Dacia Logan MCV estate in-depth - Carbuyer
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"The Dacia Logan MCV estate has a clear purpose for being - it's the cheapest estate car you can buy, and offers loads of space for not much money. It's basic and cheap, but it's still dependable and should be reliable, thanks to the fact it is made by parent company, Renault."
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A brand new family estate car for under 7 grand and with up to 5 years warranty. Can't knock it who cares it doesn't have all the bells and whistles. it's cheap reliable transportation for the working man. I mean why get yourself indebted up to the eyeballs just to have a flash car.
Say anything you want about this Dacia, but at least it has a proper spare wheel, unlike my 3-times more expensive car.
After all this time... Did you ever need your spare?
@@_HAL_9001_ try re-inflating your tyre when it broken from its bead with the kit in modern cars.
This is like a brand new old car. There's something pleasant about it.
I understand that Carbuyer is trying to show us a really cheap car to buy and run, with huge amount of space, and so on. But do they really need to get the basic/entry level version? I think they're kinda underestimating the potential of this car... I'm pretty sure that a lot of daily carrying situations will fit on it just fine, but surely with higher specs it will be much, much better.
PS: I'm not a Dacia fan.
if you buy a more expensive version, you begin to get ripped off, options aren't cheep for the car, adding a diesel engine and optioning a colour other than white raises the price to over £10000 (over £11000 if you go for a higher spec) and the more expensive Logan's will have ridiculous depreciation
First, I'm not sure that carbuyer actually chooses the vehicle they get. It is likely part of a press fleet. Second, the whole point of this car is the entry price...so you may as well see what you're going to get.
They could at least told us what can we get on the top version. Things like navigation, usb connection, etc.
Basicly, the top version interiour is like Duster's (second version) and I don't see them (CarBuyer) complaining about it, taking in consideration the price, of course.
Dragos C That's exactly my point :)
benrgrogan Well, if you go at least for one of those touchscreens, at the end, it's not that bad. But overall, you get what you paid for.
I ask anyone who has the time and means, to make a comparative analysis of both Dacia's "cheap plastic" and VW Golf "tremendous, fine, smooth, fantastic, plastic". Perhaps I am subjective, but from my experience, the differences are soooo liiiitle that I consider that this aspect should be excluded from the reviews. Don't come out with "VW plastic is soft, Dacia's not" because it is totally irrelevant. When you're behind the wheel, you're there to drive, not to fondle the dashboard...
For under 12k you can get the top of the range model in a decent colour with satnav and alloy wheels, that include electric windows and reversing sensors. Even though that is quite a jump in price, it would be ALMOST impossible to buy a brand new estate from any other company with those extras for the same price. The car is cheap but it works
This is not a proper review anyway. If somebody wants a more expensive car, then he should look somewhere else. But, in real world and in that price range, Dacia is unbeatable. I have a 2009 Logan 1,6MPI petrol engine with 180.000 km. It served me as a company car and after that I bought it for my wife as a personal car. In 5 years I haven`t had any mechanical or electrical problems with it.
Last month I`ve been to Istanbul and was driven by a Logan 1,5 dCi Taxi car which had ~749.000 km on board. Taxi driver said that he had no extra maintenance done except standard one and he had no problems with the car, whatsoever. Now I am driving as a company car Dacia Doker 1,5 dCi full option, (ABS, ESP, Navi, Bluetooth car kit included, etc) passenger version and already have 70.000 km in 1,5 years. No problem what so ever. Again, If somebody wants a VW, Audi or Mitsubishi, then this is not a car for him. But, if you want a decent equipped working horse which will keep going without repairs, than you should look also this brand.
What a great comment. 100% agree with you.
@@hekanic Yeah mines doing okay too and I've got a 2nd hand 1100 model 2014 plate 50,000 miles so far and one problem with the indicator/lighting stick. Mine's a very basic model.
100% agree with you we drive in romania dacia logan on taxi and belive me are great cars, i recomand 0.9 or 1.5 dci (for new engine)
just had my new Logan diesel this week the wife had a citroen c1 that car had appalling build quality clutch and waterpump at 16k door locks wore out at 29k leaked water everywhere, a shocking car which i was glad to get rid of . This is better built, better mpg, more power, better standard equipment, it does what it says on the tin. To many badge snobs i want a car to get me from A to B . Yes i may be a moron in some peoples eyes but i love the Logan.
