DaveyLC
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I'm gonna get myself a throbbing V8 which is going to make me vomit when I TAX it so I need something as a daily driver to soften the blow which leads me to the Megane 1.5dci which is £30/year to tax as of april and does about 50-60mpg (a bit better than the zaf £245/year and 29mpg).
I've never actually owned a french car though as they are normally big bags of TOSS! Has anyone owned a modern diesel megane or clio, if so what problems did you have?
My mate works for the AA and he says he gets called out to loads of modern Renaults but most are petrol he recons the biggest problems on the oil burners are the slave cylinder and clutch switch.
Opinions?
P.S. I know they are fucking ugly but I'll be sat in it so I dont care.
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Ian_GTI
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Got a mate with one, he loves it hasnt gone wrong in 2 years hes had it and does insane mpg.. pretty pokey for a 1.5 aswell iirc
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Twiggy
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Dont.
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Twiggy
Dont.
Alot of people have said that 
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Colin
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Dont know shit all about megans but im interested to hear more about a V8 
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DaveyLC
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Its nothing exciting! 
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scottyp1989
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we had one as a company car, windows can randomley go down on their own and you cant get them back up, also usual renault electrics
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DaveyLC
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"Usual Renault Electronics": So no getting in with wet shoes?
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Tiesto
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Dad had one. Good mpg is about all I could say really. Wasn't a bad drive, nor was it good. Just average all round really.
Things fell off all the time and the "Usual Renault Electronics"
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IvIarkgraham
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so to soften the blow of v8 tax you are going to buy a second car that you'll have to insure tax and maintain?
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DaveyLC
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18mpg and a set of rear tyres ever month would cost me more than the megane car does to insure, tax and maintain.
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ali_corsa
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window regulators go on them. spill rails leak desiel the green seals on the go, mag cards sometime pack up..handsfree button (if it has it) go on them. get some where the slave cylinder leaks brake fluid onto the bell housing
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Twiggy
Dont.
Alot of people have said that
I have had 5+ frech cars as they are cheap to buy compared to the equivalent english/german car....
BUT they cost a bomb to fix and everything goes wrong!
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John
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Why did you not learn after the 2nd or 3rd?
I've had one french car, it was shit.
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deano87
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I'd rather a Focus TDCi over the Megane. Similarly priced too.
I'd like at Astra G 2.0DTi's as well. Not the most refined engine, but fairly decent MPG and chain driven so not as many worries about cambelts.
There is a reason why the Meganes/Clios/206's/307's DCi's/HDi's are all cheaper than other cars.
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James_DT
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I'd rather a Focus TDCi over the Megane. Similarly priced too.
I'd like at Astra G 2.0DTi's as well. Not the most refined engine, but fairly decent MPG and chain driven so not as many worries about cambelts.
There is a reason why the Meganes/Clios/206's/307's DCi's/HDi's are all cheaper than other cars.
The 307 1.6 HDi is a superb car.
The girlfriend has one, it's got comfy seats, good driving position, nippy engine and does 55mpg without driving it carefully. Seems better made than other Peugeot efforts, it certainly doesn't seem any worse made than an Astra of the same age.
Also, taking for example, a 56 plate Astra and an equivalent-spec 56 plate 307, they're about the same price. And it's more comfortable than a lower spec Astra.
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deano87
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I think when Peugeot started on the 7's at the end of the numbers, is when quality changed. Just on my opinion of seeing the cars mind.
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James_DT
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The quality of the car in general was a pleasant surprise.
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DaveyLC
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Its the same as this:
It was a lease car and Its just had a new engine (old one let rip).. Its a really good friend of mine who has offered it to me for a bargain price.
I dont like the 2.0 and 2.2 DTi vauxhall lumps.. And everything else except for the 1.3cdti is bucks on tax, I'd only have a 1.3cdti corsa if it had easytronic (i'd get bored of changing gear on a such a pathetic engine) and they are rare as fuck.
[Edited on 25-01-2010 by DaveyLC]
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John
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Forgot my dad's got a pug 406 estate 
That's actually quite a good car.
1.9cdti in my astra is only 125 tax 
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DaveyLC
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thats over 4 times more than the Renault plus a 1.9cdti astra will be more expensive to buy and insure.
The idea is to get something thats 30quid to tax so when im paying just under £500 for the V8 it will be like what im paying now
I'll be fucked if the government are having anymore of my hard earned cash!
[Edited on 25-01-2010 by DaveyLC]
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deano87
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Easytronics are supposed to be complete wank stains of a gearbox.
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DaveyLC
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The gearbox is a standard F11/F13, the clutch actuators fuck up.. But I couldnt give a rats arse about how laggy they are I just hate having a clutch in the mornings
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DaveyLC
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Got the cash for the scooby last night so the new toy will be purchased ASAP!
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Fro
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Going yank?
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