staggering economy (Renault Megane in general)

Member Name: outnabout

Product:	Renault Megane in general
Date:	15/08/00 (209 review reads)
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Advantages: seems to run on petrol fumes alone

Disadvantages: no poke

I've recently bought a P reg (1997) Megane 1.4e RT (with optional electric pack) and am absolutely delighted with the cars economy and general all round build quality. My previous car was a Mazda 626 1.8 GLX which I was naturally quite reluctant to part with (impeccable reliability) but it was heavy on juice and had expensive Group 14 insurance. The Megane is only Group 4! We've just got back from Disneyland Paris so have driven over 1000 miles in a week on a staggering £65 worth of fuel. That works out at 59 miles to the gallon! I thought I'd worked it out wrong, but no. OK the car has no poke at all in first and second gears but once you get it up to speed it will hurtle down continental autoroutes at 75-80mph all day for fun.

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