Dacia Jogger

3/ If you are going to make excuses for a lousy safety score then at least try to justify.

The explanation is in the pinned comment on YouTube. To answer his question, no it wouldn’t put me off.

but these tiny petrol engines in large cars are pretty easy to get terrible MPG from.

It might be physically a bit large but it weighs 1200kg. That’s basically a Ford Fiesta.

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It might be physically a bit large but it weighs 1200kg. That’s basically a Ford Fiesta.

That is impressively light for the size of the vehicle, but fuel economy at higher speeds will largely be dictated by wind resistance and I guess the frontal area of this car is quite large.
Our C3 Picasso was a bit crap in this regard. The large frontal area meant that it wasn’t very economical on the motorway – a 1.6 petrol getting around 34mpg sitting at a steady 70mph on the motorway was pretty disappointing. My Wife had the same engine in her 308 & could get 40mpg out of that without much bother.

Pretty impressive little car though, that Jogger all things considered.

Were those all petrol cars, stumpy?

My Lodgy 1.2TCE 115 which is a bit taller than the jogger shows between 6 and 7l/100 at an indicated 110kmh (a bit less than 70mph) which is over 40mpg. That’s what the computer thing shows anyhow. Junior last used it for a round trip Pau – Chamonix using autoroutes at 110kmh most of the way. The trip is showing 6.2l/100 which is around 45mpg. The figures it produces are pretty close to the brim to brim checks I did when I bought it.

It might be physically a bit large but it weighs 1200kg. That’s basically a Ford Fiesta.

It is basically a stretched Sandero so that would make sense.

The small petrol engine/MPG argy bargy reminds me of the test Top Gear did years ago.
Clarkson wanted to prove a V8 M3 was more eco than some basic 1l engined hatchback, quite possibly a Dacia, I don’t remember.

That was a Prius which has a CVT so driven hard is at the top of it’s rev range constantly, plus it’s a 1.8 so hardly comparable to a 1.0L 3-cyl petrol engine. Anyway, who in their right mind drives flat out constantly.

fuel economy at higher speeds will largely be dictated by wind resistance and I guess the frontal area of this car is quite large

Try explaining that to all the thick-necked coked up dickheads rumbling round in Range Rover Sports.

Picked this up at 10:30 – big(ish) drive planned for the weekend – 6 bodies with overnight luggage

I like that !

6 bodies with overnight luggage

Boot must be decent to fit that many bodies in

Don’t forget your shovel

+1 on I am interested in mpg’s and how it copes with larger loads at times.

FWIW, our 1.4tsi auto Leon managed 55mpg indicated (53mpg calculated) on a 400 mile motorway trip this weekend. On our Spanish summer holiday with 3 bikes on rack and car full for a fortnight it managed 42mpg. Day to day on rural commute with mrs_oab it regularly shows average of 58mpg.

I noted when loaded for the summer holiday it is noticeably lacking in grunt compared with the diesel Volvo. A compromise I will take considering that most of the time the car is just one or two of us up.

However, that is 150bhp engine – and I am struggling to imagine what a smaller and less powerful engine will make of a heavier load, bikes on back, or a longer trip at 60+.

hmm.

I really like these as a possible Yeti replacement because I’m sick of sitting with my knees against the dashboard and a toddlers feet kicking me in the back. It’s like being on Easyjet.

I’m worried that it’ll be completely gutless when fully loaded. Our last Alps trip was in a 1.4 Panda and it was almost going backwards on some of the longer climbs.

Test drive one. We did, walked away after 30 mins feeling car sick. It is a perky thing, but oddly reminded us of a well used airport taxi. Didn’t like it at all. For reference my current car is a £2k Kangoo. The Duster was nicer.

I’ll keep track of mpg and report back, I’m expecting 45-50mpg when lightly loaded and doing motorway miles. We’re heading down to Scarbados from Sunderland so the route has a few hilly bits so should get an idea of how it does.

Road trip done. Covered around 190 miles and average consumption was 45mpg. I think this could have been better but I’m still getting used to a little revvy petrol engine coming from a diesel. Also as I’m used to a 5spd box I found I was a gear lower than I should have been a few times, not to mention the fact that I forgot about 6th more than I’d care to admit.

It’s a pretty mixed route, some dual carriageway, some A road, some town driving so gives a good overall picture. The hilly bits were fine, plenty of poke as long as you don’t put it in eco mode.

Any other feedback on the Jogger northermatt?

When we tested it we were disappointed we couldnt get two car seats and a third child in the middle row – narrower than expected!

Otherwise i loved it on a 30 min drive – coming from a 2010 Galaxy that is not ULEZ compliant

Hybrid coming next month apparently….

Sports Jogger?

@northernmatt I’d be interested to know how life is with the Jogger if you’ve time to give a brief update …

@urflying @stox – sorry for the delay only just seen the mentions

urflying – yep it is quite narrow. We only have one child seat in the back and fitting another two people on that row of seats is a bit of a squash. It’s noticeably narrower than the Berlingo it replaced but then that’s based on a van whereas the Jogger is based mainly on the Sandero.

Overall it’s been very good. It’s at 3300 miles now, most of which was done before the start of this year. On the motorway it’ll sit there all day long and return around 47mpg. It’s comfortable on long drives as well, I’ve done a few long drives (5hrs+) and it’s been great. It’s also very easy to drive, it has fairly light steering and gearchange, good ride, and not too noisy. Round town the fuel consumption drops quite a bit, the first 2 gears are very short so you have to quickly get through them into third. Another thing to note is that considering it only has 1.0 litre 110bhp engine it’s not sluggish, I think that’s down to a lump of torque it has around 2-3k rpm.

We’ve had 6 people in it quite a few times, the rearmost seats have quite a bit of space considering the size of the car. The trade-off being that when they are up you have next to no boot space. Take those two seats out though and boot is huge. I haven’t yet had the need to see how bikes fit in.

Bad points – Legroom in the middle row isn’t the best if the front seats are far back enough for anyone over 6ft. The blind spot warning seems to have a mind of it’s own when it’s raining. The carpets feel a bit cheap, I know it’s a cheap car but the rest of it is so well put together that the carpets just seem a step below everything else. Only two cupholders in the centre console, one of which is bit of a sod to get at as the armrest sits over the top of it.

Given the choice to be in the market for a new car again I’d buy the same car even though it is now £2k more than when I got it. I’d also seriously consider the hybrid but that’s mainly because I could have an auto.

@northermatt does the back row of seats fold flat or do you have to take them out?

@dirkpitt74 they can be folded up against the back of the middle row but they still take up a bit of space. If you just need an extra but if room you can just fold the backs down but it’s not a flat surface.

Thanks @northernmatt. Tempted to go and see one.

Thread resurrection…

Anyone else joined the Dogger crew this year? I’m test driving a hybrid one on Friday morning.

The hybrid has a bigger petrol engine, more horse powers, an autobox and the ability to waft around on pure electrons up to 40mph.

We went to see some today and I think they look decent. But I have had lots of cars from the 70’s and 80’s so it’s stilly thoroughly modern inside by my standards with none of the distracting gadgets and fiddly tech nonsense. I’ve been in a few expensive, brand new German barges recently and it’s like being in Darth Vader’s bathroom. Not my thing at all.

Still, I’m not married to the idea. If it’s crap we’ll leave it. If we order one it’ll be the hybrid in the olive green colour. I’d have that colour on any car to be fair, it looks really nice in the flesh.

Following with interest

Much as you can ‘want’ a cheap underpowered french estate I was overly keen on a Logan mcv a while back, a nearly new one came up local to me so went for a test drive.

I was really disappointed. The engine was perky enough for a 1l but by christ it drove rough. I have had some terrible cars over the years but it took me right back to my 85 fiat Uno. I even stopped after 600m to check all tyres were inflated such was the racket. Driving the length of the country or to the Alps? No thanks, ears would be bleeding after an hour.

So I’m still interested in the jogger but I’d like something at least vaguely civilized in the noise and ride departments. Couldn’t give two hoots about any electrical guff like sat nav and the like. Just want something quiet enough and not to juicey on fuel. I’ve got a knackered old Yaris right now, even that can top 58mpg and it’s a 1.3. Bliss on a long journey, just too damn small

A knackered old Yaris would be fine for me. In fact I’d have another Panda in a heartbeat. But… Since having a kid, every journey we take the car is rammed to bursting point and it’s getting really old. With a possible number 2 on the way there’s no way we could downsize yet.

I long for the day that I can get another featherweight pocket rocket.

was overly keen on a Logan mcv a while back, a nearly new one came up local to me so went for a test drive.

I was really disappointed. The engine was perky enough for a 1l but by christ it drove rough.

Glad it’s not just me . I drove a demonstrator from the garage onto the a90 from brechin to stracathro and took it back. Thanked the salesman for his time and that I wouldn’t waste any more continuing the discussion…..and I like old French shite. Even the 7995 otr couldn’t blind me.

I know people don’t read posts but I won’t be test driving the 1l.

The engine wasn’t the problem

It was. A small part of the issue for me. But more so the cacophony of noises that eminated from the near new car made.

It wasn’t going to age well.

I know a couple that bought one brand new.

They now drive a 58 plate Octavia because the considerable newer Logan MCV didn’t age well.