FINAL REPORT MILEAGE 8271
DACIA DUSTER
LIVING WITH A… Where our long-term test cars have been and what they’ve done
This great-value SUV is an endearing all-rounder. We’re sorry to see it go
“It delivered a fuss-free motorway ride and great all-round visibility”
WHY WE RAN IT To see if a sub-£27,000 price tag really does give you all the car you’ll ever need
Cars are remarkable things. Over the past four months, I’ve travelled some 8000 miles on four wheels, completing a wide array of different journeys on various surfaces, and some other tasks besides.
This has included lugging five adults around the country; helping to transport an assortment of non-specific stuff for my parents’ 100mile house move; driving up steep coastal hillsides and clambering over rocky off-road terrain; and getting a good night’s sleep in the boot atop a fold-out mattress.
Notably, I completed this wide variety of tasks in the same car, my Dacia Duster, and it was excellent at all of them – and on top of my efforts, Matt Prior took it on a European excursion (see box).