American Learns About Dacia Automobiles

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[@haveblue117]

I drive a DACIA Dokker since 2017 and find it is an incredible value for its price. Fun fact: My car comes from a romanian brand, owned by a french brand and build in Marocco! 😅👍👍👍

[@RaduRadonys]

That's just globalism and corporations eating each other. nothing new.

[@sirsancti5504]

My country has no automotive-based brand, but we mount VW's, Toyotas and Peugeots/Citroens.. Where am I? =) (Note: there is a debate on if Dacias mounted in Morocco are better than the ones mounted in Romania - I think the same model is mounted on different locations, for different markets).

[@octaviantimisoreanu5810]

@@sirsancti5504 Mexico?

[@StriderAngel496]

yeah they are sold to differ markets. The ones made in Pitesti are sold in Europe and the ones made in Tanger are sold in Morocco, Egypt, etc. There are also Dacia plants in Columbia, Brazil, Russia (well, before the war), and other countries xD@@sirsancti5504

[@widtwidth3189]

Imitație de lemn ce imită pielea 😂😂😂

[@ccmoos]

In Denmark we have a taxi company that runs Dacia Lodgy cars, and some cars in their fleet has run 1M kilometers with almost nothing but normal wear parts on the service history. Amazing economy

[@ifrimvlad]

In Romania you can tell reliable cars by the options chosen by the taxi companies and taxi drivers, which take take every cent into consideration. Needles to say, nothing has beaten Sandero and Logan yet. I have a Passat for normal usage and a 2013 1.6 Dacia pickup when I do light work on my land and for fishing. The pickup with normal maintenance never caused me any trouble. It's probably gonna stay with me for many years to come.

[@Murlock2000]

Im Danish, ive never seen that and never heard about that - and i travel a lot for my job...

[@VinDieselS70]

@@ifrimvlad that's the thing. Folk are saying Renault based car are not very good but the fact that Volvo worked with Renault back in the 1980s and 90s. Most 300 and 400 series Volvos used Renault engines except maybe 360 GLT. I mean, even Renault are supplying small engines to Mercedes and the small MB van, which is based on a Kangoo prove their reliability, so of course Dacia will be the same.

[@sebastianmartinescu1987]

Thank you so very much for your appreciation from Romania 🇷🇴.

[@Asterix-m4q]

Exact Renault is a good brand, Peugeot only 2010 start improving 208 was awesome 507 is great but when Renault released Megane 2 and Clio with no rust on panels and new frame 5 star ⭐ rating crash even other couldn't keep up

[@mirceadraga7421]

Dacia is a beloved brand here in Romania. The engineers who worked on it put a lot of soul into their creation. There are also rich people who prefer a Dacia Duster because they don't want to waste money on a famous brand when Dacia offers them similar performance.

[@hjorleifuringason2778]

Interesting that you discovered Dacia! These Dusters are very popular in Europe, in fact the best selling SUVs over here. I have a 2019 Duster w. 4wd and a torquey diesel engine, a very good combination. It also has a 6 speed manual trans. Been very reliable in spite of the low price.

[@robertheinrich2994]

maybe I'm wrong, but I think that the duster is not a SUV. a SUV is a car that looks somewhat like a car with offroad-capability, but do not try to offroad. the duster on the other hand is a real all terrain vehicle. you should respect its limitations, but it is not just a car that wants to appear to be offroaders, but a real offroader. but I understand, that this is the european side. the american side demands much more offroad capability of an SUV.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

@@robertheinrich2994 Duster in 2WD are quite capable but in 4x4 / 4WD versions are off-road ready since are light and reliable tall enough to pass obstacles, specially if you add some decent BF-Goodrich KO2, KO3 all-terrain tires on them if you want clips to see them against other SUV just look here on these links.. 2WD versions : kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZvFY4WFeKt0eMk Since Duster is affordable is sold to all over the world gain the famous :"Best budget SUV of the world" (Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, South Africa, Morroco, Jordan, Siria, Lebanon, Egypt, Spain, Germany, France, UK, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Czeck, Poland, Turkey, Latvia, Kazaksthan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Duster has gain popularity and have fun-clubs everywhere here are few examples that people use them in expeditions to test them to limits in different wild nature off-road scenarios (first is from Turkey) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6HQoYtobp6CqqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZq3ZnqEj5eIp7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmGwY6iejNFmjbc From Romania : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKG1eGuIa5iKqJo From Czech : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJapkJWjbpZ9Z6M From French : kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHbHf3p8jriBj8k From Russia : kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4e2naqNfbprgq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4jHm4KkjrqZb9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3vQmZKweNJ7n9E

[@VinDieselS70]

Isn't the 4x4 derived from Nissan?

[@robertheinrich2994]

@@VinDieselS70 could be. these companies form a cluster renault, dacia, nissan. and don't forget renault samsung motors.

