Renault Megane E-tech: Flaviana's review after three months

After three months of driving the Megane, here are the only thoughts that matter. Does Flaviana like it, what problems were there, and would she buy one?!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Last minute review
01:48 - The perfect compromise
05:20 - “Like a stupid woman driver”
08:30 - If we bought the car...?
12:08 - Aurelia turns 10, chicken obsession, credit card debt
15:03 - Feet and ass

[@MrKlawUK]

Flaviana is both fun to watch but also important I think. Way *way* too many channels reviewing EVs are men and often come at things from a driving or tech perspective and not so much the ‘living with’ practicalities. Flaviana brings important alternative views

[@bcm70]

If car companies were smart they'd have people like Flaviana testing their cars before release.

[@rodden1953]

My thoughts exactly

[@brianokeefe6250]

@@bcm70 Cars are too often designed with men in mind eg seat belts and seat design the designers need to take heed of criticism from women like Flaviana

[@carlarrowsmith]

@@brianokeefe6250 I find that is not true at all. Seats are designed to fit a huge variety of sizes and that is why they are not perfect for everyone. If they were designed for men, they would be wider, have larger bases and taller backs but then others would find them oversize. The designs have to be a compromise.

[@bshah4831]

Flaviana as usual the star of EV reviews. 😊

[@stephenamos7445]

Never change Flaviana. Andrew you have great patience!

[@bill_heywood]

Flaviana's reviews and chickens are the content we need 🐔🐣

[@TiberiusDarkforge]

Flaviana should be employed as a consultant by the car companies, as she raises so many valid points that the designers clearly haven't considered. Belated happy birthday Auralia (apologies if that's spelt incorrectly)

[@stwav60]

A nice review with additional non car related stuff added in to make us laugh. Flaviana adds the magic ingredient to the EV recipe. She takes on many roles in the video by firstly starting as the car reviewer, directing the camera shots, giving her opinion about the car’s features, advising us about chickens as a pet, and providing her feedback on an introvert getting involved with a school camping trip…. Overall an amazing review, and Andrew added some information which I cannot remember 😂

[@judebrown4103]

Flaviana: "...you don't want me to become unhappy..."😅 Love the way you almost growl and Andrew grins nervously.😄 This was a really useful review, Flaviana, you always find things that no other reviewer notices and I really like that. I can see we'll soon be having a separate channel a la Transport Evolved take 2 for a "Shicken" update..love the way you pronounce chicken, Flaviana. Anyway how did Aurelia become ten years old? Seems like only yesterday she was a tiny little thing. Thanks everyone, what are you getting next I wonder? 👍

[@svengaefgen5909]

Natural beauty doesn't need any make-up.

[@MrEV]

She'll love this comment, thank you! (And I agree.)

[@ianroper2812]

Enough about Andrew, now for Flaviana 😂

[@thorbjrnhellehaven5766]

Natural beauty don't need makeup. "Lost cause" don't need makeup. Makeup is only placebo. Only affecting self esteem. Better self esteeme can help to reveal the natural beauty.

[@LEgoiste.]

These really are the best car reviews, very valid points and so watchable. As a comedy act you two are perfect, it’s real life situations which when viewed from a particular angle is hilarious! Flaviana is so much like my wife, not much impresses her yet she’s so happy, smart and grounded, doesn’t follow the mainstream and I for one admire that so much.

[@MrEV]

Thanks so much!

[@BenAfia]

OMG, Flaviana has me in stitches yet again😂

[@rodden1953]

I love watching Flaviana's reviews she tells it like it is , Please dont stop . she makes me laugh too xxx for Flaviana ,

[@nealthomas5346]

Subtitles have renamed your lovely wife as Fluffyana 😀. Great, as ever, good to get a real world opinion and you are both right in the price of new cars. Keep up the good work guys. 😀😀

[@MrEV]

Brilliant!

