Dacia For Ireland.

Saab Ed

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motors/2010/0317/1224266429224.html

That Duster shares its engines and underpinings with a Qashqai IIRC so it cant be that bad!

EPM

Saab Ed wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motors/2010/0317/1224266429224.html

That Duster shares its engines and underpinings with a Qashqai IIRC so it cant be that bad!

And what you sell too don't forget:p

colm_mcm

Given how cheap Renaults are at the moment, it will be interesting to see how cheap the Dacias are.

Stinicker

James May will be happy then!

Saab Ed

colm_mcm wrote: »

Given how cheap Renaults are at the moment, it will be interesting to see how cheap the Dacias are.

Exactly my own thoughts! It will be great to have a bargain brand in the showroom but I do have to say , im a little concerned about what the quality standard will be like. We'll have to wait and see.

colm_mcm

They seem to pronounce it differently on Top gear, they say "Day-see-a", whereas they pronounce it "Dah-Chi-Ah" in Romania.

Saab Ed

colm_mcm wrote: »

They seem to pronounce it differently on Top gear, they say "Day-see-a", whereas they pronounce it "Dah-Chi-Ah" in Romania.

Yeah but they also say "Puurzhoe" for Peugeot.

Hagar

A lot of the Police Metropolitan forces in France use the Logan as cop cars. They are cheaper than Renaults but as are still regarded as "French".

daveharnett

No Sandero until 2014

RobertM

In Europe the prices are between 11k and 15k for the top model, so I think that will be the target price in Ireland as well, altough 1.6 petrol, 1.5 dcI (tractor) engines, don't have enough grunt to pull this car.

homer90

Great news.....:D

questionmark?

homer90 wrote: »

Great news.....:D

ah homer90 the alias for james may!

rebel.ranter

My neighbour was way ahead of the curve here, he has 2 Dacias Logans already, one saloon & another that looks like Kangoo/Berlingo. They sound exactly like a Renault & have small Renault badges on the back

colm_mcm

Seen an Irish reg Dacia Locan MCV around Dublin alright.

pburns

OK, don't laugh but I like the look of that Duster. Like it quite a lot:o...

kasper

the original dacia duster from the early eighties had a 1.3 renaut 12 engine

johnf2020

just to resurrect this thread. I saw the Duster in France last year and it looks brilliant.I have a French Brochure and I have my wife pestered into translating it which she refuses to do.
I also had a look on youtube..its pretty good off road aswell

---

I will buy one if the price is right,


http://www.dacia.ie/

alias no.9

kasper wrote: »

the original dacia duster from the early eighties had a 1.3 renaut 12 engine

Pretty much every other Dacia up until the Logan in 2004 was some bastardisatoin of the Renault 12.

V Eight

pburns wrote: »

OK, don't laugh but I like the look of that Duster. Like it quite a lot:o...

true it looks good - nice proportions and if it's circa €11,500 even better...

V Eight

V Eight wrote: »

true it looks good - nice proportions and if it's circa €11,500 even better...

Surely it will be more than that?

Eric Cartman

one of the lowest spec cars ever is about to get even lower , roll on 2013 when every bad driver in the country is ploughing around in a 1.5 diesel bog spec dacia

if a single one of them is even ordered with 4wd or in petrol ill eat a hat

Henry Ford III

Saab Ed wrote: »

Exactly my own thoughts! It will be great to have a bargain brand in the showroom but I do have to say , im a little concerned about what the quality standard will be like. We'll have to wait and see.

You talking about Dacia or Renault dude?

johnf2020

RoverJames wrote: »

Surely it will be more than that?

It starts in France at €11500 for a base 1.6 Petrol..

johnf2020

Eric Cartman wrote: »

one of the lowest spec cars ever is about to get even lower , roll on 2013 when every bad driver in the country is ploughing around in a 1.5 diesel bog spec dacia

if a single one of them is even ordered with 4wd or in petrol ill eat a hat

In France last year when most manufacturers sales figures were down, Dacias was up 133%(and not from 1 units to 133 before anybody passed a smart one):D

The Duster was the third best selling SUV after the 3008 AND Qashqai.

Eric Cartman

johnf2020 wrote: »

In France last year when most manufacturers sales figures were down, Dacias was up 133%(and not from 1 units to 133 before anybody passed a smart one):D

The Duster was the third best selling 2wd fake jeep crossover thing after the 3008 AND Qashqai.

FYP

johnf2020

Eric Cartman wrote: »

FYP

FYP????--Pardon my ignorance

Eric Cartman

johnf2020 wrote: »

FYP????--Pardon my ignorance

fixed your post, i changed it a bit

johnf2020

I read those details in a French Equivalent of Auto Express when I was with the Kids in Disney Paris in March.
Just found this now

http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2011/04/22/france-april-2011-dacia-duster-1-in-weekly-ranking/

johnf2020

johnf2020 wrote: »

It starts in France at €11500 for a base 1.6 Petrol..

