We had a look at all the others; the Astra, Lancer, Impreza, Focus, Swift and SX4, Corolla and Jazz but the Civic was by far and away the nicest inside and the most obviously well engineered.Originally Posted by F6
Only problem is that on the all weather, long wearing tyres the road noise is pretty bad, but as you said, the sound system works great.
Just the 1.8, hey it's Mum's car. first tank took her almost 800km of mostly about town driving.Originally Posted by leon
Just the base model, it was a purchase of opportunity in some ways. If we'd gone for an up spec model it would have been starting at 28k with no room to negotiate.Originally Posted by NSX
Horsepower wins races. Torque pulls trailers.
http://www.nuerburgring.de/fileadmin/webcam/webcam.jpg <Live cast from the 'Ring.
I recently saw Renault Megane turbo-diesel sedans being advertised for $20k driveaway, I thought it was a hellava deal
Horsepower wins races. Torque pulls trailers.
http://www.nuerburgring.de/fileadmin/webcam/webcam.jpg <Live cast from the 'Ring.
isn't that what turbo timers are for ferrer? do they come with them?
Andreas Preuninger, Manager of Porsche High Performance Cars: "Grandmas can use paddles. They aren't challenging."
I'd be willing to risk a new Renault, especially at that price.
If an engine provides satisfactory reliability elsewhere then why not here? The Turkish-built Megane T/D sedan is terrifically specced, available six-speed manual and 5 year warranty. Potentially a great little car imo and for $20k already pre-depreciated! I can't understand why more haven't been sold. Btw isn't its 1.9L DCi engine basically the same unit also used in Renault and GM-E commercial vehicles? If so it can't be too bad reliability-wise!
Only a small selection but fwiw there's some very happy owners in this thread:
[ame=http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52800]just bought a Megane diesel - aussiefrogs[/ame]
After 23,000km my Megane diesel is well and truly run in. I recently tested out the fuel consumption, this time without the a/c on. It obviously makes a difference. On a trip from Sydney to Tahmoor and back (170km round trip), I got 3.5L/100km. That's 80mpg!
3,5l/100km?
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
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