Renault Megane Renaultsport (2006 - 2009) 2.0 T 16V Renaultsport Cup (225bhp) 3d (2006/55) Owner Review
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Summary
What does this car say about you?
im a bit different, ive ignored the boring golf gti and want to be more of an outsider
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
my mates all love driving it and im sure people in the street think "yeah thats a cool looking car!"
Would you buy this car again and why?
definately as a sports car it does exactly what i want of it
What are you likely to buy next?
got a little kiddy on the way so my days of owning a hot hatch are comming to an end so probably a chelsea tractor
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Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Franchise
Did you buy this car new?
No
What price did you pay?
£9,975
When did you buy the car?
July 2008
Did you get a good deal and why?
At the time of looking for a red 225 cup this was the only one for sale from a renault dealer in England it had a low milage one owner and was in a1 condition. I paid £9975 which i thought was a fair price for a 2.5 year old car and he gave me a great value for my civic type r trade in
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
stunning looks
What was the dealer like?
Really nice guy looked after me well i spoke a few times on the phone as i was coming from 350 miles away he went through the whole condition of the car he couldnt have been more thorough
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Driving it
What's it like to drive?
225 bhp makes it fast very few hot hatches can compete with it, it will happily munch up motorway miles fairly easily but the ride is very hard and on our crap roads you feel every imperfection but thrashing it on decent a roads more than makes up for it.
What's it like to park?
its a decent size easy round town although the big arse on it makes it bit tricky when reversing into small spaces and you always end up thinking your closer than what you actually are!
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Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
even a year on, it still lights up my day when i can open up the taps. its a bit of a handful when its wet although there is still so much grip considuring its front wheel drive. unfortunately it did break down a few weeks ago it had to have all the injectors replaced and the throttle bodies replaced. renault were a bit baffled as to why it went wrong and it cost £1100 to get sorted although i was given a 3 year extended warranty from the nice guy at renault when i brought the car but the injectors weren't covered so it only cost me £165 but hey could have been worse
What's most practical about your car?
most practical thing is the fact it can seat 4 average size people comfortably and still be a hoot to drive
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
well has to be cruise control never had it before
