Renault Megan Iconic
29 days in review
Home charging using the Easee home charger wasnt given a choice of the Ohme which can access cheaper night rates ( did complain got nowhere )
Charger itself is small and look very good as is its app
I chose untethered and swapped the longer easee charging cable with the smaller one supplied with the car (still wrapped up in the shed) Easee charger can be locked/opened via app or with the supplied key fob
App shows a log of every past charge along with its total cost
Back to the car
Had the car 29days and just completed a 200 trip over 2 days
I joined a dedicated Megan Etec forum and learnt a lot during the 3 month factory order wait
Main thing when not in use keep key cards in faraday pouches ( Some launch cars had alarm activation issues) mine has been Ok
I hear turning off auto lock/unlock helps which is what I did also advised to carry spare key card batteries as the supplied ones can deplete quickly
Car has been a dream from day one and each day is like getting into an exciting car for the first time.
The car is imo special in looks/tech/handling/comfort
Turned a few heads in Whipsnade Zoo and a few humans liked it to.
The car ticked all my boxes
Size/looks/tech/range/Economy/charge speed/safety features
Oh and the wife likes it
Having the gear selector (american style) up next to the steering wheel is so much easier as is the auto parking brake that is activated either manually with a button when you open the drivers door or even when your bum leaves the seat
I like that there are different driving modes to either choose from or pick out the bits you like from each mode and configure into a perso mode I use comfort settings with sport heavier steering and made that a perso mode.
Google enabled car that you can command to heat seats/steering wheel/navigate/change drive modes/seat heating and display all chargers on route and once selected the cars heat pump will self activate and prepare the battery enabling a quicker charge
I use blind spot monitoring as this car will pull you back into lane if you pull over in error
I dont use cruise or lane assist or the thing that steers the car for 30 secs
All good but not for me as I like to be in control at all times as I have been accident free for 47yrs and if it aint broke
Fantastic car thats quick off the mark when needed
Steering is very reactive and takes time to adjust to and its not a car I would want to throw around as I did with the 1.2 turbo corsa which I have just handed back
All in all after looking at many many cars I feel happy that I was lucky enough to grab this one when its AP was at its lowest ( soon went up tho)
So much to say about this car and I have only scratched the surface
I am using 20/25% of charge a week and I choose to recharge when it hits 20%
Gone on enough now lol
update to above
Iconic is now even cheaper this Q and also I and ALL others with a Easee charger are to now be moved over to Ohme pod or pro chargers
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