I only expected to keep it for a year at the most, I only expected it to keep going for a year! 3 years later the Megane is still going strong with minimal repairs. I bought this car back the winter of 2006 for my girlfriend as a stop gap between an old Corsa and a new car. N/S drive shaft, including inner and outer CVs.ĬVs slip their boots very easily, catch them and re-fix quickly, causes no problems. The build quality of some of the interior is a little suspect, as is the fact this is the first rusty french car I have seen. It's comfortable, safe and generally reliable. I get around 30 MPG doing deliveries and around town. My old Astra Merit had a 1.4 8v unit in it, but had a very long fifth gear, so motorway cruising was lovely.Īs a result of the poor gearing and the fact it's a big car with a 75bhp engine, fuel economy suffers. You can't help feeling this car could do with a longer 5th or a sixth gear. The engine is spinning at 3600 RPM at 70mph, which makes for a noisy motorway cruise. It has a really close ratio box, which is great for city driving, but terrible on the motorway. The biggest problem with this car's performance is its gearing. The car will let you know in good time if you're pushing it too hard. Renault got the set up just right not too firm, not too soft, with good grip in the corners. It has to be worked hard to make any sort of reasonable progress. The engine is very strong, but just lacks poke. No wonder this car was the safest in its time. You get electric windows, power steering, a 6 speaker stereo (which sounds amazing), ABS, 6 airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners. The amount of kit you get on a base model car is impressive, but I heard Renault upped the equipment levels in the facelift era to keep these cars competitive. I work as a pizza delivery driver, so it does get a bit of a harder life than it was used to with its elderly owner. OK, the faults list does seem extensive, but bear in mind this is a 14 year old car, and it's only had an elderly owner from new, hence its stupidly low 60k mileage. Knocking from the front suspension area probably requires a complete suspension replacement owing to the age of the vehicle. Rear offside passenger door doesn't lock or unlock with the central locking. Have treated it with rust eater until I can get it sorted. Power steering problem very creaky when the car is first started. Putting my foot down and revving the engine high seems to cure this. Still trying to trace some of them.Įngine sometimes idles erratically goes from 600 RPM to 1000 RPM. Seat belt return springs were not returning the seat belts all the way. Numerous exterior bulbs were blown on the first day of ownership. Exhaust clamp failed the first day I got it.
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