Alternative Dacia Duster review
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I agree - they're banking on people preferring to have a chromey and nice Duster rather than a poverty spec Nissan. (Amusingly, the duster is built on a Nissan platform)
They make a lot of sense at £13000. They make an insane amount of sense at £9000. But by the time you've added ESP, 'Protection' and a paint to a rangetopper, you're dangerously close to £15000.
I'll be interested to see where these are in 3 years time. Either very cheap or not, depending on how many people buy them new NOW and how they fair for reliability over the coming months. There are already niggles about fuel sender unit's failing, rust staining and water ingress.
I really hope these succeed. There's something about the plucky underdog that's really endearing.
They make a lot of sense at £13000. They make an insane amount of sense at £9000. But by the time you've added ESP, 'Protection' and a paint to a rangetopper, you're dangerously close to £15000.
I'll be interested to see where these are in 3 years time. Either very cheap or not, depending on how many people buy them new NOW and how they fair for reliability over the coming months. There are already niggles about fuel sender unit's failing, rust staining and water ingress.
I really hope these succeed. There's something about the plucky underdog that's really endearing.
radiodanno said:
(Amusingly, the duster is built on a Nissan platform)
I'll be interested to see where these are in 3 years time. Either very cheap or not, depending on how many people buy them new NOW and how they fair for reliability over the coming months. There are already niggles about fuel sender unit's failing, rust staining and water ingress.
I really hope these succeed. There's something about the plucky underdog that's really endearing.
Given that they run on proven old Renault/Nissan components and technology I recon once the niggles are sorted out they'll provide good solid reliable service. If this is the case and inspite of this the residuals don't hold up a two to three year old "bells and whistles" model with the tail end of its warranty still to run would present itself as an absolute bargain.I'll be interested to see where these are in 3 years time. Either very cheap or not, depending on how many people buy them new NOW and how they fair for reliability over the coming months. There are already niggles about fuel sender unit's failing, rust staining and water ingress.
I really hope these succeed. There's something about the plucky underdog that's really endearing.
I like the Duster and always had a soft spot for the big roomy Logan MCVs that one always noticed wafting along the autoroutes stacked to the gunnels with passengers and a mass of luggage.
Tannedbaldhead said:
The problem there is Dacia at the top of the range with a few bells and whistles is at the sort of money the buyer could start looking at what discounts Skoda or Nissan are offering for the bottom end Yetis and Qashqais, find there's not much in it and take their cash elsewhere.
Exactly this.Looking at a duster for my mum in the next month or 2, with the bits she needs (wants) its over £15k, putting comparables like the ix35, kuga and the 2 above in reach for hardly anymore via drive the deal.
kiethton said:
Tannedbaldhead said:
The problem there is Dacia at the top of the range with a few bells and whistles is at the sort of money the buyer could start looking at what discounts Skoda or Nissan are offering for the bottom end Yetis and Qashqais, find there's not much in it and take their cash elsewhere.
Exactly this.Looking at a duster for my mum in the next month or 2, with the bits she needs (wants) its over £15k, putting comparables like the ix35, kuga and the 2 above in reach for hardly anymore via drive the deal.
All the space and 4x4 ability at low end Fiesta money make a lot of sense if Dacia gave us an Access trimmed diesel engined 4x4 version. It could have been the sweet spot of their range. A two wheel drive diesel scraping in just under £10k would also be an interesting proposition.
Not knocking Dacia. I quite like it, think it's a good car and have noticed negative comments from the motoring press have been very few and far between. Just feel they've missed a trick.
Edited by Tannedbaldhead on Sunday 6th October 17:39
I have to agree - it's not a complete "no-brainer".
Even at £9k - you start thinking "oooh - I can get a really nice XC70 for that" etc.
But if you're minded to buy a new car, and you do sub 15,000 miles then an Access is a good buy. Anywhere north of £13k and the options increase quickly.
(Incidentally - no petrols sold in Ireland - just diesels. I was looking to see if they sold them in the nice bronze colour in EIRE. If they did I'd buy from there and bring it over)
Even at £9k - you start thinking "oooh - I can get a really nice XC70 for that" etc.
But if you're minded to buy a new car, and you do sub 15,000 miles then an Access is a good buy. Anywhere north of £13k and the options increase quickly.
(Incidentally - no petrols sold in Ireland - just diesels. I was looking to see if they sold them in the nice bronze colour in EIRE. If they did I'd buy from there and bring it over)
Toaster Pilot said:
The brochure / website is wrong and has been since they launched in the UK - I have one on order too 
Oh well, we'll see! I actually like the black bumpers, so will be disappointed if I don't get them. I have seen the odd one with all black bumpers on the likes of Autotrader occasionally.Graham
My wife is looking at the Dacia range at the moment to replace her Citroen C3. She's currently undecided between the Duster and the Logan. If the former it will be because of the 4x4 and high driving position. If the latter it will be because of the huge boot.
Reality appears to be that nothing can beat them on price, and the alternative would be something 2nd hand. That comes with issues on quality etc. The Dacia's have a 3 year warranty, and can be increased to 5 or 7 for relatively small sums of money.
However seem to be a limited number of petrol Logans in the country at present. A facelifted version is apparently on route.
Reality appears to be that nothing can beat them on price, and the alternative would be something 2nd hand. That comes with issues on quality etc. The Dacia's have a 3 year warranty, and can be increased to 5 or 7 for relatively small sums of money.
However seem to be a limited number of petrol Logans in the country at present. A facelifted version is apparently on route.
grahamtr7 said:
Toaster Pilot said:
The brochure / website is wrong and has been since they launched in the UK - I have one on order too
Oh well, we'll see! I actually like the black bumpers, so will be disappointed if I don't get them. I have seen the odd one with all black bumpers on the likes of Autotrader occasionally.Graham
Fastpedeller said:
Black bumpers look ok when new - but what happens a few years later? I've seen so many go streaky that I'd avoid them.
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