What kind of idiot gets a new car?

[Flibster]

Good god that thread in the bloo place is full of bitching...
Thank christ that I'm not welcome in there.

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Kitten

My Mum has the same car in blue - 1.6dci Picked it up last month. Very pleased with it and excellent lease plan.

Blue would have been my choice if I'd had one, as it was the choice was Black or Black.

Originally Posted by Flibster

Parents have the 4 door with the 1.6petrol IIRC.

It's not bad at all - keyless entry and start is confusing at first. Kept going for the ignition.

I do hate the ridiculously short gearing in it and the lights to remind you to change gear. Sod off - thats something I can work out for myself!

The keyless entry is brilliant, just walk up to the car, open the door and hit the start button. The follow me home headlights may result in a flat battery though as I can't help but look out the lounge window and turn them on and off to annoy the people downstairs. I may also have to start reversing in so I can do it to people walking past

Gearing is close as there is a tiny power band and I've not got the lights to remind me to change up flashing yet, I assume it's the ones around the speedo but I've not worked out what any of them mean yet.

[Flibster]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Gearing is close as there is a tiny power band and I've not got the lights to remind me to change up flashing yet, I assume it's the ones around the speedo but I've not worked out what any of them mean yet.

Those are the ones. The gearstick picture with the up and down arrow is the gearchange indicator. The petrol goes to 6k rpm iirc and at 3k it starts flashing the up arrow.

I do like the dash layout. It's very well laid out. Not overly keen on the auto lights and wipers the parents have - just more things to go wrong and as it's a Renault... they will. To be fair it's higher spec than they wanted, but it was 4 months old with under 3k miles and they got something like 8k off the list price for it.

Oh, and I really want a go in the new Renaultsport 250 Cup Megane. May have to pay a visit to the local dealer soon.

[Kitten]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

The keyless entry is brilliant

wait til the battery runs out or you drop and break the card!

[Jonny69]

Hahah, comedy thread on t'other place. I remember how desperate they were to find out how much I paid for the hotrod when I got it. I wasn't going to tell them and strung them along for ages before letting on that the price was easily enough found on other forums. Off went the OcUK Detectives to find it and 'spilled the beans'. The response was no shock, awe or anything, it was more of an "er, ok, we found out, now what?" as none of them had any idea what an old car like that is worth anyway

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Flibster

Those are the ones. The gearstick picture with the up and down arrow is the gearchange indicator. The petrol goes to 6k rpm iirc and at 3k it starts flashing the up arrow.

mmm, I don't think I have one of them or maybe I've just not found it yet

Originally Posted by Kitten

wait til the battery runs out or you drop and break the card!

Damn cunning these French




I should probably have a look in the manual to find out where the bloody thing goes

[Kitten]

Oooooh the laguna didn't have that!

[divine]

Are you sure it didn't? Unless there are two different kinds of 'keyless' Laguna keycards, the ones i've experienced definitely had an actual key in them too

[Kitten]

Well it wasn't my car, but the key got smashed & there was nothing like that in it, it was just plastic! Or so we thought....

[Desmo]

I really like the look of these, good choice

Thought of leasing myself recently when things get better financially but often think about where it leaves me when thing get tough again....basically without a car.