Advice.....Clio 182 or Megane 225?

[drivermad]

Hi guys,

I posted on here a couple of days ago asking for ownership experiences of both 182 and 197 as I'm interested in buying a Renault Sport product.

After looking on Autotrader I came across the Megane 225. They are about £4.5k for a MY2005, which isn't far off a good MY2005 Clio 182.

I know this is a Clio forum but has anyone got any ownership experience of the Megane 225 and how did it compare to the 182?

Also, anyone know the real world pace difference between the two if any?

Cheers,

 

[DrR]

MY2005?

 

[lemonnobby]

Yeah I've normally got both cars. Depends what you want 225 is a good allrounder and better on the motorway.
182 is very good and capable a to b car across b roads and apart from the stiff clutch better in town

 

[Martin.]

MY2005?

Model Year 2005

 

[Knuckles]

Megane r26 > Megane 225

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I've just bought an R26, but I had a 182 a while ago.

Obviously the Megane is the much better all round car, and easier to live with everyday. Of course I havent had the R26 on track yet (but I will!), but the 182 is a hoot on track, but I'm sure the R26 is epic too, despite being bigger and heavier.

For your price range is looks like you'd get a really nice 182, or a low end Megane.

I'd personally never buy a car at the lower end of the scale, so I'd get a VERY nice 182 personally.

 

[Martin.]

I'd personally never buy a car at the lower end of the scale, so I'd get a VERY nice 182 personally.

Get a Trophy

 

[MartinR]

^^^That

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

MY2005?

Mid Year 2005 ie 55 plate

 

[DrR]

Never heard that syaing before!

 

[The Russian.]

My Megane isn't a dog, I could put it up for £5k but at the present moment they're not fetching that much so it's £4250.

I my opinion my Megane is one the best out there for that price, mechanically and the body work.

You just have to be Careful what you buy.

 

[Matt W]

Mid Year 2005 ie 55 plate

It's Model Year.

 

[Chip-mk1]

It really depends what you want it for.

IMHO clio is more fun on track, better on fuel, but megane is comfier for motorway journeys and easily tuned to be faster by a fair margin.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

It's Model Year.

Yeah I was just guessing before so I stand corrected

 

[CrippsCorner]

I'd go for the Clio as the Megane is one of the ugliest hatches ever made imo.

 

[Russler]

Leon Cupra R.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Leon Cupra R.

Get out

 

[pbufton]

the fat you cant switch off the traction control over 30mph would make me less keen to buy a megane. But really that would only be an issue if you were tracking it ...perhaps

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

^what!? Don't get what you mean about the TC.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

the fat you cant switch off the traction control over 30mph would make me less keen to buy a megane. But really that would only be an issue if you were tracking it ...perhaps

Is hardly intrusive anyway. If that really bothered you cup/cup packed megane a are just as easy to come by. You can turn the tc fully off on them.

 

[Matt26]

Either a Clio 182 or a Mk 5 Golf GTI. I'm not a big fan of the Megane, in all honesty.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

A 182 and golf gti aren't even remotely comparable though.

 

[pbufton]

is it the esp that cant be switched off then?

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Tc/ESP whatever you call it can be turned off on R26, cup & cup packed meganes.

 

[pbufton]

ah ideal

 

[Matt26]

A 182 and golf gti aren't even remotely comparable though.

Agreed. I'm not sure a 182 and 225 Megane are either, though...

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I think they are. Same target audience, just ones a bit more expensive and bigger, and a bit nicer to live with everyday.

A golf gti is an old mans hot hatch really, not in the same league as renaultsports IMO (and I don't mean in performance terms by that)

 

[Chip-mk1]

I'd say a golf and a megane are pretty comparable TBH.

But anyway people can compare anything they want, sometimes people choose between going fishing or doing a trackday, if its two options they are considering then they are comparable even if they have little in common.