My new car!

[The Boosh!]

Not a fire breathing monster of a track car, but still new none the less so thought i would share

I got this 6 month ago:

Borrowed this for a bit:

Then this (thanks Brian )

And yesterday I picked up this:

It's only an expression + spec but it's got all the options on it. Sunroof/parking sensors/TomTOm Live/CC/Key card/Bluetooth hands free etc etc. Really like it, much nicer place to sit than my Clio and sits on the motor way in 6th @ 80 doing just over 2k revs avging 58mpg. It's excellent!

You also cannot beat a new car, I love the smell!

 

[_williams_]

Very nice, my father's got one, very nice place to be, guessing it's a diesel with that mpg?

 

[Scutch]

Really liked that LY Clio.

Nice work Skywalker. 58mpg is impressive indeed.

 

[Gally]

Any reason for the lower spec cars Boosh? Obviously far from exciting? Miles? Cheap company discount?

The Megane looks pretty tidy, the interiors always put me off the 250/265, 2013 any better?

 

[The Boosh!]

Any reason for the lower spec cars Boosh? Obviously far from exciting? Miles? Cheap company discount?

The Megane looks pretty tidy, the interiors always put me off the 250/265, 2013 any better?

It's pretty much the best spec I can get given my grade at the minute. The interior is the same as the Megane really!

 

[Gray]

Nice one, Lukey!

Being grown up and boring FTW I'll be getting a mile muncher soon.

 

[Nafoff]

F8cking boring xxx

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

A diesel!?!
That's normally a sign you've given up on life

X

 

[Truffs]

I'm currently rolling in a white version of your first Clio while the merc sits at home gathering dust, does make you appreciate when you get in something nicer.

 

[Harpham]

I'll be getting a mile muncher soon.

+1... Maybe.

Looks decent Lukey. Any closer to thinking about getting a V6?

 

[The Boosh!]

Looks decent Lukey. Any closer to thinking about getting a V6?

There's no thinking about it I will be getting one, just don't want to rush into a purchase and I also need to save up a bit more - Although savings keep getting chipped away by holidays and other bits. Hopefully have one in a year or two, i'm in no rush as I know I will buy it and keep it.

There's a lovely titanium one on PH at the minute, looks gorgeous.

 

[Munson]

I'd rather kill myself than buy a diesel but each to his own lol.

It's nice enough and you're not wrong about the new car feeling. Certainly beats sitting around in someone else's crumbs, bogies, chewed-off fingernails, and dandruff.

 

[The Boosh!]

I'd rather kill myself than buy a diesel but each to his own lol.

I didn't buy it mate it's a company car.

 

[Munson]

Meh same difference. OK I'd rather kill myself than do a job that requires me to drive a diesel pmsl

 

[The Boosh!]

Meh same difference. OK I'd rather kill myself than do a job that requires me to drive a diesel pmsl

I do miss petrol I'll be honest! Although it's pretty good, I just put fuel in this and dont have to insure/serviice/wash/tax it, get's replaced every 6 months and when I can afford a vee i'll have that for when I want a bit of fun.

 

[Alex5]

looks very nice and boring but fair enough would be a great place to be in on long journeys

 

[Herr Flick]

Petrol's over rated tbh. 21mpg from a diesel. Oh yeh!! :race:

 

[Hixle]

Looks nice for a company smoker Lukey boy.

 

[poru376289]

Snap...ish
Traded the R27 against this a couple of weeks ago. A sad day, but needs must etc..

 

[cjgower]

I'm currently rolling in a white version of your first Clio while the merc sits at home gathering dust, does make you appreciate when you get in something nicer.

So true that! I use my T reg corsa for the uni commute. The clio feels amazing to drive afterwards

 

[The Boosh!]

Snap...ish
Traded the R27 against this a couple of weeks ago. A sad day, but needs must etc..

GT Lines are fantastic.

 

[Brian]

Well at least my car has brightened up your pics! :approve:

Have you already got an idea of what car you're having next?

 

[The Boosh!]

Well at least my car has brightened up your pics! :approve:

Have you already got an idea of what car you're having next?

Captur I think!

 

[The Boosh!]

So I recently got rid of this:

And picked up this:

I am toying with the idea of picking up a Megane 265 in Mercury silver with cup pack and Recaro's next, but I need to sit down and have a think about running costs.

Clio was a great car. Wish i'd gone for the higher spec one with the arm rest, but was still a good hack. Averaged 62 mpg over my ownership and it didn't matter how you drove it - always averaged this. Was so cheap to run.

Megane is a different car. Less MPG at the moment (50mpg) but engine is still new. Really like how it looks personally and the extra gear is handy on the motorway. It's nice to have that extra torque.

 

[Gally]

I'd want to run an RS if I was representing the company though.

 

[The Boosh!]

I'd want to run an RS if I was representing the company though.

Yeh but the problem with that is you make a loss on business mileage as they aren't very efficient.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Yeh but the problem with that is you make a loss on business mileage as they aren't very efficient.

But you get to drive something more in keeping with someone under 30, instead of something a 45 year old mum would drive

 

[The Boosh!]

But you get to drive something more in keeping with someone under 30, instead of something a 45 year old mum would drive

Fair point .

I just think it will be a shock to the system going from something that will do 60mpg easily, to something that does half that. That said, will only need to keep it for 6-7 months, so could always get myself into a GT line instead.

 

[Gally]

That's your problem. You went MPG too quick.

I have a guy at work that loves cars, hot hatches like the Megane etc. His problem was he bought a fast diesel and is now used to the MPG and will struggle ever to move back!

 

[JD]

Fair point .

I just think it will be a shock to the system going from something that will do 60mpg easily, to something that does half that. That said, will only need to keep it for 6-7 months, so could always get myself into a GT line instead.

Do they not do a "sporty" diesel version any more, Luke? Like the R26 lookalikes?

 

[Sir_Dave]

Fair point .

I just think it will be a shock to the system going from something that will do 60mpg easily, to something that does half that.

Valid point!! As JD said though, once you go derv its difficult to go back, hence why i had an M3/R32 doing 27mpg to do 100 miles a day lol. Now i get 28mpg and do 12 miles a day, its utter bliss. They not do something a bit less "family" in the diesel range?

 

[The Boosh!]

Do they not do a "sporty" diesel version any more, Luke? Like the R26 lookalikes?

Yeh, there's a Megane GT line with 130 bhp (derv). It has a Renaultsport chassis (slightly de-tuned) but the diesel engine.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives...Megane-Coupe-GT-Line-dCi-130-2014-CAR-review/

 

[JD]

Yeh, there's a Megane GT line with 130 bhp (derv). It has a Renaultsport chassis (slightly de-tuned) but the diesel engine.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives...Megane-Coupe-GT-Line-dCi-130-2014-CAR-review/

Looks good and... OK, it is sluggish, but a good option none-the-less.

 

[_Tom]

My god that's ugly..

 

[The Boosh!]

I really love it! []

 

[Gally]

Valid point!! As JD said though, once you go derv its difficult to go back, hence why i had an M3/R32 doing 27mpg to do 100 miles a day lol. Now i get 28mpg and do 12 miles a day, its utter bliss. They not do something a bit less "family" in the diesel range?

FUUUUUUUu!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

im still awaiting my car

 

[The Boosh!]

im still awaiting my car

If it's LP then they've all been delayed as they moved over to a new system recently and it's caused delays.

 

[Sir_Dave]

FUUUUUUUu!

Ah my bad. All you detailers look the same to me tbh

 

[DanielJames]

Crikey, that's a facelift only a mother could love.

Lifes too short to drive boring cars, IMO. Get the 265.