Dacia Jogger – good / bad idea?

We’re looking at replacing the better half’s car and my better half quite likes the look of the Jogger…. From using the search function. I  know a couple of people on here have one. How do you find them? How are they for storing bikes? We are off to look / test drive at the weekend. Forewarned is forearmed and all that!

I wanted one until I went to see it in person. I went off the idea pretty quickly and didn’t bother driving it.

Did the STW default and bought an Octavia wagon.

Colleague has the hybrid dacia jogger

It’s actually half decent to drive in it’s larger size.

I test drove a Logan mpv in the 0.9tce guise  and it sucked massively . Seriously underpowered regardless of what the BHP figures said. Poor comfort inside as well for the taller gent.

But the modern hybrid jogger manages to patch that gulf of poor performance on hills and with loads on board. Fairly impressed with that aspect.

Interiors still spartan and cheap but that’s why it’s cheap.

I drove a hire Stepway 0.9 this month. Perfectly decent car, cruised down motorway Stirling to Birmingham with 3 of us on board plus lots of luggage.

However:
– mpg was poor at 36mpg on dash, my Fabia estate 1.0 does 50mpg on that run similarly loaded, as did my 1.5tsi Leon estate. You did need to rev the engine to get up to speed, probably related.
– the electric handbrake refused to engage or disengage a couple of times.
– I was relatively noisy from tyre wear.
– it bonged. A lot. And the front sign detection stuff kept panicking without need.

One of my colleagues owns a MK1 Duster and said she would not swap….

Go with low expectations and have a decent test drive

I took a Logan out for a run, I found the engine ok but the noise and ride comfort took me back to my first car in the 80s.

I’m sure they must be better than that, but go prepared.

They have never passed my consciousness before but went in one at the weekend…. twice. It was a 3 month old one. Hybrid taxi. We had a 40 minute trip each way to a festival in Sussex and it seemed quite smooth, pulling well in the lanes. The impressive thing was that there were six adults and the driver. Three of us are reasonably built and the two who were shoehorned into the boot seats are having physiotherapy to unlock their legs from their armpits but if they had been under 5 foot it would have been fine.

We’re a Hyundai Ionic 5/T5 family at the moment but it struck me as a reasonable runaround with bike lugging potential. I would go and have a drive if it was the type of thing I was in the market for. Surprised at how well it handled all of us although the return journey was bit of a haze.

I’m in the market for a practical decent value vehicle and I had considered them but I’m put off by the engine choices- not tried them but don’t float my boat on paper

Afraid to admit I’m also gravitating towards Octavia estate 1.5tsi – even the newer one with the crappety touchscreen thing

I q fancied one but read the reviews and the mk2 duster is the one to get.  Seems to do everything OK.

but read the reviews and the mk2 duster is the one to get.  Seems to do everything OK.

That’s the one I’ve got. It’s fine. Not BMW or Merc level quality of course, but  you’re not paying for that. There’s nothing that irritates me, but I’m assuming that the badge might massively irritate some people beyond any actual real world issues.

We’ve had a look at one and it seams OK. The wife quite liked it… stopped and looked at a Suzuki Swace too and that’s also now a possibility.  Probably not as good for carrying a bike inside, but the car looked a lot better well built than the Jogger and with it basically being a Toyota, I’m guessing it “should” be a fair bit more reliable and hold its value better.

I’m in the market for similar.

I thought i would check out the swace as you mentioned it. Jesus i almost fell asleep seeing a photo ?

Everything I read suggests the dealer network are a shambles, warranty work is painful and spares/parts can often be on backorder for up to 6 months for fairly important stuff.

I’d avoid on that basis alone.

Berlingo/ Pug Partner?

As I’ve said many times “the car nobody wants but the car everybody needs”

Or the other tagline I have for my 20year old example 50% utter shit / 50% amazingly brilliant.

I should work in advertising.

I don’t mind the look of the Swace / Corolla and as mentioned it’s for  the better half, not me. So if she likes them and it works – winner!

it looks like there is an issue with the petrol Jogger’s clutch too, with a big wait for repairs…  there’s been less said about the hybrid auto having issues from what I’ve read.

ultimately she wants an suv / estate that can carry the dogs easy enough and if I can get a bike inside it’s an added bonus.

anything else worth looking at (apart from Berlingo / Octavia) ?

I thought i would check out the swace as you mentioned it. Jesus i almost fell asleep seeing a photo ?

