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I watched a lot of reports, including Honest John's before we went for the Duster.

We are now doing the same on the Sandero, with the idea of buying the smaller Dacia for the wife.
However it does have restricted leg room in the back so we will maybe not go for this one.

But for a second car, we will certainly be looking at the Dacia Range.
We like the no frills and only paying out for accessories that we actually want.

All the cars I have bought in the past have been second hand.

I have taken over cars that were bought, new, by some else who wanted specific additions and accessories.
Even nearly new cars that were designed by people, sitting in drawing offices, who had little concept of the practicalities of the "additions" that they were putting into their designs just to entice future owners.

The Dacia, for me, is not only my first new car, but it is a car where I decide what additions I want and where I am only paying for what I want.

Yes, the Basic Dacia is pretty basic, but at least you get the choice paying only for the extra bits that you want from a car.

My Dacia is the Ambiance. It does not have electric rear windows because travelling as we do with two dogs in the back seat, electric rear windows are downright dangerous.
It does not have air conditioning. I live in Scotland and the last thing I need is bloomin' air conditioning.

It does have many extras that I considered essential for what I wanted from a car and I was quite prepared to pay the extra for.

Whether it drops in value in the future is not one of my concerns. What I need is a vehicle that is comfortable and reliable and will do the jobs I require of it.

It has already done some of these jobs and the coming winter will test it on the other tasks but so far it has passed all tasks with flying colours.

So much so that our next car will also be a Dacia. Not the Duster because we already have one and with its 7 year warranty, I expect it to last for quite a while yet.
But something from their other models. Basic, but with extras.