[@VinDieselS70]

@@robertheinrich2994 did not know about Renault Samsung with Mitsubishi but I'm aware that some big Citroën and Peugeot SUV's were a rebadged Mitsubishi but then that not Renault as such. The Volvo 300 and 400 series used a mix of Renault engines and S40/V40 MK1 used Renault diesel engines.

[@frankisfunny2007]

May: Good News! Clarkson: What? May: the new Dacia Sandero will come to Britian!

[@Innerspace100]

Anyway... The new Ferrari...

[@panamafloyd1469]

Heh. Came here to start making Top Gear jokes - completely stoked to see somebody beat me to it!

[@SIP100Ka]

May : Bad News! Clarkson : What ? May : The Dacia Sandero... It's delayed ! Clarkson : OH NO! Anyway last week !

[@crousk66]

Thanks for reminding us good old times 😂

[@robertadrianwayne]

Oh no... anyway

[@Alias_Anybody]

Dacias are known for having the opposite philosophy of luxury sports cars, basically using the minimally viable motor/horsepower and infotainment system. But considering that most European countries aren't Germany and are limited to 120/130km/h on highways anyway this usually doesn't matter. Especially onsidering most people only move their own ass plus maybe one passenger and or three days of groceries, so you'll never need it unless you absolutely want fast acceleration.

[@Kev27RS]

Dacias are simply "Point A to Point B" type of cars.

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

the 1.5dci engine owned by Renault is used by Dacia, Nissan, infiniti and Mercedes. I put over 650 thousand kilometres on my Renault Fluence, never once gave me any problems

[@martinwebb1681]

I've owned two Renaults, never again, both were complete nightmares with continuous electrical problems, cost me a fortune in repairs, they spent more time in the repair shop than on the road. Wouldn't ever touch a Renault again.

[@theoteddy9665]

​​@@martinwebb1681but the 1,5dci engine is reliable and very good one, that was the point

[@robbiepmusic]

​@@martinwebb1681 the 1.9 DCI is great apart from the vibrations and some electrical problems

[@draculakickyourass]

@@martinwebb1681 I have a Megane 2 1.5DCI, from 2005,already 600 000km,no electrical problems yet, only replaced distribution clutch,alternator and turbo,wich is normal after 18 years of dayly use. I guess you shouldn't go to that mechanic anymore,you been conned,an advice from a guy who makes all the manteinance and repairs myself.

[@martinwebb1681]

@@draculakickyourass ... I had no choice the electrical faults were continuous, a complete nightmare, cost me over £1000 pound to get the second Renault Megane sorted, it spent six weeks in the garage. The first Renault was bad enough with continuous electrical faults with the lights etc, but the second had electrical faults that affected the engine, the thing ran like a pig and the lights had a life of there own, total nightmare, I'll never touch a Renault again, complete crap.

[@Tiekorolivier]

Lodgy owner here. Very happy with my "voâturescu romanescu" made in Morocco 👍 Cheap, reliable, 7 seats. Perfect for our needs in Europe and I will put in tho boat when I retire to Africa where my old Kangoo already awaits us.

[@module79l28]

19:58 - Commercial means they are work vehicles, usually with only two seats and a cargo area in the back.

[@StriderAngel496]

yes, that (labor cars, construction cars etc) or company cars :)

[@deanromania6748]

Hi, Ian! Nice video! I'm an owner of a Dacia 1300 from 1979 (pretty much just like the one at 11:58 except mine is red) and what I can tell you about owning one is that they do indeed break quite a lot, but they are ridiculously easy to repair also because the engine bay was designed in such a way that you have a lot of space. Because they are so repair-friendly, you could say they are quite eco-friendly as well since there still a lot of elderly people daily driving them. I don't daily drive it, it's just for car meets and parades and everytime we take it out for a spin, people turn their heads since this is still considered Romania's people's car and many people have fond memories about them. About later models, I like the early 2000 models more than the current ones as they were basiclly refreshed designes of the same late 60's car they were producing for over 30 years. They looked retro, while still being somewhat modern, especially after 2000 when they introduced EFI and Euro 2 catalyzers (on the same engine they used for more than 30 years). That's also why I think I will buy a 2004 Dacia 1310 (2004 being the last year of production) and daily drive it. Modern Dacia's just look boring in my opinion. They look soulless and made out of plastic. Older ones have an unmistakeable engine sound, when you close the doors they sound like pure metal, the clutch pedal always squeaks, the car always smells like petrol etc. It just feels alive. Anyway, I will now try to attach a few KZbin links that are relevant to the topic. And again, great video! Cheers from Romania! :) Last Dacia 1310 (21st of July 2004) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp_CkmprbL-ajposi=6R4yydD_87Tns-sM 1998 (no, not '88, it's from '98) Carburated Dacia 1310: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGewqoajh5mIbrMsi=M5-077u2Czji9tDb 2003 Dacia 1310 with EFI: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH-ne5yFhLl4bqMsi=UcBWuFv0Sc5pAwVs

[@Shiftinggers]

There used to be a saying among Dacia 1310 drivers:"All you need to repair that thing, is a hammer, some solder and a wire"

[@deanromania6748]

@@Shiftinggers And it was true. While not the most reliable car in the world, it made up in its repair-friendlines. It formed an entire generation of car mechanics.

