So, the Dacia Sandero... the UK's cheapest new car @ £5995
Discussion
Officially revealed this morning.
Starting at £5995 for a basic (read: nothing inside, no stereo etc although it is pre-wired for an aftermarket setup) 1.2 engined model with black bumpers
Pricing goes up for the higher models/engines which include aircon/Bluetooth/cruise control
You can option leather/touchscreen Nav/alloys etc
Also gets Renaults latest 3 cylinder turbocharged 90bhp engine!
What's the thoughts?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/dacia/sandero/60798/d...
Starting at £5995 for a basic (read: nothing inside, no stereo etc although it is pre-wired for an aftermarket setup) 1.2 engined model with black bumpers
Pricing goes up for the higher models/engines which include aircon/Bluetooth/cruise control
You can option leather/touchscreen Nav/alloys etc
Also gets Renaults latest 3 cylinder turbocharged 90bhp engine!
What's the thoughts?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/dacia/sandero/60798/d...
Edited by Butter Face on Wednesday 17th October 09:07
Valid at the low end of the scale, yet the majority of Dacia owners seem to spec up their cars to make them damn near as expensive as a proper car? 
I liked the Logan MCV for its unpretentiousness and the way it just got on with the job, but the first-gen Sandero (which in decentish spec cost 13,000 euro here) that I drove felt like a fifteen year old Clio or Mégane - not just one of 15 years ago, but also one that has 15 years of wear on it. The throttle pedal vibrated, the gearshift had fairly huge play in it, the steering was vague and rubbery etc.
I liked the Logan MCV for its unpretentiousness and the way it just got on with the job, but the first-gen Sandero (which in decentish spec cost 13,000 euro here) that I drove felt like a fifteen year old Clio or Mégane - not just one of 15 years ago, but also one that has 15 years of wear on it. The throttle pedal vibrated, the gearshift had fairly huge play in it, the steering was vague and rubbery etc.
I think it looks great, the basic one is refreshingly simple and at the other end of the scale you can have a fully loaded model with a latest generation engine for under £12k. Good work! These will make a lot more sense than a used car for a lot of people.
Hope this gets the other manufacturer to move down on price for low-end models. The likes of Kia and Hyundai used to be cheap but these days they've got expensive.
EDIT: They've even managed to make ESC standard across the range! Plenty of mainstream cars costing twice as much still don't have it.
Hope this gets the other manufacturer to move down on price for low-end models. The likes of Kia and Hyundai used to be cheap but these days they've got expensive.
EDIT: They've even managed to make ESC standard across the range! Plenty of mainstream cars costing twice as much still don't have it.
Edited by va1o on Wednesday 17th October 10:01
I quite fancy the appliance-spec 4x4 thing; the only option on it being the 4WD.
But when you consider that I recently paid £4k for a 100k mile, ten yr old Golf TDI, a brand new car (offering similar/better economy, if not pace) for only £2k more, makes a lot of sense.
Well done Renault.
But when you consider that I recently paid £4k for a 100k mile, ten yr old Golf TDI, a brand new car (offering similar/better economy, if not pace) for only £2k more, makes a lot of sense.
Well done Renault.
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