woosh Posted 17, May 2020 Report Share Posted 17, May 2020 .. well, they did the groundwork in 2016-17 to get me into an RS as a daily this year! Some pics from a few of those memorable adventures in '16/17 are below (pics stolen off e90post). The Renault reminds me a lot of my old 130i's! Already started tinkering with the new RS265 and loving it! H&R's arrive soon from Tunershop. Really appreciate being a part of an active online community for these cars.. will have to grab a sticker! - woosh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 17, May 2020 Report Share Posted 17, May 2020 Welcome mate, good to see you on here finally and can't wait to see your journey with the car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woosh Posted 17, May 2020 Author Report Share Posted 17, May 2020 20 minutes ago, walkie86 said: Welcome mate, good to see you on here finally and can't wait to see your journey with the car! Thanks mate! Likewise 👀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak275 Posted 18, May 2020 Report Share Posted 18, May 2020 The 1M would have had a hard time keeping up with you 😂 Congrats on the purchase and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob 240 Posted 18, May 2020 Report Share Posted 18, May 2020 Congratulations! Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woosh Posted 18, May 2020 Author Report Share Posted 18, May 2020 5 hours ago, ak275 said: The 1M would have had a hard time keeping up with you 😂 Congrats on the purchase and welcome! The 1M actually got the back end a little airborne on one deceptive bump in the road haha. And thanks mate! Your white 275 Trophy = 👌 3 hours ago, rob 240 said: Congratulations! Welcome Race ya for pinks? My 265 vs your TME 😂 thanks also mate! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSmfl Posted 18, May 2020 Report Share Posted 18, May 2020 Welcome, I also recently joined, but Hertz also got me here after a few years , and my son into Rs275 Cup Premium... it all started here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woosh Posted 18, May 2020 Author Report Share Posted 18, May 2020 30 minutes ago, RSmfl said: Welcome, I also recently joined, but Hertz also got me here after a few years , and my son into Rs275 Cup Premium... it all started here Two for one! Renault definitely won there. How do you rate the 300 compared to your sons 275? I wonder how many of us bought a Megane RS after driving one of the hertz cars.. would be an interesting analysis. Same goes for the current Golf GTI fleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aecollins1 Posted 19, May 2020 Report Share Posted 19, May 2020 14 hours ago, woosh said: I wonder how many of us bought a Megane RS after driving one of the hertz cars.. would be an interesting analysis. Same goes for the current Golf GTI fleet Yep - guilty! But I also drove one of the GTIs recently and it made me so pleased to have the Megane. The GTI was so dull and quiet. But it would be a much fairer comparison if it was manual also though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSmfl Posted 19, May 2020 Report Share Posted 19, May 2020 (edited) On 18/05/2020 at 9:37 PM, woosh said: Two for one! Renault definitely won there. How do you rate the 300 compared to your sons 275? I wonder how many of us bought a Megane RS after driving one of the hertz cars.. would be an interesting analysis. Same goes for the current Golf GTI fleet Too soon to tell really , first impressions , as I've only done about 150kms, I'm taking it easy - the engine feels more torquey below 3,000 rpm (mine's a EDC), so I can't tell you above 3k rpm yet. Being a hatch it's certainly more practical, the seats are comfortable , but the Recaro's in the 275 look better. The ride feels about the same in inner-city Sydney. Everyone told me to be careful as the new car turns in very easily due to the 4 wheel steering, but after the S3 , I can't tell the difference yet.. The hatch does have a nice solid feel to it, but whether it feels as agile as the RS275, I can't tell you yet. 20 hours ago, aecollins1 said: Yep - guilty! But I also drove one of the GTIs recently and it made me so pleased to have the Megane. The GTI was so dull and quiet. But it would be a much fairer comparison if it was manual also though. The dullness and quiet , is why I no longer wanted a VAG product. I had GTI manual, then followed by the S3, both had stage 1 tuning. The S3 was extremely quick, but bugger all driving engagement , on the GTI you can't switch off the ESC totally, so even less driver engagement. Edited 19, May 2020 by RSmfl 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woosh Posted 20, May 2020 Author Report Share Posted 20, May 2020 On 19/05/2020 at 12:09 PM, aecollins1 said: Yep - guilty! But I also drove one of the GTIs recently and it made me so pleased to have the Megane. The GTI was so dull and quiet. But it would be a much fairer comparison if it was manual also though. Totally agree! In saying that I wouldn't mind dailying a Mk7.5 GTI or R if I had family duties with teenagers 😬 9 hours ago, RSmfl said: Too soon to tell really , first impressions , as I've only done about 150kms, I'm taking it easy - the engine feels more torquey below 3,000 rpm (mine's a EDC), so I can't tell you above 3k rpm yet. Being a hatch it's certainly more practical, the seats are comfortable , but the Recaro's in the 275 look better. The ride feels about the same in inner-city Sydney. Everyone told me to be careful as the new car turns in very easily due to the 4 wheel steering, but after the S3 , I can't tell the difference yet.. The hatch does have a nice solid feel to it, but whether it feels as agile as the RS275, I can't tell you yet. The dullness and quiet , is why I no longer wanted a VAG product. I had GTI manual, then followed by the S3, both had stage 1 tuning. The S3 was extremely quick, but bugger all driving engagement , on the GTI you can't switch off the ESC totally, so even less driver engagement. Thanks for that, would be interested to hear your thoughts after a few thousand km's. I also had a stage 1 VAG (mk6 r) which felt quite agile in the mountains, largely due to a few $k spent on suspension upgrades by the previous owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 21, May 2020 Report Share Posted 21, May 2020 Welcome to ozRS, @woosh great story about Hertz. Maybe someone should run a poll in the Meg 3 section. Would be interesting to see the results. Stickers can be purchased through the Store tab at the bottom of the main forum banner 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woosh Posted 21, May 2020 Author Report Share Posted 21, May 2020 1 hour ago, Moosey said: Welcome to ozRS, @woosh great story about Hertz. Maybe someone should run a poll in the Meg 3 section. Would be interesting to see the results. Stickers can be purchased through the Store tab at the bottom of the main forum banner 👍 Thanks Moosey! I'll get a poll up soon then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSK Posted 25, May 2020 Report Share Posted 25, May 2020 I also hired a Megane RS 265 from Hertz on the Gold Coast (I live on the GC) which helped confirm my need for one. It still took a couple more years to get around to it but it was worth the wait! Only had my 2014 265 Premium Cup for about 2 weeks but loving it as a daily so far and looking forward to the boarders opening up soon so I can get into those b roads in northern NSW as well. Anyone in this forum go for cruises in GC or Brisvegas? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 31, May 2020 Report Share Posted 31, May 2020 On 25/05/2020 at 7:18 PM, MikeSK said: I also hired a Megane RS 265 from Hertz on the Gold Coast (I live on the GC) which helped confirm my need for one. It still took a couple more years to get around to it but it was worth the wait! Only had my 2014 265 Premium Cup for about 2 weeks but loving it as a daily so far and looking forward to the boarders opening up soon so I can get into those b roads in northern NSW as well. Anyone in this forum go for cruises in GC or Brisvegas? Check out the Social Events section. The SEQ guys are pretty active socially. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woosh Posted 1, June 2020 Author Report Share Posted 1, June 2020 On 25/05/2020 at 7:18 PM, MikeSK said: I also hired a Megane RS 265 from Hertz on the Gold Coast (I live on the GC) which helped confirm my need for one. It still took a couple more years to get around to it but it was worth the wait! Only had my 2014 265 Premium Cup for about 2 weeks but loving it as a daily so far and looking forward to the boarders opening up soon so I can get into those b roads in northern NSW as well. Anyone in this forum go for cruises in GC or Brisvegas? +1, looking forward to open borders. Are you talking city lap cruises on a Friday night? 😅 or mountain runs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSK Posted 4, June 2020 Report Share Posted 4, June 2020 On 01/06/2020 at 7:10 PM, woosh said: +1, looking forward to open borders. Are you talking city lap cruises on a Friday night? 😅 or mountain runs? Mountain runs mate. Pretty sure can go into nsw no probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerRS Posted 6, July 2020 Report Share Posted 6, July 2020 On 04/06/2020 at 9:55 PM, MikeSK said: Mountain runs mate. Pretty sure can go into nsw no probs. Mmmm mountain runs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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