The Dacia Logan has been renewed!
You'll have to look closely if you want to see the changes though, the headlights are a little bit different,
that's about it for the exterior. In the interior we've got a new steering wheel,
it's a very nice addition. We even got a few chrome edges in here!
Don't worry though, the Dacia Logan can still get you from A to B like it was supposed to.
This one is about €16.000, and for that money you've got a fully specced Logan MCV.
You can't get it to be more expensive, really.
In the front, we find modern technology.
It's a 0.9-litre 3-cylinder engine, we already from many other models from Renault.
When you're driving the Dacia Logan, you immediately notice on what they've shaved the costs.
Just look at the interior, it's not gonna get more dull than in here...
But that does have its advantages, take this little satnav-screen for example,
I immediately embraced it. Often, when you're driving modern cars,
they're jammed with crazy accessoires, or difficult multimedia systems.
But in this car, you don't need two days to figure out how to change the radio station.
It's a very nice system, this.
It's also got some fun details as well, take the controls for the cruise control for example.
It's engaged with this button here, and for further adjusting you'll have to use the buttons on your steering wheel.
Then, the electric windows. If you know Dacia's, you know the buttons for those always were on the middle console.
Right now I'm driving a version with electric windows in the rear doors, and those are controlled in the middle console.
The front windows are controlled by buttons in the door.
With every other brand, you'd go crazy with ergonomics this bad,
but because this is a Dacia, you'll tolerate it.
Let's just say, it's character.
Even though we're driving a budget car, there are a few things which you might think could be better.
Take the gearbox for example. It's a five-speed, but you can't really use the fifth gear if you're driving below 70 km/h.
The gearbox itself then, it's like you're stirring a pot of gears.
It isn't very precise. Just like the 'good-old Renault'-feeling.
It works and all, but it isn't very refined.
Let's talk about the steering then...
It's not a Porsche 911 of course.
Just crossing a bridge...
But what I wanted to show you,
you can move the steering wheel like this, and there won't really happen anything.
There isn't a lot of feeling in this car.
But is that something a Dacia-driver would worry about? I don't know.
Next, a complaint about the seats. Maybe you can see it,
they only support your buttocks. And because your legs don't get a lot of support,
you'll be wanting to get out of the car after an hour.
So yeah, if you want to travel long distances; I know better cars for the job.
Right. Prices start at €12.000, and this particular one costs €16.000.
However, I think I've got a better idea.
And this is it! It's a Renault Megane from 2013.
Back in the day, it was €24.000, but today it's almost half the price: €13.000!
Mostly because it's done 100.000 kilometres, but don't be scared by the mileage,
it hasn't even passed its halfway point with that amount.
But let's face it, a Megane is much more refined.
It's quieter, it's more comfortable, and just as important;
it's got a 4-cylinder engine producing 115 horsepower. That's 25 horses more than in the Dacia.
And that's something you notice when you're driving.
The gearbox shifts gears a lot smoother, and above all; it's got a six-speed gearbox.
Then, the steering. If you're wobbling the steering wheel about, it'll go immediately.
So that's done a lot better. It just drives better than the Dacia, fact.
It costs about €13.000, and that's about the entry price of the Dacia Logan MCV.
The MCV we were just driving of course was the top-of-the-range model,
but this car has got the same level of equipment aboard.
So if you ask me, Dacia-buyers; why don't you also look for an used Renault Megane?
I think you'll be a lot happier at the end of the ride.