USED Renault Megane Sport Saloon (02 - 09)

My car

I purchased my Megane 1.4 Dynamique Sport Saloon from Renault Manchester via CSMA in March 2007. I had placed an order for this car 6 months previously as it was in the special order (at the time) Extreme Blue pearl paint work.

At first and for the first six months, I was besotted with this car. It was a joy to look at, distinctive in its special paint and a fantastic car to drive with the sports suspension but wished with hindsight that i had paid the £150 more for the 1.6 VVT engine as the 1.4 was heavy on fuel in this heavy car. I think the 1.4 engine would be better in the hatch. Economy was a sore point with between 29 and 31 instead of 40 as quoted around town and only 40 on motorway instead of 55 with the cruise control engaged at 60mph.

The specification on the Dynamique was high and the only thing i added was the cruise control for £150 due to a ankle injury i have making long drives harder.

After the first 6 months, the gremlins started to come out and play in my car. I had the scary experience of my car shutting down on the motorway at 70mph and then rebooting. The radio kept tripping the electrics and the system had to be rebooted by renault who tried updating software to no avail. The car kept cutting out in the rain for no reason and wouldnt re start and then i had to have 2 new batteries. Dealer was hopeless and didnt fix the car and i lost trust in it. After 13 months, I sold it and had a Mazda3 as i couldnt trust it

My car

it is a waste of mony, unsecure, very bad quality and unreliable

My car

Just changed to this from Scenics so finding it difficult to remember this isn't a semi-auto handbrake so apologies if I roll into you on a hill!

Internal cabin quality very good, rear seat room and comfort top class, though disappointed that Renault have downgraded the standard options since August, losing heating ducts to rear passengers, footwell lighting, auto headlights/ windscreen wipers (which to be honest were at times a pain on the Scenic).

You can cruise efficiently in 5th at 30mph (just above engine idling speed) giving oustanding fuel economy, though top gears dislike slopes), yet if you have a need for speed, can boot it and it really flies!

Only downside is head room in front seats and boot TOO spacious without good access, and no rear wiper. [D,of Tyrone ]'s review nails it(above)

My car

My grandfather has had this car since June 2007, and I have had the opportunity to drive it quite a bit since then. The cabin is nicely trimmed in dark expensive-feeling plastics, and it has good seats, with fantastic room for two people in the back - room for a third middle passenger is slightly limited due to the transmission tunnel, and the padding of the middle seat. I think that this sport saloon version of the Mégane is better looking than the hatchback or estate versions. The engine has proved fantastic so far, it is returning around 65mpg, which means my grandfather has to fill it up perhaps once every two weeks, since he doesn't do a great number of miles. The 6th gear is perfect for cruising on the motorway, as the engine is running just below 2000rpm at 70mph. The car has cruise control fitted as standard, along with a pretty decent stereo, alloy wheels, and a few other things that make driving the car all that more pleasant. There are a few downsides to this car, though. The headroom in the front is not outstanding, for one. I am 6'6" tall, and have to ratchet the seat down to its lowest level just to get into the car, and move the wheel as far up and out as it will go, to accomodate me in the driver’s seat. Also, when cold, reverse gear is hard to engage - this is a fault which has happened to every Mégane I’ve driven before. I also don’t like the single-tone horn! But, at this level, it's splitting hairs, this is a great car overall!