2005 Dacia Logan from Romania - Comments

I have had a Logan for a year. I drove 33000 km with no problems on the roads of Serbia, which are certainly not as good as in the EU. So this car is a "great deal".

I got my Logan 1.5 dCi last week-end. I already drove it around 550 Km. The car is impressive. It handles OK, has good fuel consumption and is very comfortable.

For the people looking to buy one, this is a good + reasonable choice.

There are a lot of pleasant comments like I have driven for a 5 kilometers and it's perfect. Can anybody comment on this car after 100,000 km at least? What does it look like at this case? Also it is very interesting how much are spare parts, especially compared to other cars and price of whole Logan?

I also own a Logan, the Laureate version and IMHO, this is the best car for its money worth.

I bought it one year ago after a thorough examination in the exhibition room.

I looked at tags on motor parts, shock absorbers, etc.

When a part is signed as Nissan, Reanult, Wabco, VW, Opel or Bosh, it doesn’t mean it was manufactured in the country where a particular company originates from. It only means that this part was produced in compliance with the specification designed or proscribed by that “Brand Company”. This fact should be encouraging enough for future owners of the Logan, as it was for those, who opted for already established and sometimes overprized names like Golf or Astra and similar.

Media tests (TV in particular) are in 90% sponsored editions of clever advertising. On the other hand: if one thinks logically, speculation about crash test results and top speed of the car are ridiculous. I don’t intend to drive around smashing into walls or other cars, but if it would be my choice some day, then I’ll buy me a Russian Tank T84. Top speed of my car is written on road signs.

For what it’s worth, I have driven a Volvo 144S, Austin Mini 850, Alfa Romeo Giulia 1.6, Peugeot 504, Chevrolet Van V8-6.2, Ford Escort 2000RS, VW Passat TDI, Toyota Camry 3.0, Ford Taurus, Nissan Bluebird 1400L Jeep Cherokee, UAZ 31512, to name a few. Each of the mentioned cars I have driven for more than 2 years, other nameless cars I didn’t mention because the time that I spent in them was shorter than one year.

With Logan I have 15000 km and no problems so far. With 4 people and the trunk fully loaded, I managed 800 Km in about 8 hours last summer (60% - highway, 40 % - local narrow roads) along Croatian coast. When we finally arrived, my back didn’t hurt at all, as in some other very prized cars that I had the unpleasant honour of driving earlier in my life on similar routes.

To cut this essay, let me point out some facts. Consumption varies with AC (+15% when ON), as with the force of your foot on the accelerator, otherwise is OK if acceleration is slower, cruising speed up to 120 Km/h, and if you use high grade gasoline (I use Eurosuper 95 LS) and finally the best possible engine oil (I use Elf oil as suggested by Renault).

The car is stable, and predictable within “normal” driving conditions (even a 180 degrees turn with hand brake works fine). “Sluggish” steering is normal for empty car and one / two passengers at lower speeds below 120 Km/h. Exact air pressure in tires is essential for stability.

The car is amazing in its simplicity and ease of handling. I don’t like too many electronic gadgets in my car because as everything else, it tends to malfunction and than I’ll have a headache.

My philosophy is that I have bought that car and not vice versa, meaning I don’t want to be a servant to my car nor I intend to be obsessed with that car.

That car is my means of transportation and so far I’m very satisfied with it.

Well, I'm driving the company's 1.5dCi from about 3 months and somewhere in 11.000km.

The car is easy to drive, the engine is quite OK, maybe the 80Hp would have done better. This one, for those who don't know is only 65Hp.

The fuel consumption is great. You wouldn't expect otherwise from the Renault 1.5dCi.

There's plenty of room in the car, also the trunk is one of the biggest in this class: +500litres (520 I think). Not recommended for those who carry long things. Go for a hatchback!

Just passed my 10.000 technical inspection: no problem at all, and the cost was really low: 188RON, which stands for around 50EUR.

Only one problem so far, it won't change, and it's up to you if you can or can't handle it: the car is packed with really cheap plastics inside. For some of us it's a problem, for some it will work. As I already said, it's up to you: go for a test drive and see for yourself.

Cheers, Chris.

I have a Logan 1.5 dci. that diesel engine works fine, you can feel the power of turbo (1.2 bar turbo-compressor) when you step on it. after 10.000 km the car is perfect. the fuel consumption is great on diesel, max 7 % in city traffic, and on plain road just 5 % or less

handling is great, suspensions calibrated, brakes OK.

Hay.

4.7 l/km in the city traffic. Great and clever!

Sure, I can by a better car for around 15000 e, but this is realy great for that amount of money. Accelerates good, too.

Is there anybody in Romania that is willing to help my buy a Logan there?

Regards

joukeder at beara.org.

Hi.

