Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

Volvoboy · 30-03-2008 8:07pm

Max_Damage wrote: »

I'm still on car no. 1 after four years!

I'm on my 8 car in the space of 2 years.

[fooling myself]I dont think i've a problem[/fooling myself]

-VB-

SoupyNorman · 30-03-2008 8:59pm

This is mine. It is my first car and I like it.

Zonda999 · 30-03-2008 10:59pm

bravestarr082 wrote: »

This is mine. It is my first car and I like it.

Liking the rims dude.I'm looking to get a mk4 golf too in the not too distant future(hopefully).Are they real audi wheels or look-a-likes.They really suit the car.Petrol or diesel??

Atomic Pineapple · 30-03-2008 11:04pm

you have a serious problem volvoboy!! i'm only on car 3 after 7 and a half years

SoupyNorman · 31-03-2008 7:00pm

Zonda999 wrote: »

Liking the rims dude.I'm looking to get a mk4 golf too in the not too distant future(hopefully).Are they real audi wheels or look-a-likes.They really suit the car.Petrol or diesel??

Cheers man, yeah there official RS6 alloys. Ive got it about 3weeks now, I was looking for about 3mths. I think the combination of the color and wheels sets if off.

Tis a 1.4 petrol.

BlueDragon · 31-03-2008 7:20pm

Heres my one just bought it my second car like it a lot more than my first one
does anyone know how to get the tint on the top of the windscreen off without scratching the windscreen?

Anan1 · 31-03-2008 7:39pm

Try warming it with a hairdryer and then peeling it off.

DemonOfTheFall · 31-03-2008 11:27pm

Here's my '03 Megane. My first car and I learned to drive in it. Got it last November but I don't know if I'll be keeping it for much longer really, it really hasn't been without its problems and the 80 bhp engine is gutless in such a heavy car... Looks lovely though!

Pictured on a nice november afternoon soon after getting it after spending hours washing / polishing / back2black on the plastic etc.

HungryJoey · 31-03-2008 11:31pm

DemonOfTheFall wrote: »

Here's my '03 Megane. My first car and I learned to drive in it. Got it last November but I don't know if I'll be keeping it for much longer really, it really hasn't been without its problems and the 80 bhp engine is gutless in such a heavy car... Looks lovely though!

Pictured on a nice november afternoon soon after getting it after spending hours washing / polishing / back2black on the plastic etc.

The 1.4 Megane has 98BHP. One of the most powerful 1.4 engines used in hatchbacks/saloons.

I wouldn't exactly recomend using one of them polishers on cars either, they tend to ruin paint work even though it appears to be shiney.

DemonOfTheFall · 31-03-2008 11:40pm

The early model 1.4 Meganes only had 80 bhp and they were fairly quickly discontinued. Stopped using the buffer after two panels, you're right, it was useless. Doing it by hand was faster and looked better.

Eoin · 01-04-2008 1:13am

Mine:

HungryJoey · 01-04-2008 1:46am

DemonOfTheFall wrote: »

The early model 1.4 Meganes only had 80 bhp and they were fairly quickly discontinued. Stopped using the buffer after two panels, you're right, it was useless. Doing it by hand was faster and looked better.

Are you sure about that? I was never aware there was a 80bhp 1.4 availible the in the Megane II.

DemonOfTheFall · 01-04-2008 9:42am

HungryJoey wrote: »

Are you sure about that? I was never aware there was a 80bhp 1.4 availible the in the Megane II.

I was sure about it up until I went searching around the net again this morning to try and back that up, but now I think you're right.

See, after buying the car we scoured through the documentation, tax etc trying to find out if it was 80bhp or 100bhp, because some websites list there being an option of an 80bhp 1.4 16V Megane. Couldn't find anything conclusive. The car definitely didn't feel like 100bhp though, so we came to the conclusion it must have been the 80bhp. My friend's 60bhp punto which has barely seen a service in its life feeling faster convinced me it couldn't be the 100 model as well.

After changing the ignition coils it did feel a bit faster and the cutting out issues disappeared, but still wouldn't have called it 100bhp. Apparently in pre-2004 the ignition coils can fail after just about any amount of time for any reason (posts on megane / renault forums) :rolleyes:.

Just had a google around now though and found a few renault press releases saying the base engine for its Irish release would be 100bhp, so I suppose that settles it. Thanks for the tip

Anan1 · 01-04-2008 10:05am

The megane wouldn't be a particularly light car (it's very safe), so 100bhp mightn't go as far as one might expect.

astraboy · 01-04-2008 5:58pm

bitemybanger wrote: »

Oh you poor guy:D, My 106 hasnt the half leather interior, found they dont wear the test of time well.

Na I've made my choice and I'm quite happy with it! In getting a new radiator this week however.

mthd · 02-04-2008 5:59pm

Mine

Lord Nikon · 08-04-2008 6:49am

shagman wrote: »

Respect.

endplate · 08-04-2008 11:35am

DemonOfTheFall wrote: »

Here's my '03 Megane. My first car and I learned to drive in it. Got it last November but I don't know if I'll be keeping it for much longer really, it really hasn't been without its problems and the 80 bhp engine is gutless in such a heavy car... Looks lovely though!

Pictured on a nice november afternoon soon after getting it after spending hours washing / polishing / back2black on the plastic etc.

Sorry off topic but you could do with telling your neighbours that they need a carpenter to fix the lead flashing and the loose tile or their sitting rooms won't remain very dry

sk8board · 08-04-2008 11:49am

DemonOfTheFall wrote: »

Just had a google around now though and found a few renault press releases saying the base engine for its Irish release would be 100bhp, so I suppose that settles it. Thanks for the tip

I've got one of those. Its a 1.4 16v 96bhp. I think the engine was only available in the irish face-lift models in 00-02, particularly the Rxi spec. Its much nippier than my wifes 1.6 focus (relatively speaking of course)

L-M · 08-04-2008 5:10pm

First of many

djmike · 08-04-2008 6:04pm

DemonOfTheFall · 09-04-2008 12:34am

sk8board wrote: »

I've got one of those. Its a 1.4 16v 96bhp. I think the engine was only available in the irish face-lift models in 00-02, particularly the Rxi spec. Its much nippier than my wifes 1.6 focus (relatively speaking of course)

Think I'm having some of the famous low engine capacity Renault power loss. I've been in a couple of 1.6 Focuses, and they're all rockets compared my car. At 4,000 rpm with the redline at 6,000rpm to hold 120km/h on the motorway... Found a list of about 5 things on meganeforums and renaultforums which are all very common and all cause serious power loss, so I'll be working my way through them this weekend...

sk8board · 09-04-2008 11:55am

DemonOfTheFall wrote: »

Think I'm having some of the famous low engine capacity Renault power loss. I've been in a couple of 1.6 Focuses, and they're all rockets compared my car. At 4,000 rpm with the redline at 6,000rpm to hold 120km/h on the motorway... Found a list of about 5 things on meganeforums and renaultforums which are all very common and all cause serious power loss, so I'll be working my way through them this weekend...

You've definitely got power loss. It should hold 120 comfortably at about 3,300. They've got excellent pull in 3rd from 40-60mph. The rest of the gear ratios are crap unfortunately!
We still use ours as a shunt-car (currently only doing 1,300 miles per year), but its always been PMO and avoided all the classic issues with Renaults (bar one electrical fault with the boot solenoid that almost started a little fire; but we don't speak about that anymore).
given the nature of the thread, I should probably take a pic