i have now been the owner of a r26 for just about a month now its a 08 plate ly . i have also been the owner of a cliosport 182 cup and the 172 sport and i can say that the build quality of the clio is far better than the megane .all my cars have been standard with no mods what so ever . i am in my mid 40s and have had renault cars for most of my days . also being a renault 5 gt turbo owner which i bought from new back in the day . is it just me or do other ppl who have has a clio thing the build of the clio is better than the megane . i don't mean to open a jar or worms hear but i think its better thats all i am saying