ScoobyDoo555

Looking at about a 97/98 car...... Wifey wants to get shot of her Mondeo She likes the look of this.

If it's a nail, any other recommendations?


Dan

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

1.6 8v 90bhp a bit lacking in the performance department, 2ltr 8v 115bhp better but the 150bhp 16v prob the best to go for.
Ive a 97 megane DT classic, 120k (ok the head gasket has gone) but its worn very well for its age, nothing serious knackered and no rust.
Ensure its got fsh though, renaults dont like to be abused
Oh and there is naff all room in the back unless your about 10 years old (ok for the kids)

Tony

tjjammo05

i worked in a garage for about 6 months and all we had was meganes coming in with somthing rong. so with my expireance they not the most reliable. but not all are the same

steve05wrx

Hi
If I was being unkind - I would call them cheap, French carp!
I used to do a lot of work with Renault in UK & France on diagnostics - I have visited their factory in Douais (near Lille) - where Meganes are put together.
After all this - I would not touch one with a barge pole!
Cheers
Steve

mozzaITA

My mate had one but it spent without exagerating 75% of its time in a garage, engine blew, headgasket went and generally many other nasty problems.....He hasnt got it anymore

ScoobyDoo555

Fair enough - it's just that the wife has seen one, and likes the styling. Bit of a digression from her Mondeo

Dan

EVOLUTION

Looking old and dated now IMO

and, there cheap and nasty inside ant the handeling is poor to say the least, no feedback what so ever. Not sure if that will be a problem with it not being our car,

I was loooking at the 150hp coupe, but then i bought the 306 Rallye, a much better drivers car, but its even more basic and probably not as upmarket as the renault, but it all serves its purpose.....


If its the coupe your after, have you not thought of the FTO. They do a 1.8 GS version, with the MK2 front on they look very nice. Not going to be the fastest thing on the planet, but its japanese and its reliable....



a couple of thoughts for you there....


John

ScoobyDoo555

nice one John,

Hadn't looked at the FTO, due to the lack of boot and kid space......

Whilst she wants a bit of "fun", there's still the realistic factor to take into consideration!!

Dan

EVOLUTION

well if you like the look of it, i would go take a serious look mate.


I think you would be supprised at the boot space, i thought for a coupe it was quite big, volume wise, it was no smaller than that of a 306 im certain of that.

As for the kids, it was on a regular basis i had 2 adults in the rear of mine when i had it




apart from sliding the seats forward, (which is still the case in the Megane) it really wasnt a problem...


I had the V6 version which was quite a good car, very thirsty though


john

ScoobyDoo555

Nice looking car

Dan

EVOLUTION

Cheers

Carries the wrong image for a bloke, one of the reasons it went to the other end of the country lol


Great for the Mrs though i would imagine lol



john

skinters

Looked at a few Coupe's with a friend. 1.6 16V in silver 50k miles with the nicer alloys was the target. Nice looking car.
BUT The number of faults on all the cars we looked at was appalling. By the time we finished looking I was totally put off them.

Electrics are a joke (every single car had a fault of somesort) , leaks, overheating, sloppy gear changes, paint flaking off the rubbery plastic rear spoiler, usual CV joint 'made from lego' nonsense on low mileage cars along with various other suspension clonks.

I'm sure the main mechanic will ramp up the miles, but the rest of the car falls apart around it. Reminded of my old BX... no fanks!

Spirit

Friend of mine had a Megane a while back, was only a few years old and low mileage. Started it up one cold winters morning to go to work, put the heater on full, drove 20 yards, and the engine went up in flames. Was a blackened shell by the time the fire brigade got there ten minutes later. Kind of put me off buying one myself!!