Thanks once again for your reply, I thought long and hard about what you wrote and read other similar blog posts.
So I decided to look around on sites like HelloPeter.com (which i think is a good idea when unsure about quality/service etc..). I found one or two related to the Megane and many others on the Clio, many having to do with waiting for parts from France. After my second test drive of a blue Megane RS Cup, I decided to get a quote for a “RS sport”, to which i received a quote for a “Cup” instead (this was at the Renault Tygerberg). I was obviously disappoint and contacted the Paarl branch for a quote on a Friday afternoon at around 12PM. They replied within an hour, which i was quite impressed with, and spoke on the phone to a Laurence Buchanan. I expected to receive the quote before the end of the day but didnt, so i enquired about it the Saturday, to which I was told to be patient. Come Tuesday I still hadn’t heard anything, so I decided to contact him again, to which he said he would contact me first thing in the morning. As you can guess, Wednesday came and went with no reply. In every single email I Cc’d the dealer principal Pieter Van Der Linde, he then replied on Wednesday afternoon only after I asked them what was going on, in a rather cocky way, that I should be patient and if i’m a serious buyer that they will require a holding deposit??? I found this rather strange, as I’m asking for a quote? I then told him that Laurence never got back to me, to which he claimed he did not know, and said he “understands”. To date I havent heard anything from them.
Just makes me think, if sales staff give service like this, just imagine how they going to be once they’ve made the sale and the car breaks? Thanks Renault Paarl, you just lost a customer.
(sorry this post should rather be on a site like HelloPeter.com, but felt I’d share it with you)

That aside, whats your honest opinion (pros/cons) on the Scirocco R compared to the 2.0 TSI, as I’m really keen to purchasing the R, however still waiting for the indicative prices and specs? I know the UK version comes standard with RCD510, adaptive chassis control, and cheaper than the Golf R, however knowing VWSA, it wont come with either of those as standard features, and be more expensive than the Golf R (which i find really hard to understand). Do you perhaps have any information about specs/price?

Cheers Grant

Good article! You almost sound like a Renault salesman hehe jokes aside.

I’m torn between two cars, VW Scirocco R and the Meganè RS Sport/Cup.
I’ve test driven the Scirocco 2.0 TSI DSG:
what i liked: good interior, electric seats
what i disliked: i expected more boot space, the only problem is that its an automatic and can’t find a manual to test drive anywhere.
and Meganè RS Cup (test driven twice):
what i liked: very responsive, attractive exterior, reasonable boot space
what i disliked: hard clutch (not quite sure if i’ll get used to it), Recaro seats can make getting in and out of the car a pain.

My heart says Meganè but logic tells me the Scirocco, let me explain. I believe the Scirocco will have a better resale value come 5/6 years from now. One thing that bothers me about Renault, is the horror stories you hear of people waiting weeks for parts that need to be shipped from France. After speaking to a couple of people including Ignition GT on DSTV, they all agree that Renault SA has cleaned up there act. Whats your take on this?
In your honest opinion with pros and cons, would you recommend the Scirocco or Meganè RS Sport or Cup?
I put the Scirocco R on because it comes out later this year, will retail for approx. R420k and the same engine as the Golf R but without the 4motion system.

Cheers Grant