Wellytrack
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If budget is where it's at I'd look elsewhere, the South Korean cars are much better built.
Dacia Duster?
- Thread starter Tha Ulsterscot
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Sussex Martin
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- Location
- Burham Kent
I'd rather have my Range Rover than 4 or 5 of them
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TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Same as a defender then, but cheaper and more reliable.
Tha Ulsterscot
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- Location
- Greyabbey Co. Down.
Hmmmm. out of the 23 replies, how many actually drive one ? By the way i don't mind cheap and cheerful, I drive a ZETOR and it does what it's supposed to, I don't want a Chelsey Tractor, just something cheap and reliable. Had three Renaults over the years and found nothing wrong with any of them.
and it does what it's supposed to, I don't want a Chelsey Tractor, just something cheap and reliable. Had three Renaults over the years and found nothing wrong with any of them.
RagnarHairybreeks
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- Location
- Gloucester
What's ken Dodd got to do with it!
RagnarHairybreeks
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- Location
- Gloucester
Just what I see everytime I see the name!
Seriously though, my brother has one. He's motor trade and rates it highly although the one time I've been in it, it felt even more agricultural than my old series landy I had fifteen years ago.
Still, I waft about in a '65 VW CC R-line these days so my frame of reference is probably skewed.
Seriously though, my brother has one. He's motor trade and rates it highly although the one time I've been in it, it felt even more agricultural than my old series landy I had fifteen years ago.
Still, I waft about in a '65 VW CC R-line these days so my frame of reference is probably skewed.
RagnarHairybreeks
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- Location
- Gloucester
True. I'll still have another though.
AGN76
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- Location
- north Wales
@Tha Ulsterscot , did you get one?
ollie989898
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Beware, Dacia Duster fails the moose test spectacularly and scrapes 3 out of 5 in NCAP testing.
Much better alternatives about.
Much better alternatives about.
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AGN76
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- Location
- north Wales
Yes, I've just been reading the NCAP report.
I'm looking to downgrade our horrendously expensive X-trail.
5312
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- Location
- South Wales
I spent a lot of time in Romania years ago and the country was full of 30 to 40 year old Dacias. They seemed to last for ever despite the roads being in an horrendous condition.
Don't know about the newer ones though.
Don't know about the newer ones though.
ollie989898
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God anything might be an improvement after that. Get a Volvo or maybe that Fiat 4x4 thing.
AGN76
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- Location
- north Wales
Aren't Fiats sh1te? Volvo and downgrade in same sentence?!
Are you sure, heard recently one of them was specially strenthed on the drivers side to enable a good crash test result,
the extra metal was not moved across when converted to RHD
ollie989898
Member
Aren't Fiats sh1te? Volvo and downgrade in same sentence?!
Buy a second hand Volvo.
Wellytrack
Member
I did not know about that, although I’d be surprised if that was unique to South Korean cars.
RHD cars tend to give poorer results in testing than cars built in LHD format.
https://www.raccars.co.uk/news/crash-test-disappointments
I’ve since seen a 3 year old Duster on its side in a scrappies, and also an 9 year old Hyundai on its roof and I can tell which one I’d rather have at the same price.
ollie989898
Member
If you want a safety assurance check if a car is available for sale in both EU and North American markets. If its not, be very wary.
Its worth looking up rusty dusters forum on the net. If only for the excellent advice on how to reject a car after purchase