Megane F1 R26 - One Month In
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After months of deliberation climbed off the fence and bought an 08 Megane 230 F1 R26 as ‘family friendly’ replacement for my 944 Lux (but will keep the £620 Punto stop-gap – it’s too brilliant as a local runabout).
22,000 on the clock, full service history, one owner - under £8k but I had the cambelt changed straight off due to age rather than mileage.
Love the engine, the looks, the interior space and the push button start. Hate the starship handbrake lever and the nooks and crannies under the bonnet that trap bits of dead leaf. Suspension over-firm for my style of driving but otherwise very happy. Probably (OK, certainly) didn’t really need the F1 but should hold its value relatively well.
So far so good and toddler loves it!
22,000 on the clock, full service history, one owner - under £8k but I had the cambelt changed straight off due to age rather than mileage.
Love the engine, the looks, the interior space and the push button start. Hate the starship handbrake lever and the nooks and crannies under the bonnet that trap bits of dead leaf. Suspension over-firm for my style of driving but otherwise very happy. Probably (OK, certainly) didn’t really need the F1 but should hold its value relatively well.
So far so good and toddler loves it!
Edited by Octoposse on Sunday 6th April 17:42
shaun442k said:
Technomatt said:
Stage 1 remap, £300 and 260 bhp. No brainer.
From where? The (better)ones i've seen are closer to £400.RSTuner from fastchip and Henk in Holland. About £300 depending on what spec.
Superchips £320.
SeanyD said:
If you haven't already, get the parcel shelf and sound deadening out of the boot, put the back seats flat, and give it some beans, somewhat immature, but what a noise, almost unique jet engine sound from the exhaust, fabulously addictive, enjoy.
This!! It reveals an entirely different character of he car that remains hidden most of the time. Personally I loved the increase in volume of the turbo whistle with the seats down which also allow you to hold it at low revs with the turbo whistle gently in the background before progressing to full throttle and changing the noise to the "jet" type noise. I barely ever put the seats up in mine and actually find it frustrating to have rear seat passengers as a result. Hope you enjoy also. Had my R26 about 6 months now and I'm really enjoying it. I'm the same as the OP in that a normal 225 would have probably suited my driving more but I can't resist the 'hardcore' model of any car. I think they're a bit of a performance bargain, gave £6,000 for mine with 42k and good history. Not sure I'm driving it right as it's currently averaging 33mpg.
TrophyMax said:
Had my R26 about 6 months now and I'm really enjoying it. I'm the same as the OP in that a normal 225 would have probably suited my driving more but I can't resist the 'hardcore' model of any car. I think they're a bit of a performance bargain, gave 6,000 for mine with 42k and good history. Not sure I'm driving it right as it's currently averaging 33mpg.
how the hell are you getting 33mpg!!! i get 23 if im lucky. i am gonna get some new injectors soon. have seen a man who has them cleaned on a exchange basis and mine does idle a little funny. can only do it some good jimboy2 said:
how the hell are you getting 33mpg!!! i get 23 if im lucky. i am gonna get some new injectors soon. have seen a man who has them cleaned on a exchange basis and mine does idle a little funny. can only do it some good
Unless you drive in stop start traffic a lot and floor it at every opportunity it should do better than 23mpg. Probably worth getting it checked.
I'm getting 25 but my commute is a 15mile round trip so a lot of stop start short journeys. Still haven't got round to dropping the back seats yet! 
SeanyD said:
If you haven't already, get the parcel shelf and sound deadening out of the boot, put the back seats flat, and give it some beans, somewhat immature, but what a noise, almost unique jet engine sound from the exhaust, fabulously addictive, enjoy.
Back seats down as well you say...? 
ETA I can confirm this works very well in a 265, as well as removing the boot floor
Edited by MarkRSi on Wednesday 15th January 21:01
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