Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #13

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Quote: Dr Nigel wrote in post #11

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and will be forking out £35,000 for the car and eriba for 4 weeks holiday a year abroad....I'm not sure if that is sensible....

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Why do you have to buy new? You will lose a shedload of money immediately you take delivery of a new car so it makes sense to buy low-mileage second-hand and let the previous owner take the hit. There are lots of 'as new' caravans out there too for much less than you will pay for a new one.

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Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #17

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You are missing the point

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I'm buying new for a few reasons....

I like the all silver models, and interior fabrics appear to be more fashionable.....I think the all silver van will hold it's value better...I plan to use it for 15 years until either cataracts or dementia sets (or both) in....and the saving on a van say 3 years old seems to be so negligible that I may as well get a new one....especially if I can get it discounted (I'm trained in hypnosis..but don't tell the salesman)

All this is so new to me that I really haven't had a lot of time to source used models....I will let you know after next Tuesday at the NEC.

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Quote: Dr Nigel wrote in post #11

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Thank you Agger!

I think I'll be getting the diesel Dacia Duster after reading your advice that is rated at 1500kg

Blimey....at the end of the day...I wanted something in the budget market as I'll still be in the NHS for the next 3 years..and will be forking out £35,000 for the car and eriba for 4 weeks holiday a year abroad....I'm not sure if that is sensible....the NEC show will make up my mind next week.

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The nose weight is 75g, and tow-sure state that it is 81% loading ratio....as long as I don't fill it with nurses.

My Megane engine blew up in France in June due to timing belt failure, and even though the car was five years old and had 66,000 miles on the clock, the nice people at Renault France replaced it with a brand new engine free of charge! I was told when I got back that Renault UK would have not done this.

Also...I now have an engine that has a year's warranty...so I'm tempted to thrash it a bit without consequence.

In regard to buying a new car....most dealers are being pressured by the EEC to sell post registered cars (I think that's the term) where they drive the new Dacia Duster for example to the dealer instead of having it delivered by transporter, and instantly knock £1500 off the price as the car is registered to the dealer before transport. I saw one yesterday for £1400 less and it had only 72 miles on the clock.

There's method in my madness you see......

Quote: Dr Nigel wrote in post #19

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I'm buying new for a few reasons....

I like the all silver models, and interior fabrics appear to be more fashionable.....I think the all silver van will hold it's value better...I plan to use it for 15 years until either cataracts or dementia sets (or both) in....and the saving on a van say 3 years old seems to be so negligible that I may as well get a new one....especially if I can get it discounted (I'm trained in hypnosis..but don't tell the salesman)

All this is so new to me that I really haven't had a lot of time to source used models....I will let you know after next Tuesday at the NEC.

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I too think the Duster is a great value car - but I have heard that, as ours are made,I think, in India , some, especially white ones appear to have had paint problems, causing alleged premature rusting.LH drive variants made in Easter Europe don't have this problem. I realise this may not be pure fact, but with being cautious !

Thank you for your eagle eye...there is a fabric like it in the upgrade part of the 2016 brochure...

.I may have to resort to other methods to get it thrown in for free by the salesman.... Pericyazine 1.25mgs fast acting injection comes to mind....

The Duster base unit is made in Bulgaria, and the shell is manufactured and fully assembled in Yugoslavia ...if you go for the top of the range 4x4 then it's only £500 more than the standard 4x4 and you get metallic paint, sat nav entertainment system and central storage box thrown in...you can get a new one discounted to £14,500 post registered andif you're persuasive you can get the salesman to upgrade the warranty to 7 years / 100,000 miles.

Also, in reply to Aarons comment...I too have never owned a caravan..I usually go camping in France because I'm not a big fan of hotels, it seems more socially acceptable when you're on your own, and I'm saving for my retirement in 2-3 years time.

But...having woken up in the biggest storm I can remember in Provence last month, and finding 32 snails had come into the tent for safekeeping, and at that time I was actually pitched on a field of what felt like a foot deep chocolate blancmange...I thought the only way I'm ever going to do this again is in a caravan.

Quote: Ribski wrote in post #23

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I too think the Duster is a great value car - but I have heard that, as ours are made,I think, in India , some, especially white ones appear to have had paint problems, causing alleged premature rusting.LH drive variants made in Easter Europe don't have this problem. I realise this may not be pure fact, but with being cautious !

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I thought the Dusters are owned by Renault or based on Renault toolsets?

It's mainly a collaboration between Nissan and Renault (Nissan make the 4x4 system) - in Japan and China, it's badged as a Renault.