[@johndrg1132]

‼️Dacia just unveiled the Dacia Sandrider, their 2025 Dakar Rally Car with a 360 HP Nissan engine. One of the pilots is Sebastian Loeb

[@mahdotontapaus7608]

Been driving 2018 Dacia Sandero for a year, bought it for 4k€ it has all i need; cruise, A/C etc. With 0.9 tce engine its most economical car to run I've ever had, around 4,4l/100km (64mpg).

[@anth5189]

Yea, lack of power is always economical.

[@mmllmmll22]

0.9TCe is best engine in Twingo. With hybrid turbskie and tune You can get over 150hp from it.

[@Scheroemer]

yeah got the same model. pretty good car for its money

[@Kent.]

But it's fkn booring and ugly!!! Cars is fun when they look good, have power and gadgets!!!

[@robmcintosh725]

@@Kent. usually said by folk with tiny appendages

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

My first car was a 1973 Renault 12 Gordini, but a lot of the parts on it were from Dacia 1300's because they were interchangeable and they were still making them well into the 90s.

[@liviurafaelnichiforiuc7896]

That Dacia PickUp is traditionally called Papucl, meaning Slipper because of its shape. The Papuc car was the first 4X4 Dacia and it was and still is very popular for farmers as it is a very durable car, easy to fix, cheap to fix too and very versatile.

[@helloweener2007]

Dacia was quite popular in the GDR. They made Renault cars in license. The Dacia 1300 was a Renault 12 in license. The rally lights were quite popular in the GDR in the 80's. The license plate says it is registered in Halle/Saale.

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

Good cars. Really. Reliable . Many with 500k + miles on the clock. Also since you said it, Romania produces: cars, trucks, busses, trains, trams, ships, planes, plane engines and more.

[@catalinpetrescu8488]

Where do we still build planes, though, lol?

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

@@catalinpetrescu8488 Avioane Craiova SA. Also we make a lot of aircraft parts. We make jet engines parts and other Airbus parts. I also forgot to mention we produce rockets in Ploiești and submarines in the Ghiroda factory.

[@catalinpetrescu8488]

@@Jack_The_Ripper_Hereîntr-adevăr, tocmai am văzut azi o știre cu IAR 99 SM :D Nu e ceva foarte avansat, însă tot este ceva, wow. Point given.

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

@@catalinpetrescu8488 👍

[@platinum1418]

As a romanian, i want to thank you for covering this. Last year i bought a Sandero Stepway, in the Extreme configuration. It has the bi-fuel Eco-g 100 engine. Excelent for fuel costs. It's FWD, but has the Extended Grip system from Renault. I tested it in the forest of Romania, both on muddy and snowy roads. I was quite impressed. Of course, it's not on the same level as a 4×4, but it could save you from a nasty situation. I truly love this car, and i'm looking forward to the Bigster.

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Dacia was something of a latecomer to the major European manufacturer scene, but the brand's gradual resurrection since the 1990s is a success story on par with that of Škoda. 🙂 Romania used to have another passenger car brand in the pre-1990s era, Oltcit, a collaboration with Citroen, but it didn't last long. The name was a combination of Citroen and Oltenia, the latter a name of a southern Romanian historical region. (Probably where they assembled those Romanian Citroens ?) The fact that Dacia stuck around and narrowly survived, was by the 1990s, about one of the few positive legacies of the former Romanian dictatorship. A by-and-large local car brand that would slowly recover by the 2000s and then start getting successful internationally. Since Romania is a Romance-speaking country and has long historical ties with France, it's no surprise their passenger car brands collaborated closely with French car-makers in the post-WWII years and that Dacia as the main surviving car maker became a subsidiary of Renault. The Dacia Logan from twenty years ago was the first one since the Renault takeover that became a real breakout model, much like the Felicia and especially the Octavia did for Škoda back in the mid-to-late 1990s. Funnily enough, the Logan has also sold just fine in other markets where Renaults and other French cars are commonly sold and seen. Including North African ones. You laugh, but even in The Bourne Ultimatum, which premiered in 2007, one scene where Jason Bourne evades the police in Tangiers, Morocco, has the local police driving a Dacia Logan patrol cruiser. I've always found that detail cute. :-) Back then, people were appreciative of Dacia finally breaking out internationally, but I doubt anyone would have predicted how well it would do by the early 2020s. Volkswagen has Škoda as its older Czech sis who often even outperforms some Volkswagen sales, and Renault has Dacia as its younger sister that's also selling very well in a lot of niches that Renault might not always cover.

