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“As most of you can probably tell I was not best...”

written by IronMike on 13/03/2008

Good Points
Hard to think of any really, suppose the style of the back end is quite nice but not to everybody's taste, Renault Megane are easy to drive and the only positive thing I can say about my Megane was the keyless entry. Sorry.

Bad Points
Crikey, where do I start, the front of the car is ugly compared to the back, the headlights are boring and could so easily be bettered (like Morette twin H/L conversion, not cheap though) The trim is plastic and tacky, it rattles and creaks, its awful. Mine was a 1.6 Dynamique sport vvti with all the toys, 6, cd player along with the standard player in the dash, the upgraded speakers, full closure alarm, auto lights, wipers, keyless entry, glass roof and all these thigs were electric and to be perfectly honest the only sporty thing about it was when I picked up my copy of Ring magazine, when I took it out it was a Megane again, the performance is dire, and for 115 bhp and a so called top speed of 115, well I'd seriously doubt it, mine at 80mph on the motorway sounded as if it was on the verge of blowing up, it was screaming its guts out. I'd have traded all the little gadgets for another gear. The dial pod on the dash was, in my opinion, loose, sometimes when turning the ignition on (usually after heavy rain) the lights used to flash on and off and I'd have to drive it like this till it sorted itself out or dried out whatever it used to do. The seats are nasty, so called sport seats, ha ha, don't think so. Sorry people if this puts a downer on the car you want but seriously look at other makes and try them first. Oh by the way mine was an 05 model and had 9000 miles on when I purchased it in May 07 .

General Comments
As most of you can probably tell I was not best pleased with the Megane, its a horrible medium sized family car that struggles with everything a family would need it to do and my family consists of my wife (5ft 4ins) my son who is 8yrs my daughter 2yrs and myself (5ft 10ins) and it always felt cramped. One good thing was the tyres, they were Michelin's but hey thats another company is'nt it. I paid just under £8000 for this car in May 2007 and upon research into trading it in was offered £5000 to £5200 for it in Feb of 2008, Huh a loss of nearly 3 grand, it had to go. I am now the proud owner of a 2003 Lexus IS 200 Sport Navigator and I would like to say, "What a Car" its superb I can't fault it, ok its no rocket ship but its no slouch either and the interior is excellent, no rattles or creaks, the engine (2.0litre straight 6, 24v vvti) purrs like a kitten and bursts into action when you want it, honestly it would beat the Megane in 3rd gear and then its still got another 3 gears to play with. I love this car, it looks pretty and aggressive at the same time but thats another review is'nt it.

Once again, sorry to all who own Meganes and to Renault also, you have my pity.