[@klanbo78]

She is hilarious! You're a lucky man! 😁

[@xgfunk]

Flaviana returns. Truely a joy 😂

[@davestraight8219]

Not is spelt nutter 😢

[@richardholland2389]

Flavians is truly an amazing reviewer! I love the total honesty

[@knowledgebyte]

As always, genius production. The rough around the edges type videos are more visceral and lifelike. Feet grounding- that is true. In the spring and summer I switch to a pair of Columbia mountain sandals. They’re excellent, especially when you walk next to rivers and streams, as you can get a free foot spa!

[@typxxilps]

great thoughts and considerations - hope to hear from her soon. Summer means for sure another italy adventure I guess, a la prossima volta

[@Roy-qn2ie]

Ah the sole reason i watch this channel, the beautiful Flaviana! I think it is important to remind her of the fact that she makes this channel what it is, without it the subscribes and likes would be a lot lower, cause as Flaviana says : who is interested in watching cars? Clearly today we can celebrate another succesfull addition to this channel, thank you both!

[@jrlee1072]

Bloody hell, your wife needs her own channel I love the fire in her ...need more videos with her good review.

[@TassieEV]

Flaviana is back!!! Andrew could be in trouble again, but always love her opinions though. Always love Flaviana's thoughts so glad you didn't cut out her sticking out the tongue at the end. hilarious. Star of the show as always, sorry Andrew. :)

[@MoveElectric]

Flavianas review shows Stellantis what they did wrong 😅 Forget about the other car review channels. 👍

[@stephencollins7714]

You two are such a perfect match and make the most entertaining reviews. I don’t always come away with facts and figures but Flaviana’s views are so much more interesting, especially when she drifts off-topic which let’s be honest, is most of the time 😂 keep up the great work

[@agustinmartinez9798]

Thank you for the video!

[@avidviewer1]

That was a terrific review, with useful and informative attention to detail, and rounded off with a fascinating family update and some really scary financial advice (I laughed so much I almost dropped my lunch 🤣). Which is why we all love Mrs EV and agree she's the best EV reviewer in the UK and possibly the world. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks!

[@flav1ana]

😂❤

[@AL-ib3lu]

You two are so entertaining, you deserve a much bigger audience.

[@michaelgoode9555]

Flaviana, you have great patience. I love your direct approach and that you say it how you find it.

[@stephengowler5360]

Fantastic stuff as always. Thank you

[@NickFoster]

One minute into the video I'm crying with laughter again 🤣🤣 I love these reviews, real life opinion dished out unfiltered. Thank you.

[@johniooi3954]

Will agree with Mrs F. I banged my head getting in one last week. Seat was at it highest. Much better getting in with seat lowered, but no good for driving..

[@MrKlawUK]

good point on the drive selector. Not looking forward to Tesla possibly moving that to touchscreen/buttons - having to look to change gears isn’t practical when parking

[@stekeeley1936]

Been waiting for this,have one on order for September 😊

[@MrEV]

That's a crazy long wait! It'll be worth it though.

[@garybibby2698]

I’ve done 6.5k miles in mine since end of March. It’s really good. Fair efficiency if driven carefully. I’ve only accidentally put wipers on twice. 22kw ac charging can be a way of getting cheaper fairly fast top ups.

[@stephenwebster1775]

Flavian’s is not only gorgeous, she says it as it is… more of her please. By the way she has natural beauty and certainly does not need any makeup…. Come on Andrew, we want more not less of these

[@MrEV]

I agree!

[@SirHackaL0t.]

Wow, those poppies look amazing!

[@nickph1357]

Enjoyable review, well done Flaviana.

[@keithjones6659]

Love your chemistry…

[@mancman9418]

Great to watch Flaviana again - great personality. She adds more importance to car reviews - always listen to the woman!

[@David-bl1bt]

A great real world review'ette, very entertaining. A shame that the real world range was omitted...unless i missed it whilst laughing 😆🤣😂

[@PierreSimonsson]

Flaviana it makes me said that you say you dont want to do anymore rewiews :) of cars bacuse you are great hope you do more rewiews in the future.

[@swanvictor887]

Actually, the pretty woman has made a very good point as regards ergonomics: that lever is in the wrong place! Well done, Flaviana.

