Dacia made a name selling new cars for secondhand money.
Following EasyJet’s strategy, their “no frills” approach won customers in droves.
Of course you get what you pay for, so you can’t expect the same reliability as if you bought a car costing thousands more.
Well, actually you can. Consumer champions Which? has rated it as one of the most reliable car makers.
The 2017 Which? Car Guide surveyed more than 44,000 car owners driving 36 different makes of vehicle on their experiences over the past 12 months.
Dacia was awarded a five star rating for reliability for cars aged up to three years old – one of just four brands to get the top rating – and also scored as highly for cars aged three to eight.