Conrad D. Conelrad Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Bit o/t but my wife and I are going to look at one this weekend. We desperately need a bigger car. The base 'access' model doesn't even have a radio but its only 9 grand. Having 3 old cars means I cant be sears with Mot, repairs etc so it'll have to ne a new one of some sort. I'd consider the lack of radio to be a blessing. All the wiring is in place, so with minimal effort you can stick in some decent speakers and a nice bluetooth headunit instead of the mono FM radio cassette with no aux socket you'd normally encounter in a base model car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_davidson Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'd roll in one, not the 6k base model, I need some luxury and a diesel. £495 to have it any any colour other than white is a bit pricey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'd consider the lack of radio to be a blessing. All the wiring is in place, so with minimal effort you can stick in some decent speakers and a nice bluetooth headunit instead of the mono FM radio cassette with no aux socket you'd normally encounter in a base model car. I thought about that as theres a grand wee place near me called Skidz that undid all the damage caused by the fool who fitted a prehistoric hands-free kit to my Corsa and only charged a ton, including a nice Kenwood head unit, but wouldnt that void the warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just put a deposit down on an new Duster 1.6 Access. Its the basic model, no radio, steel wheels but its really quite decent inside. Its also a big car. Any colour you like as long as its Alpine white. Despite the poorer NCAP rating, its actually cheaper to insure than our current Chevy 1.2. Its a long order time from India though so we won't get it till September/October. I'm quite looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Iain, did they try to push you into a plusher model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just put a deposit down on an new Duster 1.6 Access. Its the basic model, no radio, steel wheels but its really quite decent inside. Its also a big car. Any colour you like as long as its Alpine white. Despite the poorer NCAP rating, its actually cheaper to insure than our current Chevy 1.2. Its a long order time from India though so we won't get it till September/October. I'm quite looking forward to it.Where are you getting it from? Arnie Shark? Dusters seem to be selling ok I've seen quite a few now although maybe that's because there's a dealer 2 miles down the road from me, and contrary to the belief in this thread that the base model will be hard to come by, most of them have been, either white or dark blue. Not seen many Sanderos outside of dealer premises though. 3 I think so far. No base models yet and all a kind of powder blue colour. Did see a Duster base model in Asda earlier which oddly had Renault hub caps on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Ps I just googled the Duster and found the UK Dacia forum where people who've bought them are saying they are rusting already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Jeepers. Cheap for a reason then! I hadn't realised they were assembled in India. No wonder they're ridiculously cheap. I did cast an eye towards our local Renault dealer this morning and even considered nipping in to have a closer look at a Duster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Nor had I. I had been starting to think they may be worth a look as being worthwhile brand new East European shite. Am put off now though (Indian built cheap rusting Renaults...hmmm!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 LP they tried to push me into a Sandero Stepway, which I didn't want as its the same size as the Chevy and I don't like how it looks like a Streetwise. Rusty bolt heads and rubber trim metal internal strips doesn't worry me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 It was the talk of corrosion in the sill seams that worried me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novanick1 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 i really like the look of them, i suggested it to my dad for his next car, what worries me though is that the sandero is 4 star euro ncap but the duster is only 3! not good in todays world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Don't crash then. Novanick1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I totally approve of these value cars and think you should always go for the base model for maximum effect- that makes the most sense I think. Mind you, I just went on the quite-convincing Dacia website, specced-up a Duster to maximum horn status and it came to over £17k... Must say, I've only spotted one Dacia down here in Kent since the comeback.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 These have actually reached Yorkshire! The Sandero Stepway was on the double yellows outside Skipton NatWest where all the local blue badge coffin dodgers park. Check out the 'Dacia Elf' sticker, in an 80's Renault stylee! This week I also saw a white Duster with black bumpers - proper made my day that did.Not quick enough on the draw to pap it though, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just had a butchers at that forum. Besides early corrosion there are tales of long and indefinite delivery times, bad customer service, and water ingress. Doesn't sound good. Can't help feeling that in the real world a new Kia is probably a better bet (though admittedly much more boring!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 And much more expensive.Dacias have a good reputation in contintental Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I thought about that as theres a grand wee place near me called Skidz that undid all the damage caused by the fool who fitted a prehistoric hands-free kit to my Corsa and only charged a ton, including a nice Kenwood head unit, but wouldnt that void the warranty? No, it wouldn't void the warranty - they know you're going to fit a radio, you don't have to drill holes in the bodywork or even modify the wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yeah the dealer said that would be ok. All the speakers and wiring is there so its just a plug in job. As LP said, the cars have a good rep in Europe and this attracted me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I also didn't realise the Access model came equipped with central locking and electric windows until I looked at Dacias website. There was a poster explaining all the different Duster trims and what equipment they had in Parks Renault in Motherwell when I was in getting warranty work done a couple of months ago and they werent listed on the Access spec list, it was only when you got to the Ambience model it listed them. Which makes no stereo even weirder, I'd consider a radio to be above them in the pecking order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I quite like the idea of choosing your own stereo, or in the case of a Dacia, ramming the old Saisho one you've been using since 1989 into the slot with half a fag packet to stop it rattling, and joining up all the wiring with Scotchlok. I'm seeing a lot of these in Glasgow, they've really taken off round here, particularly the Duster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Reading that Dacia forum, it sounds like on the base model you have to pay extra for a spare wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Reading that Dacia forum, it sounds like on the base model you have to pay extra for a spare wheel. Not uncommon nowadays, even on cars that cost five times what the Dacia costs. You can sort of see the logic, given most people nowadays have neither the ability nor inclination to change a wheel themselves, so why bother fitting one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I think in later MGRs they just gave you a can of tyre weld. That would have seriously cheesed me off if I'd just spent 30k-plus on a new top of the range ZT or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 My existing Chevy doesn't have a spare either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Mrs Oman picked up her new dacia sandero last week. it will definitely be future shite once they've been around for a few years. if you are the sort of person who was happy to run around in a pug 106 diesel, the sandero is its spiritual successor. Its a 1.5 diesel and if you sit at 60 its doing 70+ mpg which makes it good in my book. free road tax too. Performance wise, its quicker than the 306 dt it replaced and has tons of room. I like it. Micrashed, RedSparrow and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sounds grand! This is going to sound unbelievable, bit I have cancelled our Duster order as we can't afford it any more. Dire times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sounds grand! This is going to sound unbelievable, bit I have cancelled our Duster order as we can't afford it any more. Dire times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sounds grand! This is going to sound unbelievable, bit I have cancelled our Duster order as we can't afford it any more. Dire times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micrashed Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Iain, I cant believe you have cancelled your Dacia order, are these dire times? Re the spare wheel, the Zafira we had came with a glorified tin of tyre weld and a pump only. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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