RE: Renault Megane Monaco | Shed of the Week

[Callum43]

I’d liked to have been a fly on the wall of the Renault Dealership when they sold that colour combo to the unsuspecting buyer . “ It’s a Monaco special edition in the highly sought after l’Aubergine and Merde variation. It’s so subtlety French isn’t it.” Customer leaves to high fives in the showroom in the fingers-crossed hope they never see it back in part exchange .

[PistonAlun]

I'll raise your well well:
"I looked after my well well well into 2021 yet the water is now undrinkable."

[williamp]

Always liked the look of these (and the cab).

The 90s were great for coupes, werent they!

[Arsecati]

Pusikurac said:

This is the kind of car, you get for free from a cheap relative.

And I would have told them to keep it!

[Seato]

A burgundy rally car would be pretty cool, if could find a crashed Clio 197 with a full drivetrain to swap in.
£1500 beaucoup dollar tho.
£300 for a rip n strip project is plenty.

[Darnoc95]

Nice Shed! This would of been the 16v 110BHP Coupe for sure. My wife had the convertible version same colour. It was nippy enough but suffered from excrutiating scuttle shake. She replaced it with the shaking that ass version much nicer all round

[anonymous-user]

HasToBeV8 said:

With a mere 90bhp available, progress is too leisurely to be called fast, but on the motorway in fifth gear, the Megane's slow pace really becomes a pain. Uphill runs become power-sappingly mundane, while overtaking National Express coaches can become a long, drawn-out affair.

Not my words, Carol. The words of Top Gear magazine.

Got your big plate?

Re. the shed: horrible to look at, inside or out. Who said the French have taste?

[Court_S]

Pusikurac said:

This is the kind of car, you get for free from a cheap relative.

That sums it up….sone thing your inherit from aunt Mabel when she pops her clogs.

Not for me this week.

[wistec1]

Good shedder. Your risk having your bks kicked in off Mrs shed for that man cave comment. 👍🤪

[fozzymandeus]

J4CKO said:

Looks sort of ok, but the placement of the wheels in the body looks odd, big front overhang and none at the back.
.

Idk how to embed an image from my mob, but the Ferrari F355 has exactly this, and no one complains.

These Megane Coupes were great little cars back in the day. Compromised and quirky (letterbox boot, strangely short distance between seat base and headlining, truck like steering wheel angle) but peppy engines and light weight meant they were fun to hustle.

Edit: I notice the ad says 89bhp. Fairly sure this is wrong as the 1.6 16v unit at the time was a rather cheerful twin cam with 115bhp

Edited by fozzymandeus on Friday 25th November 13:13

[Water Fairy]

Had a new 1.6 16v 110bhp Sport Alize Coupe back in 1999. Looked good but they have a less than perfect driving position and the dealer was a joke when going for a warranty claim, which we had to do more than once..............

[ah80809]

This hits, prods and pokes many buttons, some good, some bad and some bafflingly bizarre, like how on earth that interior 'came to be' .. it's like ordering chips and trifle from the local chippy and then deciding where the gherkin should go.

On balance, this would make a nice little station hack but a couple of things take me back when my wife had one for 12 months as a company car (16v .. quite a fizzy little engine and half decent handling .. although it felt very 'soggy' when I got my Ford Racing Puma)

1. The boot is really awkward .. this probably sounds piffling but it was seriously irritating at times
2. I think the gear linkages were stolen from lego and built up using elastic bands
3. The scuttle shuffled and squeaked so much that Renault actually supplied it from new with a can of Silicon spray

[dzernski]

As a young adult I rather liked the megan coupe...as an older adult, it's still oddly fascinating. Too nice to scrap, too crap to drive I suspect.

[Sion111R]

We had one of these back in the day. I only have happy memories of it. It was sold when it became a little crusty around the edges. But always remembered fondly and if I’d have had the space, the money and the ability I’d have loved to have kept it and morphed it into a track car. (Photo off the net for reference).

[Harji]

wardpaa said:

This car would usually be a washing machine by now but it's obviously led a luxury life in a garage, only going out to the church then a roast on Sundays.

With perhaps the off garden centre visit for a cup of tea.

[The Hypno-Toad]

To me, this is shed of the year!

I have no idea why I like it, I just do. I'd get it, do it up a bit and then Festival Of The Unexceptional here I come. Shame its so far away from where I live because I would be seriously tempted if it was a bit nearer. The only thing I would say is why does it appear to have a white roof?

I probably need medical help.

Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Friday 25th November 15:47

[probably chalk]

Global Nomad said:

or perhaps
This is the cheap car, you get for free from a kind relative

[Matt_T]

I used to watch the BRC in the mid-90s, what was remarkable was how much faster on dry tarmac the front-wheel drive F2 kit cars & S2000 were compared to the Group N Lancers and Imprezas.

https://www.motorsportauctions.com/category/329/Hi...

Edited by Matt_T on Friday 25th November 16:36

[B'stard Child]

grumpy52 said:

I remember the Monaco trim level back in the day ,the independent dealer that I worked for would always grab them if one popped up on any of the trade sites .
They were usually below average miles, above average condition and came with very good history. Yes they often came in "different" colour combinations. They always sold quickly.

I'd always thought it referred to a trim level "fully loaded and leathered to the eyeballs"

[ex-devonpaul]

spreadsheet monkey said:

Watcher of the skies said:

Price seems ambitious. More like £500.
As mentioned, it's a 20 year old Station car. Run it for a year or two then scrap it.

No no no.

Garage it, waxoyl it, only take it out on high days and holidays (and Festival Of The Unexceptional when it meets the 25 year age limit).

Then congratulate yourself in ten years time when your astute financial investment has rocketed in value.

I suspect you are correct.

I went looking for a cheap donor car for some interior bits for the Carina2 we inherited 20 odd years ago. There's the odd one beong broken, but rusting heaps are 4 figures and a nice one is over £3k. I suspect parts are easier to find for the Megane as well, and can see this being a £4k car in a couple of years if looked after - just see how much a nice Rover 200 is these days.