[@Horizoncsafaris]

Chickens are fantastic pets. Fascinating to watch and be around. Great fun. Miss ours

[@tspfl9073]

She's quite right about the lever placement of the wiper controls!

[@patrickwalsh467]

Flaviana returns. We were about to have the authorities to perform a welfare check to see if you had done anything to her. We see she is well and quite enthused about her next car review. She is a modern day Mona Lisa. A National treasure.

[@UntrainingUltrarunner]

It’s a good point on the gear selector. It’s one thing I don’t like on the Tesla model 3 actually (though at least there isn’t two sticks on the same side to mix up).

[@Hayles6677]

Love her. So honest and funny. She gives the woman’s view which is great. Go Flaviana!!!

[@Hayles6677]

Hope she wasn’t driving barefoot though!

[@Hayles6677]

I don’t like the small back window.

[@gaztambo139]

Never driven the car, but can see that Flaviana is right about the gear and wiper control positioning being a major design flaw. They should ask her to drive the prototypes for a few weeks, before they commit to the final production layout, as she identifies things the ‘experts’ seem to miss.

[@scepticalcarols]

Flaviana must not stop the videos, always a joy to listen to. Always on the money with good and awkward/bad about the cars too.

[@zeydallahoum]

Fantastique as usual

[@mad4tar77]

You are one lucky man, she is the most naturally beautiful woman.

[@mdshovel]

And ... we're back 😁 Flaviana likes to play with us all, but needs to remember that her input keeps the household income flowing. Without it, we'd all be the poorer 😉

[@CymruDad]

Been waiting for this one to get Flavianas thoughts! Please don’t stop reviewing cars Flaviana - we need your real-world opinion! Those were my worries about the Megane - that the back seat area might feel claustrophobic. Our two boys already complain about the back of our Leaf (Mk2) being a bit too small on long journeys up to Wales & Midlands. I need to make an appt to view one at the dealer and have a test drive. Shame - as other than that it seems to be a very good car!

[@MrEV]

Let me know what you think when you test drive. I really don’t think it’s *too* bad in the back. A sunroof/light roof would have made such a difference though. 😞

[@CymruDad]

@@MrEV Will do. I was thinking that too - if a car is made with a slightly smaller/low roofed rear seat area then a sunroof makes that much less apparent. Wonder if a future update might add that as an option.

[@cjsa9253]

Throughly enjoyable review from Flaviana

[@Jimages_uk]

Another great video with Flaviana, I got some laughs along the way. As the Megan is going, is there any chance that you can do an update on your Panasonic Etherea air-to-air heat pump? I would hope that with your solar, and the fact that gas prices when through the roof, it was the right choice.

[@MrEV]

I will try and you're not the only person asking! Finding time has been difficult recently. Our solar has made little difference in winter as we get so little from our 2kW array, but it easily covers the cooling in summer. Trying to calculate all that will take me ages but I'll have to see what kind of data I can extract from the Zappi.

[@Jimages_uk]

@@MrEV Thanks.

[@peterbrook6866]

Brilliant 👍🍿

[@cloggsy1971]

I always thought it was illegal to drive bare foot in the UK 🤔 However, it seems not, after a quick Google 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Fontaine_de_Can]

WE MISSED YOU FLAVIANA!! 😊😊

[@nielsjunker1487]

Great video as always 😊 you don't need make up natural beauty from Italy 🙏😊

[@mcstan101]

haha love these reviews Flaviana gives they are so funny... but she is right if you are in a crazy rush you can hit the wipers and look like a crazy person lol, thanks

[@wilkoone9155]

I thought Flavinia was going to criticize the small back window which was the thing that disappointed me most when I had a test drive.

[@garybibby2698]

It bothered me for the first week or two but am used to it now. Would be better with the video mirror like in iconic trim though.

[@flav1ana]

True, I forgot about that and also the too sensitive brake.

[@JeanPierreWhite]

In the next video Flaviana, Au Natruel!

