Our first Dacia!
My GF was looking for a newer car, and compared to other cars around this price point (~€3500) the Sandero is excellent value for money. Yesterday we bought this 2013 Sandero from the first owner, 168.000 km and perfectly maintained, everything documented and a lot of maintenance items like tires, battery, thermostat housing etc were done recently. Even had an extensive service only 2000 km ago. She asked €3600 and we bought it for €3000. (Mind, used cars here in NL have become quite expensive)
I’m surprised how quick it is with the 0.9 TCe engine, and the ride quality is very good! Now I know why James May is so enthusiastic about Sandero’s, it’s a spacious, well-built car for a great price.
Today I cleaned it inside and out, including the engine bay, and put ceramic spray coating on the outside for some extra shine and protection.
To do:
-Paint the steel wheels black and give the wheel covers a fresh coat of silver paint, for the finishing touch.
-Upgrade the standard radio to an Android Auto unit, need to check if I can retain the steering wheel controls.
-Take some time to go through the maintenance records and see if anything needs to be done (spark plugs, brake fluid, inspect underside / rust proofing etc), I do all the work myself - have a Peugeot 205 Automatic and a 1st gen Renault Twingo Paris as hobby cars :) And from what I’ve seen so far, the Sandero is really easy to work on.
Anyway- here’s another new Dacia enthusiast, happy to join the club!