2013 Dacia Sandero Stepway

[243]

Edited by 243 on Thursday 26th December 19:00

Edited by 243 on Thursday 26th December 19:02

[Disco You]

Well, if you like it then that's all that matters.

[0a]

I guess it's better than spending twice as much on another SUV

[vladcjelli]

Looks good to me, I'd have one .

Just off to check how much....

[tbc]

I know they're not that expensive and are built on relatively reliable Renault parts

They're not the worst car i nthe world at the interior is actually not as cheap as i expected

but out of all the cars i think i would buy i don't think this is even in the top 200

[243]

It was £8k on the road. So for that I think it's pretty unbeatable. For something that has the space of this.It's mainly for my wife to use as I already have another car, but I have been known to take this out over mine as it's a bit of a novelty having a brand new car.

You could get a 3 or 4 year old focus or similar for the money, but then you're already 3 years old and into MOT territory.

[DanielSan]

In a few years these will be in perfect bargain daily shed territory. And for that alone they have a certain charm about them.

[piers1]

Hmm, for 8k on the road, you cannot say fairer than that I guess, enjoy it for what it is. Personally 8k on a second car of better quality does it for me, each to their own

[scotty_d]

Good buy at that, what spec is it ? 4wd? petrol/diesel ?

[MJK 24]

£8,000 on the road is stunning value for money IMO when you think a smaller 3dr Fiesta is £10,500?

[P I Staker]

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

scotty_d said:

Good buy at that, what spec is it ? 4wd? petrol/diesel ?

? Interested to know too

[rwdvectra]

What is a car like that going to be worth in 3 years? less than 4k?

[Butter Face]

They're all 2WD, this is an ambiance spec car with the 900cc turbo petrol.

Looks nice OP.

[Butter Face]

rwdvectra said:

What is a car like that going to be worth in 3 years? less than 4k?

4 year residual is predicted at 3k trade.

So £1250 a year in depreciation which is nothing in the real world.

[243]

Accidentally deleted my first post!

Yeah it's the 900cc tce with 90bhp, gets to 60 in a claimed 11 secs, which seems about right when driving it.
Took a bit of getting used to as I've always had n/a cars and there is a little lag with this before the turbo spools up, but I guess this is normal with low powered turbo units.

We bought it outright and plan to keep it until it dies, not bothered about resale. Was depressing when insuring it though and the insurance company valued it at £5,200!

[243]

Spec is as standard for £8k

CD player/ USB connectivity
Bluetooth connectivity
Leccy front windows
4 airbags
Tyre gunk and electric cig lighter air compressor.
Front fogs
Trims that look like alloys
White paint ( red, blue, black, grey all £500)

[Birdster]

I like it.

[Tribal Chestnut]

243 said:

Spec is as standard for £8k

CD player/ USB connectivity
Bluetooth connectivity
Leccy front windows
4 airbags
Tyre gunk and electric cig lighter air compressor.
Front fogs
Trims that look like alloys
White paint ( red, blue, black, grey all £500)

AC?

[liner33]

243 said:

Accidentally deleted my first post!

Yeah it's the 900cc tce with 90bhp, gets to 60 in a claimed 11 secs, which seems about right when driving it.
Took a bit of getting used to as I've always had n/a cars and there is a little lag with this before the turbo spools up, but I guess this is normal with low powered turbo units.

We bought it outright and plan to keep it until it dies, not bothered about resale. Was depressing when insuring it though and the insurance company valued it at £5,200!

My Freelander did the sprint to 60 in 11 seconds so it sounds on par really with many similar cars

I think these are great value for money and using older spec parts to keep the price down is a great idea.

The first year the insurance should really value it at its replacement cost or you need gap insurance , taking that hit a few months in would hurt!