[@haraldobermaier5965]

I bought my brandnew Dacia Sandero 12 years ago for 8000 Euros. This was about 1/3 of the price of a VW Golf, which size is similar to the Sandero. I'm 100 percent satisfied with it, not missing all the little unnecessary things, which make other cars expensive and heavy

[@williamreynolds1163]

Very popular in the Uk .Basically taken over where Skoda was say 15 years ago .Owned by Renault .I think some of there cars use say the Clio drivetrain /engine from a previous model line . Seems very popular in South America though often badged Renault in those markets .In Colombia where they are assembled for instance I think they are the most popular model line in the country . They are cheap ,but not terrible by any means .

[@GoldenCroc]

Well not just "some" are using the drivetrain.,,,, its pretty much all of them. Well except for that it was only the previous gen clio chassis, engines were always the same as renaults latest. With the models on sale currently, it uses the current renault chassis as well, so they are "up to date" in all regards regarding the drivetrain and chassis.

[@williamreynolds1163]

thanks@@GoldenCroc

[@zigadezman2389]

I have a station wagon from Dacia and it taken me around everywhere even on gravel roads.

[@AHVENAN]

Im suprised to hear that the company is that old, I don't think I heard of them or saw any Dacia cars in real life until maybe sometime around 2010 when the Sandero was first launched, I guess they really ramped up production and became more mainstream/international after Renault took over, which makes sense since Renault is one of the biggest manufacturers in the world, they have the resources, facilities and know-how to help a small manufacturer grow quite quickly

[@stefanhurdubeti9563]

Dacia was never a small manufacturer, they were exporting a lot since the 60`s-70`s, but mostly to communist countries, South America and Africa.

[@AHVENAN]

@@stefanhurdubeti9563 OK so what Renault did was help them gain traction mostly in Europe then, and maybe update their designs

[@kylrar3981]

@@AHVENAN Renault has nothing to do with Dacia Designs,u can check all the new designs are made by romanian students working at Dacia in Romania just because Renault has 51% actions in Dacia doesn't mean everything that Dacia makes atributes to French help,on contrary all the dusters sold outside as Renault Duster should be called Dacia Duster and many other cars that were made by the Dacia company that Renault simply rebrands them that I simply think could be considered theft if not for them owning that big porcentage of the Dacia

[@AT-cc6yl]

Dacia is constantly being improved and has cool, sleek lines Greetings 🇪🇺🇳🇱

[@groovytau]

you do have dacia in US for sure, there is actually a club where people drive old Dacias in a parade like fashion once a year.

[@patzan48]

Dacia is the ancient name of the country that is now Romania. Ergo, Dacia, Romania...

[@armelle6936]

20 years ago, first dacia were sold in france, there were 1 years wait to have a car. the second cars dacia cars were more expensive than the brand new one, because of the wait

[@g.g.9524]

Dacia Sandero it almost surpassed the sales of the tesla model y, placing it in 2nd place at the European level after the tesla model y

[@mavericmorph5358]

The logo always reminds me of the DeLorean logo.

[@octaviantudor]

Because you mentioned it in this context, John DeLorean, founder of DMC DeLorean, was romanian after his father... It doesn't have anything to do with Dacia, but somehow it fits here.

[@xSlavic]

Fake news, DeLorean wasn't romanian he was szekler comunist.

[@Sabinathor]

there's a little "genetic" resemblance... both Romanian by ancestry! :)))

[@Ethernety]

I'm from Romania , just saw one now ❤ we used to have most cars Dacia about 20 years ago , Dacia 1310 , the childhood car for most 20+

[@south_poIe]

Duster is Dacia's version of Renault Captur Sandero is Dacia's version of Renault Clio Logan is Dacia's version of Renault Symbol

[@sandorguth]

S.C. Automobile Dacia S.A. is owned by Renault S.A.

[@verttikoo2052]

Renault has lots of successes like Renault Clio. Dacia works. It’s been tested.

[@jkarra2334]

Doesnt matter, Renault has no sales in USA anyway

[@verttikoo2052]

@@jkarra2334 He is Trans American 🙄 Born in to wrong place 🙄

[@Arnaud58]

Yep, since 1999

[@mmllmmll22]

​@@jkarra2334but pretty much whole Nissan is under Renault. So... few pieces can be in US with renault logo.

[@FreakoMatt]

Tge synmbol is the first is made of the letters "D" and "a", but a bit more stylish. Pretty cool. Resembles an X so it's kinda catchy.

[@Malvoi]

I saw you enjoy rally races and car history so I think you will be interested in checking out the ARO. It's another Romanian original that was considered one of the top offroaders for a long time. After the company got sold, the pedigree of the ARO can be seen throughout the Mercedes G Class.

[@Dr_Klops]

Well they brand themselves as the status symbol for those who don't need status symboles. I like that attitude.

[@LordOfChaos.x]

They drive good enough for the price and dont empty your wallet while still being reliable

[@catalinmacovei6907]

Other Romanian brands: Oltcit (small hatchbacks), ARO (similar to Range Robers), brands from comunism era.