[@andyyoung814]

Gorgeous Flaviana- u don’t need make up. Love your opinions 😊😊

[@typxxilps]

I love the italian serious words between , for example the VERO She buys the stuff really needed, chickens , most likely not yet for the barbecue but british winter will get quite tough for them, but I guess the car will no longer have a garage. What car is coming next ?

[@dlschgo]

I won't make a decision until I hear Flaviana's take. You should have kept the camera where it was at the end. Views would be double.

[@r33gts]

😋😊😂👍

[@AdamDadeby]

Good review. I like the gear shift on a stalk but not with the wiper control on another stalk right next to it. The chemistry between you two makes me 😃!

[@iDrive-365]

Bro We feel for you. Hope you don’t get this attitude all the time 😅 However on a serious note, she is a personality and we love to hear her point of view. Please keep it the way it is, “Keep it Real”.

[@bimlico]

Jesus is she ever in good humour? You're a very patient man. You have all my sympathy.

[@virgin26]

She is lovely what you on about

[@tarbat]

I've never activated the wipers instead of the drive-reverse lever. Strange.

[@MrEV]

I did a couple of times when I was parking when I first got it but not since.

[@saintuk70]

Tongue in cheek - is this a review of Flaviana's day or the car ;)

[@Wheelchairuser90]

You have the patience of a saint! I couldn’t cope with all that indecisive nonsense 😂

[@jimjam4095]

Tbh I really only watch when Flaviana is on the videos! She is so entertaining so she must continue! If she refuses to join you in any video then tell her that you will make less money because of less views. She seems money orientated so that should work especially as the chickens need more stuff! :P

[@MrEV]

Sadly the difference in money isn’t much to begin with so the bribe wouldn’t work on her. YouTubing isn’t a career I’d recommend! 😀

[@flaw3dgenius222]

Came here cause the Megane is currently on the top of my list and ended up buying Chickens

[@DrMatthewhannah]

Many thanks Andrew and Flaviana. Your videos make me feel like both a viewer and a marriage councillor. Capiche! 😄

[@jackfadell]

Serious question: if is raining and you accidentally hit the car drive selector while driving, does it put the car into neutral or worse?

[@notbatman1001]

Yes, you need to keep the foxes away from the henhouse. (from the voice of experience)

[@kathrynmoll86]

Flaviana, I see the lever design problem. Most steering wheel levers get in the way of each other until you are familiar with their location. In some way, it is better that you make the error of turning on the wipers when trying to reverse the car, rather than put the car in reverse when reaching for the windshield wipers! Yes? Although we're sticking with our TESS, we all get a kick out of the difference between you two!!

[@michaelgoode9555]

That centre headrest in the rear zeems to block the view completely.

[@MrEV]

Yes, it does. Rear visibility is not great.

[@colingoode3702]

You would have thought that after the years they have been married that Andrew would know better!! 😆 Fabulous real life review - as always. Andrew, at least your wife knows a bit about cars & can at least recognise the one she is driving. My wife is "car blind". Not only can she not tell the difference between the car she drives (Karoq) & others like Kodiaq, Range Rover, Tucson etc. She's even been known to try & get into the right type of car but, the wrong colour!!!! 🤣 For what it's worth I agree that the Megane interior is very dark. It needs a light roof lining or better still a pano roof. It's also too expensive - as are all new cars & especially EV's. Our first EV (later this year) will be a used model, probably a Kona. Far better value than anything brand new.

[@getrightmw]

"I love to be high" 🤣

[@maggio80]

Grande Flaviana, daje!!!

[@TommyBoay]

Hello EV family ! Compared to the IONIQ5, would you say that the trunk is massively smaller or rather close ? It’s hard to tell from pictures / videos. Thank you for the great review !

[@MrEV]

You could probably fit another large luggage bag and carry-on bag in the IONIQ 5's trunk. That'd be an interesting comparison, actually. I tend to film the same test with the luggage we have (still to edit for the Megane) so I could perhaps make a video easily comparing to Niro, Model 3, Model Y, IONIQ 5 and whatever else I've done it with!

[@TommyBoay]

@@MrEV that would be a very very interesting video !