Joe you are not a moron, you are sensible.
D - desirable
A - affordable
C - capacious
I - inexpensive
A- automobile
It gets bad rep for being cheap rather than being bad, shows how stupid people are. Sure the entry level one is utter crap (no equipment + bad engine) but the Lauréate TCe90 which doesn't cost that much is enough car for most people, it also doesn't look that bad once you get alloys and another color than white, I think it actually looks good. If you are on a budget, this is actually a great car (except the base models), maintaining it is cheap, insurance is cheap, you've got a warranty and there isn't much to go wrong.
I do not own a Dacia but I do know people who do and they love them for what they are : Cheap yet purposeful tools.
Exactly. We have had the Laureate TCE in silver for 1 year now. Using it as a family workhorse. No complaints at all.
We bough a Dacia Mcv ambience for a family of four.
Absolutely love it !so easy to drive very smooth .We didn't want to spends thousands and thousands for a car as we only use the car on weekends.Impressed ,4 years warranty with services!great deal no road tax for a year until next year £30.00 !So really on budget
So much haters, but ignorants don't know that Dacia is the most reliable and cheap to repair, keep and insure in whole Europe, best value for money
Why everytime there's a Dacia on review, the guy/gal concentrates on the negative points, the quality is awfull, the interior is cheap, the comfort is non existent, blah blah blah... WE GET IT, we should all buy a freakin VW Golf wich only costs TWICE as much. Well guess what, the vast majority of europeans love Dacia products, as they are sold by THE MILLIONS. Not everybody earns 5000 € a month like in Britain... F***K !!!
I think most of the Dacia reviews are honest and the host should present both good and bad parts of a car. For instance, this review is very well calibrated between good-bad. People should know what they buy, and this review did very well in informing future customers on what this car is about: practical, but cheap interior and poor comfort. That's a fact, and I see nothing wrong with facts. Do you?
Just test drive it and You will get the answers. I had to drive company logan sedan once, and it was horrible experience. Don't know why they call it a car even. That's why reviewers are focusing on bad sides, cause the only good side you get is space and nothing else. I hate to say this, but I'd rather buy 3-4 year used car from so called C segment (focus, astra or any other) than buying a Dacia. That is the only exception I'd make, otherwise I'd always go for a new car. I'm just trying to be realisting. Even Daewoo has been making better cars than this.
When you don't have the money you can always get a better used car. You have to be quite insecure about buying used cars to prefer a Dacia. When it comes to buying on a budget a young used car is always the better choice.
Ivan Doe You mentioned the aspect, when it is better to buy a new dacia (or similar new cheap car) than a used car: As a company, when you need many identical cars and the cars are used a lot during warranty and you can easily get an exchange car from your dealer.
megamanmadrid Those things aren't really focused on as bad things, though.
They gave the car a decent score for goodness' sake and mostly praised it if you read the website (or Auto Express').
There's a few things I dont agree with here. We have had our Logan MCV for 1 year now using it as a family workhorse. We got the top spec model with the turbo petrol engine. It has full electric windows, cruise control with speed limiter, touch screen satnav stereo, height adjustment in the seat and steering wheel and hill start assist. We could've optioned leather interior but chose not to. This review highlights the negatives of the basic spec but doesn't care to mention adding all the options doesn't cost THAT much more. The interior is actually very well put together, yes the materials are budget but the quality is still very good. On long trips on the motorway its no worse than similarly priced small cars in terms of ride comfort and harshness. Show me another brand new car that can do all that at the same price. I would much rather be in a car that uses tried and tested Renault parts than any of these new budget Korean brands which are more expensive and don't have any history or culture in building reliable cars. And to everyone who says just buy a car 3-4 years old, that's fine, I drive an old Toyota but there is something about having a brand new car with no miles on it that gives you some extra peace of mind and its rather nice to know it hasn't had someone elses dirty hands on it lol.
