320touring Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 A bit of a left field suggestion, but the mk1 Megan's came with a 2.0 I think -maybe the coupe only? . A bit bigger than thr Clio and likely more reliable loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Nice, bet they came with nice leather too. This is /exactly/ the kind of input I want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Convertible too https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F163375873330 Though, those back seats are useless, and would be in the coupe too. I assume big butt meganes would be as brave and as autoshite as a Laguna II? I'm just not that hardcore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 An ex-mate had a 2.0 Mégane Coupe and it was a bit weapon. He traded it for a 172 and it wasn't a huge lot quicker, think the Mégane is 150bhp? 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 An ex-mate had a 2.0 Mégane Coupe and it was a bit weapon. He traded it for a 172 and it wasn't a huge lot quicker, think the Mégane is 150bhp?Pretty much what I was trying to say.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 http://autoshite.com/topic/33715-2004-peugeot-307-xsi-170bhp-for-sale-£650/?fromsearch=1 Another option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 http://autoshite.com/topic/33715-2004-peugeot-307-xsi-170bhp-for-sale-£650/?fromsearch=1 Another option?Diesel :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Polo GTI? They go back to about 2006 so a bit newer but have the 1.8T engine which you can chip to about eleven millionty bhp. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Diesel :-/Meh, torqueueueue innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liggle Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Corolla T Sport, if you get a facelift (2004) one they handle better too but are still softer than an EP3. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 I'm sure there was another suggestion in here earlier. I've found Corollas and aurii too dull, admittedly not a high power petrol one but my dad has the 2.0 turbodiesel. Not for me. Polo not a bad shout, but £2500, which is a lot more than the nearly ~£1k I have to play with. I wondered about a 1.6 Clio, should have a reasonable amount of poke and there's a high spec one with two sunroofs for £900, should be insurable too. Fiesta STs all seem to be ragged silly. What I should really do is get my 405 working with 136 BHP, that would solve a lot (but probably not be a 'safe' car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 These Meganes with the 2.0 turbo petrol engine are quite appealing, this one is spears or reapers - needs an MOT (previous straight passes) and 3/4 of the electric windows fixed, so might not be the best example. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Megane-2-0-gt165-Spares-Or-Repair/352524828487 Here's a nicer one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Megane-2-0T-165-Dynamique-2005/332742997930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Yeah, when the MK2 focus ST came out, both the bodyshop manager and the workshop manager at the ford dealer I worked at had these. They have the added bonus of being F4RT powered. Hence my question about big arsed Méganes. Oof, that black one is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Oh aye, just spotted that.I don't think they're nearly as bad as people make out but early cars had teething problems. See Mrs. Barefoot's 2.0T Vel Satis that's been to the moon and back for evidence of the long term reliability of even the most complicated Renault of the era, Beko had ticking time bomb DCi Lagunas and AFAIK didn't have any problems that'd stop him from using them. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedepear Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 two sunroofs From my brief experience working on the service desk at a Renner dealer when the fat-earse Megan came out, avoid the first year or two. Not so much teething troubles as they literally forgot to finish them. Bless em. We had a transporter load that were all missing the roof aerial seal. Which we only found out after they'd all sold, and all the excited customers got a lap/dash full of water at the first set of traffic lights when they stopped and all the water sat in the roof pissed out the courtesy light. Or something. 10/10 loserone, dome, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Yeah, I remember the bodyshop manager gave up getting them to rectify stuff, and took the whole car apart, repainted it, and put it back together again. He ended up getting them to supply all sorts of missing bits, and Renault then sent a couple of troublesome cars to us as business because they knew they'd get properly sorted tonedepear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I'm not a Renault fan by any means but I've driven a couple of F4RT engined Lagunas and they were ace. Great engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Corolla T Sport, if you get a facelift (2004) one they handle better too but are still softer than an EP3.The facelift TSports might be better but I suspect they're still a long way off an EP3 or a Clio 1*2 If you're handy mechanically get a Clio, if not get a Civic. If you don't want to have fun get a Corolla... Liggle, Sir Snipes and tonedepear 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthedonkey Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thread hijack.... You're in Durham Where's scarys garage? I'm in Cramlington and need 4 Mot's in next two months.... Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Nissan Primera GTCitroen C4 Coupe although even the 2.0 isn't that fastSkoda Octavia VRSSuzuki Swift sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Civic would be nice, I seem to remember the steering had no feel though. Xsara VTS? 206gti still winning. Which is a good job, because I'm still winning one. Tickman, tonedepear and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liggle Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 The facelift TSports might be better but I suspect they're still a long way off an EP3 or a Clio 1*2 If you're handy mechanically get a Clio, if not get a Civic. If you don't want to have fun get a Corolla...Absolutely, it fits the 'mums taxi' mode though and still has an interesting engine, the rest is meh I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Civic would be nice, I seem to remember the steering had no feel though. so they said, especially about the pre facelift like mine. I'm not a good enough driver to comment on that, however when you find a stretch of road where one is not OUT of VTEC then you won't notice a lack of steering feel. Clio is a better steer up to 8/10ths, Civic comes into its own above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 If you're handy mechanically get a Clio, if not get a Civic. If you don't want to have fun get a Corolla...I'm not in the slightest handy mechanically, so perhaps it's best to avoid a Clio. Mrs_l1 broached the topic this evening on her way to being interviewed on the radio about B that shall not be named. She expressed disappointment that I already have a 206gti that she can't drive, so maybe I'll get away with getting a second. Unlikely I'll manage a pre-canbus one again, nor a sub £200 price tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Just got a quote. £120 a year to insure a 206gti. Lacquer Peel and sporty-shite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Oh. Or £125 for sportys' 172. Not much in it really. sporty-shite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 This morning's thought: those numbers are silly when the leaf is £650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I would have thought the Leaf was worth 5 times as much? Also, are bothe figures for you and your wife as named drivers?Or just you on the gti/Clio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Primera GT required. Luckily for you I know where you can get one. Would swap for the nondescript Suzuki thing just for the sheer lols of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Kiltox: whoosh. GSR is in the land of the square sausage now. Re: insurance, difference is the leaf is the primary car on the multicar policy, and is with Mrs_l1s now 3 years NCB, not my 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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