Dacia Duster

Jesus. · 27-12-2014 1:37pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

But not the wheezy, underpowered 1.2. it will be very popular with the underpowered milk-carton-engine fanbois, though.

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Mine is a 1.8 tdci, 115 bhp, which doesn't sound much, but it has a nice bit of torque and I don't care what anyone says, you will not get low down grunt out of a tiny, overblown engine, its a question of simple physics.

Spot on.

Don't know why blokes seem to prefer little petrol's over a diesel. No comparison IMO.

Jesus. · 27-12-2014 1:41pm

shabalala wrote: »

Is the 800bhp the F1 teams have got from their "tiny" 1.5 litre "overblown" engines nothing to do with simple physics then???

1.6 aren't they?

gctest50 · 27-12-2014 1:53pm

Originally Posted by dr.fuzzenstein

Mine is a 1.8 tdci, 115 bhp, which doesn't sound much, but it has a nice bit of torque and I don't care what anyone says, you will not get low down grunt out of a tiny, overblown engine, its a question of simple physics.

could if you wanted to but think of what would happen to the poor little things :

- the "wrong crowd" would be attracted to them

1 litre (check)

drive around in 7th gear @ 650rpm (yip)

tf2 · 29-01-2015 2:08am

Anyone suffer any damage/bumps during the short spell of ice and snow?

Here's a Duster for parts on DoneDeal.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/carparts-for-sale/131-dacia-duster-parts/6664811?offset=1

MuppetCheck · 29-01-2015 8:18am

Sure that'd be useless - there isn't a straight panel on it! Also madness sticking secondhand parts on a warrantied car.

colm_mcm · 29-01-2015 8:50am

Is that the one that a tree fell on in bunratty?

dr.fuzzenstein · 29-01-2015 9:48am

colm_mcm wrote: »

Is that the one that a tree fell on in bunratty?

I saw that one, damn, should have taken a pic.

Zubeneschamali · 29-01-2015 2:34pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Is that the one that a tree fell on in bunratty?

If a tree falls on a Dacia in Bunratty...

...does anybody care?

dr.fuzzenstein · 29-01-2015 2:59pm

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

If a tree falls on a Dacia in Bunratty...

...does anybody care?

I'd say at least one person...

ba_barabus · 29-01-2015 3:53pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I'd say at least one person...

It takes years to grow a nice tree

dr.fuzzenstein · 29-01-2015 6:01pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

It takes years to grow a nice tree

No one likes to see a good tree go down. At least someone can now heat their house

Harder to do that with Dacia parts.

colm_mcm · 29-01-2015 7:23pm

Dunno if same, roof might have been pulled up with forklift?

tf2 · 29-01-2015 10:50pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Dunno if same, roof might have been pulled up with forklift?

The very same - different angle

dr.fuzzenstein · 30-01-2015 9:37am

The new Dacia Pancake

dhoun · 23-02-2015 5:06pm

I've got a Duster for over a year now and I love it. The ride is v. good, feels solid on the road, interior is more than acceptable and quite frankly I can't see anything wrong with the looks, no matter what the Qashqai snobs say. And that's coming from someone who has owned almost every model of Toyota over the years. :cool:

colm_mcm · 23-02-2015 9:14pm

I thought people had forgotten this thread.

Oh well

Zubeneschamali · 23-02-2015 9:26pm

dhoun wrote: »

I can't see anything wrong with the looks, no matter what the Qashqai snobs say.

Jeez, how low must you feel if you think Qashqai drivers look down on you!

166man · 23-02-2015 9:32pm

One can only wonder how a thread can go for so long about a car that honestly is just pure gack....:o

colm_mcm · 23-02-2015 9:33pm

I think its because people think they're the first person to say what they're saying.

166man · 23-02-2015 9:45pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

I think its because people think they're the first person to say what they're saying.

That shouldnt take more than one page........:D

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-02-2015 9:52pm

166man wrote: »

One can only wonder how a thread can go for so long about a car that honestly is just pure gack....:o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCtkzIXYzQ

166man · 23-02-2015 10:05pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCtkzIXYzQ

Ah you're right chief, it's my opinion alright, I'd hope it might be shared by a few others who are more interested in owning something nicer than just another blandbox with a new number plate though. :P

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-02-2015 10:16pm

166man wrote: »

Ah you're right chief, it's my opinion alright, I'd hope it might be shared by a few others who are more interested in owning something nicer than just another blandbox with a new number plate though. :P

Oh Jeez, do I really have to go through all that again? Oh, all right then.
It's no thrills motoring, sometimes you just want An Car. I could imagine to be in far worse things than the Duster. It's a bit like the Lada Niva to me:

I think there's a new one of those, I can't wait to see the thread and the rabid foam dripping off people's mouths as they get their knickers in a twist. If I could I'd buy a Duster and a Niva just to piss twice as many people off.