[@adrianmclean9195]

The Dacia 1300, from 1973, is a Renault 12. Very very popular in Australia in the 70's. Rode well on our bad roads - that magic French suspension. Were made here or put together here via CKD - Complete Knock Down. Last forever. Feels like driving a large car. Came in awesome pastel colours like our famous Kingwood's and Falcons and Valiants. Until lead was banned. The same car was sold in Turkey under a Turkish car maker. Lada sold the Samara and little 4wd Niva here in Australia. The Niva being very durable. Peter Brock even was involved with a version of the Samara. Can see on KZbin on Australian car adverts/research.

[@davycrockett36]

The Dacia Duster has been around since the 1980s. The ARO 10 was sold in the UK as the Dacia Duster. Don't let the cheap price fool you. These are great cars that use proven technology. 👍

[@imreszikora8196]

For optimistic drivers: "when one door closes, another opens" - this is what characterizes the original Dacia cars the best :D

[@oneslovenian]

Hi Ian and greetings from Europe! A fairly intriguing and interesting topic about the car and truck brands from Europe that americans aren't familiar with... and vice versa. Though us Europeans are mostly familiar with your brands since they are somehow present on our market as well. We are exempt from most of the model line, and so was in the past due to american cars being too big for our roads, parking lots and garages, also large fuel consumption and import costs. Yeah there are some american brands like Rivian, Fisker, Buick... from the defunct ones Oldsmobile, Pontiac (there were two or three models from Pontiac in European market as well...) beautiful cars. You can see them only on car collector events. As for European ones there is quite some major ones in car segment. You've mentioned Opel, Renault, Škoda, Dacia, Lada. There are also: - Lancia - Citroén - Peugeot - Seat - Cupra From old defunct ones Rover, Saab (not so interesting since they were available in US as well) and also some eastern european ones like Wartburg or FSO. Russians also have Zil, Volga or newer Aurus. There are a lot more of them defunct or present. But these I guess are/were the major ones. On bus and truck market there is much more of unknown stuff. There are a lot of Turkish brands present nowadays, like: - Otokar - Temsa and -Anadolu Isuzu - Mercedes Benz (Truck and bus) - Volvo (Truck and bus) - Solaris (Bus) - Neoplan (Bus/German) - Setra (Bus/German) - Scania (Bus and truck) - Iveco (Truck and bus - very popular) - Daf (Truck) - VDL (Bus) - Van Hool (Bus) - Heuliez Bus (Bus) - MAN (Truck and Bus) There are also Ford and Renault trucks present in Europe. In the past there was a lot of Magirus Deutz which is now incorporated into other brands. Hope you find some of these data interesting and useful for maybe another video. Kind regards and good luck with new videos.

[@IWrocker]

Excellent information thank You 😎🎉

[@bibicu19a]

Nice that you have taken the time to do this video for Dacia. I'm from Romania.

[@LexBruckner]

here is something to think about, The factory that makes dacia shock absorbers is in czech republic. same factory makes them for ford, jaguar, skoda, peugeot, renault, mercedes and more. In Romania they make some parts that go on the shock absorbers for alll of them too. Basically all manufacturers use same things, the difference in price is gotten all by marketing

[@randomcitizenname]

Basic crash course on Dacia: The first model produced was a Renault 8 copy (Dacia 1100) produced for 3 years only(66-69) until the tooling would be ready for the Renault 12 copy (Dacia 1300), which they produced as is for a few years, while working on their own modifications, until the initial collaboration with Renault ended at the end of the 70s. When they were on their own, those modifications were implemented, the name was amended and thus the 1310 was born. That model was produced until 2006, in a variety of configurations, engines and trim. Most common engines were the 1.3 petrol engines, later upgraded to 1.4 and 1.6 liters, and a 1.9 diesel that mostly was fitted to the 4x4 cabcon/yute variant which was used extensively for anything maintenance(gas, electric, roadworks, you name it. that car built the Romania of 1990-2010). Some time in the 2000s the engineers developed the first ever in house car, the Dacia Nova, which was a commercial flop, cause it had a lot of problems. It was refined into the Supernova and later into Solenza (2 different cars) which were awesome cars in every way. The taxi cars of choice of early 2000s. Then the french came back and the Logan showed up. It was the cheapest modern car at the time, made in Europe, at around 4500 euros. It is still produced to this day, in its 3rd generation. It also spawned various configurations: a Logan Van, a Logan MCV, a Logan Pickup. Then little by little, other models showed up: like the Sandero(small hatchback), Duster(the cheapest european made SUV at the time), the Dokker (which is either a people carrier like Renault Espace, or as a pannel van for tradesmen) and the Lodgy(7 seater MPV). And lastly a compact full electric city car was introduced in 2020, under the name Dacia Spring. It is not very good. It is also not made by Dacia, but by someone in China, from the Renault group. They were cheap, and people bought them and they sound like a space ship when they go by. Extremely noisy for an electric. There, Hope you enjoy. What I enjoy is the fact that the restrictions that Renault set upon Dacia way back in the day, that they will not compete with the bigger brands from the group, are finally lifted and we can finally see higher trims and specs from our models. Also, as a bonus: fun fact, the Dacia Duster name was used first for the ARO 10 (or Dacia 10) UK models sold between 1980-2006. ARO was another car manufacturer from way back then, that made extremely capable and durable offroad cars. Think Land Rover level of capability. Its a damn shame they went under.