As a Romanian your defending of the Dacia tickles me a little. However, let's be realistic, those "new" Koreans you talk about are in fact older than Dacia and... far better at building reliable cars. Even back in the old days (some 10 years ago I mean) when their cars were as ugly as Rooney, still, mechanically were pretty well sorted out, I know some 20 year old Kia Sportage that still has no engine problem yet. My Ceed is actually much better looking, much more comfortable and better quality than any Dacia and after 7 years I still didn't experience a single problem with it. In fact, to be fair, while the Koreeans are main-stream these days, Dacia is budget. So thanks, but..... not entirely true. What's true however is that these days, Koreans are much more expensive that Dacia, but.. you do get a lot more for your money.
Dragos Galben I have no experience of Dacia before Renault. Renault has been around since the beginning of the 19th century and if it wasn't for the acquisition of Dacia by the automobile giant I wouldn't have advised so many people to buy them. Kias might be great cars but the Koreans don't have automobile manufacturing in their history or in their culture in the same way that Americans, British and Europeans do. In some sense, when you buy a car you are paying into that culture. Its no bad thing, the Japanese didn't have it at one point either... now look at them. most of my favourite cars come from there lol.
Attention, James May...
who's James May?
Eddy Scott get out
Eddy Scott mate,top gear
Sorry, I don't really watch top Gear. Why do I need to get out?
Eddy Scott He is Captain Slow for m starwars.
Would totally recommend to someone who's priorities are saving money and a car that does the job as well as having tinted windows!!
For anyone looking at buying one of these today. I have a 2020 quasqai Tekna. £20k+ car with everything in it. I also have a 2014 Logan 1.5DCI that I use for my dogs. Let me tell you, 80+mpg on the motorway. Fold the back seats down and can fit a full sized front door in with the boot closed. (Done it myself 3x interior doors to the dump) 100k miles and going strong. Wife drives the quasqai and I use the logan daily. Love it. Mid entry model with electric windows, Bluetooth and parking sensors. Worth every penny
would that be 80mpg on the trip computer or working it out manually? I've just bought one and pick it up next week and hoping to ease the cost of my 70 mile round trip commute on the motorways.
@kenzohkw my model doesn't have tip computer 🤣 or a temp display! Worked it out manually based on a full tank and round trip from Glasgow to London and baxk
@@alanodonnell3674 🤣🤣 thanks for that. Hopefully I'll be getting 80mpg @ 60mph!
I've been driving the top spec diesel model for an year now (the top-spec in Romania costs about 12000 euros - about 4-5000 euros less than in UK). In the past year I had several long trips with it on dodgy roads. After an year, I don't see it just like a big piece of plastic. The interior is decent. The dashboard is from a hard plastic that feels cheap, but actually looks better than it feels. But I don't pet the dashboard so why would I care how it feels?. It has all the decent equipment of an modern car: sat-nav, blue-tooth connection, a usb for your music and a more than decent speaker system (I've seen far worse speakers on way more expensive cars). The ride is only uncomfortable on long rides only because you have to keep your foot on the accelerator pedal (cruise control is an option though). During my trips I learned the limits of my car and learned how to drive it properly to get the maximum out of it. On curvy roads was so fun, even had a Range-Rover behind me that couldn't keep up (he passed me when the road became straight of course). It's damn economical too, 4.5 liters/100 km. It's cheap to maintain. For me at least is just enough. It doesn't excel in anything but has everything.
Hey, I hope you see this and can reply. I'm thinking about buying a new facelift Logan sedan when it comes later this year or start of 2017, but I'm worried about one thing. I know that models 2004-2006 had problems with corrosion, how is that solved now? I can't really find any reliable info on what technology and procedures they use?
Dacia hasn't mentioned a thing yet about a facelift. If it will be launched, it will be launched in the second half of 2017 at best. But in the meanwhile, they upgraded the specs of the car a bit. You can now have an automatic gearbox, all cars have start-stop, the media-nav was improved a bit, and now there is a model that has automatic AC. As for corrosion, the metal used is thinner than the 2004-2006 model, but holds up better. I haven't seen rust spots on new Logan in 3 years since it was launched. Also the paint is much more resistant.
Pinzariu Teodor Thanks, the corrosion was the only thing that was keeping me at a distance from the Dacia. If I buy a new car it will be a Logan for sure, with all the options (except maybe leather and cruise control, I don't really need that). But I'll probably try finding a 2-3 years old Laguna or Megane, or a couple of other brands before going for a new car.
