Dacia Spring review | The electric car that CANNOT be ignored!

[@LightTheUnicorn]

Have to give Dacia credit here, there are a lot of people that say they want a "small, back to basics simple car with no touchscreen nonsense" and, well, that's absolutely what their current range can offer you. Even in a tiny EV.

[@williamfence566]

Peanuts to run, commuter vehicle with physical buttons. I'm in!

[@CitroenC407]

A small, cheap and somewhat basic EV. Honestly can see it doing well and being very appealing to customers. It's quite a pretty car too, I think. Really like the styling. A very nice little car all round.

[@toyotaprius79]

The styling is meh SUV fad, but that's Dacia's brand image. A more aerodynamic profile would do a small 26kWh battery much good

[@szszg]

I like it-it's small and light, like "small and light" used to mean in the '90s.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Big time

[@frankey2356]

I asked a Romianian colleague. It's pronounced DaCheea! Say it fast he told me. Hope this helps. Great reviews fella. I subscribed recently & am very impressed. Keep up the good work....

[@sebastianstoica578]

Dacia should have 3 syllables(Da-ci-a); Dacia being the name of the territory that nowadays is called Romania.

[@liambyrne591]

Can you write that in IPA , is the ch in that x in IPA

[@stevencampbell1150]

Fabulous car for the price and great review as ever, the only thing that lets it down is the insurance group of 24 for the 45hp and 25 for the 65hp, I know part of this is down to the lack of safety systems which makes it lighter as a result but ultimately it's going to be expensive to insure.

[@petergibson2318]

My Pizza delivery man asked me how I liked my Dacia Logan parked outside. He told me used to work in the factory that makes them in Romania. I immediately asked him how it is pronounced. He said “Dat-cha”. That’s from a Romanian…from the “horse’s mouth”. Dacia was an ancient kingdom occupying what is now Romania. The Roman Emperor Trajan erected Trajan’s Column in Rome in 115 AD to commemorate his victories in the Dacian Wars. Trajan’s Column is still standing to this day and was the “model” for thousands of other columns, including Nelson’s Column in Dublin. The Dacia Logan (now replaced by the Jogger) also has the window controls in the dashboard and for some reason has key access in the passenger door but none in the driver’s door. They must have forgotten about it when they moved the steering wheel from the left to the right.

[@davidperrott5743]

Yes, Dacia rhymes with Lancia, just not the way we might expect...

[@alangravy27]

Really loved this happy review. This is an ideal first car.

[@thisIsRC]

Just amazing. I discovered Dacia not too long when I bought a brand new 231 Duster automatic. Seriously good cars at seriously good prices. Can't wait to change my car for the new hybrid Duster!

[@nicu0988d]

I have a first gen (2021, 45hp edition) In spring/summer/autumn, in a hilly area (outside town) with infernal city traffic jams when getting into the city, for my daily commute of total round trip of 60km, I got 320km range. And 290km when running the AC. The true range killer is the heating. In 0°C I get around 150-170km per charge. In -10°C 120-140km per charge. (Still 8 times cheaper than a petrol car in similar traffic and route)

[@NobbyOnCars]

That’s unbelievable 👌🏻

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

Today I spotted this Dacia Spring in the wild, but one prick got suspicious at me for taking pics of that car (despite it not being her car). The car next to the Spring was her car (the Audi Q7).

[@TheMickOReilly]

Great review -Have to say it looks like a great little car for that price point, ideal little city car with very low ownership and running costs. I think it has only only little problem and that is the Hyundai Inster, the lowest spec on the Inster and the highest spec on the Dacia are fairly close in price but the Inster is miles ahead in every metric, looking forward to your review of the Inster when it's released properly 🙂🙂

[@NobbyOnCars]

Inster looks really good!

[@PejicVladimir]

The original version of this car, the Dongfeng E1 costs only 8000$ in China. There`s also a lux version, that`s even better equipped than this Dacia for 10000$ - Dongfeng Nano Box. It`s the same car, just different stickers ;)

[@toyotaprius79]

The Chinese clearly have a much more wealthier access of choice

[@andrewparle4]

Great vid, ideal second car for school run and teaching the kids to drive, 😊

[@Eamo-21]

Cracking offer tbf. Not for me right now but i can totally see the appeal

[@RaymondGrace-i8v]

A fab city car.I sat in one at a showroom yesterday

[@alanharmon5341]

interesting car Nobby great review

[@NobbyOnCars]

DIdn't get a lot of time with it but tried to cover the basics!

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

3:30 With seat backs inspired by the monolith out of 2001.😮 Elena Ceaușescu: ''I'll take one if I can have Citroen hydraulic suspension and rice pilaf recipes printed on the bumpers''.😄

[@BS-ql5nl]

Better than a Citroën AMI 😊

[@ziggarillo]

Its the backup to my Citroën Ami. I use it for longer faster journeys. The Ami is used a bit more often though.

