Renault Megane Hatchback 1.6 16V Sport 5d (99) (1999/T) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Picked it up from a car supermarket for £6000 (after much haggling) with a ridiculously low milage of 13,000 miles.
Costs
Forced to undertake 24,000 (4 year) service early due to wheel arch problem (see below).
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On the road
Driving
Nice smooth ride, but steering rather light and lacks feel. Needs to be revved hard for decent acceleration and hence not too economical fuel-wise.
Performance
Good acceleration up to third gear, but very slow accelerating in forth or fifth. Engine rather noisy in low gears and at motorway speed.
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Living with it
Reliability
No major or minor niggles so far.
Image
Looks nice with spoiler improving the ugly shaped rear, but has a bit of an old grandad image attached.
Comfort
Decent seats, good sized boot, well designed switch layout and adjustable steering column hight.
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Security and Service
Security
Central locking and immobiliser work fine; no problems so far.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Other
Inside offside wheel arch came away and made contact with front tyre. Tyre blew in middle lane of M25.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes