Hello and welcome to the site which I hope you will find informative.
Although I am not thinking of changing my 8 year old Jazz I would certainly think about a Dacia when the time comes. Its reputation as a brand is rising here in the UK especially given the price - how is it perceived in its and your home country?
Best wishes with your new car.
Thanks! Dacia is a cheap and predictible car for its price. I had a Dacia Logan for 14 years, a heavy, slow and big 1.4mpi, otherwise quite reliable (i sold it for 1000 euros and the new owner is very happy with it). The new models are much better looking, equipped with a lot of gadgets and features, very popular. Some say it s not safe (but i guess a lot of those assumptions are mostly marketing, good or bad).
It is quite intriguing for me to change from Dacia to Honda, cant imagine the other way for you, but i think we will be happy if we receive what we expect and need. However, both cars are in the same category and the new Dacia models will benefit from newer technologies and design.
About perception in it s own country: i told you, Dacia is very popular (bestseller but closely followed by Skoda, Renault, Volkswagen, Ford (we have also a Ford factory here), Hyunday, Toyota). We still have a huge second hand market, where Dacia have quite bad resell value (lot of reasons, some are myths, some are realities, but usually you dont buy a Dacia to take care of it so much). The diesel market decreases, the hybrids and electrical are more popular, the japanese and korean cars become also more popular. I dare to think that Dacia is becoming an European car, more and more (and faster than expected).
But i m a litterature teacher, please dont value my words too much. I can ask and come back with better answer if you will have more specific questions.