Someone hit my MCV at the back and bent the boot hatch. It was repaired at a service and I did not see any rustspots apearing not even after an year...
Teodor, I hope you see this and reply. I am on the fence between Logan MCV Stepway Limited (top spec diesel) and Kia Ceed SW (middle level 1.4 100hp petrol). I like the Dacia very much. I drove both cars - yes you can't compare petrol and diesel. I mainly drive city with very few times going in highway (4-5 times a year). The only thing that keeps me from buying the Dacia is my fear of the DPF filter. I would buy petrol Dacia, but they have very week engines (and I try to stay away from turbo). So, how is DPF filter if you drive in city traffic 90% of the time? Thank you in advance.
I have been waiting for a Logan review for ages! You are comparing it to more expensive cars such as the Seat. It's funny how everyone who owns one, like myself, say it's really good value considering how much it costs. I agree the access isn't exactly 'well equipped' but look how much you are paying! There isn't a new car you CAN compare it too.
matthew strange true, I have the access model and I can honestly say I can't wait to get rid of the thing, it's been okay but so was the 10 year old jeep that I had.
ive got one of these and its brilliant does everything I ask like camping trips, work runs and the shopping with ease and despite its size and only having the 3 cylinder its quicker than all my friends cars to, so glad I bought it nearly 6000 miles in 2 months and not a single problem. (would recommend boot nets though as the boot is so large shopping can spill around if not carful)
Had one as a rental in iceland, it was pretty impressive for such a cheap car.
It has a charm, even it's a bit nasty feeling. I want one!
Good news! CarBuyer uploads the Dacia Logan review!
Moving on...
Ginny, you are the only british presenter I know, who reads car names correctly. "Dacia" and "Ibiza", both pronounced in their mother tongue. Pleasantly suprised!
Does she drive to work in a Rolls Royce? Moan, moan, moan... it's a budget car FFS! I personally don't mind wind-up windows!
Well, roll-up windows in 2015 is notable. It's not like Carbuyer rates the Logan as a failure anyway!
I prefer roll-up windows. The electric ones break easily! 🍄
@@schregen right on mate. Anything that is electric often breakes way easier. My grandma audi a4 b5 has a lock on the driver side that ONLY works if the battery has enough juice. Welp, it stood for months, battery was drained. Only way to open the car was the passenger side and only I could do it because I'm very slim and she parked badly in her garage
Wind-up windows? Bring it on! One less thing to wrong. And do you really need windows that go up and down by pressing a button? Be honest.
Pretty cool car for it's price.
I love my 2016 Logan with electric front Windows and CD/radio player no spare wheel but it came with a compressor and foam bottle and fitted my budget I would never part with it
I like how she goes on about comfort. I did 350 miles in my 1984 Volvo in one day and NEVER had any back ache at all.
Don't believe you didn't mention there are no headrests on the back! That's a HUGE safety flaw!
i drove some dacias and are perfectly ok for 99% of the use. don't understand problems about resale, if i buy at 7 and sale at 3,5 i loose less money than sellin at 5 a car that i bought at 10!
you can buy a 2nd hand smaller car instead, this doesn't make you more intelligent
probably the best car made at this moment, by far! It will keep on going and going and going... well, you get the picture. Drive a modern, expensive car and after a few thousand miles the dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree!
Yooka: This is the last time we see the fade to black transition on a video review, and the only time it happens in 2015.
It has four wheels as standard.
Yay first comment on a Dacia review! And now, to actually watch the video. :)
da ma
#romanianmasterrace
***** sorry to say but your cars are shit
Not that shit at that price point. I shouldn't speak though, the last time I drove/sat in a Dacia was 6 years ago.
te vad andrei ;) (cj aici :P )
Well done to Carbuyer for testing the 'basic' model. All to often testers will show the top model, or if they have the car for a long term test they will add extras which mount up the cost. Excellent review, and please more basic models whatever the brand :)
How can you say this car is not attractive?!? It looks fantastic! Those steel wheels are nicely styled and the whole car reminds me of an older golf estate. When reviewing the interior can you please show the gauges. I know this woman is pretty but we see more of her face than any part of the car!!
Α normal spare wheel !Welldone Dacia!
