Renault Megane Hatchback 1996-

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  • Economy

    Value

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Picked it up from a car supermarket for £6000 (after much haggling) with a ridiculously low milage of 13,000 miles.

    Costs

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Forced to undertake 24,000 (4 year) service early due to wheel arch problem (see below).

  • On the road

    Driving

    3 out of 5 3.0

    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

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Good acceleration up to third gear, but very slow accelerating in forth or fifth. Engine rather noisy in low gears and at motorway speed.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    4 out of 5 4.0

    No major or minor niggles so far.

    Image

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Looks nice with spoiler improving the ugly shaped rear, but has a bit of an old grandad image attached.

    Comfort

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Decent seats, good sized boot, well designed switch layout and adjustable steering column hight.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Central locking and immobiliser work fine; no problems so far.

  • 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