Nissan Juke, Suzuki Jimmy, Dacia duster?

Silver-Surfer_2

bigjl wrote: »

You don't see the connection between wether a vehicle will be robust and it being used in a place where the roads and driving conditions are much harsher?

Ever heard of using personal experince?

The Internet isn't just about trying to score points it's also about shared experiences.

If somebody searched this forum regarding a Dacia Duster they would come across this thread, they would then know that they are widely used around the world in much harsher conditions.

You didn't pick me up previously when I said there were lots of Dusters in Morocco!

So what's your problem with Ghana?

I've not got one and only ever mentioned it once.

You'll be like a pig in !!!! when they open a cargiant there.

Double_V

Dacia is an ugly car.

bigjl

Herzlos wrote: »

I have. Mind you, I've also succesffully gone up rutted tracks fully laden in a sporty saloon, and it's pretty grim.

Just because you, personally, don't see the need for a 4x4 doesn't mean others don't have them. Compared to your Corsa, most 4x4's have more ground clearance, load capacity, towing capacity, better visibility and comfort.

In my experince French built cars always used to have pretty decent ground clearance.

Perhaps not the case in every model but I can't remember a single time I ran out of ground clearance in a French car.

I can remember dragging the exhaust in my V50 though!

Let's be honest though very few of these lifestyle SUVs will go anywhere near a farm track.

And why is it so few farmers have them?

The farmers I know personally have stuff like Octavias, Astras and Passats. One school friend that lives in a converted farm house has to negotiate a 2 mile track to get to his house, last time I spoke to him he had an Almera.

If you want an SUV then go for it.

If you want to off-road or Greenlane then buy the Jimny. If you just want a slightly higher driving position then a Duster, Captur or Qashqui will fit the bill, have looked at a Juke as the wife was abscessed with them a couple of years ago and they really are short on space IMHO.

I also liked the Capturs removable seat covers.

The C4 Cactus might also fit the bill.

Though as I said previously all you need to go to the Lake District is an MPV, or indeed a Berlingo Multispace or similar, it won't be the nicest journey but they have plenty of room.

I suspect residuals of the Juke will suffer over time due to the looks. A Duster provides very good value for money. Perhaps better of bought new as Dacia seem to be controlling used values to an a extent as they are rarely seen outside the dealer network at the moment.

Would a Dacia Stepway not do everything that a 2wd Duster can?

s_b

Double_V wrote: »

Dacia is an ugly car.

and?
its basic its built proper
and it has proven bits underneath
get past the badge snobbery and its a bargain
and i dont want or need one

bigjl

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

I've not got one and only ever mentioned it once.

You'll be like a pig in !!!! when they open a cargiant there.

You are the one that inferred I had an obsession with Ghana!

What's your obsession with being a pedant?

Silver-Surfer_2

bigjl wrote: »

You are the one that inferred I had an obsession with Ghana!

What's your obsession with being a pedant?

I do apologise, was that the only time you'd mentioned the place?

bigjl

s_b wrote: »

and?
its basic its built proper
and it has proven bits underneath
get past the badge snobbery and its a bargain
and i dont want or need one

The interiors have lots of hard plastic which may put off some buyers but for a working vehicle or family hack I can only see positives in that respect.

The Renault based underpinnings are as you say well proven.

bigjl

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

I do apologise, was that the only time you'd mentioned the place?

You can mention anything as many times as you want if it is relevant and beneficial to the thread.

Being a pedant is never relevant or beneficial to a thread is it?

Or do you think that a vehicle being widely used in harsher environments than we find typically in the Uk is irrelevant to somebody considering one?

Would you have the same opinion if I had mentioned that the Asta/Focus/i30 are widely used by MetPol?

Or would that make me obsessed with MetPol?

Or do you think that being passed as fit for purpose by the MetPol fleet managers means that they could we'll be reliable and robust family car?

Is there something wrong with adding extra depth to a forum post? Or giving it some form of context?

Does saying a mk2 Zafira is a comfy place to spend a 12 hour shift make me obsessed with 12 hour shifts or Zafiras?

Or does it mean I did hundreds if not thousands of 12 hour shifts in Zafiras and I am posting with context.

The more I read you posts the more I doubt your earlier comment that you are ex Job.

Silver-Surfer_2

bigjl wrote: »

You can mention anything as many times as you want if it is relevant and beneficial to the thread.

Being a pedant is never relevant or beneficial to a thread is it?

Or do you think that a vehicle being widely used in harsher environments than we find typically in the Uk is irrelevant to somebody considering one?

Would you have the same opinion if I had mentioned that the Asta/Focus/i30 are widely used by MetPol?

Or would that make me obsessed with MetPol?

Or do you think that being passed as fit for purpose by the MetPol fleet managers means that they could we'll be reliable and robust family car?

Is there something wrong with adding extra depth to a forum post? Or giving it some form of context?

Does saying a mk2 Zafira is a comfy place to spend a 12 hour shift make me obsessed with 12 hour shifts or Zafiras?

Or does it mean I did hundreds if not thousands of 12 hour shifts in Zafiras and I am posting with context.

The more I read you posts the more I doubt your earlier comment that you are ex Job.

I don't know why you keep on about The Met either, it's not as if you were in, so you've no first hand experience of that so it adds no depth to your posts.

BeenThroughItAll

bigjl wrote: »

In my experince French built cars always used to have pretty decent ground clearance.

Perhaps not the case in every model but I can't remember a single time I ran out of ground clearance in a French car.

I can remember dragging the exhaust in my V50 though!

Let's be honest though very few of these lifestyle SUVs will go anywhere near a farm track.

And why is it so few farmers have them?

The farmers I know personally have stuff like Octavias, Astras and Passats. One school friend that lives in a converted farm house has to negotiate a 2 mile track to get to his house, last time I spoke to him he had an Almera.

If you want an SUV then go for it.

If you want to off-road or Greenlane then buy the Jimny. If you just want a slightly higher driving position then a Duster, Captur or Qashqui will fit the bill, have looked at a Juke as the wife was abscessed with them a couple of years ago and they really are short on space IMHO.

I also liked the Capturs removable seat covers.

The C4 Cactus might also fit the bill.

Though as I said previously all you need to go to the Lake District is an MPV, or indeed a Berlingo Multispace or similar, it won't be the nicest journey but they have plenty of room.

I suspect residuals of the Juke will suffer over time due to the looks. A Duster provides very good value for money. Perhaps better of bought new as Dacia seem to be controlling used values to an a extent as they are rarely seen outside the dealer network at the moment.

Would a Dacia Stepway not do everything that a 2wd Duster can?

I've picked you up on this before, but don't base your observations and generalisations around famers' vehicles on the experience of a few farmers you know.


Farming in rural Northumberland or County Durham can be a very different kettle of fish to growing a bit of wheat in a sunny corner of the south-east of England.


That said, the farmers I'm referring to wouldn't use a Duster, Qashqai or Jimny either. Landcruiser, Defender, Fourtrak maybe.