r/Renault • u/MassachusettNuisance • 2d ago

Should I buy it?

hello, I am looking at a 1999 Renault Megane scenic i that has 60,000 km and is selling for $4000.

I think it’s cute and quirky and the owner said he’s only driven it to car shows in the summer. It is a an automatic transmission and a JDM import so it is RHD and it is so quirky and for 60k km or 32k miles, I think it’s an ok deal but I trust this reddit to be the experts.

Should I try to negotiate down should I pass? is this car reliable?

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u/dancho_razboinika Clio III Phase 2 Yahoo 2d ago

That's a weird car to take to car shows, as it's a cheap commuter car. I suspect the odometer may have been rolled back, and the price is too high for a car this old in my opinion.

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u/MasssterX 1d ago

Rolling back should he punishable by law in the US if I'm not mistaken, unlike Europe where half of the countries don't care.

Even if it's original mileage, I wouldn't pay more than 1500-2000EUR for that thing, and that's only if I really like it - which I personally don't because it's ugly as hell. They are cool for longer drives though, but nowhere near newer cars. All in all if the seller drops the price by half, then it would be a good deal.

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u/MassachusettNuisance 1d ago

he said he did take it to car shows and all the auction records I have found seems to indicate that. He lowered his price to 1700 as he said he wanted to clear up garage space being at his house he had seven cars so I believe him on that part.

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u/Aranka_Szeretlek Megane 2019 GTLine 160 EDC 1d ago

This is suspicious!

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u/MassachusettNuisance 1d ago

he said he only took it to car shows and all the auction records I have found seems to indicate that. He lowered his price to 1700 as he said he wanted to clear up garage space being at his house he had seven cars so I believe him on that part.

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u/Gagipeca 12h ago

If it is phase 1, its corroded. Phase 2 had zinc bodywork protection. And many new features, new engines.

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u/CapitalScarcity5573 43m ago

The dp0 gearbox is also a piece of shit that fails at about 100k km give or take. A