Are Renault Méganes a good buy?

Are Renault Méganes a good buy?

Noel Downey (Loughrea)

Feb 2014 Filed under:

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Expert answer

Hi Noel,

Not really, no. 

The second generation (the strikingly styled one with the bustle boot) looks great and is nice to drive, but suffered from a catalogue of reliability disorders including dodgy electrics and brakes.

The third generation (current model) is far better from a reliability standpoint but rampant discounting of the car during the most recent scrappage scheme has seen used values collapse, so while they're cheap to buy, you'll never get rid of it. 

Actually, the best Mégane to buy might just be the first generation, which ran from 1994 to 2002. Yes, they're all getting old now but they were reasonably robustly built, exceptionally comfy and not at all bad to drive. Pick one up for buttons and drive it until it owes you nothing.

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