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New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:58 am
by scotta
Picked up yesterday for the boys first car.
Dacia Sandero. 66 plate with only 35k on it.
1.2 ambience so group 2 insurance. Drives really well. Everything is tight. No knocks or bangs. Should do the job.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:23 am
by IanF
scotta wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:58 am
Picked up yesterday for the boys first car.
Dacia Sandero. 66 plate with only 35k on it.
1.2 ambience so group 2 insurance. Drives really well. Everything is tight. No knocks or bangs. Should do the job.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:27 am
by scotta
IanF wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:23 am
scotta wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:58 am
Picked up yesterday for the boys first car.
Dacia Sandero. 66 plate with only 35k on it.
1.2 ambience so group 2 insurance. Drives really well. Everything is tight. No knocks or bangs. Should do the job.
Fixed.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am
by Ascender
Nice one!
Has he started driving yet?
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:58 pm
by Jobbo
That's an excellent choice - should be fun for him as well as reliable and has Top Gear cred.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:12 pm
by Matty
Has he handed you an automotive restraining order already? Why have you taken a picture from the next street over
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:05 pm
by scotta
Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am
Nice one!
Has he started driving yet?
Not 17 yet (3 months) but i've been keeping an eye out for anything good that turned up. Slightly early but it's a good car (hopefully) with super low miles.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:08 pm
by scotta
Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:58 pm
That's an excellent choice - should be fun for him as well as reliable and has Top Gear cred.
Fantastic value with these. for the budget he had anything else we were looking at (Polo, Aygo, Citigo) were all older with much higher mileage. My brother works for Renault/Dacia as well so we can get parts cheaply if needed.
Surprisingly this was actually his choice. After looking at other cars and comparing what you get.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:08 pm
by scotta
Matty wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:12 pm
Has he handed you an automotive restraining order already? Why have you taken a picture from the next street over
It was out the window as well.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:16 pm
by Ascender
scotta wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:05 pm
Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am
Nice one!
Has he started driving yet?
Not 17 yet (3 months) but i've been keeping an eye out for anything good that turned up. Slightly early but it's a good car (hopefully) with super low miles.
Definitely a good idea to do it that way and now he's ready to go.
Have you got lessons booked yet?
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:46 pm
by scotta
Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:16 pm
scotta wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:05 pm
Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am
Nice one!
Has he started driving yet?
Not 17 yet (3 months) but i've been keeping an eye out for anything good that turned up. Slightly early but it's a good car (hopefully) with super low miles.
Definitely a good idea to do it that way and now he's ready to go.
Have you got lessons booked yet?
Yes. He’s booked in with an instructor that my nieces have used.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:33 pm
by drcarlos
How does it compare insurance wise? The younger boy has his theory in about 3 weeks at that point I am on the hook for a car. I said not until you've passed theory as I don't want another car on the drive (we are already up to 4 and a dirty great caravan) and one that could sit around unused.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:54 pm
by scotta
drcarlos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:33 pm
How does it compare insurance wise? The younger boy has his theory in about 3 weeks at that point I am on the hook for a car. I said not until you've passed theory as I don't want another car on the drive (we are already up to 4 and a dirty great caravan) and one that could sit around unused.
Group 2 insurance. has to be the 1.2. if you look at the 0.9 its got turbot and its group 8-9. The DCi is group 10.
Re: New Car
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:36 pm
by jamcg
Supposed to be better put together than equivalent Renaults as Romanian roads apparently make ours look like the autobahn. I do have a soft spot for the Dacia brand, feels like it’s filled the void of good old fashioned basic motoring that ford left when it moved more upmarket
Re: New Car
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:17 am
by scotta
jamcg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:36 pm
Supposed to be better put together than equivalent Renaults as Romanian roads apparently make ours look like the autobahn. I do have a soft spot for the Dacia brand, feels like it’s filled the void of good old fashioned basic motoring that ford left when it moved more upmarket
Its got less stuff to break and fall off as well. No AC, Keep fit rear windows, No Cruise, only 2 speakers, no park assist, no auto wipers, no auto lights, no wetbelt ecoboost
Re: New Car
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:29 am
by Gavin
sounds an ideal car. Probably less attractive to vandals and thieves than a chavved up Corsa as well.