[@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270]

I parked next to one of these at the supermarket here in France last week, it is a good bit smaller than the e-Niro though have to say it looks great. Don't like the letter box back window and Flaviana is right about the gear selection which is badly sited. In France the pricing of the Renault is the same as the new Niro EV whereas in the UK it is priced well below it would seem. Of course French people buy Renaults so the e-tech is becoming a common sight here now, though was outsold by the MG4 last month..interesting. Do you prefer it to the e-Niro ?....You have the patience of Job Andrew and clearly outnumbered in the family, I recommend a well equipped shed. 😊

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

Both, E-Niro and Megane costs more than Model Y. And both are smaller. MG4 looks interesting, but cheap? Not anymore. Costs the same as a Model 3 SR.

[@MrEV]

It’s a tricky one. Overall I think I prefer the Niro but the Megane’s infotainment and route planning is far better. I’ll look out for Meganes next time I’m driving through France. They’re still relatively uncommon in the UK.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@MrEV Renault Megane E-Tech Equilibre + Winter + Comfort 47.350,-- Euros Model Y Standard 47.990,-- Euros Excuse-moi messieurs. I'll take the Tesla.

[@bdeithrick]

Ah the yearly dose of Flav. Always entertaining

[@mikaelskoglund373]

Flaviana is so wonderfully honest and clear. Thank you for doing this.

[@Peoplestariff]

Sweet

[@LVBRIP]

Flaviana's comments are completely valid. Maybe an owner would eventually get use to those foibles, but what about when I hire one of these? Take note, Renault.

[@peteremmett8332]

Thank you Fluffiana, it called you in the subtitles.....

[@MrEV]

That should be my pet name for her! 😀

[@MrEV]

That should be my pet name for her! 😀

[@robbie1403]

What is it with EV’s and square steering wheels? The new Volvo EX30 has one too. Back in the 70’s the much maligned Austin Allegro was slated so much for its square steering wheel at launch that British Leyland changed it. I guess the world wasn’t ready for such avant-garde innovation back then!

[@nigelpage612]

Certemente si o no ! Pas oui ou non! Bravo Flaviana!

[@SirHackaL0t.]

On a scale of 1 to 10 I’d take Flaviana over the Renault. ❤ Your hair is amazing and you really don’t need makeup to look beautiful.

[@ZeroFuell]

You better be nice to Flaviana, losing her reviews would be a major loss to your channel, make her her own Patreon! No offense but there's plenty of white British men droning on about cars she's really adding a valued and unique perspective and personality.❤

[@MrEV]

No offence taken. I agree completely!

[@rickmoz]

Should try the MG4 for a cheaper car review

[@MrEV]

I'm hoping to get hold of one later in the year.

[@nealy2815]

What an entertaining lady. Well done.

[@jeffnapoli1705]

Basically it’s an excellent car?

[@bernardjohnston819]

Flaviana is awesome

[@seeseeteevee]

Flaviana is the best! Honest opinions with great and humours side stories . What else do you want for a riveting video about cars? 😅

[@pmbpmb5416]

I like driving in no shoes , actually have slightly better or more subtle control , however it is apparently illegal.

[@MrEV]

It's not illegal actually! www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/road-safety/driving-without-shoes-is-it-illegal/

[@GigiMan-zq1nn]

Bravissima Flaviana

[@Martinko_Pcik]

I wonder why we cannot reverse by using pedals only. I imagine pressing brake and accelerator would work just fine. It is all software based anyway these days, so it could be made idiot-proof relatively easy. EVs just need forward and backward. Even park status can be automatic if it already isn't.

[@decimal1815]

Comedy Gold :)

[@SWR112]

I’m going to pretend I’m here for the Car review and not just the accent 😂

[@MrEV]

Thank you! Oh wait, you mean Flaviana’s. 😀

[@niptodstan]

It’s odd and bad that the euro version of this has the 12in centre screen, but we get the 9in. They can’t say they can’t do it because the Austral has the 12in screen in the UK version. Which looks like the same screen. Have you questioned this Andrew? Ask Renault why it is?