2000 Renault Megane classic privelege from UK and Ireland - Comments

Rubber Seal coming away from windscreen.

Gearstick moves backward and forward when pressing or releasing accelerator.

CD multi changer not working.

Windscreen washer jets not operating correctly.

This car is very fast and has great acceleration, unfortunately the chassis is not built to cope with the engine power.

The handling is appalling and the car wallows on all but the most gentle of corners.

The engine noise at 70mph is totally unacceptable for a car of this size and is very intrusive.

The throw of the gearstick is way too long and forbids any sort of enthusiastic gear changing. In addition the whole box moves when you press or release the gas. Quite unnerving.

The design of the exterior of the car is average, but the interior is really an exercise in mismatched design. An abundance of shapes which leaves the impression of the square peg in the round hole, i. e it really doesn't fit.

I have taken the car to 3 Renault dealers all of which demonstrated terrible customer service. The third was the most helpful and was convenient for my place of work, but still managed to return the car having not completed the work I requested to any decent standard.

First there can be some characteristic things on every car.

In this car gearstick rally moves, but it is not harmful.

I am using this car for 4 years it really sticks to road (especially rainy days)

I like the engine noise of this car, but it can be disturbing on long journeys.

I bought this car from the factory in TURKEY and service is in factory too so I can't say anything about services in UK.

Some of these things can be changed person to person, but I can say that you are sitting at passenger seat.

I agree totally about the handling of this car. A moderate speed on a corner results in the car lurching - road handling is awful.

I also agree with the comments on noise. Motorway driving is noisy and can be very tiring on long journeys. I keep looking down to check I'm not still in fourth gear.

In fact the handling and noise is so bad I keep wondering if one of my tyres has gone flat or if the engine is running OK, but then I've replaced 5 ignition coils now at £55 each - part of the hidden cost of buying Renault.

The gearsticks do normally move a bit on these cars true, but if its doing it excessively have the gearbox mountings checked and possibly the engine mounts too, cheap to do, but you will notice a big difference if replaced.

Gearbox mount often needs replaced due to its design, £10 to buy the part (from renault) and 10 minutes/2 bolts to fit so don't let a dealer rip you off for it, mine runs so much better now its been changed so much smoother to drive and change gear.

And don't take Renaults nonsense, it's a known problem and very common, it isn't a feature of the car and you shouldn't just get used to it.

It's a very good car. The engine is powerful for its class. Road handling can be much improved - try installing the SACH Performance shocks. They do wonders for my car.

I have a Renault Megane 2000, which I bought in 2006, and the kilometers were 100000 KM.

This car really made my life hard. Although it is a strong car and somehow stable, it has a lot of problems, especially with the gearbox, which I had to change recently.

I am from Egypt and the Megane spare parts here are unaffordable and are not of heavy duty usage.

In general I will never repeat this experience again, which made me lose half my time in repairing the car everywhere.