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blueST said:
I do use it on unsurfaced roads daily, and it’s good. I immediately binned the Conti Eco Contacts for Michelin Cross Climates, which are more suited to off tarmac even if not an actual AT. Really it is the ground clearance and relatively soft suspension that makes it. I’ve not checked but my feeling is it must have more clearance than just about any other soft roader.
Ahh, interesting, I've been considering some cross climates. Definitely not a fan of the standard eco contacts, crap in the wet
Here's my Essential 1.0 up in Skye. Based in London.
I bought it as a replacement for my much loved BMW 323 owned since 1998 but it had to go due to the ULEZ.
Did think it would be very disappointing but it has been the complete opposite.
It's been all over the UK. Can sit at 80 on the motorways yet is fine on the rough. Comfortable, practical and very economical.
I got it thanks to the Throbber thread and it was only £10,500 pre reg with 10 miles on the clock. It even came with a proper spare tyre and I've added cruise control at a cost of £18. Just replace the speed limiter switch.
Love it.
croyde said:
Here's my Essential 1.0 up in Skye. Based in London.
I bought it as a replacement for my much loved BMW 323 owned since 1998 but it had to go due to the ULEZ.
Did think it would be very disappointing but it has been the complete opposite.
It's been all over the UK. Can sit at 80 on the motorways yet is fine on the rough. Comfortable, practical and very economical.
I got it thanks to the Throbber thread and it was only £10,500 pre reg with 10 miles on the clock. It even came with a proper spare tyre and I've added cruise control at a cost of £18. Just replace the speed limiter switch.
Love it.
The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
757 said:
Brilliant! The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.
Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
Being cheap cars, it appears that they all have the same ECU throughout the range. The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
It was 5 minutes to prise out the speed limiter switch by the gear stick and plug in a limiter/cruise switch from a Renault Kadjar (£18 from eBay) and hey presto! I had cruise.
croyde said:
757 said:
Brilliant! The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.
Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
Being cheap cars, it appears that they all have the same ECU throughout the range. The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
It was 5 minutes to prise out the speed limiter switch by the gear stick and plug in a limiter/cruise switch from a Renault Kadjar (£18 from eBay) and hey presto! I had cruise.
Collected yesterday. My wife has a two hundred mile round trip in it today so be interesting to hear her report.
Took it to Porthleven last night for a pub quiz (pleased to report it was a quiz dedicated to the Queen and we came a dismal, republican last place) and on the way back there was a horrendous pea-soup fog. The LED lights are superb.
Even though it’s only a little 1.0 it hustles along quite nicely and seems to retain its shape well on the twisty bits although chauffeuring madam meant I didn’t really put my foot down as I might have done if I’d been by myself.
By the time I got back to Truro there was a new Range Rover driver who was evidently so impressed with what he saw he wanted to get into the Duster with us. (ABE 1 - if you’re reading, you drive like an absolute bellend).
croyde said:
757 said:
Brilliant! The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.
Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
Being cheap cars, it appears that they all have the same ECU throughout the range. The Essential spec is what DACIA to me is all about.Very interesting how you added CC to these, that was always the clincher for these poverty spec cars for me, funnily enough, seems a very cheap mod!
It was 5 minutes to prise out the speed limiter switch by the gear stick and plug in a limiter/cruise switch from a Renault Kadjar (£18 from eBay) and hey presto! I had cruise.
This is my 1.5 Laureate, 2015 model. So its unique as it has the old style lights but the mark 2 grille. These only existed for the 2015/2016 cars.
This one came with the medianav 8 inch screen, cruise control, electric mirrors, aircon etc. Basically the top-spec model at the time.
Picked it up in early 2020 for under £6000, 21k miles on the clock. Original wheels with plenty of tread on them too which I've recently replaced as all 4 perished at the same time. Even came with a towbar.
It was barely driven, must have been a second car or something.
It does a bi-monthly trip from the Isle of Wight to Cornwall and its never broken a sweat.
Have done a few upgrades
* Swapped out medianav for a andoid auto carplay kit, installed it myself £100 - top tip, if you get a 8inch android screen from ebay with a duster install kit. You don't need to replace the facia. It's plug and play when you get the old one removed.