VRT and VAT will bump that up a bit over here me thinks.

rocky

If I had to guess, it'll start at 15000 here

johnf2020 wrote: »

In France last year when most manufacturers sales figures were down, Dacias was up 133%(and not from 1 units to 133 before anybody passed a smart one):D

1 to 133 is an increase of 13200%

colm_mcm

The base duster doesn't have:

A radio
Split folding seats
Electric Windows
Electric mirrors
Side airbags
Coloured handles, bumpers or mirrors
Alloys
Fogs

Anything really.

Guy:Incognito

colm_mcm wrote: »

The base duster doesn't have:

A radio
Split folding seats
Electric Windows
Electric mirrors
Side airbags
Coloured handles, bumpers or mirrors
Alloys
Fogs

Anything really.

Eww, how positively Vag.

VolvoMan

johnf2020 wrote: »

It starts in France at €11500 for a base 1.6 Petrol..

When it gets here it will be nearer to twenty thousand when VRT and general 'Paddy' greediness is taken into account.

Eric Cartman

colm_mcm wrote: »

The base duster doesn't have:

A radio
Split folding seats
Electric Windows
Electric mirrors
Side airbags
Coloured handles, bumpers or mirrors
Alloys
Fogs

Anything really.

oohhh sounds perfect for any poverty spec paddy

dr.fuzzenstein

colm_mcm wrote: »

They seem to pronounce it differently on Top gear, they say "Day-see-a", whereas they pronounce it "Dah-Chi-Ah" in Romania.

Yep, that's the right pronunciation.
The English always make a complete hash out of pronouncing any foreign words, i.e. Sebastian Vettel, his last name rhymes with kettle, but after only several years the BBC is slowly catching on.:rolleyes:
Anyways, just back from civilisation (Germany, at the foot of the Alps, near the Austrian border) and the place is positively crawling with Dacias of every shape and size.
Germans love a bargain just as much (or even more) than anyone else, the stingy feckers.
But otherwise it's business as usual, Beemers, Mercs, VAG's, Opels, all big, with lots of engine, lots of toys, no poverty spec to be seen anywhere and, for some reason, no Fords whatsoever, but that maybe because Germans regard them as Opel rivals and buy accordingly.
I saw exactly one CMax over there in an entire week of being out and about a lot.
And my parents are driving a Daewoo Matiz.
Short review:
THE WORST CAR IN THE WORLD EVER!
It has no power, no room, no style, no toys, no grace, no handling, it does have some brakes, but other than that it has no redeeming features whatsoever.
In short, buy the poverty Spec Dacia, whatever it is like, it will be better.

colm_mcm

Far as I know, in France they get an 80% vat reduction and 40% registration tax reduction on e85 vehicles

unkel

€11,990 in Germany and the VAT is 19%

The 1.6 petrol emits 165g/km, so VRT here is 24%, which would make the base model about €16k here

Not bad for what you get! Only a grand more than a supermini like a Yaris or a Polo

And the cheapest Yeti (probably the closest competitor) is a staggering €22k, same as the base Qashqai

Das Status-Symbol für alle, die keine Status-Symbole brauchen

johnf2020

VolvoMan wrote: »

When it gets here it will be nearer to twenty thousand when VRT and general 'Paddy' greediness is taken into account.

I dont think it will. Since Renault France took over here the cars have come down in price to such an extent that they are on a par with some models in France. One of the guys from Renault Distributors say it will be 30-40% cheaper than an equivalent Qashqai.
I have had a number of Foreign guys as about availability already. It may just become the car of choice for all the non-nationals here, and we know how many of them are still here. For me, the brand cannot arrive here quick enough
A number of good reviews, even by the british mags
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/251371/dacia_duster.html
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Dacia-Duster-15-dCi-2wd-2010-CAR-review2/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuxAlH0MIBQ&feature=related

As you can see,,I'm a fan

unkel

johnf2020 wrote: »

One of the guys from Renault Distributors say it will be 30-40% cheaper than an equivalent Qashqai.

40% cheaper is not possible unless the pre-tax price is 25% lower here than in Germany / France

About 30% cheaper is about right. See my figures of 16k and 22k for Duster and Qashqai respectively

I didn't yet do the sums on the diesels though...

rocky

Is it only Duster that's coming to Ireland? A Logan may start at 10-11k;

I'd still prefer a Clio myself.

510l boot
Octavia watch out !

johnf2020

unkel wrote: »

40% cheaper is not possible unless the pre-tax price is 25% lower here than in Germany / France

About 30% cheaper is about right. See my figures of 16k and 22k for Duster and Qashqai respectively

I didn't yet do the sums on the diesels though...

Well seeing that they are discounting the Sh1t out of Clios and Meganes here, anything is possible. Needs to be cheaper than a Renault remember!;)

johnf2020

rocky wrote: »

Is it only Duster that's coming to Ireland? A Logan may start at 10-11k;

I'd still prefer a Clio myself.

510l boot
Octavia watch out !

Duster to start with, then possible the Sandero.
I think they should bring in the Logan MCV. Essentially a 7-seat estate pretty much like a 307 SW except its based on Logan Van

http://www.ideamerge.com/leasing/renault_dacia_logan_mcv.html

colm_mcm

Thread revival, saw a French reg dacia duster in town on saturday. It looks rubbish in real life.