Tell me about Dacia Logan MCVs

At that size of car have you also had a look at Kia Ceed Sportwagons? I nearly bought one but went with a petrol V50 just because of the condition of the cars I was viewing.

Also Astra Sports Tourers could be an alternative

The Dacia is absolutely nothing fancy but as a load lugger, it is very good. I almost got one and a mate at work did get one - it was a great vehicle as it had loads of space and was cheap to run - he did do monster mileage in his and I was always expecting something to fail on it. I think in the 3 years he had it he ended up doing about 65k in it and apart from tyres and servicing, the only thing he ended up paying for was the fuel he used.

I ended up with a Peugeot Partner, so got all I was after and meant the bikes could go in fully built and upright.

Old Renault and Nissan tech.

Solid cars. The toaster of the automotive world

Based on my (small sample) survey/observations,I try to avoid Logan drivers at all cost.
(IME) they are driven by a bunch of unpredictable,weaving,swerving ditherers,even worse if it's a taxi.
Don't be that person Hannah 😆 😂 🤣

I looked at a Logan but live on a hill, had to drop to first gear to get up I could have cycled quicker.

Just looked on autotrader u can get a second gen Kia Carens, 80k miles for 6-7k. I have one, bombproof. Bought it as taxis use them and they are experts.

I ve done 100k now and only service parts, oil, tyres, battery have been replaced.

Uncomfy on longer journeys, you'll be tired getting out.

Perfectly acceptable car for general car duties

i test drove one the 1.0 TCE - looked spot on on paper.

i left brechin on the a90 north. i got to stracathro and turned around and took it back - no power at all and noisy as sin - and i was driving a 69bhp berlingo at the time.

I found out a couple years later that a couple i know in another town had bought one and kept it for 12 months before selling at a significant loss as they just couldn't live with the discomfort/noise/underpoweredness and general shoddyness. it never actually broke down - it was just perpetually falling apart - nothing major just trim/interior and generaly rapidly aging.They have an older octavia now.

id do everything i could to buy an auris over a logan mcv.

Mates been trundling round in a Logan with no issues. Had a couple of lifts off him feels and sounds fine.

I can't speak for the petrol-engined versions, but 4.1/2 years ago we bought a 2.1/2 year old 1.5Tdi for £7200 with 18k on the clock. It's now nudging 90k miles, hasn't missed a beat and averages about 65mpg (I've twice got over an indicated 90mpg between Nottingham and Newport when taking it deliberately gently). The boot's huge, the interior is functional rather than pretty but perfectly hard-wearing. The seats aren't as nice as the Fabia it replaced but I can do the aforementioned Newport-Nottingham run without a break (although a one-stop strategy is preferred).

The strongest criticism I can make is that the boot lid catch projects rather, and is about 20mm nearer the ground than the top of my head when it's open! This will not concern anybody under 5'10" / 178cm. 😉

ETA: When we bought it, the other car in the running was an Octavia. We've never once wondered if we made the right decision - for our purposes the Dacia is significantly better.

Had a Logan Stepway for over 2 years (same car on stilts), it's a 1.5tdi. Would get another, but they've stopped making them, so will likely get a Jogger Hybrid instead.
I'd test drive one and see what you think?

We've got a 2013 one.. Its great as a basic car with a massive boot..!

Can fit my bike and my Daughters tagalong in the boot..without issue..

It's very basic.. But has been reliable for the 8 or so years we have had it.. Is economical.. Reasonably easy to fix and Spares plentiful as its mostly old Renault tech..

The 0.9 petrol turbo is probably the pick of the engines..

If looking second hand I'd look for one in a colour other than white.. That has alloy wheels.. (they were ££ options that to me would Imply the owners that bought it had a modicum of pride in the vehicle and would have looked after it a bit..)

Just had to replace an £8 seal on ours as it was leaking a small amount of coolant.. And also an air con pipe (£30 off ebay) as it was Weeping at the joint..

I've had a Dacia Lodgy 115 TCE for eleven years though it hasn't been used much for the last six. It's the people carrier which never made it to Britain. It's now mainly used for getting up and down to ski resorts because it's really good in the snow (narrow Michelin Alpin and most of its 1.2T over the driving wheels).

Apart from (cheap) routine servicing it's had one rear wiper motor replaced under guarantee because it kept running too long.

Yes it's basic (not much to go wrong) , it's not as noisy as the Pioneer stereo I fitted, the seats are great on long trips, the body roll encourages sensible speeds, the harsh rear suspension (taken from the early Kangoo) encourages crawling over speed bumps, just short of 100bhp/ton so goes just fine.

Take all the seats out (5 minute job) except the driver's seat obviously and it's cavernous with a really useful payload - 25 Terreal bricks at a time (a pallet in two trips). The Dacia roof rack is excellent.

Madame chose it, it was one of the top selling cars in France bought by women at the time, I drove it and couldn't think of a reason not to. It's grown on me, I quite enjoy driving it as a change from the silky ease of the Zoé.

Since these are the cheapest estate cars out there, it appears I might actually have a choice of cheapo 2014/15 cars to buy. I absolutely don’t care about features or handling or whatever, I just want a (petrol/hybrid) car that fits all my kids and stuff in/on, costs as close to £6k as possible to buy, and will be reliable for another couple of years.

No idea about being Hybrid, but the Renault Megane Estate is great. I’ve had 2 over the last 8 years. Both were good reliable cars. Plenty available at less than £5k. I got my 13 plate for £3k in 2018, its done 145k now with no major expense apart from servicing. Typically 48mpg on diesel. I havent tried a petrol version.