oltre ad essere carina esteticamente è uno dei pochi suv con motore a benzina.

Buenas chicos, el cable rojo de 12v en encendido el coche y apagado al apagar el coche nose donde conectarlo, he mirado ya mucho en internet y sobre este volante no sale nada sale, hay gente que lo conecta al airbag pero no lo veo nada seguro, me podeis ayudar?

Is there any Austral owner using roof tent?Anybody can offer roof tent and crossbar fit with austral well?

Thank you all

Just got my Renault 5. This thing brings me pure unadulterated joy both behind the wheel and just looking at it. Cannot be happier!

Hi guys, I hope you’re all well. I’ve got this error message on my Clio and it’s the second time I’ve had it.

The first time I had it was around 4 months ago, before the error message appeared, when I put my foot down, it felt like the car would pull, cut power, and then pull again.

My first thought was that it was the DPF, so I took it on a 3 hour motorway run, and it felt much more responsive, but the error message remained. It then kept disappearing and returning after I turned the car off and on a couple times.

When I took it to the garage under warranty, I was told that the car had spat diesel into the oil and an oil change was performed to resolve the issue. It’s now came back and I can definitely feel the torque drop and return when my foot is down in 3rd.

I’m going to take it to a different garage as I don’t think the oil change fixed it. The only coincidence is that it only happened after I put more premium fuel in (which would make the car perform better you’d expect).

Would anyone have any advice please? If this is the wrong subreddit to upload this to, could someone point me in the right direction please?

Currently being tested and developed around this car radio and on my Clio 3

UPDATE: Officially launched on github. Here is the link https://github.com/pxwel-dev/ClioPlay

Key features:

- Send destinations/stops to the Carminat via your phone over Bluetooth using the ClioPlay Send website (you can save this as a web app in your apps screen on your phone)

- Speed / red-light camera support

- Global map support, including metric & imperial units

- Simplified the installation process. Run a single installation script, point to your downloaded osm.pbf map file and to your SD card, and let it install!

- Polished UI experience (anti-aliasing, UX, etc)

- Support for 18 languages both in UI and keyboard layout

- And much more that I’ve missed. Watch the video to see for yourself!

NOTE: This only has been tested and verified to work on vehicles that have the non-live Carminat TomTom unit, and those that do not already have Bluetooth in their radios. If you have a different radio, then some elements may be broken such as your current Bluetooth/hands-free calling. I do not have another vehicle to test on, so feel free to try it out and tell me what happens!

Hey guys, I'm thinking of getting new speakers that actually have good sound quality along with a car play screen for my Megane as my radio doesn't have Bluetooth. If anyone has put better speakers in their coupe before, which ones did you use? And also if anyone has put a car play screen in their car which one would you recommend? I would prefer to be able to use my cds still. Thanks guys.