The Megan and corolla dont look to bad so there worth considering

For fun the Nissan 200 SX looks good but i can see that needing lots of repairing since ppl drift them all the time...

whats the activa? google images suggests its a scooter :/

hmm decisions! Think i gotta just find some nearby and test drive em see what there like from a personal perspective...

Cheers ppl!

Danny

The activa is some form of citroen

The 200SX has an insurance group of 17, if I remember correctly. Cool cars, but I wouldnt want to run a turbocharged 2.0 (thirsty) without feeling like I could thoroughly afford it - it aint gonna be cheap  

and I think the same goes for the Activa, they are 200bhp? or something and again, turbocharged.

my 98 renualt megane is the worse car i have ever owned. it is pretty nippy and handles ok but so much stuff is broken/falling off etc it is unreal, also it is horrible to drive(something to do with the pedals), i am used to it but quite a few people who have driven it have commented.

Renault are the worst built frenchies imo - peugeot a close second

My favourite motorway game, is count the broken french cars  

the ratio of them, vs german & jap stuff is AMAZING.

makes you wonder why anyone would ever buy one.. mostly pugs.

Maybe because there are far more sold? See exactly the opposite here, as toyotas are v popular down south and golfs and passats here for some reason. Ive never come across anything more reliable than an XUD yet.

FFS dudes!!!! he is a student,  the bets car that you could have that is well cheap on the insurance and like 55mpg is the Pug 306 d turbo!!! not the hdi versions u can tune the bollox out of them and they are only group5!!! they look ok too with simplke mods!!! and u can get one easy for the 1.5k easy.  French diesels ftw!!!

Quote from: DEViANCEmy 98 renualt megane is the worse car i have ever owned. it is pretty nippy and handles ok but so much stuff is broken/falling off etc it is unreal, also it is horrible to drive(something to do with the pedals), i am used to it but quite a few people who have driven it have commented.

I cant say my 96 is falling apart.  Everything works, even the ash tray, so I cant comment in a negative way on build quality.  

However I cant defend it on being horrible to drive tbh, the pedals are to close together, whenever i wear my proper boots I run the risk of hitting both clutch and brake which I have done before.  

Again I am used to it and have gotten used to it so I dont really complain about it, but anyone who tries the megane/scenic for the first time allways has something bad to say about it, usually starting with the heavy clutch.

Whats going to matter to him though is that it is a cheap far to run and own with the 1.6 being group 4.  The 1.4 manages 40MPG combined iirc.  Shockingly they are also 4 star NCAP.

Quote from: ozeeFFS dudes!!!! he is a student,  the bets car that you could have that is well cheap on the insurance and like 55mpg is the Pug 306 d turbo!!! not the hdi versions u can tune the bollox out of them and they are only group5!!! they look ok too with simplke mods!!! and u can get one easy for the 1.5k easy.  French diesels ftw!!!

Too right - or you could go for the even better on fuel, faster, cheaper, better handling (due to lighter weight) better built and equipped (Although some might say not as attractive) ZX. You can get a really good TD for buttons nowadays.

Tempting to get a diesel but im just not convinced. just got some stigma about diesels :/

Does anyone know if the accord or the others have steering wheel controls? its far to much effort to lean over to the cd player :/

Dec

Quote from: Decits far to much effort to lean over to the cd player :/

 :shock:  

probably optional. so itll be on some of them?

and go try a diesel mate, youll like them. honestly.

citroen xsara td ftw mate

jaimz