If you don't care about leather, climate control, 32 speaker Bose surround sound system, mahogany steering wheel, if you couldn't give two sh*tes what the neighbours think and if you did, you'd buy something nastier and dirtier just to piss them off more.

Not all cheap cars are nasty and not all expensive cars are great. We sure are worried in Ireland what the are keeping up with the Joneses. A new car will have a new numberplate, but if I was worried that people might disapprove of me for driving a Duster with a new numberplate, I could always wait 5 years.

Cabaal · 23-02-2015 10:17pm

166man wrote: »

Ah you're right chief, it's my opinion alright, I'd hope it might be shared by a few others who are more interested in owning something nicer than just another blandbox with a new number plate though. :P

Which begs the question, if you've no interest then why read or post in this thread.?

For example I've no interest in BMW, I couldn't be arsed posting or even reading any thread that relates to them.

A dacia may not be everyone's cup of tea, but why tear down and belittle people who are perfectly happy with them?

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-02-2015 10:18pm

Cabaal wrote: »

Which begs the question, if you've no interest then why read or post in this thread.?

For example I've no interest in BMW, I couldn't be arsed posting or even reading any thread that relates to them.

A dacia may not be everyone's cup of tea, but why tear down and belittle people who are perfectly happy with them?

It's funny how a car that is a cheap sh*tebox has so many people practically foaming at the mouth at the thought of them.

166man · 23-02-2015 10:26pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Oh Jeez, do I really have to go through all that again? Oh, all right then.
It's no thrills motoring, sometimes you just want An Car. I could imagine to be in far worse things than the Duster. It's a bit like the Lada Niva to me:

I think there's a new one of those, I can't wait to see the thread and the rabid foam dripping off people's mouths as they get their knickers in a twist. If I could I'd buy a Duster and a Niva just to piss twice as many people off.

If you don't care about leather, climate control, 32 speaker Bose surround sound system, mahogany steering wheel, if you couldn't give two sh*tes what the neighbours think and if you did, you'd buy something nastier and dirtier just to piss them off more.
Not all cheap cars are nasty and not all expensive cars are great. We sure are worried in Ireland what the are keeping up with the Joneses. A new car will have a new numberplate, but if I was worried that people might disapprove of me for driving a Duster with a new numberplate, I could always wait 5 years.

Ah think you took me up the wrong way there! I understand the whole no frills motoring in the same sense I undertsand the no frills hotel game, it serves a function and that's it. Sometimes that's all you need, I get that!

But as a car enthusiast I'm obviously going to be against seeing more of these on the road!

Cabaal wrote: »

Which begs the question, if you've no interest then why read or post in this thread.?

For example I've no interest in BMW, I couldn't be arsed posting or even reading any thread that relates to them.

A dacia may not be everyone's cup of tea, but why tear down and belittle people who are perfectly happy with them?

Posting an alternative opinion. I have driven one, a 1.5 DCI I believe and I didn't think it was a good car. The engine wasn't too bad though.

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-02-2015 11:34pm

That's fair enough, we can't all like the same stuff, would be a boring planet otherwise.

166man · 23-02-2015 11:49pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

That's fair enough, we can't all like the same stuff, would be a boring planet otherwise.

I supposed my post was harsh, but it's difficult for an enthusiast to see cars that I would have yearned for a s child going to the scrapyard and them replaced with Dacia's.

I wasn't trying to offend people though, just not a Dacia fan I guess.

ba_barabus · 23-02-2015 11:54pm

166man wrote: »

I supposed my post was harsh

People just appreciate different things. I love the fact the Dacia Duster comes with what you need and no extra trash. Most families that buy these will have them trashed by kids within 5 years so I think these make sense for families as a throw away car.

dhoun · 24-02-2015 1:48am

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Jeez, how low must you feel if you think Qashqai drivers look down on you!

Ah, but I don't :-). It's not me but the car they look down on.

Dacia Duster

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