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Originally Posted by renault_megane_dci
Could you describe your usual rides ?
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Use is largely recreational and I avoid peak hours at all costs. Usually, about an 8-mile journey. I EOC every descent, and estimate 30% - 35% of the time the engine is switched off. As an eco-freak I also drive slowly, though as the roads aren't busy this isn't much of an inconvenience, but do hit the occasional motorway and end up pissing people off. I rarely rev above 2500, and my car is geared annoyingly high and it's designed to rev very freely and high (red line is 8K). I engine brake a lot, try to avoid pedal braking at all costs. Even then, the brake pads seem to wear out quickly.
It sounds like you can't EOC in your Megane, which seems to have the same ignition set up as the new Type R. That's a bit of a red line for me (no pun intended) - weird as hell to be rejecting such a high performance hatchback because you can't hypermile it.