Moving on!
i have 2019 dacia logan and i really love this car
Having run one for a couple of months and having owned over 40 cars some of the statements she makes are completely false. The steering and manoeuvrability of the car is excellent for its size and the ride is very comfortable. I get over 60 mpg on a run and mid 50's in town. an equivalent skoda worked out as over 5k more with the same options.
is there a model with heated seats?
Are you guys going to be reviewing the new Smart forfour
"All the basics" isn't actually just power steering and a heater. ESP and ABS are also standard, as is a tyre pressure monitoring system (all EU requirements). There's also driver and passenger front and side airbags. On the other hand, one might expect 'basics' to include electric windows and mirrors, remote central locking and A/C, which the Access version doesn't have.
To really cover all the basics and actually get a reasonably equipped MCV you have to step up to the Laureate spec, which is about 2k more. Still under 10k though, and less than a similarly equipped VW Up! :))
Is Dacia really pronounced like that? I thought the way James May said it was correct.
Yup, Ginny has done her homework!
Yes it is. James May even corrected himself in one episode. Ginny knows her thing.
ΔΑΚΙΑ (Thαkία ),the ancient name for modern Romania.The tone in Greek (which for many hundred years was the i n t e r n a t i o n a l language) is on the i.
The correct pronunciation is Datch-ah - James May got it wrong for years!
Oh cock!
No glimpse of the dashboard in a 'review' ??
Este o masina noua f buna pt pretul ei.Scopul ei sa care oameni si marfa din punctul a in punctul b in conditii minime de confort si siguranta.Daca in Romania rezista 400 000 km in regim taxi in UK rezista fara griji minim pe atat
Well done Ginny!
It's a budget car that feels budget ... which I call good .
Good news everyone!
I look at it this way - it is old second had car with 0 mileage and no previous owners . If someone made Clio Estate , put it in time capsule and sold it as Dacia , it would be this car . Petrol engines are same engines that Renault puts it its new cars , while 1.5 dci is well proven old engine , so it is reliable , cheap to maintain and very simple . Mileage that Dacia gives is real life fuel economy , not overly optimistic fuel economy that many cars have these days . If they wrote that new Clio does 120 mpg , people would expect to do that , no matter that in real world it does 45 mpg .
Worked in a company with a Renault Clio, Twingo and Espace. All of them spend quite a lot of time being repaired. The brand still has to prove that they do better with their new models when they get older.
My mates got one fantastic car load carrying is fantastic got my new bath in it and it's fittings no problem it runs well she's quiet and I've driven it and l like it
I would much rather buy few years old used car, than a new car made from old car
yeah. i only buy 3-4 yo used cars.
new cars cost way to much for what you get.
DGRWPF Not this one. :)
If one must buy a new car you can't beat a Dacia.
Devlin M.
Ofcourse you can. Cars lose like 50% of their value in 1-2 years, so you can get much more for your money. Engines need some mileage to settle in. So if you absolutely positively need new car, then perhaps go with dacia, otherwise no.
XtrAMassivE You don't get the point. A cheaper car is cheaper all the way. An used car bought for the same amount is going to hurt you more when it comes to servicing and parts.
I'm not saying Dacias a good cars but they can't be beat as far as value for money of new cars go.
Devlin M. I think Hyndais are better value for money and Kia's . Dachia still have a way to go
In fairness if you're buying a second hand Logan you can get the top spec model for under £6000 with less than 50000 miles on the clock. That's not too bad.
It may be cheap but i bet it performs pretty well in crash tests as it basically being a renualt underneath and there pretty good
I'm deciding between this and a 2007 Mercedes S class
She is so harsh and sarcastic! Mean!
MCV are the initials of "Multi-Convivial Vehicle". Indeed, the Dacia engineers weren't too inspired when they chosed this name at the launching. ;)
I wish Dacia would come to Southeast Asia. I think they will do well here !
If they can't keep the price low they'll not move to Asian market, for sure, but I'd say it's a matter of time as Renault will always try to hit as many markets as possible, like any other car manufacturer.
This is another biased video about Dacia.
Just reading the comments you can see that the ones who actually own the cars, they love them and all the negative comments come from the people who don't have a clue about this cars.
Pay £10000 for a full options Dacia and is far better than any other car within £5000 price range.
I am talking brand new cars.
