Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ My new Dacia Logan, What I've found and driving experience

Could it be that you had caught a moped rider in your wing mirror while passing him I need the spoiler by the way to keep the back end of the car stable when the boot is full of beer schnapps and wine when I drive over to the uk on MY Booze Cruise Stu look at spoiler and England Badge you may remain seated Stu This post has been edited by martin245: 1 Aug 2007, 18:12

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Could it be that you had caught a moped rider in your wing mirror while passing him
I need the spoiler by the way to keep the back end of the car stable when the boot is full of beer schnapps and wine when I drive over to the uk on MY Booze Cruise
Stu
look at spoiler and England Badge
you may remain seated
Stu

This post has been edited by martin245: 1 Aug 2007, 18:12

boris, no joke, we had the same thing a few times on two different cars (but both logans), it vanished after a while, and we
never found out what it was. also both the workshop as well as somebody from DACIA had heard about it, but also had no answer.

in a german forum there once was something similar, but however serious it was discussed, it turned out to be the floor mat that
had slipped forward and blocked the gas pedal from going down all the way. i know this might sound stupid, but check that too.

stu: ''... look at spoiler and England Badge ...'' - you mean to says the england badge spoils the logan? me no speak good anglisch.

greetings - heinz -

it turned out to be the floor mat that
had slipped forward and blocked the gas pedal from going down all the way. i know this might sound stupid, but check that too.

That did happen to me a couple of times, maybee that's the case now. That does sound like a reasonable explanation.

Anyway the car runs fine now

Heinz
This is how a northern Englishman wouls speak or write "look at spoiler and England Badge " Ok Just for you ///look at the spoiler and My new England Badge Ok you may sit down again
The story about the mat !! It must be a bloody Thick Mat to slow you down that much.
ok off to work now
Stu

[B]Do you have one of these mats on the floor ?[/B]

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The story about the mat !! It must be a bloody Thick Mat to slow you down that much. 
ok off to work now
Stu

[B]Do you have one of these mats on the floor ?[/B]

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It's a regular mat, but it's possible because the gas pedal has a kind of a elbow on it ad when the mat goes underneath it you can not press it down all the way. I'll the theory later.

I had a strange experience the other day. I was driving on the highway between 130 and 150 km/h. The was a bit of traffic so I had to slow down. Later the car would not accelerate above 120 km/h (floored the pedal).

The next day everything was fine.

Strange, really strange.

It could be one of these two IMHO: 1. The floor mat went way too much under the gas pedal (it never happened to me) or 2. Low quality fuel (this happened to me the last year, but beside not being able to accelerate over 100-110 kph the engine was "shaky")

It could be one of these two IMHO: 1. The floor mat went way too much under the gas pedal (it never happened to me) or 2. Low quality fuel (this happened to me the last year, but beside not being able to accelerate over 100-110 kph the engine was "shaky")

I had a feeling that the car was kinda struggling and having a hard time. I don't tkink it's fuel because I drove with the same fuel later and everything was fine.

Get hold of a OBC tester for a clio
Stu

This post has been edited by martin245: 2 Aug 2007, 19:24

Umm, Stu, I think that would be an OBD tester...

Durrrrrrrrrrr
Yes
me silly old man
Stu

They are good though my mate has one for his MG Rover and it works great and sooooooo easy to use ......even you could use it


This post has been edited by martin245: 2 Aug 2007, 20:55

Perhaps it was one of those extremely hot days…
scarce air might result in significant lack of power

P.S. Stu, for new car...and for becoming `spoiled`

This post has been edited by mccoy: 5 Aug 2007, 00:24

Well it was extremely hot, it was around 40°C, but I was driving 160 kmh that day, so I can't see the connection.

Stu, what would I see or what could I diagnose with that OBD tester?

How much is that anyway?

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It will be a year soon, the first service is due, and after that I guess it would be inappropriate for me to call my Logan "new" any more, so it is probably my last post to this topic.

For this past year, I've crossed 6100 km with my Logan, used 550 l of fuel, and spent around 550 EUR for it, driving it almost every day for nearly 200 hours in total. My overall impressions with it are generally very positive. Although many would say that there are much better cars out there, and they would have every right to say so, I can't say that I'm disappointed in any way with what I've got, and I guess that is the bottom line in any deal .

Regarding the performance of the car, it seams to me that it is noticeably more responsive and agile now then in the beginning, and that it really took some 5000 km (credits to Stu on this one for his good estimate... or just plain experience ) for this Renault engine to run-in really well, and to reach its full potential. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that I will have something to post to the "How fast did you drive your Logan" topic anytime soon, so this remains only my feeling, totally subjective, without any real proof. But I will surely try to push it to the max if I got a chance, just a little, just for fun and satisfaction .

What I liked so far about Logan, most of all I enjoyed the smooth ride on the open road, good handling, and comfortable position in the driver's seat. It made me just wanting to hit the road and cruise for hours, every time ! I appreciated the presence of the ABS on a couple of occasions, and I was grateful for not sweating during this long and very hot summer. I didn't mind the sound of the engine in the cabin that some would say was too loud for their taste, in fact, I liked it just that way. I just love to know what my machine is doing...

