Meganes?

[Newbington]

Basically I've been thinking about what the next car's going to be, pretty much settled with a 1.9 DCi megane 120 (I've got a thing for arses)

Anyway, does anyone know if theres a forum similar to cliosport where I could check out what some people do to them?

Cheers
Newbie

 

[JoshOm3]

Why not look at a megane dci 175. Practically a 225 but with a diesel lump.

If I had said car above I would try the meg forum.

 

[Alastair.]

Terrible cars, i work for Renault and the Mrs has owned one, massively s**t.

 

[Newbington]

Well its my second car haha, insurance isn't too bad on the 120 but i'm pretty sure the 175 would skint me for life.

What exactly is crap about them? I've got a good few months to make my mind up

 

[JoshOm3]

Terrible cars, i work for Renault and the Mrs has owned one, massively s**t.

.

Shame.

 

[Newbington]

any chance of a link?

 

[Alastair.]

Well its my second car haha, insurance isn't too bad on the 120 but i'm pretty sure the 175 would skint me for life.

What exactly is crap about them? I've got a good few months to make my mind up

Electrical faults.
Non start
key cards
Turbos
Window regs
Water leaks (normally they are like a pond when you pull the carpet up.)
Wiper motors
Boot button
Steering arms
Ball joints
C.V boots
Springs
engine mounts

List goes on. On the other hand the 225s and 230s are normally ok.

 

[JoshOm3]

Lol. Not much then.

 

[Newbington]

Electrical faults.
Non start
key cards
Turbos
Window regs
Water leaks (normally they are like a pond when you pull the carpet up.)
Wiper motors
Boot button
Steering arms
Ball joints
C.V boots
Springs
engine mounts

List goes on. On the other hand the 225s and 230s are normally ok.

If I could afford to buy and run a 230 I would, but it's pretty much going to be either the 1.5 or 1.9 dci

 

[Naith]

on the sports its the injectors/window regs and door pockets that go. the rest are consumables. but in 6 years ive had a leak twice and one window go. some are fine, some dogs.

 

[Nexus Icon]

I had an R26 for 5 years and, tyres aside, I never had to replace a thing.

 

[ColinG]

My r26 must have been a Friday afternoon one, hated that car with its electrical problems and then the self imploding rear window which proceeded to scratch all the bootlid! That was the final straw for
me

 

[Bluebeard]

Lets all try and remember that the 225/230's were all built in a completely different factory.

Megane non sports are complete crap. Literally fall apart in your hands.

 

[Newbington]

Lets all try and remember that the 225/230's were all built in a completely different factory.

Megane non sports are complete crap. Literally fall apart in your hands.

Literally cannot be any worse than my clio. The wheel fell off the other day. I am not kidding.

 

[Bluebeard]

Literally cannot be any worse than my clio. The wheel fell off the other day. I am not kidding.

They are worse than your clio.

I literally cannot think of another make/model of car that is as bad build quality wise. Absolutely s**t.

You seem to be completely blinkered and the likelyhood is you will buy one anyway. I will say this...

I TOLD YOU SO!

 

[Silent_Scone]

I know the turbos on them are like chocolate, that's enough to put me off.

 

[lemonnobby]

There good when there ok. that's about it.

 

[Knuckles]

Well its my second car haha, insurance isn't too bad on the 120 but i'm pretty sure the 175 would skint me for life.

What exactly is crap about them? I've got a good few months to make my mind up

i was gonna suggest the 175. theyre suprisingly cheap to insure. i was going to get one but the 197 wasnt too much more to insure

i cant imagine the 2.0 175 would be much more to insure than a 1.9 120

meganesport.net

 

[Sash]

What about the 150 GT's? What are they like?

 

[Merk]

Anyway, does anyone know if theres a forum similar to cliosport where I could check out what some people do to them?

Just going to through this one out there... a real spanner in the works...

Meganesport perhaps?

http://www.meganesport.net/

 

[Knuckles]

What about the 150 GT's? What are they like?

didnt realise the GTs were 150. gonna hunt for some info on them

edit. so far they look like underpowered/detuned 175s