My next new car will be something like a Dacia. Although i am a car lover and usually (but not always) low budget cars are a bit boring, I am tired of paying premiums in maintenance, paying for equipment I don't use and riding expensive cars on crappy roads and claustrophobic car parks. Nothing wrong with Dacias. They use well proven Renault mechanics and technology, they are spacious and comfortable (no, they don't give more back aches than any other car) and even though they're not refined, they are well put together. And they come with factory warranty. I do pay attention to the car industry and to provide an affordable CAR (not a toy) from a "white label" brand, with space, safety, reasonable performance, good mileage and backed by the vast Renault dealership network is a very smart move.
I could make a James May joke, but I won't. Cause I actually like the Logan. I wouldn't buy one as my own car. But as a company car - perfect! It's the perfect work horse!
Me and a friend of mine are thinking of buying two Logans for our business. The Logan looks good, it drives ok, parts are cheap and you can have a Dacia serviced by anyone with a garage and some tools. The interior plastics might not be pretty, but they are durable and easy to keep clean. It's also economical. You don't want a gas guzzler company car. Where I'm from, a lot of taxis are Dacias and as you know... no taxi driver wants an unreliable car.
I could even get a discount, cause the guy that works at the local Dacia dealership is a friend of mine.
And the Renault Clio estate, I have not seen a review of this your model.
dacia is very cool
GREAT NEWS!
mum has one she loves it
I actually think this is the best review from Ginny so far. Good job! @ 1:05 my favourite line. Hilarious!
1.1 L petrol engine?! That's like a big toyota aygo or citroen c1. For 7000 pounds, that sounds amazing!
She should have tested the 1100 petrol version and showed you what's under the bonnet... nothing, just a small engine and lots of space! Like the bloke below says it's like something out of the 1970's but new.
I would rather buy 2 of these for the price of 1 smaller (any other company with those electrical windshields and not pop-out cd player) and with 850 more you get 7 years, which will still keep you in the 2 instead of 1 challenge.
Gooooooooood Neeeeews
Dacia makes same business model as Japanese brands with cumstomising car. They sell just basic parts on the cars that going to be used until they going to be replaced straight after car reaching customising garage. Basic Dacias are the cars for customising
I want this car man
Since when 4,5m is very very long vehicle? :D
Saturday Car Fever D segment size with B class price
Since her husband lied to her........ 😉
No headrests for rear seat passengers? That's shockingly irresponsible. Neck and spine damage in rear end collisions is a very real problem. Shame on Dacia, it may be cheap but such basic safety devices should be standard.
Great car for the money despite Miss Snobby banging on about cheap plastics etc..Good workhorse,not cutting edge but who cares?Pay much more if you must but this car does it what it says on the tin.
Good News!
You are frustrated because u did not get money from Dacia to say nice things about it... the idea about Dacia is smart, simple, cheap but a little bit rough around the edges... the first model of the Logan, was a strong car, very strong... i know taxi drivers with over 400.000km even 500.000km on board and no problems! depends on how u treat it! go for the 1.5 and u will be happy!
it s perfect as a second car , or shop boss .or to go in holidays with lot suitcases
could be useful for cabbies for a couple of years then scrap value
There should be more competition in these cheap no-nonsense cars. Dacia is the only brand that makes these, and even they have very limited lineup. They don't have sedan at all. Also, if Dacia would make a VW Up! sized citycar, how cheap would that be?! xD
No matter whether its the Logan or sandero they are cheap to buy, but one of my relations has a sandero, the carpets are exposing bare metal after only 6000miles, it pulls to the left when driving and the clutch is quite jerky to use whilst already on the move, my opinion, save yourself some time and go buy yourself 3/4 year old vauxhall astra with decent mileage on it and youd then have a bargain!!
she's pronouncing it properly :P that's nice
"You know the engines are reliable because they are from Renault??" Nearly every car I see broken down on the side of the road are French....
Sitting there while my Dacia spontaneously combusts at 70mph on the motorway, only to pull over to find the dodgy French electrics (made probably by a reluctant, colour blind alcoholic) have suddenly decided to lock the car while I slowly burn to death while trying to turn the melted window winder down for a failed attempt to escape..
I'm happier in my 10 year old Audi thanks very much!!
Moaning about french electrics in an Audi? AHAHAHAHAHAHA. That car has a christmass tree 24/24 7/7.
