When me and my wife retire in a few years we will definitely be looking at a Dacia, amongst others, as our shared car when I lose my company car. I believe from new you get a 5 year warranty which is good and the car will be used mainly for pottering around town and for the occasional trip from Stoke to Cornwall…why spend £12k on a used car when you can get a shiny new one with a decent warranty. Forget the badge and and accept it as a car and it is perfect.
I have a 2016 Dacia ( pronounced Dachia) Sandero. I’ve had an ignition barrel go and now cv joints, boots and brake pads. Up until this year it’s just been bulbs and windscreen wipers. My main gripe with my Dacia is waiting for parts. It was off the road for three weeks in April and now again in august. Not sure why it’s so difficult for the garage to source the parts. Just been lent a Clio. The boot of the Clio is smaller than my Dacia. There are some nicer features on the Clio but I have to say all in all I prefer my Dacia.
Thanks. Useful review for me, as I have to drive similar wet UK B roads. You can never tell what's under puddles at the edge of such roads, as the tarmac can have got washed out.
7:06 "I never go cheap on breaks" most standard breaks on cars are capable of locking the wheels as they are. Stopping distance is about grip which you get from tyres. dont cheap out on tyres and spend big on breaks there is no point
Absolutely right. I can highly recommend Michelin cross climate tyres. They seem to cope with everything life throws at it. Good lifespan on them too. I don’t buy cheap tyres.
both tires and breaks are not a subject to cheap out on. I've seen cheap break disks crack right in the middle in just 5k km. Personally had warped new break disks in 2k km, even though they were properly driven in for the fist 500km.. don't cheap out on anything that holds your car on the road, kids. Bearings, control arms, shocks - everything )
If I could give some advice to anyone looking for service parts also try and look at GSF parts and Motor Parts Direct, as they are sometimes much cheaper than euro car parts. For an example Euro wants £73 for 2 front discs Brembo, GSF it's £48 for a pair of Brembo discs.
Hi mate, I’m wanting to buy a Dacia 2019 as I can’t afford expensive practically new car is this madness paying £10000 for a repeat version. Cheers good work 👍
Bro....your logic is flawed! You put good brakes and poor tires (especially on the back of the vehicle). You don’t realize yet that the connection to the road is the tire? How in the name of FRED FKN FLINTSTONE stoping the wheal is more important then stoping the car??? Just a friendly advice....buy the best tires for the car or at least for the rear end...and leave the factory brakes on. They work perfect for what is required of them! Best of luck!
Brembo brakes and cheap Tires .. naaaaa .. Buy Michelin CrossClimate allseason tires .. . Good reviews for a cheap car.. well done .. Dont forget that these cars are made in and for the Rumanian market , bad roads all over . Most of the Taxi or Cab cars are Dacia over there , all LPG Engines , and allot of them have 200.000 300.000 400.000 + kilometers on it and the Taxidrivers are very proud of their vehicels ..
Well he’s got drum brakes on the rear so I expect the tyres and as good as those brakes. He’s put decent discs on the front. Assuming those tyres are decent (they were new when he purchased the car) and not £40 specials then that’s where the majority of the stopping power comes from on that car. I agree in a perfect world the tyres would be better but on this car we’re looking at cheap and practical motoring. That’s the point of having a Dacia.
cheap tyres are doing the job just as good as the expensive ones at legal speeds.The difference is made only at high or insane speeds,which only deranged minds can think to do.
I believe there was a rust problem with very early Indian made Dusters but haven't heard of any other rust issues. Dacias are made in a very modern plant with all the quality control and automation you would assume.
“Fuel economy is ridiculous” but is that ridiculously good or ridiculously bad? I’ve only bought brand new cars in the past but I’ve got my money’s worth by driving them every day for 16 years. If you’ve had to buy new brakes, brake fluid, new clutch due (?), and new tyres, you’ve put me right off buying a second hand car next time. It’ll have to be another new one.
This car is about as no-thrills as it gets - which if you're cheap (like me) - it's AMAZING! MPG in the 1.5 Diesel is advertised as UP TO 80mpg (!) - even if it like 65mpg realistically. WOW! Parts and labour on this car is as cheap as it gets, it is VERY simple to work on, SO much room in the engine bay - parts are super easy to find a fit. I wouldn't be put off having to replace those parts, as they're normal wear and tear and I reckon brakes cost about £120 fitted, a FULL clutch kit is no more than £130 (OMG) + fitting, maybe like £100ish! I currently drive a 5 Series and JUST the clutch kit is £500, nevermind fitting - I'm actually going to go trade it in for a Sandero next week.
