[Jim Eddie]

OK looking for some advice from the forum petrolheads. I am thinking of buying a Dacia Duster as a fishing car, mainly because they are cheap to buy, cheap to insure, cheap road tax and 50 mpg. any opinions on it ?

 


 

Jim

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Jim,

Yes, they look interesting and the 2wd Sandero Stepway looks like it might be useful too. They both look pretty affordable to run, which makes a nice change

Too new in the UK to get any useful advice I guess.

[Euan Innes]

Jim,
Considering where my Alfa has been over the last week, you don't need a Dacia (Dah-shia,Day-cee-ah, what-evah) 
Report to follow...

Seriously though, why not? Cheaper than anything else on the market, good ground clearance and great warranty. Can't ever see beating 130 minutes from Edzell to Beauly but hey ho...! 
Must be better than a Focus up an Assynt deer track (eh, Iain?)

 

[Hamish Young]

If you can take the depreciation then why the hell not I would consider one (a Duster) myself.
They must be OK as they seem to be selling like coke shifts at an oasis gig up here at the moment.
H

[Rob Brownfield]

There have been a few lads on the 4x4 forums I frequent who have bought them. Althought the 4x4 version has a "4wd lock" (not diff lock), the drive shafts are a weak point and do not take kindly to sucky mud or sand.

The 4wd "system is from Nissan (they supply the electromagnetic torque converter for shifting power around the wheels), but the running gear is Dacia.

I would think if used for normal fishing (rough tracks/wet fields) it would make a good cheap runabout. If you get one, let us know how you get on please.

Also worth reading Honest Johns report, the 4x4 version is £13k for the diesel, the 2wd, £8995...depreciation on the 4x4 is HUGE but the 2wd is only 34% over 3 years.

Issues with gear boxes reported including several lasting less than a day. Ouch!

Owners reports interesting "The gearbox that lasted one hour's use has been replaced"   

[Derek Roxborough]

Never had a need for a 4wd ,I drive a Fiesta TDCI, and i have taken it carefully up some strange forestry tracks, I have done 55,000 miles with little or no problems, I did write off  a landrover once , My Fiesta has £30 rtax and does 60+ mpg , but good luck with the dacia,easgach 1

[Rob Brownfield]

My Fiesta has £30 rtax and does 60+ mpg ,

Show off! 

[Jim Eddie]

Show off! 

Hey Derek the Dacia is cheaper to buy than your Fiesta 

 

Jim

[Jim Eddie]

OK was up in Easter Ross with the family last week, weather was amazing by the way 

Anyway, went into Inversneckie and had a swatch of the Dacia Duster, looks fine , more boot space than a Kuga family liked it plenty of room for the rear passengers. You can pick up the top of the range 4 x 4 Demonstrator for about 13K (let somebody else pay for the VAT. I would have bought one however me being 6' 4" the drivers seat just did not go far back enough for me     

 

Jim

[Mike Barrio]

I would have bought one however me being 6' 4" the drivers seat just did not go far back enough for me     

Bummer

[Jim Eddie]

So I bought one of these 




http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5g8hKwqSEcM

 

Jim

[Euan Innes]

Perfect Jim! 
That is a proper fishing car.

 

[Eddie Sinclair]

Jim,
good choice, one of the guys at work has one lots of room and goes up dirt tracks easily.

Eddie.

[Iain Goolager]

one of the guys at work has one lots of room and goes up dirt tracks easily.

That's equality in the workplace Ed, 

Iain

[Mike Barrio]

Nice, very nice ....... good choice

Cheers
Mike