Reply With QuoteIf this thing came in diesel, I would be all over it.
Might I just say... Oh my god.
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Renault Megane GT 220 Estate: turbo wagon arrives for $36,990 |Â*CarAdvice
Worthy VRs competitor?
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If this thing came in diesel, I would be all over it.
Might I just say... Oh my god.
2012 Octavia vRS TDI. Darkside big turbo, 3bar tune, other stuff. 200kW/650Nm.
1990 Mk1 Cabrio. 1.9 IDI w/ 18PSI.
1985 Mazda T3500 adventuremobile. 1973 Superbug. 1972 Volvo 144 in poo-brown.
Not including hers...
Dub Crazy
That looks good.. but the article does note it falls short of the Octavia in space - which is one of the trump cards of the Skoda.
Interesting to see the two spec levels as well - a reasonably kitted base, and then a $5k premium package - keeps things simple.
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Its French, it ll break down, they let off bombs in the Pacific, it s French, they re rude and obnoxious, you ll be forever having warranty troubles, it s French, it ll break down, bits will fall off it. NO THANKS !!!!!!
2014 MY14 Corrida Red Elegance Wagon TDI
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2011 MY12 Yeti 77 TSI DSG.
Dubber
Nice and probably a great ride but not again. After having owned a few modern Renaults, depreciation, parts availability, reliability post warranty and dealing with renault dealers.
2012 Lava Blue MY12 Skoda Octavia 90TSI manual
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I really admire Renault Australia for bringing the GT220 Estate in, it's a good decision and I'm so happy to have more unique cars for sale here. Having said that, it's a smaller car than the Octy RS, with more power and torque, yet it's also slower to 100km/h? Considering they're only bringing in 200 of them, and as Antiplastix pointed out, it is French (so it will almost definitely be unreliable), I don't think that Skoda should be worried. The new Octavia III RS will smash this.
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Is this really so different to Skoda? Some of the most common concerns on this forum seem to be depreciation, parts and dealers.Originally Posted by dagget
MY10 Octavia Wagon in Candy White, 118TSI, DSG7
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I'm with roshea on that.
2013 MY13.5 Passat V6 Highline Wagon. Watch this space
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Reliability is the key difference and Renault excels in gouging even more than vw for parts and service.
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My brother had a diesel renault that was towed under warranty from Wangaratta to Melbourne to Sydney to Brisbane to repair a problem, after replacing turbos and other parts Renault Oz gave up and sent the vehicle to a independent repairer. Turns out the catalytic converter had collapsed and it took 8 weeks for one to show up on the slow boat from France.
Last edited by Antiplastix; 08-05-2013 at 08:58 PM.
2014 MY14 Corrida Red Elegance Wagon TDI
2009 MY10 Race Blue RS Wagon TSI 6 sp. manual. (Gone)
2011 MY12 Yeti 77 TSI DSG.
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