* Wind deflectors £25
* Black LED side repeaters £25
* Sun shades for all rear windows x5, £30
* Plastidipped front and rear dacia badges, and wing mirrors £10
* Racechip'd the engine to get it from 107hp to 130ish hp. Improves fuel economy too. £170
* Bonnet deflector £40
* Door protector strips £10
Really considering the Extreme SE Duster in grey but I hear there is a major facelift coming this year so I might wait to see that first.
Edited by Sonosp on Tuesday 7th June 15:13
Magikarp said:
Collected yesterday. My wife has a two hundred mile round trip in it today so be interesting to hear her report.
Took it to Porthleven last night for a pub quiz (pleased to report it was a quiz dedicated to the Queen and we came a dismal, republican last place) and on the way back there was a horrendous pea-soup fog. The LED lights are superb.
Even though it’s only a little 1.0 it hustles along quite nicely and seems to retain its shape well on the twisty bits although chauffeuring madam meant I didn’t really put my foot down as I might have done if I’d been by myself.
By the time I got back to Truro there was a new Range Rover driver who was evidently so impressed with what he saw he wanted to get into the Duster with us. (ABE 1 - if you’re reading, you drive like an absolute bellend).
Sonosp said:
Really considering the Extreme SE Duster in grey but I hear there is a major facelift coming this year so I might wait to see that first.
Where did you hear/read that? Existing Duster was only facelifted around a year ago, which generally would mean an all new Duster is about 2 years away, likely on the latest CMF platform or the latest version of it, I can't see a major facelift of the current car.
Duster -all the car a human needs and better in many ways than most.
Classless, yet not for the Chavs. To be a Duster owner you have to be a great person already, they test you at the point of sale.
A Nato Pov. spec, heat resisting white, "Essential" purchased about 2 years ago brand new by me.
Pov. spec she is not. She rides like a Rolls, is quiet like space, A/C like the Arctic Wind and DAB radio like the Ministry of Sound (bit of a lie).
More useful than my S1 Land-Rover, cruises on the motorway as smoothly as a Tesla.
She can climb any mountain too with luggage space to spare.
The 999cc twin-cam turbo sips fuel like Tom Thumb.
Used and loved by all the family, even the spaniels.
Steel wheels for real women and real men. Proper high sidewall tyres.
Surf Board on the roof, the kids take her to Cornwall camping, 5 on board in spacious comfort.
What more could a petrolhead need?
Classless, yet not for the Chavs. To be a Duster owner you have to be a great person already, they test you at the point of sale.
A Nato Pov. spec, heat resisting white, "Essential" purchased about 2 years ago brand new by me.
Pov. spec she is not. She rides like a Rolls, is quiet like space, A/C like the Arctic Wind and DAB radio like the Ministry of Sound (bit of a lie).
More useful than my S1 Land-Rover, cruises on the motorway as smoothly as a Tesla.
She can climb any mountain too with luggage space to spare.
The 999cc twin-cam turbo sips fuel like Tom Thumb.
Used and loved by all the family, even the spaniels.
Steel wheels for real women and real men. Proper high sidewall tyres.
Surf Board on the roof, the kids take her to Cornwall camping, 5 on board in spacious comfort.
What more could a petrolhead need?
Edited by politeperson on Tuesday 7th June 19:01
Edited by politeperson on Tuesday 7th June 19:03
HTP99 said:
Sonosp said:
Really considering the Extreme SE Duster in grey but I hear there is a major facelift coming this year so I might wait to see that first.
Where did you hear/read that? Existing Duster was only facelifted around a year ago, which generally would mean an all new Duster is about 2 years away, likely on the latest CMF platform or the latest version of it, I can't see a major facelift of the current car.
Mid 2024 will be the next Dacia major facelift, a year later the bigster will be coming out.
Info from here https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/5...
Sonosp said:
HTP99 said:
Sonosp said:
Really considering the Extreme SE Duster in grey but I hear there is a major facelift coming this year so I might wait to see that first.
Where did you hear/read that? Existing Duster was only facelifted around a year ago, which generally would mean an all new Duster is about 2 years away, likely on the latest CMF platform or the latest version of it, I can't see a major facelift of the current car.
Mid 2024 will be the next Dacia major facelift, a year later the bigster will be coming out.
Info from here https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/5...
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