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Awful, I owned the car for one year from new, during this time it had nine separate faults. These included small things such as the boot lock rotating but not unlocking, the handbrake light flashing on and off when applied, to much larger things like excess play in the suspension struts, rough idle, very regular stalling and finally, worst of all, the reason I sold the car; complete loss of power randomly when accelerating. I paid extra for seven years warranty as I was planning on keeping the car for as long as possible. However, it was in and out of the garage constantly and finally after being told that the throttle body would need cleaning every two weeks, I decided to cut my losses. The final time the car was seen, I was told there was nothing wrong with it. So, I enquired if the garage would like to buy the car that apparently had nothing wrong with it; they took ages to get back to me and eventually said they would take it for around £3000. This for a car that had cost £7500 only one year and 12,000 Miles earlier. Right from the beginning when things started to go wrong with the car it became more and more apparent that the build quality was dangerous and that Dacia did not care at all, even after explaining to them about the complete loss of power and the risks if this happened pulling out of a busy junction. When I traded the car in elsewhere, I explained the faults and was told that problems like this were common with this car as an old style engine had been (somewhat unsuccessfully) brought up to today’s emission standards. Needless to say I would never buy a Dacia (or indeed a Renault due to many shared parts) again and would not recommend this car to my worst enemy.
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I bought this car from new and the first day I took it home the door seals came off. I should have trusted my instinct and refused the car and asked for my money back, as I have had nothing but problems with the car since. This year the car has been repaired 3 times for loss of coolant. The first repair the car has no water in at all and the radiator had a big hole in it. The water pump was also replaced. The second time the engine warning light came on and the car lost power. The garage said it was from a previous fault. This time the car has gone in with loss of coolant again and the warning light. The garage tried to inform me that it was just an airlock. I put my foot down and disagreed arguing the case which the technician then said it is a head gasket fault. I have been onto Dacia who do not seem to care about the ongoing problems with the car. I have asked for an extended warranty on the car but this hasn't happened yet. I am still waiting.
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Dacia Sandero 1.2 Ambience, purchased in May 2015 as NEW Car! In the past one year this car was repaired five times, exhorts needed replacement, tire pressure warning light is on at all times for no reason and paint pealing off the rear bumper. I wish I newer purchased this car. I understand the meaning of a budget car but this car is a failure.