My friends one from new. Poor rubber trims.. Breaking.. Key barrels on ignition and filler cap are iffy. Various electrical lamps on . 77k. Engine still tight and oil tight . Brakes OK. Overall paintwork from new is the worst Ive seen
Terrible logic, upgraded brakes and budget tyres? Don’t even get me started on Dacia pronunciation…. The problem with GoPros is that now everyone thinks they can review cars.
It may have been a mistake to abandon the three-syllable British mispronunciation of Dacia, as that is how a lot of people still say it. Including James May, of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, an influential fan of the brand. Lidl, the German supermarket chain, has taken a different route in the UK. It has given up on getting its name pronounced in the authentic German way. Indeed, it now makes up slogans for the British market that exploit the local pronunciation. "Big on value, Lidl on price" for example. Works fine with the British pronunciation, which rhymes Lidl with little. But doesn't work if you attempt to pronounce Lidl in the German way, which comes out more like LEEdl.
@@ianstobie It's a tricky issue. I'm suspicious of people who pronounce Michelin "Meesh-lan" but was amused at a relative who pronounced every letter in Renault. Upper class pronunciation of French words was very specific, being neither phonetic nor French but Oxford-French. The middle classes introduced national pronuncation, so it's difficult to know what to do.
@@borderlands6606 IKEA is the acid test. Each country does it differently, but trying to ape Swedish pronunciation comes across as a simply ludicrous - ik-KAY-a. Plus I think it's really a Dutch company now pretending to still be Swedish.
When me and my wife retire in a few years we will definitely be looking at a Dacia, amongst others, as our shared car when I lose my company car. I believe from new you get a 5 year warranty which is good and the car will be used mainly for pottering around town and for the occasional trip from Stoke to Cornwall…why spend £12k on a used car when you can get a shiny new one with a decent warranty. Forget the badge and and accept it as a car and it is perfect.
the cicle thing is a diaphram its a clutch damper to reduce vibration through the pedal.
I have a 2016 Dacia ( pronounced Dachia) Sandero.
I’ve had an ignition barrel go and now cv joints, boots and brake pads. Up until this year it’s just been bulbs and windscreen wipers.
My main gripe with my Dacia is waiting for parts. It was off the road for three weeks in April and now again in august. Not sure why it’s so difficult for the garage to source the parts.
Just been lent a Clio. The boot of the Clio is smaller than my Dacia. There are some nicer features on the Clio but I have to say all in all I prefer my Dacia.
Thanks. Useful review for me, as I have to drive similar wet UK B roads. You can never tell what's under puddles at the edge of such roads, as the tarmac can have got washed out.
7:06 "I never go cheap on breaks" most standard breaks on cars are capable of locking the wheels as they are. Stopping distance is about grip which you get from tyres. dont cheap out on tyres and spend big on breaks there is no point
Absolutely right. I can highly recommend Michelin cross climate tyres. They seem to cope with everything life throws at it. Good lifespan on them too. I don’t buy cheap tyres.
The brakes you get from new on any car are the best ones you'll ever own.
Agreed. The tyres are the only bit of the car that connects to the road. Get good tyres.
100%
both tires and breaks are not a subject to cheap out on. I've seen cheap break disks crack right in the middle in just 5k km. Personally had warped new break disks in 2k km, even though they were properly driven in for the fist 500km.. don't cheap out on anything that holds your car on the road, kids. Bearings, control arms, shocks - everything )
It's the hydraulic damper. It smoothes out vibration coming back from the clutch to the pedal.
If I could give some advice to anyone looking for service parts also try and look at GSF parts and Motor Parts Direct, as they are sometimes much cheaper than euro car parts. For an example Euro wants £73 for 2 front discs Brembo, GSF it's £48 for a pair of Brembo discs.
it is a damper which has the purpose to reduce NVH, you have to change it rapidly
Nice video. I hope my new 2021 Sandero LPG will hold up as well, and be cheap on service.
Crackling little car keeps things simple, I would have one no problem.
Hi mate, I’m wanting to buy a Dacia 2019 as I can’t afford expensive practically new car is this madness paying £10000 for a repeat version. Cheers good work 👍
Thank you..I found it interesting.
Bro....your logic is flawed! You put good brakes and poor tires (especially on the back of the vehicle). You don’t realize yet that the connection to the road is the tire? How in the name of FRED FKN FLINTSTONE stoping the wheal is more important then stoping the car???
Just a friendly advice....buy the best tires for the car or at least for the rear end...and leave the factory brakes on. They work perfect for what is required of them! Best of luck!
