Bye Clio.... hello Megane

[Liquid yellow 182]

Old 182:

IMG_8338 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

New Meg R26, which i'm loving! So comfy and fun.

photo 2 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

photo 1 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

photo 3 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

Myself and Matt off here went and got few pics, here are the best:

IMG_8360 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

IMG_8367 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

IMG_8379 by RichPhotography24, on Flickr

 

[d4vy]

Urgh mine was so dirty lol.

 

[-KarL-]

looks nice, lux pack too

 

[TimR26]

Nice, now go and get it Stage 2'd

 

[Toms_clio]

Omg soo sick!!

 

[Kieran..]

Love it!!

 

[Nickson]

I want one soooooooooooooooooooo bad!
Looks lovely mate, nice little upgrade!

 

[walkie86]

Change the white balance on your camera!

Nice Meg, though. Love them to bits :hail:

 

[Kane.]

Looks so nice in black.

 

[LewisTaylor]

Looks good rich, wish I could of come last night to see it

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

Looks good rich, wish I could of come last night to see it

Yeah Matt said you wanted to, can easily do another mini meet for some pics

 

[burtz]

Lovely mate! Love that 182 too"!

 

[Mr Burns]

Prefer the 182 personally, why the change?

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

Wanted something bigger and better after the test drive I was sold

 

[johnbryan45]

Looks in mint condition!

 

[Dunn]

Nice, they are great to drive after an RS Clio

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Mmmmm full leather recaros, Looks lovely mate nice step up from the clio.

 

[JamesBryan]

Do you not slide around on the full leather?

 

[Chris62]

Looks lovely that.

Big difference from the Clio?

 

[Adamm.]

as people have asked would love to know how they compare as far as comfort/fun/performance goes. looks very nice aswell hope you enjoy

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

as people have asked would love to know how they compare as far as comfort/fun/performance goes. looks very nice aswell hope you enjoy

Comfort wise, it's the most confortable car I've had and very nice interior. Fun, hell yeah! Gotta love the boost! And can't really judge performance after 1 day but it's so lovely to drive and handling is awesome.

 

[Coby.]

Stunning... Very jealous.

 

[d4vy]

as people have asked would love to know how they compare as far as comfort/fun/performance goes. looks very nice aswell hope you enjoy

From my point of view (although not having owned mine very long either hardly the best person) comfort, fun and performance in my eyes are all greatly improved, as you'd expect from the model up from the Clio.

Performance wise 0-60 difference is negligible, most noticeable increase is the torque from lower down in gear, less of an effort to drive as power there pretty much instantly. Can't comment on the recaros but the standard renault sport seats are very supportive. Seeing as it has cup suspension it is amazingly well composed over bumps + not particularly fidgety which surprised me. Handling wise it WAY outdoes my standard 172.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Nice, and welcome. Get a stage 1 map. You'll love it even more. Its how the car should of left the factory.

 

[Adamm.]

sounds awesome wish i had the money for one lol

 

[Iain C]

Looks great. Lux packs too. noice

 

[Dean.]

Good move fella, awesome cars... Even in the hands of my mrs lol!


Also... Get it down to tdf to be mapped, i had mine done after 3 days lol!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

more power more comfortable but far less fun!

 

[Iain C]

more power more comfortable but far less fun!

Thats the trader off

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

i owned my 225 cup from new for 5 years.although it was pretty quick it just wasnt as involving to drive as my old 182 cup was.so when mr btm told me to get rid due to ermmmmm a few large probs i got myself another 182 but cupped packed all round instead of a full blown cup.trust me when a 225 or r26 goes wrong big time it will cost you both your arms and legs as i found out!

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

i owned my 225 cup from new for 5 years.although it was pretty quick it just wasnt as involving to drive as my old 182 cup was.so when mr btm told me to get rid due to ermmmmm a few large probs i got myself another 182 but cupped packed all round instead of a full blown cup.trust me when a 225 or r26 goes wrong big time it will cost you both your arms and legs as i found out!

Got years warranty plus more once I pay for it so will last be a fair while under that I mean any car will cost a bomb these days.

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

Good move fella, awesome cars... Even in the hands of my mrs lol!


Also... Get it down to tdf to be mapped, i had mine done after 3 days lol!

How much did it cost and how much gain? Also get along to some meets!

 

[.Kev.]

Very nice...... do the engines in these still have the dephaser pulley?

 

[d4vy]

more power more comfortable but far less fun!

I agree in certain respects regarding the 'fun'.

However around the bends it is a quicker and more planted car.

 

[Dean.]

How much did it cost and how much gain? Also get along to some meets!

Cost 400odd quid and made 255 bhp and 280ft/lbs and it's awesome lol

I know I need to get to a few more, the Peterborough meets are a bit quiet but I could see how far away your meets are!

 

[Liquid yellow 182]

Cost 400odd quid and made 255 bhp and 280ft/lbs and it's awesome lol

I know I need to get to a few more, the Peterborough meets are a bit quiet but I could see how far away your meets are!

Next big one is at Ipswich for an RR day. Be good if you can make it