[@randomcitizenname]

By the way, I completely forgot about this: The Jogger and the Duster has an optional pack called the sleep pack, which is essentially a bespoke wooden framed box that you install in your car, transforming the interior into a 1.9 x 1.3m bed that sleeps 2 people comfortably-ish on brief outdoor stints, while also providing with well over 200liters of cargo storage underneath the sleeping area. Also, another option, an outdoor tent that you can affix the the back of the car :)

[@sherwood5103]

Fun fact: Did you knew John Delorean, designer of some iconic American cars, like Pontiac GTO, and the Back To The Future DeLorean, is of Romanian origin? His father was born in Romania. 😃👍

[@Hortor]

Sandero was starting 8600€ in 2010 with the base base base model with abs and nothing more. Today cars got everything even base Sandero (automatic break, parking radars...)

[@rode73]

Dacia 1300 was based on Renault 12.

[@ayrproductions]

You mean, it WAS a Renault 12.

[@marcusdumitru]

Kuddos man. It's allways funny to see how little the Americans know about "the rest of the world!". But it soothing when they are open to learn. If you go to Europe sometimes, you will be amazed to see so many things you don't get in the US. Dacia is sold rebadged as a Renault in the rest of the world. They are manufactured in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Morocco, maybe India. They used to have a plant in Russia, before the war. Latin America has lots of them: Logan, Sandero, Duster, Oroch (the mini pickup based on Duster). The biggest pleasent surprise in Europe right now is Dacia Jogger, the MPV, with hybrid or GLP. The models and interior amenities have become really good in the last 10 year or so. Normal Germans would buy a Dacia over a German car as an utilitarian car, to take them the cheapest way from point A to B. Now, the driving feeling is nowhere near the fancy brands, but people don't really care about all that, with the bad economy. Anyone would take a Dacia Duster through potholes, before any other European car. You should check out YT videos with Dacia Duster off road, and even in comparison with other brands. Those are fun.

[@stephentolputt4047]

I always thought the Duster should have yellow cloth seat material with red stitching!

[@techalyzer]

One of the most reliable cars you can find. SUVs pissing me off going 10 MPH on dirt roads, and I don't even drive a Duster, just a Dokker, basically a minivan. And the stability of what is an empty, unloaded minivan is off the charts. You have to really struggle to get it to skid in turns.

[@rome0610]

Once I saw a YT video from a guy who made animations. One was transforming a wrench into the (new) Dacia logo, the other was a scissor jack transformed to the Renault logo. Burned into my brain... 🙃

[@iojaandrei5949]

I`m pretty sure there was, to say at least, a old Dacia in New York. I`ve seen pictures of it. But i`m not sure about it`s whereabouts now. Thanks for the video!

[@lacatusflorin9893]

They are quite beautiful, durable and look quite futuristic and modern compared to the cheap price! Sometimes it's hard to believe it's a dacia! 😮

[@mxdrsoundz]

Romanian here, its funny for me to hear the english pronunciation of the word Dacia. The way you pronounce the c in Dacia is the same way you would pronounce the word Qi(chi) in Chinese. Hope that helps!

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

I’m Romanian too. Also what are your thoughts on the Top Gear Romania special?

[@MrRaymania]

In Germany the Sandero and Duster are pretty common but Dacia was very looked down upon in the Car szene bc they are the "cheap brand" of Renault, which some people by itself view cheap and not reliable(it literally said Dacia by Renault on the back). They were also probably the cheapest cars you can buy here new, so that didnt help the image. The old ones really were "bland" cars but the newer models are slowly changing peoples opinions about the brand. Probably also bc new German models are getting so expensive but German brand loyalty is still strong here so any foreign car always gets shit on here. You should look up some Duster offroading videos, they are very capable offroad Machines as 4x4s. Greetings from Germany

[@richardhargrave6082]

This first part is the All New Duster, its not out yet Its being launched in the UK in the next few months, looks pretty good, I'm very much thinking of getting one, the saving is significant over other brands. Dacia don't fill the cars with gadgets and BS, just what you want and I like that, I also like that its proven Renault tech, so you're not finishing the development for them. They're resisting the urge to go "upmarket" like the Koreans have. The Duster is a guilty pleasure for many

[@BP4N]

Super interesting video for me as a car salesman working at a Renault/Dacia dealership! 😅

[@wikingagresor]

Yo should call up the chain of command to bring Renault and Dacia to the USA. With car prices right now it is a golden opportunity to grab.

