Doing research in Italy for the next few months, check out my new wheels

I'm conducting research at the Abbey of Montecassino in central Italy from now until November, and the public transit wouldn't work for my needs. I was lucky enough to get a little funding from my department for travel expenses and, coupled with my salary for teaching on online class this Fall, I was able to make the trip work, along with a pretty sweet new car: http://imgur.com/a/lmVoS

It's a Renault Megane Coupe RS 265 (the contract actually doesn't give the year, believe it or not. I'm assuming a 2015, I'll have to check the registration.), brand spankin' new. I used a program called Renault OpenEurope, since I needed a car for about 2 months. Basically, you get to lease a new car for up to several months, for less than it would cost to rent from a traditional rental agency. The price difference between this and leasing something much more bland like a Clio was only a couple hundred dollars after all was said and done, so I decided to live a little. I've only driven it in my post-flight jetlagged haze so far, but it's left a good impression. A little torque-steer, but that's to be expected in a car like this. It's a very interesting change of pace from my 15 year old Mustang GT back home!

I don't see too many cars like this posted around here, so I thought people may be interested. If anyone wants more detail about how I got the car, feel free to PM me or post. Peugeot also offers something similar.

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