What bothered me the most regards rear visibility - all 3 mirrors too small, not covering enough angle, high boot lid with rear window too small, and as if it was not enough, further obstructed by all times up head supports on the rear bench. But than again, it is not characteristic just for Logan, many new designs suffer from the same "features". I also went a little nuts on a couple of occasions when even more then 500 liters of its trunk was not enough. I was especially frustrated one time when I was not able to transport a newly bought fridge. But, again it's my fault, I "wanted" a limousine...

In the conclusion, I can say that my next new car will almost certainly not be Logan, but it will not the least bit be because of dissatisfaction. When that moment comes, with the the speed the whole industry is developing, sadly but plain and simple, it will be obsoleted by a bunch of new models. Not to forget to mention that my needs will most certainly be different then, which some other model would satisfy better. But I think Logan will mark a beginning of a new trend where budget cars will be taken more seriously, giving more of us an opportunity to benefit from a better choice and more features for less money.

I had a strange experience the other day. I was driving on the highway between 140 and 170 km/h. The was a bit of traffic so I had to slow down. Later the car would not accelerate above 190 km/h (floored the pedal).

The next day everything was fine.

Strange, really strange.

16V RULEZ

Which Logan are you talking about ?? I know of NO Logan that will get to 190kmh never mind go above it
Stu

16V RULEZ

he said it already, stu. the 1,6 liter 105 bhp engine has a top speed of 183 km/h. On the dash it might show above 200. Or maybe he has a tuned one. .
Anyway, the 8 valve 1,6 liter 90 bhp one also can reach a speed of +190 km/h on the dash. But actually those are 175 km/h.

PS: u know it's kilometres not miles, right Stu ? . just kiddin'.

This post has been edited by DBCooper: 11 Apr 2008, 20:18

Sorry mates, I was reading all the posts in this topic and I tried to make a joke with Boris's post from August 1st, 2007. I have never had such a problem, and I hope that he would not also. @Stu: some 26 years ago I found the way to check speedometer in my car. There are kilometer marks on the Salzburg - Villach highway in Austria. While I was watching the dashboard keeping exactly 100 km/h, my mate measured the time between two km marks. Guess what - exactly 40 seconds. If you calculate it (3600/40), you get 90km/h, so the error would be about +11,1%. I also checked it with my friend's car (brand new Vectra 2.0 GT) - about the same. Since that time I always drive 11.1% higher than the speed limit without any chances to be caught. So, if you want to do the same, you should go to Austria immediately!

14 Apr 2008, 05:56:
BTW, I've found out that Stu is watching Lo-Fi version of this site, he cannot read my signature!

This post has been edited by Loganovac: 14 Apr 2008, 06:56

Several people stated that Logan dashboard shown ~6% bigger speed than actual speed (measured with GPS devices).

Since this topic was mentioned in here before I'll ask my question here.
I have a new 1.6 16V Logan MCV
The dealer gave no advice about running it in and there doesn't seem to be any information in the manual about this.
I know it should be done for all new motors but I don't know for how long and at what speed/revs

Any advice welcome as in 2 days I go on a 500km trip.

First, welcome to this forum. I am surprised that you could not find anything about how to drive your new car in the owner's manual. I have the very same engine in my car. In the manual it says that for the first 1000km you should not push it to more than 3000 rpm, and after that no limits. Everybody will, however, advise you to be careful until 3 to 5 thousand km, and after that - rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroarrrrrrrrrrrrr. I would add that you should also be careful not to put too much load to the engine during that time, i.e. switch gears on time to keep minimum necessary engine torque to drive the car (be careful with the gas pedal also) and keep revs between 2000 and 3000. No big deal if you push the pedal to the bottom from time to time, but very shortly. Have fun. Greetings.

Thanks for the reply.
Doesn't help that my manual is in Croatian and my Croatian reading skills aren't that good as I'm not Croatian. Just had the wife look and she found it.
Says to drive below 130km/h or 3000-3500 rpm for first 1000km.
I expected information that important to be at the front of a manual and not in the middle.
I go on 1000km return trip this weekend so should be over and done with soon.

This post has been edited by gav: 24 Jun 2008, 12:40

Thanks for the reply.
Doesn't help that my manual is in Croatian and my Croatian reading skills aren't that good as I'm not Croatian. Just had the wife look and she found it.
Says to drive below 130km/h or 3000-3500 rpm for first 1000km.
I expected information that important to be at the front of a manual and not in the middle.
I go on 1000km return trip this weekend so should be over and done with soon.

How come your manual is in Croatian? You live in Croatia and you bought the car here?

You got it Boris. Only just noticed you are also in Zagreb.
I'm Australian and my wife is Croatian. I've lived here 4 years and I can understand Croatian quite well, but I don't speak so good. I can read a bit, but as I said before, didn't expect it to be in the middle of the manual.

Hello Blue how yer doing
Whats a Ausie doing with the same car as a Pommie Bast+++ haha
good car though but arnt you on the wrong end of the world mate
effing heck i would be over there like a rocket if I could
i live in Germany but am off back to blighty in Nov am 55 now and its time to settle down
cu stu

This post has been edited by martin245: 25 Jun 2008, 08:00

Stu, it would be nice if you translate this to english so the rest of us could also understand. Thanks

Stu, it would be nice if you translate this to english so the rest of us could also  understand. Thanks

I cannot trasnslate what I wrote because it is in Slang
It was just for Gav
Stu

It is Aussie English. A peculiar version of the English language as spoken in the former Dominions

Alrite, why dontya send him a privat note than?

I rekon stu's ozzy english is goin off like a bucket of prawns in the sun !!