[@kharnynb]

I love the new jogger, it's a good daily driver car that you can easily turn into a small van removing rear seats, it's also one of the few new cars that still uses mostly buttons for basic operational stuff. Once my citroen xsara picasso finally dies, it will be my new car. and you literally can't even buy a similar sized car from different brands even close to the price, even second-hand they'd have to be quite old.

[@paul9874]

Over the years I have rented many of them in Europe. They are great vehicles to drive and get great gas mileage.

[@antibolsevism9814]

and yes the company is named Dacia in honor for our Dacian ancestors , we also had a Roman company but it sadly died .

[@alexanderpracher6753]

I have a Dacia Lodgy here in Germany because it was the only 7 seater which I can aford to buy as a new car (18.000 €) with everything in (AC, Seat heater, speed control etc.)

[@inginercusufletdeartist]

Really enjoyed the video, seeing your enthusiasm while talking about the Dacia range of cars made me happy. If you ever want to expand your knowledge of Romanian cars you should look up ARO, a now defunct off-road car company. Much love from Romania.

[@svenblubber5448]

As to how "budget" Dacias are: here in Germany the cheapest Sandero starts at 12000USD incl. tax. The Duster starts at 18700USD.

[@SheratanLP]

The best news about the Dacia is that you don't have to wash it as often because it's already rusted before you get the hose out of the garage.

[@mikkorenvall428]

Duster Commercial is like a van, but looks like a normal SUV. No rear seats there. Small businesses use them.

[@AlexandreMS71]

Here in Brazil Dacia is sold under Renault Badge and we had a special and only Renault Sandero RS, a proper factory tunned Sandero with a 2 litre 150hp engine and manual 6 speed gearbox. As always, the SUVs killed the hatches market and now we will have just the 2024 Duster.

[@RollyRolly-vy5vn]

dacia sandero is a hatchbak with a bit of a bigger version on sandero stepway while dacia duster is a suv....dacia bigster is not out yet.....

[@olarul99]

In Romania a lot of taxi cars are Dacia Logan. I am every time amazed how much milage this cars can handle. You will see easily a lot with 600-700.000 km and still going strong. I still don't like the look of the Logan, but the new Duster I am considering to buy for my wife for example.

[@mynolinp6015]

The region that you found on Google...Dacia was the name of the region before Romania as country was formed. So because the dacians are our ancestors and they lived in Dacia( actual Romania) the name of the company started in the 60' was chosen to be Dacia.

[@MirceaGoia]

You should also learn about the Romanian truck company "Roman" and the the Romanian off-road car company "ARO".

[@RomanTrollanski]

Dacia it's a decent car with a very justified price. It's good enough and not breaking your bank for it. Takes you from A to B with less money than other brands. Not to comfortable for long drives, but you can always upgrade your seat for a few dollars more.

[@Grez6232]

For the first 30-odd years of its existence, all Dacia's were based on the Renault 12, a design that dated back to the mid 1960s

[@Grez6232]

Dacia has never really done 'official' motorsport programs on a large scale. The main ones have been the Dacia Logan Cup one-make race series, a campaign in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship with a Logan silhouette body on a spec Solution F chassis, and ice racing in the Andros Trophy. However, from 2025 it will be competing on the Dakar Rally with the Sandrider, a bespoke vehicle developed and run by Prodrive with a Nissan Z engine and Sebastien Loeb at the wheel.

[@WilkaJzx100]

To be honest u should learn about Polish Truck companys like STAR or JELCZ they had detroit diesel engine in offer :D

[@KevinMcevoy-nw3kh]

One of the cars in the info you read the white one was a Austin or rover metro

[@SiqueScarface]

The Dacia Duster has the design the Pontiac Aztek tried to achieve but failed miserably - the generic small crossover. Dacia was from the very beginning a Renault related company, building licensed variants of certain Renault models. It started out with the rear engine Renault 8 (There is a nice video series on KZbin, where an American replaces the old 1000 cc engine on an Renault 8 with a 850 cc lawnmower engine) and then the more modern Renault 12, which was build with some slight modifications for 30 years. My sister in law has now her second Dacia. It just the most car you can buy per euro. The first series Sandero she had was just that: cheap, but reliable. Seats were o.k. but no better, everything was thin sheet metal or cheap plastic (even the thud from the closing doors sounded cheap), but it got her from A to B. After 60,000 miles, the car was basically done, and she returned it to the dealership for the quite roomy Dacia Dokker she's driving now.

[@paulgi7046]

Ford has a factory in Romania where it makes 2 models, Puma and EcoSport

[@MattiAntsuK]

Over here in Sweden atleast we pronounce Dacia as "dat-cha". Datcha Duster and Datcha Sandero.

