My other concern is past dual mass flywheel problems on almost new other cars which, whilst fixed under warranty, somewhat buggered up a holiday! One of the things putting me off the dCi 90. Thanks in advance!
At low-to-medium speeds, it actually feels quite zippy, helped by the little three-cylinder petrol engine's happiness to rev. It pulls quite well up to motorway speeds, and sits happily, with power in reserve, at the 120km/h limit. Where you feel its slowness is when tackling hills.
The unofficial response from most Dacia dealers that know these problems is this: "those customers abused the clutch/gearbox by departing aggressively when the gearbox was in 1st gear". At 0:10 you can hear the vibration. The title says it, you have Easy-R gearbox. The no-frills brief of the Sandero extends to the engine range, which kicks off with a 74bhp 1.2-litre petrol, but it's an engine using old technology and is simply not as efficient as more Available to order immediately the 2017 Sandero is priced from £5,995. 1.2 16v 75PS 4-cylinder engine replaced with SCe 1.0 75PS three cylinder engine as used in Twingo and Smart, which is 10 per cent more efficient. TCe 90 petrol and dCi 90 diesel engines continue.
Dacia Sandero Essential TCe 90. Price: £14,445 (as tested; range from £13,795) Engine capacity: 1.0l petrol, 3-cyl, 5sp manual. Power (hp): 90. Top speed (mph): 109. 0-60 (seconds): 12.2. Fuel
