Renault Megane Saloon (1996 - 2003) 1.9dTi RT 4d (2000/X) Owner Review

What does this car say about you?

What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

Its a nice medium sized family car, good looking trim

Would you buy this car again and why?

I will never buy a renault again in my life and advice to my next generation as renaults are famous for electrical faults and one you have one its realy hard to eradicate it. Like speeedometer on Megane with signal being taken from ABS, unless you replace ABS unit, ECU and instrument cluster.

What are you likely to buy next?

most probably a TOYOTA ( tried and tested) or VW/AUDI/SEAT/SKODA (same car different names)

Type of dealer you bought from?

Didn't buy from a dealer

Did you buy this car new?

No

What price did you pay?

£2,400

When did you buy the car?

October 2005

Did you get a good deal and why?

Not at all.

Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

What was the dealer like?

What's it like to drive?

solid on the road, very fast as compared to other diesels with same BHP. but not very good on uneven surfaces. suspension not made for rough roads.

What's it like to park?

OK

Have you had any problems with the car?

Barke light used to come very often and went away when pressed the brake pedal. After getting checked by diagnostic it was brake switch sensor. Speedometer is erratic/intermittent fault some times stop working and worst thing is it has no speed sensor on gearbox so wiring fault difficult to find ( huge bill) as speed signal being taken from ABS sensors. Rattling noise from front of engine in pully area. goes away by pressing gas pedal. also when driving uphill or driving in high gear at slightly slow speed it gives same rattling noise which is annoying

What's most practical about your car?

spacious luggage compartment/boot. nippiest ride ever in a diesel.

Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

speaker sound quality is realy good.