I am driving my company car 1.4l Preference and I can say that is great for her porpoise. I have driven so far 54000KM with a fuel consumption of 7.8l in town and 6.5l on long drives (average speed 80km/h - 30% - 2400RPM and top speed 125km/h 70% - 3300RPM). I do not recommend using speed over 125km/h, at around 145km/h the car is jumpy and very hard to control.

It is very important to respect periodical technical inspection and to use good oil and fuel.

For what is worth, this car is a success in terms of cost, fuel consumption, comfort and reliability (the car cost 6900 Eur)

With respect,

Adrian.

I have been driving for a year now a company car, LOGAN Laureate 1.6mpi. When I took it in December 2005 it was 6 months old and 20.000 km now it has 48.000 km.

Very good car for 7500 EUR, good balance in quality/price area. Fuel consumption depends on my right foot : city from 9l/100km, up to 12l/100km in summer,AC on and BIG hurry, up to 4000RPm at stop lights and on take overs. Outside is as low as 6l/100km, on national roads at 90-100km/hour.

Large space in cabin and boot. I am 6feet5inches and I fit in very well. Ride is not extremely comfortable, but I dare to say it... 'floats' nicely. Not as harsh and tough as teutonic cars of this size,but not as road glued either. I guess is from the Montana tyres, since I have been driving a friend's Logan, same engine, but Goodyear tyres and there is a noticeable difference.

Revision at 45.000km was only 2,5mil (about 75 EuUR). No technical problems at all.

I want to buy now one for my wife, but a Diesel engine this time. I hope it will be as good as this one.

Good Morning.

I bought a Logan Dacia Car 1600CC, so far I already did 2200 KM in 5 weeks. The car is great in general. But I have 2 issues:

First: When I apply a sudden break, a strong sound came up (like cracking).

Second: When the car is on, but in stop mode and when the steering wheel is in the extreme positions the car starts shaking.

Please give me your feedbacks in case you encounter the same problems.

Unfortunately I do not agree on the comments before. I bought a Logan in Venezuela. Here is Renault Logan instead of Dacia. I bought the Full Equipped Version (I think dinamique in Europe) and my comments are very very negative about that car. The engine (a 1.6 mpi) is really noisy after 3500 rpm. and you can hear it no matter that you have the windows closed. Cabin is not free of noise. I have 5 months with the car and strange noises appear in the cabin. Some from the driver's seat. Some from the window of the pilot without any explanation.

Additionally, there are problems with the direction when the car is stopped or at low rpm (steering wheel is "shaking"). I have notified Renault Venezuela about this problem and they had no answer or solution to it. I am trying to sale the car and (of course) alert other buyers not to buy this low class car. THIS IS NOT A RENAULT. I had a Renault 19 for 6 years without any problem. Renault Logan is a poor quality car. It looks like a second hand car.

I'm the original reviewer and my car has now almost 100,000 KM.

Nothing went wrong, no malfunction of mechanical parts and the engine is fine, however, the plastic lock from the glove box ceded in time from road shocks, and its light now remains always on.

I have also frontally crashed it at about 30 km/h on a metallic garage door (excessive speed on icy road), the damage was unexpectedly small, proving me that the car is somehow resistant to impacts. That said, I know the ice took a big role on reducing the shock, because the car rebounded. No repairs were necessary except for one fog headlight that cracked (120E).

I would like to advice people who bought the car from Romania to be careful on dealer revisions. This is the worst part about this car. The dealer will try to "change" your brakes and other stuff from the car even if its not required, just to make some extra money. The brakes should be changed at over 30,000km, not each 15,000km. They also don't let you be at the operation and/or watch what is happening with your car during revision.

Short version: Never trust dealers when they say something is wrong... Go there and ask they check it up with you.

I'm not sure that I ever want to buy another car like this again, after driving it for a while it gets boring and you start wanting something else.

The prices have also risen unexpectedly high, yet the quality remains the same. A new car like mine costs now over 1000E more than the time I purchased it, however there's nothing different in it, save for a small and useless facelift.

I bought Logan diesel in January 2007 and traveled so far 3000km. The car drives and behaves well and I am happy with the performance. The only downturn is fuel consumption which seems to be around 6 litres no matter what. I would like to find out how people manage to drop it to 5 lit, or even less.

I wish you all safe driving.

George Popovich.

I would expect this car to be of an average worldwide quality. They are being sold in so many countries, and under the Nissan badge, that it would be a disaster for Nissan -a brand recognized for its good quality and reliability- to sell it without reaching a certain quality, if not up to par, neither too far away from other products of that name.

I live in Mexico where this car has to compete against a large competition, we have a very large market, and the quality of cars sold here is quite high; the lowest are the Brazilian manufactured ones from VW.

The Logan has the same platform and engine as the Nissan Platina, sold already since many years ago here, and frequently used as Taxi.

I hope this gives an small perspective on such an unknown vehicle.