LONG-TERM FLEET
Megane GT gets thumbs-up in chance meeting with new owner
Our Renault Megane GT has been influential in a fellow motorist’s buying decision, writes Lerato Matebese
We have written many long-term updates on our Megane GT since May 2017, but a few weeks ago something rather interesting occurred. While visiting my folks just after New Year’s Day I happened upon a brand-spanking new Megane GT just like ours with dealer plates at the time and I was rather intrigued about who the owner was. It turned out to be a Facebook acquaintance who, as it transpired, is an avid Motor News reader and had been following our monthly updates on the car and decided to take the plunge and acquire a blue specimen. He had previously driven a 2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI, a popular model among trendsetters in the township, but it was stolen towards the end of 2017 and he wanted to replace it with something comfortable, fairly brisk and well appointed. While there were a few other models on his radar, including a preowned Golf GTI, he finally decided on the Megane GT. While we like to assume that our motoring scribbles on cars can assist in someone’s buying decision, having...
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