[@toyotaprius79]

Tbh the Citroen Ami should be a lot better but Stellantis phoned it it.

[@ISuperTed]

Mainly because this is a car, the Ami isn’t!

[@ianrob4760]

as you say as a city vechile EV this is perfect and if in that market a total no brainer really against any ICE competitior as well

[@adarbs6384]

Hey Nobby, how's things...I must have worked the cost out wrong when I was looking at the Spring...I got about 12 euro for a charge...my electricity costs 0.51cent per kwh and based it on 24 kW battery as I couldn't remember exact size.....where did I go wrong in my maths? Sorry haven't had time to watch video yet cos just got to work, but can't wait to watch later. I do really like the look of the Spring

[@michaeltwomey9751]

Nothing wrong with your maths. It depends on your electricity tariff. With direct debit and online billing, Electric Ireland has a night rate of 0.1281 cent. That by 24 will give you €3.07.

[@NobbyOnCars]

10.5c inc VAT with EI on my plan. Who are you paying 51c with, that seems extortionate for domestic?

[@adarbs6384]

Unfortunately I'm with Pinergy...robbers! Can't change cos the house is rented

[@76Conor]

I’m guessing if you took it on a motorway, it would be a bit of a scary experience? Btw looking forward to your Hyundai Inster review 😊

[@NobbyOnCars]

I’d be nervous of some of the idiots on our roads who see a small car as a challenge when it comes to tailgating!

[@ziggarillo]

it's fine on the motorway,

[@ISuperTed]

See the review on another channel that has done just that, deliberately drove on motorways to check how it was. Everything is fine (in the higher powered version), perfectly adequate performance. Saying that, 95% of the time a car like this won’t go anywhere near a Motorway!

[@76Conor]

@@ISuperTed cheers for that. Am genuinely interested in this car. Most distance I do in one go is about 120km, with a mix of motorway driving. Might be worth getting something a little bigger tho

[@76Conor]

@@NobbyOnCars I love tailgaters. I do as much as I can to piss them off and hold them up 😂

[@ISuperTed]

As you asked, you’re getting it totally arse-ways. It’s definitely “Da-Cha” (per the dealers). Our family car is a Dacia Logan and has been quietly brilliant, so I have a soft spot for them. Anyways, for the target audience that just need a city car and can home charge, this is a brilliant car full stop, forget it’s an EV. Just a little too small for me, but if/when they bring out a Sandero sized EV with no frills at a good price, I’ll bite their hand off.

[@davidperrott5743]

Yes, it rhymes with Lancia, just not the way some would expect….

[@eoincasey5461]

Would she be any good for getting the Turf home from the bog for winter...

[@toyotaprius79]

Love the Spring as a good Honest product! It's a step in the right direction in purposefullness. I don't like the fad for SUV styling more range can be made with better aerodynamic efficiency. The extra few hundred euro for the cardboard boot divider and front boot box is completely outrageous . I respect that the Spring has 26kWh in under 1000kg is something to really observe after 15 years of where EVs were. Just a shame about the suv craze. the Spring closest thing to a Citroen Czero/Mitsubishi iMiEV shich i love, Analogue if possible, less faff less weight as possible, less profit gouging, not being over engineered to a fault. I trust that the bsttery monitering engineering of the Renault Zoe has carried on into this Dacia which is promising. The Dacia Spring makes me regret that its predecessor the Twingo/Smart Fortwo and older Twingos was given up on too soon because market says that people want bigger cars??? good quality cars are far fewer now like the VW eUP, Ford Ka and Fiesta, cars like the Fiat Panda which did not get the 500e platform.

[@mickdaly6537]

If government n greens had their way that would be only car available in Ireland, but fair play to dacia

[@e-redj]

I now it is a press car, and Dacia only wants to show the top spec, but on a budget car it would have been nice to see a review of the base spec car. The one for 16k €, the one with 45hp. 🤷‍♂️

[@NobbyOnCars]

It’s unlikely to be the big seller for Ireland, practically zero sales Dacia tell me but I’ll take a look at that one soon, this was filmed at a media launch so I didn’t have huge time with it!

[@tomquimby8669]

Well this is surprising you managed to complete a review of an affordable car without parking it in front of a rubbish bin / litter / industrial dump / weeds.

[@odyny]

The only thing that annoys me a little, that's not nobbys fault by the way, is that all KZbin reviews are from all spec cars, or mid spec at least... Then they say the price, but you can even compare the cheapest car... I mean, I bet the 17k is way worse than the one on the video

[@GavinByrneLand]

I love it!

[@thomasreilly6362]

Nice car for a retired couple, singles or the school run. Or anyone who does under 100k per week.

