A few weeks ago a friend who has four children told me that he was looking for a van for the family… and if you had to be rich to be able to buy a new one. He is not without reason. Car prices have gone up a lot. Therefore, meeting a Dacia Jogger for 18,650 euros It’s a breath of fresh air.
It is not an extraordinary offer if we take Spanish salaries into account, but taking a new car with seven seats and a good boot for less than 20,000 euros is something that few offer. The most similar model, by concept, could be the SsangYong Tivoli Grand, which we also tested and which can be chosen, such as the Jogger LPG that passed through our test section. The Korean is more powerful (163 CV compared to the 100 of the Dacia) and also more expensive, but it does not offer the seven seats even as an option:
If you need economic options, you can search either among compact family members or among compact minivans derived from vans. They improve the dynamic section, they have engines that spend less, but you will also see that they are somewhat more expensive. At least, the transformation to LPG of the Tce engine manages to keep the cost per km at bay.
And yes, there are other details that could be improved in the Dacia Jogger, such as the seats, which are uncomfortable when you have a few hundred kilometers behind you, or the belt for the central rear seat, which comes out of the roof in a rather backward position. The engine could be a little more powerful, especially if you’re traveling loaded, but knowing that a more powerful hybrid version is on the way, it’s not a matter of asking for nothing. Solving these problems would end up raising the price of a car that claims to be simple and meet the needs of an average driver. And that makes it fable.
