Renault Megane: Authentique v Dynamique?

PaulaT

I'm about to buy a 04 Renault Megane and am wondering if the only difference between the Authentiqu & Dynamique is in the spec eg wipers, ac and so on. The cars I'm viewing have a 2k price difference but are the same year, mileage and so on, the Dynamique being the more expensive one. Is this reasonable? How much more should you pay for a Dynamique?

ZV Yoda

There's lots more bells & whistles on the Dynamique, so you're much better off with the higher spec....

However, there wan't much more than €2k between the 2 specs when the cars where new, so the difference should be much less now - a few hundred at most.. or in reality zero difference. Higher spec should make a 4 year old Renault easier to sell, but it's not worth a €2k premium - you'll only lose it when you try to sell on.

So, get the difference down from €2000 to €200 and it makes more sense.

My tuppence worth anyway!

ZV Yoda

Actually, per Renault's website, brand new prices are as follows:

Authentique 1.4 16V - 5 Door € 20,650
Dynamique 1.4 16V - 5 Door € 22,700

So your €2k premium is the same as if the car was new. Bad deal by any stretch!

plissken

The dynamique model has many many more extras compared to the authentque model, of the top of my head.

ac
16 inch alloy wheels
colour coded electric heated mirrors
electric rear windows
cooled glove box
cruise control
automatic head lights and wipers
chrome door handles

ZV Yoda wrote: »

So, get the difference down from €2000 to €200 and it makes more sense.

OP if you like the megane i would be prepared to spend at least an extra 1000-1250 on getting the higher spec as all of these extras are really worth a hell of a lot more than 200 euros a set of crappy halfrauds alloys would set you back 500 euro's alone.

DannyBuoy

plissken wrote: »

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OP if you like the megane i would be prepared to spend at least an extra 1000-1250 on getting the higher spec as all of these extras are really worth a hell of a lot more than 200 euros a set of crappy halfrauds alloys would set you back 500 euro's alone.

I agree, 2 grand may be a bit much but the dynamique is nice, I drove a 05 1.6 dynamique for 2 years, good solid car, all the bits are nice but 2 grand? Eh, I wouldn't.

bazz26

Dynamique has the best spec but no way in hell would it carry a €2k premium on a used Megane.

Guy:Incognito

Yeah, the initial price difference i spec on any standard make or model of car is not going to hold for its life.

DannyBuoy

OP, not sure the poll worked out quite the way you intended...

colm_mcm

I wouldn't pay more than €8.5k retail for an 04 Megane Dynamique. they are sale-proof.

junkyard

They're far better cars out there than Renaults anyway, it's your money at the end of the day.