Lease Renault Megane or Peugot 208
Sep 20th, 2012, 07:26 PM
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Lease Renault Megane or Peugot 208
My wife and I will be traveling throughout Portugal,Spain,France and Italy on a 3 month trip. We will be leasing....and have a choice of a Peugot 208 with AutoEurope (who we have used many times for a shoter term rental) or a Renault Megan Berline...directly through the Renault distributor There is only $150 difference...so price is a non issue. Both leases are zero deductible..again non issue. Does anyone have experience driving these vehicles to offer an opinion?
Sep 20th, 2012, 07:56 PM
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My personal taste is for the Peugeot. They seem to be more 'luxurious' than Renault.
I've driven both. Whatever you do, get a diesel. Diesel is cheaper than petrol in Europe and get significantly better mileage.
One of the Renaults that I rented was a diesel. It managed to get around 50 mpg. My last rental was a beast, a Peugeot 508, but it was a diesel and it got 33-35 mpg.
I've driven both. Whatever you do, get a diesel. Diesel is cheaper than petrol in Europe and get significantly better mileage.
One of the Renaults that I rented was a diesel. It managed to get around 50 mpg. My last rental was a beast, a Peugeot 508, but it was a diesel and it got 33-35 mpg.
Sep 20th, 2012, 11:12 PM
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I haven't driven the latest versions of either of these models, but the Megane is the larger car. Personally, I would prefer a larger vehicle for the sort of mileage you intend to cover, but other people have different ideas. I once saw a Smart car with Portugese licence plates in Scotland.
Sep 21st, 2012, 01:54 AM
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I too would go for the Megane. It is a bigger car, and will be more comfortable for the length of time you want it for.
A diesel should also be more economical.
If you go to Peugeot and Renault's UK websites you can compare the two cars. Some specs will be different though - UK cars tend to have higher specs than European ones. The mileage figures (or litres/100km) will be the same though.
A diesel should also be more economical.
If you go to Peugeot and Renault's UK websites you can compare the two cars. Some specs will be different though - UK cars tend to have higher specs than European ones. The mileage figures (or litres/100km) will be the same though.
Sep 21st, 2012, 04:47 AM
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Have you checked with AutoFrance? It is the Peugeot version of the buy/lease back plan like you are comparing with Renault. We found that it was better priced than the version handled by AutoEurope. But admittedly it's been a few years now since doing it.
Usually when doing comparisons, we found the extra charge to get a diesel would not match the savings on the fuel -- unless we were going to be doing a LOT of driving -- as we did once with a three month lease plan.
Usually when doing comparisons, we found the extra charge to get a diesel would not match the savings on the fuel -- unless we were going to be doing a LOT of driving -- as we did once with a three month lease plan.