[@vvsandgaming4648]

you get great fuel economy on the Dacia, the Duster is awesome... the two things I dislike owning one in Iceland are: 1. You get ALOT of discrimination and rudeness in traffic because of all the rental cars that tourists use.... 2. The fuel gauge estimates are always way way off in the onboard computer. ...also, the manual is 6 gears and the first three gears function like 4W-Lo and that makes the acceleration from traffic lights kinda slow unless you manage to shift perfectly other than that it is perhaps the greatest car I've ever owned

[@filipbarabas8941]

You can search for Aro S.A. as well, it was a romanian brand of off road vehicles.

[@BrightRomeo]

Old Dacia model can also be found in video online game PUBG.

[@mrNotsoprogamer]

We own a 2020 dacia duster. They are brilliant cars. Built like tanks and do very well off road. Check out some videos 😊

[@contraplano3157]

You missed Dacia Spring, the bestseller electric car in Europe. It will be sold in England this year, version 2. It is produced in China. It is segment A. Sandero is B, Logan and Duster C. They are good and resistant cars but with cheap and essecial stuff. They have bifuel car, Gasoline and GPL.

[@alexdumitras7586]

The rebadged ones are for the market’s that Dacia is not allowed to sell in, that’s why you can see Renault duster and sandero.

[@sasiuru]

I had Dacia Duster (on other regions known as an Renault Duster), 1.3l 4 cylinder petrol with 4wd. It was purest form of move 1 to 4 persons from place to A to B without any hassle. Only bad thing is that it has aerodynamics of the brick and it did consume +8 liters per 100km. Reason to switch to other car were that petrol prices were going up close to 2e/l. It worked, it moved, it didn't stop when there were +20cm snow on the road. Just a perfect for what it were meant for. It is a bit parts bin car, many parts can be traced back to different Renaut and Nissan models. For example rear diff on Duster were from Nissan model. And when I was buying that new Dacia (1.3l 4x4) with "winter package" (summer & winter tyres) and almost top of the line equiped (touchscreen navigation, bluetooth, etc) it were below 25k euros... Try to do that with almost any other euro-brand...

[@LycKoss-s7y]

on dacia pick-up the black thing on the hood is actually a cutout so that the engine does not fit under the hood

[@superpieton]

Dacia is a joint venture with french car manufacturer Renault. Many Dacia models are in fact Renault cars. And in fact nowadays, Dacia is a brand owned by Renault and these are Renault cars.

[@leonardnegrea880]

Search about Daewoo, they were pretty popular in Romania in the 90s and 00s

[@alinstoian9181]

Dacia is the ancient name of the territory (roughly) known now as Romania. So the name of the brand is literally taken from the old name of Romanian ancestry. Yes, we the Romanians are kinda fond of our history :)

[@MrSlaviczech]

Love your videos. I am from Czech republic and owner of Dacia Jogger, so if you want more info, or photos, just ask 😉

[@magnuslundstedt2659]

The duster is sold as Renault Duster in South America.

[@gar6446]

They're rather proud of their Dacian history, Trajan invaded but Rome relinquished the province, it was the high point of the Roman Empire. Trajans column tells the story.

[@knutjunker2019]

I own the last version of the Dacia Sandero Stepway, the SUV-Style version. Very affordable, great little car, maybe the real »Volkswagen« (peoples car) here in Germany, regarding the sales.

[@notmdj316]

Romania also had ARO (4x4 Romanian beasts and first 100% romanian developed vehicles) and Oltcit (Citroen axel licence and now owned by Ford and now they products ford transit)

[@alexrobert2024]

I am in Romania and i have 2 Dacia's :) Very good cars!

[@11sus]

There is also a pick-up version of the Duster named Oroch

[@patrekursunireehaug3931]

Have you heard of Ssangyong. I myself own a SsangYong Rexton and a Skoda Yeti👍. In Iceland, where I come from, there are a lot of Dacia Dusters. Very good cars.

[@petrihakkinen2336]

When these dusters came market and in finnish car magazine take it to test 20 000km and they have to change gearbox twice in that test.

[@fxstudioro]

Well romania did have a lot of car company's in comunism, like oltcit wich was a partnership with cirtoen, also an other big name was aro wich was made only offroad and it dose look alike to a mercedes G waggon. Also now there is also a Ford fab in Craiova ( old oltcit fab )

[@MrShushu2oo]

They cannot entry on US markets without at least 250 HP and at least 3 liters V6 or V8 engine. That means another drivetrain too and also wind diffusers. From 25k dollars to 40-45k immediately. Would you buy it if would go 0-60 in 5-6 seconds and top speed of 160mph?

[@88Maggie88]

My dad had a bright red Logan sedan 2005 model. Brand new at that time was about 10k. Very very cheap. It was just a bunch of plastic on plastic.

[@profeturulz8373]

Bought the 2022 Duster with 5 year warranty, good car so far. I like the height, I can go offroad easily. They are skimping on everything though, you get it with 3l fuel, no engine liquid