RS Megane 225

[treemanx]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2535264.htm

Thoughts on this, is it too cheap? I know it's a 2004 so could be the main reason? I do like this colour would prefer LY but they're like double the price! Was thinking it'd cost me 1k to upgrade to a this, not much I could do to a Clio for that much.

 

[Blue Mez]

nice that

 

[Gally]

Bloody cheap car.

 

[treemanx]

Cheap for a reason though?

 

[JD]

Get on to Megane Sport.net and see if they/Naith knows it all.

 

[Gally]

Cheap for a reason though?

Like most things mate but the 225 isn't that sought after and there were quite a few of them opposed to the R26/F1.

 

[Gray]

That is about right...

The 225's are a lot of car for the money now they have taken a dive in price!

 

[treemanx]

Just like the 182s are dropping, might jump ship before they sink! Theyre quite fast after a stage 1 remap? What's fuel economy like compared with a 1*2?

 

[Gray]

standard they do about 22 - 25mpg.. with a stage 1 map you see 30mpg (driving steady)

A full tank of Vpower, £60 will see me 320 miles of mixed driving in my r26

If going on a long journey I can easily see 400~ miles to a tank

 

[treemanx]

That's pretty good, I'm only getting 350miles with the clio.

 

[Naith]

in that exact spec i think there was only 4 cars made, or that was the ph2, so ph1 will be just as rare.

scary how cheap they are now, i've lost so much money... hey ho not about that i suppose.

lovely cruiser/fastroad spec there, lovely. cam and aux done, flush oils, stg 1 and braided hoses... you got SO much car there.

 

[LowLife.]

New clutch at 60k?

Ragged much?

 

[Gray]

scary how cheap they are now

It's crazy, so so much car for the monies!!

 

[rory182]

clutch replacements are common on the RS Meganes I believe, dual mass flywheel / clutch setup.

 

[LowLife.]

clutch replacements are common on the RS Meganes I believe, dual mass flywheel / clutch setup.

Ah, ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I thought it was strange that's all!

 

[Naith]

New clutch at 60k?

Ragged much?

they usually go at less...

 

[LowLife.]

Why is that though?

 

[Naith]

running alot of torque, they are crap, dual mass, people ride them, french, mapping eats them if you dont know what your doing... the usual fella, much like vee's eat coils.

 

[LowLife.]

Cheers. Worth knowing lol! Re-think time.

 

[bmh.01]

Thats about the right price for that age/miles. Its not cup chassis'd though its too early for that! Heated seats are rare mind, although i'm not so keen on the look of the full leather on the ph1. Personally coming from a 1*2 you at least want a cupped one or you'll be dissapointed imo.

Why is that though?

DMF Flywheel fails rather than the clutch 9 times out of 10. Had to replace mine at 52k, nothing wrong with the clutch but the flywheel had failed.

 

[Naith]

i wouldnt ever let it put you off buying one though, maybe i was a little ott in hindsight, mines had one replacement and is on 55k.. plus its had been RAGGED on stg 2... so they arent that bad, plus alot of single mass units are coming out now for them.

 

[Naith]

DMF Flywheel fails rather than the clutch 9 times out of 10. Had to replace mine at 52k, nothing wrong with the clutch but the flywheel had failed.

weird, mines still on original fly! lol...

 

[bmh.01]

Good luck with that . Not that it matters with its current predicament.

 

[Naith]

i know, like a clutch or DMF is even on my worry list!

 

[lemonnobby]

i would say its a nice car and cup wheels make it nicer looking.
i would agree with ben if comeing from a 172 cup you will find handling disapointing as i did when i got mine but i lowered it and now all is fine.
cambelt is a must to make sure its done also the hub bearing can seize up cause steering problems. window faults
and water leaks into the interior are common.
but mine puts a smile on my face but in a different way to my 172

 

[treemanx]

Mines not a cup, doesnt have cup pack but has sportlines and whiteline ARB. I'd get springs on the Megane and stage 1 remap, that should keep me happy for awhile hopefully.