Yeah frenchies are bad at electrics but Dacia doesn't have many to begin with. That's why i see more german cars burning(especialy the first Insignia's and W212's) even though there are more Dacia's in my country's market than all german cars combined.
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Unreliable right?
In Brazil, they use Renault's logo all over it. But over here we don't have MCV. Only Logan, Sandero, Duster/Oroch, Kwid and Captur. All equipd with flexfuel engines (Diesel is forbbiden by brazilian govenment if it is fitted by passenger cars. Only SUV and Trucks could have Diesel).
But we do have Sandero RS with 2.0 liters engine...also we've the worst asphalt on earth hehehe
This car is luxury compared to my land rover series 2
Am i the only one to notice that the rear seats doesent have headrests? They went very cheap for this one.
Car is ok for the price!It is not Mercedes,but doing his job fair
To get a good ideea of how good is this car compare it to other cars of SIMILAR price like the superminis skoda citigo, fiat panda
Don't compare it with Volkswagen that is 15000 euros, when Dacia tried to remove everything not necessary to sell it for 7000 euros.
Wait, no headrests in the rear seat? That's a massive head/neck safety risk for whiplash. Otherwise I'm okay with cheap and basic for plenty of load space, but not if I can't carry rear seat passengers properly.
In fact MCV stands for Multi Convivial Vehicle.
good car is very pretty
Wouldn't buy one myself but it's good value if you're not a brand snob and want a bigger car.
I Love her!
I must say I'm a bit disappointed carbuyer. How can you know that the sales experience won't be pleasant? Have you reviewed all the Dacia dealerships in the UK ? I'm not a dacia fan. I'm starting to really miss Rebecca.
Why did you choose this one to review
The 'Dacia Depreciation' factor is very overstated. I've just checked on Autotrader...and the cheapest Dacia I can find within 100 miles of me...ANY Dacia... is a Dacia Duster with 13,700 miles on the clock... for £7,500. So not that much lower than the original brand-new asking price. Looking further...I see a few of Sanderos down the south of England (Im in Scotland) for around the £5000+ mark. ....again... not that big a drop. So I wish everyone would stop going on and on about 'getting your money back',., its no worse than something like a Clio, Corsa or whatever.
I don't get all the haters. This is a simple, spacious car with warranty. Can you get a decent used car for the same money? At that price, you will probably get something that will need new timing belt, new clutch, new tires and shocks the next day you drive it home.
Where do you look for used cars? For 7000 you can buy a used car with low mileage and lot's off kit
That's the British doing what brits do
Complain about things presented to them, and then ultimately everything British gets acquired by the Chinese, Malaysians and Indians.
I can actually picture a uk car journalist genuinely complain about lack of soft touch dashboard in a military willy jeep
People need to know the truth about Dacia. It's a Renault produced in Romania. Consider Dacia as the cheap division of Renault, like Lexus the high-end division of Toyota. The name Dacia comes from the old, ancient name of a Romanian region.
It's Romanian... so what?
Sure. But Renault isn't reliable, too... The problem isn't the romanian brand, but outdated Renault parts put together by workers that are payed less.
Sirion
Mercedes isn't reliable, too, yet people still buy it. Dacia is cheap also in maintenance, spare parts and service are not expensive. As Giny said, you get good value with what you pay for.
Sirion You might think Renault isn't reliable. Visit France or anywhere else in the continent and see how many people drive them. Its the 21st century, most cars are reliable these days and if you buy brand new and look after them they will look after you.
Sirion Yup, Renault isn't reliable. Reliable is Mercedes. Like the A-Class, B-Class, Citan and the CLA-Class. But wait, those Mercs all share since 2012 the 1.5L diesel engine made by Renault!!! That can't be right, can it?
sto p being car snobs the trouble with england is everyone is obsessed by the school run image
I can understand cheep plastics, lack of comfort, bad buildig quality but WTF is manual front window ??? We live in 21 century as I know. Shame on you Renault.
Show me a car with those things you mentioned that costs this little. As for bad building quality you can blame it on the Indian factory where the ones for UK are assembled. Still, good news for brits: this year they've moved production for UK in Romania, since there were too many complaints about that for the Indian built ones.
News for James May.
James has a Dacia too. :)))
He is the only guy in their team with some brains.