NEW Dacia. £5995 Would you buy one?

[warren t claim]

And mores to the point, will they be popular in the UK?

Have you seen many UK registered examples on the road yet?



A lot of new car for £5995.

[RedSparrow]

That does seem good value. I have a feeling they'll re-sell on the second hand market for peanuts too.

[Spiny Norman]

If I was the sort of person who buys new cars I might consider it, but that sort of money represents many, many years of running interesting old barges, so I'll stick to what I know.

One of my friends' parents might be interested in one of these. He buys a brand new car, looks after it like it was one of their children and when it'll go no further, buys another brand new car.

 

He's on his fifth car since he passed his test in 1962, and we're talking cheapo Froggy hatchbacks like Renault 5s and 6s, Pug 205 etc....

[Cavcraft]

I have a feeling he'll be on his 6th by 2014 then.

[CortinaDave]

Have to admit - I've seen a fair few Dacia Dusters kicking about. There's a market for it seems. They're doing a damn sight better than MG anyway!

[beko1987]

Yea, then make the dealer keep it in PDI wrap and store it for 50 years...

 

No idea why

[warren t claim]

Fortunately, I can experience shonky Renner build quality everyday with this...

So my mythical £5995 would be spent on something else like this...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... 1018644935

[Cavcraft]

That Scenic looks like it's facing towards the sea. What time are you letting the handbrake off?

[warren t claim]

That Scenic looks like it's facing towards the sea. What time are you letting the handbrake off?

 

Lol! It's actually not that bad really. I had to go on an epic tat collection to get it, it was for sale eight houses down the road from me, and DIDN'T break down or use any water on the way home.

[purplebargeken]

Mrs PBK was kind of interested in the Sandero something or other, possibly 'stepside'. Looked reasonable on the interweb but I saw one in the flesh a couple of days ago and it looked cheap, nasty and horrible. Mind you, it was a sort of orangey brown colour which didn't do it any favours.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

The worst case of 'looks cheap, nasty and horrible in the flesh' I've ever encountered was that boxy Dodge Nitro. And that's saying something, because they look cheap, nasty and horrible in pictures.

[warren t claim]

I can imagine these being popular as credit hire cars with accident management companies who'll probably charge your insurance company 5% of the purchase price for every day you have the car.

[tooSavvy]

..... sat in traffic, Gateshead, beside one. Panel fit looks good up close....

 

'Trilby' driver... ah well they do...

 

tooSavvy

[warren t claim]

Motobility should save themselves a few quid and make these the default sicknote special car. It'd work out MUCH cheaper than the fleet of Nissan Qashcows that they run today.

[dollywobbler]

Have to admit - I've seen a fair few Dacia Dusters kicking about. There's a market for it seems. They're doing a damn sight better than MG anyway!

 

Yup. At £8995, I reckon they'll sell as many Dusters as they can get on the boat over here. Have also seen plenty on the roads here - certainly more than I have Great Wall Steeds. One or two of those about (and a local distributor) but Dusters seem very popular.

[Polystratus]

Mrs PBK was kind of interested in the Sandero something or other, possibly 'stepside'. Looked reasonable on the interweb but I saw one in the flesh a couple of days ago and it looked cheap, nasty and horrible. Mind you, it was a sort of orangey brown colour which didn't do it any favours.

 

Had a good look at the Sandero with the view to having one, no thanks, it is cheap and nasty and horrible. The one in the showroom looked like it had been left out in the rain with the bonnet up when looking at the engine bay. Couldn't see any of this 'tough' build quality' and 'Made to last for years' crap that was on Honest John. Still all those in the show room had a sold sticker on them....

 

Rather have a 20 year old Saab or something

[Cavcraft]

Hey, I saw a GreatWall the other week in Chester. To be fair it looked pretty decent, though that's not a good way to judge things I suppose.

[Doctormop]

Keep seeing them on ebay for much more than 5995;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-62-Dacia ... 762wt_1193

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-Dacia-Sa ... 3a7e17662e

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-Dacia-SA ... 267wt_1193

 

Can't see many people springing 9 or 10 grand one to be honest, would probably go for a Suzuki Alto myself if I had 6 grand burning a hole in my moneybelt and an overwhelming desire to drive a brand new car; neither of which seem very likely now I come to think about it.

[Timewaster]

Ive got a workmate who as a teen, once bought a Jawa moped brand spanking new.

 

His boss asked him why the F he bought that for??!!

 

"It was cheap and its brand new"

 

His boss replied

"Son, if you saw a steaming turd on the pavement, would you pick it up because it was fresh?"

[retrogeezer]

they look alright in the pics but I've not seen one on the road yet.

[ProgRocker]

I could be tempted to buy one - not the cheapo white base model. I would prefer a choice in colour scheme. Would rather go for the 0.9 Tce engine.

 

The thought of owning a brand new car with no scratches on it scares me a bit - even a cheap one. Feel a bit more comfortable in something a little more 'battle scarred'.

[wuvvum]

I actually saw both an MG6 and a Great Wall pickup on the road on Sunday. And two Vauxhall Adams - the first of those I've seen on the road.

 

I was tailgated by a Sandero yesterday - it was a dark metallic blue so obviously not the base model, but looked OK in the AX's mirrors.

[Lacquer Peel]

I've seen a few Dusters and Sanderos about, but no base models yet.

I imagine the base models are nearly impossible to buy.

[cort16]

I think they'll sell shit loads of them as they fit right into the market Hyundai, Skoda and Kia used to take up before they went all ladee-da. Perfect for old giffers and people who don't give a shit what they buy as long as long as it's cheap and has a long warranty. Renault have their own bank so I bet they'll come out with some mega low cost finance deal too.

[TimothyClaypole]

How's it pronounced these days?

 

Saw a TV advert and they are saying "Datcha" which I'm sure is a country side retreat built using stolen materials by Communist Party Members in Red Storm Rising?

[Junkman]

This would be my £5995 car of choice:

 

 

However, if I really had 6k to spend, I'd rather buy a fleet of shite instead.

[Split_Pin]

I saw a white Sandero in Edinburgh last Friday.

 

It had the colour coded bumpers and looked 'very acceptable'.

 

I'd roll in one of the bigger models as long as they did 0% finance, it has a decent warranty and the engine starts.

[hairnet]

while collecting motorcycle chod from bristol saw a duster on the m5 this evening

 

in silver not that brown that fifth gear tested tho

 

not seen sanderos here tho - seen more in belgium and south holland in a week last year than here

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Keep seeing them on ebay for much more than 5995;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-62-Dacia ... 762wt_1193

 

Ten grand for a car with "£5995, you do the maths" signwritten on it.

[Micrashed]

 

Have you seen many UK registered examples on the road yet?

Yes there is a dealer in Preston and I have spied three Sandaros - though all disappointingly not the £6K base spec ones and one Duster that might be base spec as it was white and one Duster in blue.