[@tadukas12]

9-10ct for kwh 😮 in my location Lithuania 25ct for 1 kwh

[@Christmascancelled]

Leave well alone, buy at your peril

[@davidperrott5743]

I take it you’re familiar with them?

[@rapidrick]

Jesus what price will it be second hand! If it was cheap enough used, could theoretically use as a donor car on an ev conversion or something

[@diarmuidlucey7482]

2 years ago I saw the Dacia Spring in Paris, France being used as a shared car like GoCar, it must have taken 2 years to drive this 45bhp/65bhp to Ireland. On looking at the Dacia Spring in Paris 2 years ago a lot of the outside plastic trims had snapped off or broken like the centre plastic panel (b pilar trim) Then again as a shared vehicle it will be abused. The Irish Government won't like this cheap EV as no VRT, less VAT intake due to it's cheap price, no duty on the fuel as it's an EV

[@petergibson2318]

Don’t worry..they will pass laws to “fix” that as the revenues decline.

[@Brotherbear75]

Hmm 2nd hand Tesla v New Dacia Good review but I still think a 5yo Tesla is the better choice

[@toyotaprius79]

You're deluding yourself if you think the Tesla is in any way comparable. Second hand Nissan LEAF, VW eUP - eGolf, Renault Zoe and Hyundai Ioniq are much more appropriate. Besides who in their right mind would actually want a Tesla now given its brand image and service & repair department is in tatters. The only thing Tesla's are good for now is the supercharger network.

[@stuartburns8657]

​@@toyotaprius79Agree with this. Who in their right mind would want to in any way endorse Musk?

[@ISuperTed]

Not a single person on the planet is going to be debating whether to get a Tesla or a Spring - they are chalk and cheese.

[@stuartburns8657]

@@ISuperTed Correct. I'd never consider a Tesla.

[@tgcrowson]

I wouldn’t buy any second hand ev. The battery will be rinsed and too expensive to replace. A well used 5 year old Tesla won’t get much more than 100km out of a charge.

[@CamiloMoscoso-q5w]

We'll be ignoring this one in North America.

[@NobbyOnCars]

you've enough on your plate to be fair...

[@ziggarillo]

Sorry, you can't have one 😢

[@davidperrott5743]

You won't have to... Dacia will be ignoring you!

[@ISuperTed]

Now you’ve got Trump imposing tariffs n anything that moves, I think you’re going to have bigger problems to worry about.

[@simono4991]

13 litres per 100km? A glitch in the matrix there!

[@NobbyOnCars]

kWh 🤦🏼☺️

[@toyotaprius79]

​​@@NobbyOnCarsyou got the right idea just the wrong units. You've better understanding of electric efficiency and range than most auto journos, particularly the misleading paper print dinos

[@NobbyOnCars]

I flip between ICE and EVs so it’s not that hard to mix them up without realising at the time on camera!

[@gwen0437]

40kw Nissan leaf now starts at less than 25000.

[@ziggarillo]

You mean the " discontinued" Nissan Leaf😂

[@toyotaprius79]

And ironically that 40kWh LEAF has less built-in battery monitoring than the Dacia Spring

[@ISuperTed]

My neighbour has just bought a 2 year old Leaf for £13,000. Had the battery health checked too. Nice car and home charging means peanuts to run. That’s going to be the SPring’s competition - cheap used EV’s that are better cars but don’t have that new car cachet.

[@johntucker9197]

Second hand you would have too give it away

[@oldskoolclassic]

Yep 3 year old like 7k

[@NobbyOnCars]

And wouldn’t 7k be a great price for a second owner to be able to buy a 3 year old car! Assuming your residual calculations are correct…

[@oldskoolclassic]

@NobbyOnCars was thinking about it a dealer trade in price would be 4 to 5 k so someone has to take a 12 to 14 loss in the first 3 years

[@oldskoolclassic]

@NobbyOnCars you only have to look at 3 year old id4 lost half price 20k plus in 3 years crazy , and there sitting on dealers lots , exactly why vw is laying of staff , il take a rc car over a ev even it costs double like any real car guy , I'm not restricted on where I can go or on time

[@michaelkilbride2927]

After 3 years old when anything go's wrong it will be cheaper to bin it like a old washing machine

[@lucassitanggang5154]

Dacia, Good family Car. But there's nothing In some Asian countries 😢

[@LeRouxBodenstein]

I wouldn't buy a car that was made in China due to uncertainty about tariffs and the inevitability of conflict over Taiwan. Pity this one wasn't manufactured in Europe.

[@davidperrott5743]

So far as I know they plan to move assembly to Slovenia for that very reason.

[@oldskoolclassic]

So they pay you 17k to take it , front grill looks like chicken cage 🤔 , it dosnt look very good quality in fairness

[@ziggarillo]

It's good enough for the price 😊

[@shuttayerface503]

Dodgy steering no thanks and that sound when you opened the boot lol

[@randomdudeontheinternet9926]

it costs €9000 with €5000 rebate. My speedbike costs more than that car after the rebate...

