Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/tsn-motor-news/137978-cheapest-new-car-uk.html Couldn't see a thread about it so far. But it has me wondering - our current auto option company car is the Megane 1.5 dci with a fair number of toys. List price is close on £20k and emissions are something like 109g/km. The top of the range Sandero comes with similar amounts of kit, the same engine and comes in under 100g/km CO2 - plus it's usefully around half the price but 3/4 of the size. If you could have one with a spacker box, they'd make an awful lot of sense as my next company car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 News Stig reported on it earlier in the news Section http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/tsn-motor-news/137978-cheapest-new-car-uk.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 News Stig reported on it earlier in the news Sectionhttp://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/tsn-motor-news/137978-cheapest-new-car-uk.html Yes, that's the first link in my post... but you can't reply to it, hence my post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/tsn-motor-news/137978-cheapest-new-car-uk.htmlCouldn't see a thread about it so far. But it has me wondering - our current auto option company car is the Megane 1.5 dci with a fair number of toys. List price is close on £20k and emissions are something like 109g/km. The top of the range Sandero comes with similar amounts of kit, the same engine and comes in under 100g/km CO2 - plus it's usefully around half the price but 3/4 of the size. If you could have one with a spacker box, they'd make an awful lot of sense as my next company car. a what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Mong box / spacker box / slush box / auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 News Stig reported on it earlier in the news Sectionhttp://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/tsn-motor-news/137978-cheapest-new-car-uk.html Apologies, I missed the fact you posted the link and that you cannot reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Apologies, I missed the fact you posted the link and that you cannot reply No problem. The no reply thing was bugging me, as the FAQ says a duplicate thread should be linked to for comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Can't help but think of the TG piece where Clarkson & Hammond went to see what they could get second-hand for the same money. IIRC, Clarkson picked up a CL600 & Hammond found an 850Ci. They claimed they were going to live with them for a while and report back - does anyone know how that went? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 does anyone know how that went? Badly? (Wonder if it will be covered in the next series, once they've put some miles on them?) I'm just attracted by lots of toys and crazy low co. car tax. I really begrudge paying tax on a car I don't want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 They did report back on them, Clarksons bargain CL cost him over a grand for a new injector I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 They did report back on them, Clarksons bargain CL cost him over a grand for a new injector I think! Ahh, yes, I remember now. He said it cost about a grand - but you could get 'em on ebay for 50 quid, or something like that. Anyway, doesn't anyone else have an opinion on the Sandero? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Anyway, doesn't anyone else have an opinion on the Sandero? Ask garcon, he had the STi spec for a couple of years I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Ahh, yes, I remember now.He said it cost about a grand - but you could get 'em on ebay for 50 quid, or something like that. Anyway, doesn't anyone else have an opinion on the Sandero? An opinion on it? Buy an older car, like a Merc CL. (with proper tyres and proper old school auto* box) The Sandero will be so built down to a cost. I have visions of everything being wafer thin - like Stooh's BMW 1 Series sun visors. * I couldn't type Spaker box. Edited October 19, 2012 by cruiser647 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 It's too early for any real world reviews as the European order books have only just opened. IMO the only shocker is the warranty "Every Dacia Sandero comes with a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty as standard, but buyers will be able to extend this to five-years/60,000 miles and seven-years/100,000 miles for £395 and £850 respectively." 3-years is quite lame when it's up against it's Asian rivals. A fully loaded one will still set up back £11,630! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 An opinion on it?Buy an older car, like a Merc CL. (with proper tyres and proper old school auto* box) The Sandero will be so built down to a cost. I have visions of everything being wafer thin - like Stooh's BMW 1 Series sun visors. * I couldn't type Spaker box. Well, I wouldn't be buying - just wondering if anyone else would take a punt if they start to appear on company car lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I really begrudge paying tax on a car I don't want. I see your logic. How many miles do you do ? That Fiat 500 twinair thingy looks fun if you're not going far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I see your logic. How many miles do you do ? That Fiat 500 twinair thingy looks fun if you're not going far. I do around 25k business miles / year - but this year I did a chunk of them in the MX5 when we had decent weather. Thing is, I like big cars - I've had a couple of Passats and would have another if I could. However, we normally have 2 standard company issue cars - Focus 1.6TDCI Zetec and Megane 1.5dCi automatics - they're both bog standard, budget build, hatches - so I don't see any reason why I would choose one over something like a Ceed or even the Sandero - *if* we had a choice, which we don't. (My Golf was a returned car from someone on a different car scheme to me - some people my grade get the car as a perk, so have a choice - our cars are essential business cars, so are standard issue....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I bet James May buys one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I bet James May buys one. With the amount of promotion he had done for it, I would have thought they would have given him one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 They might have done until the Romania episode... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 If you do any reasonable mileage, big cheap cars that were expensive when new never work out well. Whatever costs £1,000 to buy still has the running costs of a £30k, £50k or £60k car (or however much it was new). Blokes who bought the 840/850Ci's nearly all have to get used to electrical problems of all kinds - and the 850 was notorious for engine gremlins (though the 840 is said to be rock solid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Ye gods, my running costs are more than that car costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I do around 25k business miles / year - but this year I did a chunk of them in the MX5 when we had decent weather.Thing is, I like big cars - I've had a couple of Passats and would have another if I could. However, we normally have 2 standard company issue cars - Focus 1.6TDCI Zetec and Megane 1.5dCi automatics - they're both bog standard, budget build, hatches - so I don't see any reason why I would choose one over something like a Ceed or even the Sandero - *if* we had a choice, which we don't. (My Golf was a returned car from someone on a different car scheme to me - some people my grade get the car as a perk, so have a choice - our cars are essential business cars, so are standard issue....) I would be absolutely amazed if the build quality of the Dacia is remotely as good quality as the Focus. I would happily drive 25,000 miles in a Focus and perhaps a Megane but for me the Dacia would only really be suitable for pottering around town as it is almost certainly going to be no fun to drive, unrefined, horrible to be in, flimsy - cheap in every respect in fact. 25,000 miles in one sounds very unpleasant! The only conceivable reason to go for one really would be budget, and the figures would have to be brilliant to sway many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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