Good news!

"davedave1111" (davedave1111) 12/15/2015 at 13:00 • Filed to: None

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You can now buy a 2 y/o secondhand Dacia Sandero for <£3500 (~$5000)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

That’s all.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > davedave1111 12/15/2015 at 13:11

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But would you want to? It is a Renault underneath, so I think it will be okay for the first owner, but I don’t know how these hold up in the long run.

I have no experience with Renault, so I go by what I hear.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > davedave1111 12/15/2015 at 13:21

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Sure a kinda great value but why would anyone want to look like a pizza delivery boy or a cheapskate?

Cé hé sin > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 12/15/2015 at 13:53

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Because you’re getting a nearly new car for £3,500? If it’s cheap you can put up with a lot.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Cé hé sin 12/15/2015 at 14:07

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For commuting and shopping it’s quite perfect. Just a basic mode of transportation but that’s about it.

davedave1111 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 12/16/2015 at 08:22

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Don’t you watch TG?

James May aside, I’d seriously consider one at that price, let alone in another year or so when it’s down to ~£2k-£2500. You get the benefits of a newish car at a price that mostly only buys stuff that’s >10 years old. The Sandero doesn’t do brilliantly in crash tests, but it does pretty well compared to older cars.

davedave1111 > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder 12/16/2015 at 08:24

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From what I’ve heard they’re reasonably well put together, although used prices suggest all Renaults are still at least seen as a bit unreliable.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > davedave1111 12/16/2015 at 08:30

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I do. But I’d rather get an older car with more personality.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > davedave1111 12/16/2015 at 12:13

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davedave1111 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 12/16/2015 at 14:06

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Yeah, my DD will be 27 years old in a few weeks.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > davedave1111 12/16/2015 at 14:35

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Hey what is the size of a Dacia Sandero? Is it more like a Ford Fiesta or a Ford Focus?

In Canada we get the Nissan Micra as the cheapest car you can buy at $9,999.00 but it is a very small car(smaller than a Fiesta).

From the pictures of the Sandero it looks to be closer to the size of a Focus and is under 10K new. That to me would be a much stronger seller in our market. The Micra is fine if you are single but I can’t see that being too ideal of a car if you have a very young family still in car seats.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/2015-nissan-mi…

I would totally rock a Sandero in fleet white with the black plastic bumpers.

It’s probably the closest thing to a Lada that is made in this current age.

davedave1111 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/17/2015 at 05:48

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I’m not really sure about size. Wikipedia says it’s Fiesta sized.