megane rs 250 ictch
 

thinking of selling my scooby and buying one of these...
any one had one? know what they are like etc???

not a 250, but an unbiased perspective.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...t=1236754&nmt=

I haven't driven the new one but the older one was great. The styling of the new one looks nice as well!

However, get ready for the 'don't buy it because its French' brigade!

lol. I know what tour saying saints..... before I had scoobs 7 years ago I had a clio 182 and loved it...

We're have before Megane 225,awesome car with nice features,great interior,handling is great(on wet you will spin on first 3 gears),but that's it.

If you are looking to modify,you will spend lot more than on Subaru,engine is good up to 320bhp(270lbft torque I wouldn't exceed on those rods),turbo choices and other bits are more expensive than on Subaru,don't expect saving on fuel or etc.,they're so similar to the Impreza

Electric can be the issue on the Megane,we are have few the problems with electric,suspension is good and with right mods is great

Jura

cheers jura.
this is a good read
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ne...atch-mega-test
says ktech can get 300 and 320 lb torque for 1700

i had the R26 ....loved it fast ..stuck to the road ..
then i had the 250 cup ......hated it .. not very quick considering its 250bhp
slightest bit of damp couldnt stop it from wheel spinning .horrible driving position
had the full leather seats ...very uncomftable ..only kept it 12 months then swopped it for the new scooby ..love driving again ....

also the 250 is very twitchy round bends never felt safe where as the R26 just withstood everything you threw at it ...

I thought with the cup pack they where brill round the twists. ..

All i will say is, be very careful about buying one of these, they have paper thin paint, unfinished on some of the panel returns. We had ours only a matter of months before getting rid of it, every time we took it out we came back with another couple of stone chips.
And of course the resale is ****e, but apart from that quite nice.

R26 always felt planted as the scooby does but the 250 always felt like it was gonna go at anytime .....

They are very nice motors, I test drove 1 of them aswell as a mk2 focus RS before buying my scoob and it had a very nice feel to it!

R26 is different league,tried only once,but for those money you can have nice EVO,which is in different league from R26 or RS250

K-Tec yes they're best and really for price what you will be paying them for those upgrades,you can have lot more music on other cars

Jura

to be fair ive got 13k when scooby goes. im open to suggestions of other cars

M3, focus st?

13k get a nice R26 and mod it .....

got to be family friendly as got a 2 year old.. mazda 3 mps???

new shape

Megane Sport TDCi?

Looks great, goes well, handles well, diesel mpg..........

cant go diesel mate :-)

Had a R26.
ABS sensor,Airbag sensor,Elec Window failure,Turbo oil seals!

Was 2years old.All that was in 12months of ownership!

Put me off renault for life!

Heres mine pic taken this weekend in the lakes
Attachment 68781

Quite like the look of these RS 250 myself, look quite nice and im sure they put one against the new Focus RS on Fifth Gear and the Megane was faster round the track. There seems to be a few for sale now below the 15k mark on pistonheads!!!

I like them, chassis is based on the Focus ST. 250BHP and front wheel drive, could be a handful in the wet.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1133300

Less common than the ST too. :thumb:

Why ever not?

dont do enough miles to warrent a diesel mate.. plus I prefer power delivery of petrol

For 13k you should have nice EVO 8 or 9 and still some money you will have on future mods and will be cheaper to mod EVO than RS250

Mazda MPS is what I really like



Jura

Nice car I looked at one when the new model came out, instead got a Clio. It was a 200 Cup and a cracking car but unfortunately the Renaults do get tatty quickly, the build quality is awful. I also got through the brakes faster than I got through the front tyres and I'm not the kind of driver who is hard on the brakes all the time.

As a drivers' car it is among the best currently available but you'd probably long for the out and out punch of a Scooby or Evo after a while.

I feel like I want some extra luxuries. ie bluetooth. keyless entry. something abit quieter. .....
id have a hatch but the 2.5 puts me off with its problems. ....

I've done 2700 miles in mine and it hasn't skipped a beat! :lol1: