Test: Dacia Dokker van – an easy decision

Dacia Dokker van, thank you, " says the young entrepreneur in front of the disk. He had just landed his first contract as a self-employed carpenter after having gathered courage for the project for several months. Now he was jumped out of it, and now he lacked a van to transport himself, his tools and materials around in the city.

- So like, the equivalent of the man behind the counter and put a set of keys and a bill of sale with a pen in front of the young entrepreneur.

- It will be 79.990 kroner plus vat. Harder it need not actually be when selecting new van.

the load area is of 3.3 cubic meters. In the class, surpassed only by the Fiat Doblo, which contains 3,4 metres. The floor is 190 cm long, and the total capacity is 808 kg. The comfort in the cabin halser little after the main panel, but overall, the Dokker van is a really good piece of tool.

the load area is of 3.3 cubic meters. The floor is 190 cm long, and the total capacity is 808 kg. Photo: Thomas André

On the equipment list we find four airbags, a radio with Bluetooth, remote central locking, power windows and the car came. Testbilen was also equipped with air conditioning to 2800 plus vat and Medianav with navigation to 2300 plus vat.

Okay, the driving experience gets you not to lose neither the teeth or the cap. It seems a little old-fashioned and rickety in the chassis compared with, for example, the Ford Transit Connect and the VW Caddy, but under the skin we find the Renault solid 1.5 dCi with 90 hp and a fuel consumption of 22.2 km/l. We also find a manufacturer's warranty of three years, where Renault's own warranty on the same drivlinje and the motor is of two years.

Testbilen was also equipped with air conditioning to 2800 and Medianav with navigation to 2300 plus vat. Photo: Thomas André

the rear doors can be opened in three notches from 40 to 180 degrees. Also not here is something to buy. Dacia has made the choice for you. The only thing that was missing in the testbilen, was a cruise control, which costs 924 crowns. It is nice to have on those long trips, where you really get something out of the frugal diesel engine.

the Conclusion is that Dacia have done it again. Kicked a car on the market with a challenge to customers: How much can you get for that cost? We took the whole list and added it to the. With alloy wheels, body coloured mirrors and an extended warranty of six years/150,000 miles runs the total cost up in the 105.091 kroner plus vat.

the Comfort in the cabin halser little after the main panel, but overall is doing Dokker van just fine. Photo: Thomas André

When the young entrepreneur with understandable and realistic dreams of creating a proper business, trills away in his new Dacia Dokker van with a homemade logo on the white vognside, so it is far from the pimpede Volkswagen Golf GTI, which he otherwise invites Emma on tour in.

But at least he can rejoice that he at least sends out a financially responsible message to both the bank, customers and suppliers.