NEW ARRIVAL: Renault Mégane Coupé Mk1 joins the PetrolBlog fleet
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2022
- Having admired it from afar for 16 years, I'm delighted to announce that a 1998 Renault Mégane Coupé Sport II 1.6e has joined the PetrolBlog fleet. This is a brief(ish) look at the car before work begins.
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Out of the four colours that was offered in the brochure, the yellow really suit this car. The shape of the car stand out. Love the rear lights cluster on this. Well done for saving this forgotten beauty.🌻
It had to be Sunflower Yellow for me, although beggars can't be choosers when it comes to the Mk1 Mégane.
Keeping the 90's alive one car at a time Gavin!
That's the plan.
Man, I saw the same one in my home town, just resting in some random field. Like noone owns it or drives it for that matter. Yellow just like this one, coupe just like this one. Always loved that combo in Megane MK1.
Welcome to the club - I have a 98 R 2.0 8 valve in sunflower yellow
My first car, 22 years ago. Man I loved that car!
This one needs work. Lots of it.
The temperature display on mine is also a bit optimistic. 😅 That's as far back as the sunroof goes.
My Fidji was the first special edition in 97 (the pre facelift cars ran 96-99 in the UK). Based on the 1.6e. the sport and sport 2 came later. Mine has twin headlights where as yours has singles but you get the painted mirror backs, opening rear windows, ABS, white dials, CD player and leather/sportex upholstery which mine doesn't have.
Don't be fooled by how tidy my car looks on camera. It also needs repainting and many dents removing.
Thanks for the shout-out and great update. I'd love to get the two cars side by side at some point.
If you need to compare notes on anything just drop me a message as they are fundamentally the sane car underneath.
Cheers Mark!
Had amazing memories sitting in MK1 Renault as a child and discovered a few music artist that I now cherish amazing car 👍
Like it, Nice. Another song lyric for you, "John Ketley is a weather man, and so is Petrolblog". I was really pleased to see you pop up in my subscriptions list, thanks for more stuff.
Haha! What a classic song.
Always a good day when there's a new Petrolblog video!
Thanks Stu.
Great to see a new addition to the fleet! Best of luck with it.
Thanks Nicholas.
No apologies necessary, great update and fantastic to see you've got a lovely 1 owner car. Look forward to seeing how you progress with this, it looks like a keeper!
Fingers crossed it all goes according to plan.
@@Petrolblog hopefully you be at Festival of the Unexceptional?
Not sure yet. Would like to take the Safrane.
I had an R reg coupe 1.6e sport also in yellow. Had it for nearly 15 years. 2004 to 2019 and well cared for, next owner still has it as of today in 2022! Would love to buy it back should I ever see it for sale again.
Great purchase. I've been trying to find one of those for ages.
Me too!
I really like these phase 1 Mégane coupés, especially in Sunflower Yellow. You've scored with this one Gav - congratulations. I had the chance to chat with Mark and check out his Mégane in person up at The Motorist earlier this year. His is a lovely example.
Yeah, I'd like to take a closer look at his Mégane. Maybe I'l see Mark at an event this summer.
Congratulations on the new purchase Gav! 👍
Thanks Matteo.
That is magnificent! For the love of god, get it’s cavities bathed in some bilthamber S50 NOW!
Good idea.
Love mine! 23K on the clock and like a new car inside except that it doesn't have the original radio.
Oh that's beautiful. Look after it well.
Will do!
Loved the Mk1 ever since the Megane Maxi in V Rally! Got a Mk2 R26 but would have loved one of these 🥰
R26. Swoon!
Thank you very much for the goat update. ;-)
Always a pleasure, Rich.
Your (growing) fleet, Gav... 😍
I probably ought to stop collecting cars.
Come back Petrolblog.. we’re missing you and the French tat… I drove Mark on Motorings Megane Coupe… and really liked it!
Thought I'd responded to this - sorry. So, you enjoyed Mark's lovely Coupé?
@@Petrolblog I did, it was surprisingly revvy and decent performance even though it wasn’t the 2.0 litre. Oh and the pineapple yellow sealed the deal!
