trive2 Posted 15, April 2019 Report Share Posted 15, April 2019 Hi All, Longtime car enthusiast, first time Renault owner. My business partner recently threw a spat about me and my old Land Rover when it broke (crank angle sensor), so he told me to go spend $30k on something with warranty. I haven't owned anything less than 8 years old before, so buying something new/near new was daunting. I test drove everything from the Corolla, Ranger, Amarok, 308 GTI270, Octavia vRS, Superb, etc etc and none of them seemed right. The Octavia was unreal to drive, but I just wasn't feeling it when I walked away. The Superb was superb, but once again DSG is trash. The Corolla was too slow, the Utes crap and I couldn't find a Pug. The GT205 wasn't even on my list, as I was intent on manual (always had manual). I walked into the dealership to take a peak at the RS as it was just released and the GT caught my eye- reminded me of a recent Caradvice comparo with the Octavia. Took a drive and fell in love the first time I took a corner with 4Control....! EDC isn't perfect, but it's a damn sight better than DSG. I ended up buying one from Western Australia with the roof, sound and lights. Only thing I didn't get was a decent colour (price was just too good to pass up), but seeing as we live on dusty acreage- silver turned out to be a smart choice. Since then, I've had it for about four months and 10,000km. It's been hilariously glitchy and creaky (Oh France....), fuel economy was a blatant lie from Renault, but otherwise a real pleasure to own. I also took it to Lakeside for its first trip to the track yesterday and was not disappointed- I can't wait to get back out there. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 15, April 2019 Report Share Posted 15, April 2019 Warmed up Megane wagons are fantastic cars. Nice job and for what it’s worth, I really like the silver exterior choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripleturbo Posted 28, May 2019 Report Share Posted 28, May 2019 Awesome choice! Love the wagon shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apu Posted 21, June 2019 Report Share Posted 21, June 2019 Oh yes! I recently test drove a GT wagon and was so impressed i wanted to trade in the SUV for it...unfortunately the gap was too big to absorb at the moment. But i will buy one in the near-ish future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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