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- moominpapa's review
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| Performance | 7.3/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 5.3/10 |
| Value for Money | 5/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 5.3/10 |
| Overall Rating | 5.8/10  |
By moominpapa
on 8th Feb 2005
| Year Manufactured | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 6 Months |
| Performance | 9/10 |
| Practicality | 8/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 |
| Value for money | 7/10 |
| Overall value | 8/10 |
 moominpapa's recommendation | |
Comfy drive,
Quick and responsive,
Economical,
5 star euro NCAP rating
Boot could be bigger
IT COSTS £50 TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT BULB DUE TO POOR DESIGN THIS MUST BE DONE AT A GARAGE!!!
After sales service - what after sales service!
The Renault Megane 1.9 Dci family car is overall a good design, and is a comftable car. It gives good fuel efficiency and the 1.9 Dci engine is as fast and responsive as the 2.0l petrol.
With a 5 star euro ncap rating the car is one of the safest in it's class, which is reassuring.
My only criticisms is the relatively high cost of renault servicing, and the ridiculous situation with the headlight bulbs.
Basically, to change the bulb, you have to remove the bumper, then remove the headlight to insert a new bulb. Renault charge £15 for a £1 trade price bulb!, and then charge £35 for the HALF HOUR! it takes for an experienced renault mechanic to complete the job. The Megane is very much set up to stop you carrying simple maintainace jobs yourself - it's difficult to do much under the bonnet as everything is sealed away.
Renault obviously have identified this as a nice little earner!
A great car, but take it to a private garage, not renault.
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Total Respect: 0
Ricardo33 on 28th Mar 2005
moominpapa
on 26th Apr 2005
Pumpkin1
on 26th Apr 2005
mkpaul
on 12th Apr 2006