Can I just say, now I have finished watching this video, just how confident you're coming across behind the camera, it's clear you are passionate about this and I can see why. Of course, now I know a Clio Williams that isn't a Clio Williams exists, I want one dearly, but are these 1.6s underrated engines? I do like that interior, very smart. Looking forward to seeing where this goes, a Renault in Renault Yellow is always a good thing
Thanks Ben.
Beautiful Megane Coupé! Problem with the speedo could be the sensor fitted in the gear box that gives the speed reading. Very cheap even OEM. ABS fault could be a faulty sensor most probably because of corrosion. Also you have no light in the little display that shows mileage. Beware if you change the cluster the mileage will be the one registered in a new one. I think the best route to go is to have the original repaired. Also should hook it to a code scanner to see which error codes are present. Rear windows on those are a nightmare...most probably the regulators are gone due to age and being French (looool)! Nevertheless it's in great condition!! Congrats!
Well I have never seen a megane 1 with leather seats! Great spec for sure
Yeah, the spec is great. Always thought our Cabriolet would benefit from leather upholstery.
Lovely-looking car! Hopefully you can manage to sort it out.
I hope so too. Updates to follow soon.
I had the 2.0 on a 'Y' plate. Absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, once the kids came along I had to get rid for something a but more practical.
had a red mark 1 co car from new :) nice car to drive not see one in years :(
So few left. Shame.
Love it…
So do I... at the moment!
I've been searching all over for a yellow Coupe... Still looking!
Any joy yet?
@@Petrolblog Sort of, I've picked up a 26k mile coupe but its Fidji Green... Contrasts well with my Yellow cabriolet I suppose 😂
Renault dealer names were odd like that - one example of a odd Renault dealer name (now closed and replaced by Nissan, kia and MG) was called Renault London East (because Renault ilford was too simple and not French enough)
هذه السيارة جميلة بانسياباتها لكنها لم تححق مبيعات كبيرة بالمقارنة مع رونو ميقان 1.9 dti العادية لكنها جميلة
You still on activity? I know I already said it but I miss the red Safrane😅
This Megane a very nice, original example. Only 5 1998 1.6 Coupes remaining, all on SORN, if HML is to be believed. I hardly ever see these now, even the mk1 Scenic is thin on the ground now. @0:45 to 0:50 Oops! I did it again, from early 2000 when this Megane was worth about £10495 on the forecourt! Sadly the £100 (or was it £110, because of the sticker?) Laguna really is off the system now, local-to-Devon reg number as well (A.J. Blackler maybe?). Still, we did have a lot of fun with it, using it as an A-road repmobile, counting the working door-lights, and enjoying a certain 1993 smash hit by Haddaway. The Megane's angle when you pause this video @3:40, looks like a '90s What Car? Group Test front cover-shot next to the VR6! I can imagine the slogan, 'Look out Corrado, the new Megane Coupe is finally here!' Also, I have never seen so much body rot on ANY Renault, never mind that white Laguna mk1 estate @12:00, sacre bleu! It's a facelift as well, so makes me wonder how young it was when the first sign of all this rust started to show.
The Laguna was delivered new by Dales Garage in Cornwall. I should have kept the number plates!
At least it has a boot. Not a bad boot for a coupe at all really. Some coupes did not. Also I think the cover is missing on the engine and the reason there is so much room is the air con unit is not in it.
Yeah, the boot is a good size. It's surprising how much you can cram in. Same with the Cabriolet.
good choice
Cheers!
0:50 Never heard of Bretagne Spears before...
Haha. Brilliant.
Hey nothing wrong with the 1.6litre engine. We had had it in a 1997 Megane Classic and it was very revvy and nippy.
Can't believe it only has one airbag. Our Megane Classic had two airbags.
Yeah, I'm not criticising the engine. It's just that finding a Mégane Coupé with the 2.0-litre engine would be amazing.
Not sure if u solved slushing or not but in my case it was in sils. Those should have 2 rubber gromets on each end.
Thanks. Will check that.
Any updates soon?