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My renault handbrake is electronically actuated, motor driven. It’s got all of the reliability of Renault electrical systems. Mechanically, it’s pretty solid.

My renault handbrake is electronically actuated, motor driven. It’s got all of the reliability of Renault electrical systems. Mechanically, it’s pretty solid. THere are wear issues with the front suspension, but that’s as much Ireland’s obsession with speed bumps as anything else. And there was one issue with the shared hydraulic clutch/ braking fluid system failing. But electronics? Wiring harness? Windows? Horrible. The driver's window only properly works in France. Sunroof sticks open, passenger window only goes down unless triple click force locking everything. Which is lovely when driving in 32c into a thunderstorm. (Ac? Long gone). Rear lights have totally gone a couple of times.

gjulianm 4y ago
> The driver's window only properly works in France. I'm sorry... what? :D
- semi-extrinsic 4y ago
  Probably condensation in there somewhere, and it dries up in a less humid climate.
  - 4ggr0 4y ago
    Sounds like climate change can be good, at least for Irish cars.
  - wiredfool 4y ago
    Maybe. But some things work when super locking that don’t work otherwise. The France thing was funny, but there are far more variations in the electrical system than can be explained by just condensation.
- wiredfool 4y ago
  Drivers window would either: not work at all, only go down unless triple clicked, be reversed (push down to go up, et vice versa), only go down and then only go up (current behavior). One week into an extended trip to France, it started working fine. It then continued to work fine until a couple of days after we returned to Ireland. This car is an adventure, rarely completely comfortable, but it has only stranded us once. (The clutch/brake thing). But it fits 5 people + dog, tows a trailer, isn’t too horrible for mileage (~35-40mpg without trailer, 30 with / 6-6.5 l/100km vs 7.9) and is paid for. (And helpfully, the passenger window now is refusing to go up. I blame Belgium, but we’ll see if that gets better with a passage through France tomorrow.). I tell you, there is no way you could ever get me to buy a Renault electric car.

gjulianm 4y ago

> The driver's window only properly works in France. I'm sorry... what? :D

semi-extrinsic 4y ago
Probably condensation in there somewhere, and it dries up in a less humid climate.
- 4ggr0 4y ago
  Sounds like climate change can be good, at least for Irish cars.
- wiredfool 4y ago
  Maybe. But some things work when super locking that don’t work otherwise. The France thing was funny, but there are far more variations in the electrical system than can be explained by just condensation.
wiredfool 4y ago
Drivers window would either: not work at all, only go down unless triple clicked, be reversed (push down to go up, et vice versa), only go down and then only go up (current behavior). One week into an extended trip to France, it started working fine. It then continued to work fine until a couple of days after we returned to Ireland. This car is an adventure, rarely completely comfortable, but it has only stranded us once. (The clutch/brake thing). But it fits 5 people + dog, tows a trailer, isn’t too horrible for mileage (~35-40mpg without trailer, 30 with / 6-6.5 l/100km vs 7.9) and is paid for. (And helpfully, the passenger window now is refusing to go up. I blame Belgium, but we’ll see if that gets better with a passage through France tomorrow.). I tell you, there is no way you could ever get me to buy a Renault electric car.