[@markanthonymcnally5272]

Would you buy one for your kids?

[@NobbyOnCars]

My eldest is 9 so no!

[@BS-ql5nl]

Safer than the Citroën AMI that 15 year olds drive in France mind you they only do 29MPH and the Spring have more seats. 😊

[@ISuperTed]

Yep

[@Edvard.Munchkin]

9 to 10 cent? What plan is that 🤣

[@ziggarillo]

In the UK, Octopus Energy does an overnight plan of £ 0.075 per kwh, which is 9 cents in Euros, I'm sure you have the same thing in Ireland

[@NobbyOnCars]

Electric Ireland, Energia, Bord Gais… there’s loads doing it overnight

[@ziggarillo]

Bordgaisenergy Discounts explained Urban Day units (8am to 11pm excl. Peak)36.53 now 24.84 cent per kWh Urban Peak units (5pm to 7pm)50.94 now 34.64 cent per kWh Urban Night units (11pm to 8am)27.54 now 18.73 cent per kWh Urban EV units (2am to 5am)9.31 now 6.33 cent per kWh

[@WheelieTheCapper]

Energia do a four hour charge window at 7.6 cent per kilowatt...

[@Edvard.Munchkin]

@@NobbyOnCars That's really interesting, I just looked up bord gais, thanks

[@anthonybrown4874]

This is where Fiat should have gone with the Panda however it has a narrow operating envelope in terms of charging, range cruising ability and interior comfort but as a 2nd or 3rd household vehicle it has a place though many used EVs would be on my list before a new Spring. As a used proposition it might find its in some demandI just feel I would be happier with an UP MII etc. My 205 Diesel has a similar mere 60bhp is equally light and happily sits at motorway speeds does 600 miles on a tank and is adequately roomy much cheapness to run too.

[@ISuperTed]

Problem for Fiat is it’s a Stellantis car. Need I say more?

[@windowman9665]

Hahahahahahahaha your fkin hilarious This thing is a total piece of $hit

[@ukman9797]

Have you driven one?

[@ziggarillo]

😂 nonsense

[@davidperrott5743]

You've obviously driven one. What didn't you like about it?

[@ISuperTed]

Sad basement dwellers are out again

[@Sevan59]

13 litre for 100 km ! for electric car !!

[@ziggarillo]

Kwh

[@NobbyOnCars]

Ya know what I meant….

[@dermotporter5280]

Will not be able to trade it in after a few years.The first of many disposable EVs.

[@ziggarillo]

All cars are ultimately disposable 😂

[@crm114.]

Uninformed claptrap. The car has an LFP battery which will be good for 300,000+ miles.

[@ISuperTed]

Utter rubbish and in fact this will be way more desirable than a lot of the overpriced big EV’s (that I agree aren’t good for trade-on). You’ve been drinking too much of the kool-aid.

[@BernardSamson-hf6fc]

Very informative, un-biased review. however if EV's were the future, they would not have to mandate them! Keeping current cars on the road, really is the most environmental way forward. If everyone kept car for 20 years, Less emissions. BTW That is a re-badged Tata Nexon or Renault KZE, which sells for £6045 OTR in India OTR. So a 300% rip off.

[@NobbyOnCars]

Environmental perhaps but depends on emissions and if they’re serviced etc - the amount of older cars I see pumping out smoke because people won’t pay for the upkeep. Safety systems on 20 year old cars are not great either.

[@timaustin2000]

This is such a myth. Only 1/3 of all car emissions comes from build and disposal. 2/3 comes from fuel burnt. That's just the facts. The longer you keep it, the higher that 2/3 becomes and the more it pollutes. The longer you keep it, the less efficient the engine becomes and the more it pollutes per Km. Bernard: It's. A. Myth. Keeping an old car longer is NOT better than changing it for a less polluting one. But the petrol companies would sure love to persuade you of that,...

[@WheelieTheCapper]

From other reviews, the EU specification is way higher to account for the safety systems (the ones required as a minimum)

[@ISuperTed]

It has the same shell as those cars, but not much else - western versions are hugely upgraded. You can’t say a 300% rip-off, as other countries have completely different taxes, tariffs etc. It’s a shame, but a lot of the cost of cars here are not the car makers doing, it’s government taxes.

[@odyny]

The only thing that annoys me a little, that's not nobbys fault by the way, is that all KZbin reviews are from all spec cars, or mid spec at least... Then they say the price, but you can even compare the cheapest car... I mean, I bet the 17k is way worse than the one on the video

[@NobbyOnCars]

Cheapest trim was there too but I didn’t take it as it won’t sell much here. Irish people have too many notions to buy base spec cars these days….