So , youve seen a nice little  renault laguna mk2 ,

yes its a good looking car ,  now for the bad points

Mine was  a fully serviced  1.8  dinamique  70k on the clock

main bad points all lagunas  seem to have

Tyre sensors play up in cold weather (can be cured by checking you have the correct wheel in the right place)

its got auto locking doors , as soon as you go over 6kph  the doors lock ,  if you'r in an accident , they will have to smash their way in as they dont unlock until you open the door from the inside

the power  steering pump works on a valve , where as the faster you drive the less it need to assist or  pump , now and  again the valves go , resulting in hard steering at low speeds , can make pulling into parking spaces dangerous

drivers seat lumber supports are 1st to break

air con control unit backligh blows resulting in not being able to see the info at night (£480 new)

key cards internal buttons  break (£80 new

the emergency entry lock (under passenger  door handle )  are usually seized up , so you cant get in anyway

seat belts fail to recoil,  seat belt  sockets stop working .

if your hand break fails ,  its the rear brake caliper seized,  there not cheap and renault tell me they seize up  ALL the time  ,  although you can tighten the handbrake by looking at the bottom of your centre console box, there is a small flap , lift this to reveal the handbreak tightening nut .

door electrics start to go,  courtesey lights, etc

well every car has good and bad points  but  laguna parts dont come cheap  and  usually have to be ordered

of course  you MAY GET LUCKY , but a recent survey in the Uk revealed the type of car most found at a garage for repairs is a Renault  60 %

Good luck ,  jase