[gecmc94]

I get 70 mpg on motorway speed with a speed of 55 mph (85 km/h) in the 5th gear and ECO on. That is the sweet spot of the fuel consumption. A higher speed means more fuel. I get to 45-50 mpg when using 75-80 mph speed. In urban mode, I only get 45 mpg but the average speed in crawl mode around the city is 10 mph (16 km/h).

My car is 40k miles old. How old is yours?

http://www.daciaforum.co.uk/forum/topic/25737-dacia-sandero-diesel-mpg-consumption/

 

[gecmc94]

Regarding the boot, I think you in UK have some sort of regulations regarding the safety of exiting the boot. I read something but I may be completely wrong, that one, in case of entering the boot and accidentally being trapped inside must be able to enter the car by opening the rear seats from the trunk.

In the rest of Europe, Dacia has a button to open the boot.

 

[gecmc94]

I thought that the maps, if paid on Medianav Toolbox, should be available for download more than once.

The documentation says .... does this means that once you install a map, you will no longer be able to download it again if your usb is faulty? I found that hard to believe. Please tell me.

If you purchased updates and/or added free updates to the installation queue, you will be redirected to the "Updates" screen. In case this would not happen, please click on the "Updates" button in the menu bar on the left hand side. This is the last step to update your navigation device.

The "Updates" button will open a screen which shows all available updates, including:

• items that you have purchased but not yet installed (updates or extra content),

• free updates and extra content that you added to the installation queue from the "Catalogue" menu,

• and special free updates (which are normally paid updates but currently provided free of charge due to a special occasion).

The list shows all available updates.

 

[gecmc94]

I doubt Dacia's prices will explode. Any higher and will compete with Renault's models in terms of price. This will not happen as Renault is keen at keeping the two brands apart. Dacia is budget, british-like food, Renault is French cousine.

 

[gecmc94]

BTW, I had this confirmation. Someone with a Dacia Logan installed a rear axle shield that is present in the Sandero Stepway. The feedback is that the stability on the road is much improved. The air flow coming from large trucks no longer rocks the Dacia Logan as a boat.

 

[gecmc94]

This is a fabulous car to drive, it holds the road well, has great breaks, a great turning circle.

I heard this many times before in different countries, from different users. It is one of the most understated, under-reported or under-praised feature of the Stepway version of the Sandero. I dear to say that Sandero Stepway is maybe the best Dacia car in terms of driveability. Okay, Dacia tried to replicate the success of Stepway recipe for Logan MCV but I think that it only just looks good. On Sandero, however, the Stepway ingredients actually work on the road: increased road clearance (and some say that a tougher suspension - or maybe only the anti-roll bar), 205/55/R16 tires, and I think the under the car is also roughened with two shields on front and on the rear axle but may also change the air flows under the car. Maybe it is only the tires, who knows ? With its shorter tail, compared to Logan or Logan MCV, Sandero can really exploit the larger tires and sit better on the road without having to fight the boot that inertially is going outside the curve.

I found myself leaving some usual cars behind on curvy roads although I do not drive aggressively. I do not make the tires scream.