Brembo brakes and cheap Tires .. naaaaa ..
Buy Michelin CrossClimate allseason tires .. .
Good reviews for a cheap car.. well done ..
Dont forget that these cars are made in and for the Rumanian market , bad roads all over .
Most of the Taxi or Cab cars are Dacia over there , all LPG Engines , and allot of them have 200.000 300.000 400.000 + kilometers on it and the Taxidrivers are very proud of their vehicels ..
Well he’s got drum brakes on the rear so I expect the tyres and as good as those brakes. He’s put decent discs on the front. Assuming those tyres are decent (they were new when he purchased the car) and not £40 specials then that’s where the majority of the stopping power comes from on that car. I agree in a perfect world the tyres would be better but on this car we’re looking at cheap and practical motoring. That’s the point of having a Dacia.
cheap tyres are doing the job just as good as the expensive ones at legal speeds.The difference is made only at high or insane speeds,which only deranged minds can think to do.
Can't beat cheap tyres especially if 4 different ones. Muricans will be having heart 😂attack
Hi boxall. I have a new sandero, I was wondering if your car has any rust issues. I hear a lot of people saying Dacias are really bad with rusting.
I believe there was a rust problem with very early Indian made Dusters but haven't heard of any other rust issues. Dacias are made in a very modern plant with all the quality control and automation you would assume.
Check the ABS pump or see if the ABS works when you brake hard.
That's 'GREAT NEWS !'
“Fuel economy is ridiculous” but is that ridiculously good or ridiculously bad? I’ve only bought brand new cars in the past but I’ve got my money’s worth by driving them every day for 16 years. If you’ve had to buy new brakes, brake fluid, new clutch due (?), and new tyres, you’ve put me right off buying a second hand car next time. It’ll have to be another new one.
This car is about as no-thrills as it gets - which if you're cheap (like me) - it's AMAZING! MPG in the 1.5 Diesel is advertised as UP TO 80mpg (!) - even if it like 65mpg realistically. WOW!
Parts and labour on this car is as cheap as it gets, it is VERY simple to work on, SO much room in the engine bay - parts are super easy to find a fit. I wouldn't be put off having to replace those parts, as they're normal wear and tear and I reckon brakes cost about £120 fitted, a FULL clutch kit is no more than £130 (OMG) + fitting, maybe like £100ish!
I currently drive a 5 Series and JUST the clutch kit is £500, nevermind fitting - I'm actually going to go trade it in for a Sandero next week.
our 1.5 diesel returns 87 mpg on the motorways.
What about in the city?
@@rakeshbhalsod1754them Renault 1.5dci engines will get 55+mpg around town , 80+mpg driven gently on motorways.
i thought your username was "BolloxBoy"
Keep us up dated on the vehicle please
Slamming it into first before you stop and riding the clutch , you don't deserve to drive anything better 🤣
It's bollox boy,,,,
Rude😂
My friends one from new. Poor rubber trims.. Breaking.. Key barrels on ignition and filler cap are iffy. Various electrical lamps on . 77k.
Engine still tight and oil tight . Brakes OK.
Overall paintwork from new is the worst Ive seen
I wont be keeping mine that long
Terrible logic, upgraded brakes and budget tyres? Don’t even get me started on Dacia pronunciation…. The problem with GoPros is that now everyone thinks they can review cars.
Dacias used to be advertised in Britain as Day-See-Ya. Dach-ear was the pronunciation at the relaunch.
It may have been a mistake to abandon the three-syllable British mispronunciation of Dacia, as that is how a lot of people still say it. Including James May, of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, an influential fan of the brand.
Lidl, the German supermarket chain, has taken a different route in the UK. It has given up on getting its name pronounced in the authentic German way. Indeed, it now makes up slogans for the British market that exploit the local pronunciation. "Big on value, Lidl on price" for example. Works fine with the British pronunciation, which rhymes Lidl with little. But doesn't work if you attempt to pronounce Lidl in the German way, which comes out more like LEEdl.
@@ianstobie It's a tricky issue. I'm suspicious of people who pronounce Michelin "Meesh-lan" but was amused at a relative who pronounced every letter in Renault. Upper class pronunciation of French words was very specific, being neither phonetic nor French but Oxford-French. The middle classes introduced national pronuncation, so it's difficult to know what to do.
@@borderlands6606 IKEA is the acid test. Each country does it differently, but trying to ape Swedish pronunciation comes across as a simply ludicrous - ik-KAY-a. Plus I think it's really a Dutch company now pretending to still be Swedish.
At legal speeds,adequate speed in turns,breaks,no difference between cheap and expensive tyres.