First car, how did I do?

well it's french lol.

if it goes very wrong, it goes straight to the bin I guess.

can't go VERY wrong for £1k.
 
hahaha, yeah ok fair enough...

Mmmm, yeah it's not one I'd touch however, had one as a courtesy car years ago, the CDi 1.9 diesel think it was... adn it handled way better than it should've... and to me, one of the better handling cars out there possibly due to it literally a wheel in each corner and also that the french can when pushed have good handling cars. To me, for £1k... it looks fine... reliability though possibly own't be great but for £1k, looks fine to me.
 
grudas said:
well it's french lol.

if it goes very wrong, it goes straight to the bin I guess.

can't go VERY wrong for £1k.
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This is the thing though, the "going very wrong, so bin it" situation never really happens. What does happen is 100 quid here (well, its not worth binning it for the sake of a measly 100 quid), then another £250 (well, already spent a bit so may as well do this... then it'll be fine, right?).. then another 150 quid etc etc
 
My girlfriend has the same car however slightly newer and, more importantly, is the 1.6 petrol which has been an entirely reliable engine for the two years we've owned it.

The only issue we've had is the airbag rotary switch in the steering wheel, Renault only made them as long as the lock to lock capability of the steering wheel and they tend to wear, as they've no give. However this is less than £100 fix if you do it yourself, or £300 from a garage.

They're an alright drive, grips well and is comfortable enough for a hatch.
 
Agreed on above, it's happened to us all at some point... where is that point of "right gone"... usually takes a bill that is the cost of the car... upto that point you kinda make sacrifice..
 
It could be good or it could be crap, that's the way I see it. Sure they aren't too well regarded but for a first car it's pretty much similar to what thousands of people end up with.

I imagine parts and labour would be cheap enough if something goes wrong. I've had French (306 gti) and the air con didn't work, the blowers were cold, and the window runner thing snapped so it made my window redundant, but for a 1000 quid car I got some good use out of it.

If it has one of them key cards then be careful not to break it. My friend dropped his and then it failed to work afterwards and Renault wanted 240 quid.
 
I had an estate one of these as a temporary car when I got banged into in a car park.
Ended up driving it for over a year (hating every minute) but was doing lots of motorway miles and the damn thing was so frugal on fuel it was saving me buckets.
Never had any major issues with it and enabled me to put a load of cash away for next car :)
 
Hedge said:
If it has one of them key cards then be careful not to break it. My friend dropped his and then it failed to work afterwards and Renault wanted 240 quid.
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Plus the key has to come preprogrammed from the factory rather than local dealers holding blank keys that they could program for you.
Takes about a week and its expensive.....and you're carless until the new key arrives.
It's a bad system.
 
Tom_ed1987 said:
That wall is actually intriguing - has the rear of that (not that old looking) house collapsed in the past? :eek:
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Yeah, I'm not sure about that. I think they put an extension on the back, and ended up replacing a section of the original wall at the same time. Not entirely sure why... or why they didn't do the small section that needs repointing at the same time.

I have a spare keycard anyway so hopefully that won't become an issue.
 
OK, I think the Megane II is a great first car - the stuttering windows is usally due to the door control module in the same door as the window. It is a small black box. You have to remove the door card and then the black box from the window motor and then open the box and spray inside (and connector) with water desperant such as WD number forty.

http://www.suggys.co.uk/renault-megane-mk2-windows-stuck-open-fix/
 
The Megane 2 was probably the worst car Renault made. The electrics are laughable.

The window regulators are a major pain. As snapdragon69 said above, the black box of electrics is the culprit, but you can't buy them separably. Renault know about this issue, and a dealer will replace any faulty regulator for £100 I believe it is, as long as it's within 10 years old and 100K miles.

Water ingress is another problem. Usually from blocked water drains of the scuttle panel, but have also seen water come in from the front door panels.
This usually collects under the carpet and saturates the sound deadening foam. There is a large electrical connector joining the 2 main looms together on the N/S. The water corrodes the wires which eventually break.

The Delphi diesel system fitted to the 1.5dci is a joke. Seen so many scrapped due to the high pressure pump breaking up and blocking the injectors up. Last time we priced one up, I think it was about £1k plus labour.

Key cards are a nightmare. Renault are starting to lock down their new cards now, so have to be ordered on VIN number which take up to 5 days. Always keep a spare one!

I work for a Renault independent :o
 
Woman in work had one that looked identical to that, cost her thousands to keep on the road before she threw in the towel and traded it in.

Constant electrical issues, water leaks and then the turbo went.

Make sure you're careful with the keycards as they are easy to break if you leave it in your pocket and sit down.

So yeah 2/10 - could do better :p
 
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