My idea of fun is a Toyota Auris estate, but even I thought the Suzuki Swace was too boring. Also, a terrible name.

If you’re in that £20k to £25k price range I’d go for a two or three year old Octavia Estate. It will be a far better car than a Jogger.

Right lets clear something up.

An Octavia is a SMALL estate*.

The Jogger is massive.

They are not equivalent! Puglingos are a good alternative and probably what we will end up with*

Also i don’t rate the various Octavia my parents have had. I mean theres nothin wrong with the but they’re also nothin special about to warrant a massive compromise in size and usability. And the vag group aren’t really ay better in terms of reliability but my god you pay for the parts!

*Or another touran….. Ahahahahahaahahahaahaaahaaaaaaaaaaah

I can’t believe you’ve picked a fight with the entire STW Octavia crew

@joshvegas

You’re obviously not one of us – I suggest you leave this community never to return! 🙂

Go for a Passat then if more space is needed…

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405179813488?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&body-type=Estate&fuel-type=Petrol&make=Volkswagen&postcode=de4%203au&price-from=16000&price-to=22500&year-from=2022&fromsra

Skoda Superb estate is a big car, much bigger than an Octavia or Jogger

https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/dacia-jogger-2021-minivan-vs-skoda-superb-2023-estate/

Thats a cool website.

Looks to me like the jogger is bigger where it counts. Superb has a longer bonnet, sloping roof to he rear then a slopey rear door.

Sloped rear doors on estated are stupid.

Jogger boot size: 607 litres

Superb boot size: 690 litres

I guess the Jogger has a squarer back if you like carrying big square things. The rear legroom and boot in a Superb is enormous.

We test drove a Superb and it was lovely but it made us realise that we don’t need the absolute biggest estate car that you can get. An Octavia does the job while being bigger and squarer than almost all rivals.

If you’re in that £20k to £25k price range I’d go for a two or three year old Octavia Estate

We went for a 20 plate mk3 facelift because they’ve ruined the interior on the new one by going down the massive-iPad-on-the-dashboard route and there’s endless complaints from owners about electrical gremlins.

Does the Jogger come with Uber stickers for the front doors or do you have to buy them separately?

you’ll end up calling it a dogger.

I went in a Dacia for the first time recently, my friend has a Logan MCV rescued from a scrappy and repaired (bodywork damage only)

I was quite impressed with it, nothing special but it seemed decent enough in a very functional and boring way. Not sure which engine he’s got but four guys and a load of gear in the Lakes and it was fine.

I was surprised reading the comments above how little the collective here appears to like Dacias. But then the collective appears to like Aygos and their ilk for some reason, my ex girlfriend had one, and another had a C1 and they are by far the most hateful vehicles I have ever been in. I’d take the Logan any day!

The Jogger is massive.

No it isnae.

Yeah massive is the wrong word.

Voluminous where i want it. Not in a long tube.

To clarify. I am not wedded to the idea of a jogger, but its a very different car to the low estates.

Does the Jogger come with Uber stickers for the front doors or do you have to buy them separately?

How can an Octavia owner say that with a straight face?

(I also drive an Octavia and only the roof rack stops me getting hailed by drunk people)

It is . But it’s also narrow. I was surprised how narrow my colleagues is with a 108 on one side and a standard A4 on the other.

About 200mm narrower than a Berlingo which makes it feel cramped inside.

Joggers Only 100mm wider than a 108…. Which I think we can all agree is a small and narrow car.

C1 and they are by far the most hateful vehicles I have ever been in

I’m sure she said the same about your transit 😉

The Jogger is based on the Sandero, so won’t be super large, but the boot is very useful.

I’m sure she said the same about your transit 😉

No, she loved that. It didn’t break down nearly as often as my 306 did?

Does the Jogger come with Uber stickers for the front doors or do you have to buy them separately?

For tedious people like me that want a reliable and fuel efficient car, that’s a huge compliment you just paid it…

About 200mm narrower than a Berlingo which makes it feel cramped inside.

Joggers Only 100mm wider than a 108…. Which I think we can all agree is a small and narrow car

Yeah just walked pas the Dacia dealers on the doggo walk. It IS narrow! Berlingo it is then!

Berlingo it is then!

The true multi purpose vehicle – tip runs, mobile toilet……..

Looked at an Octavia estate tonight, a significantly nicer cabin than the Jogger, but you’d expect that given the price differences.  It ticks  the boxes for the wife too. Might go and look at a Leon / Ceed to compare it to

V60 ?