Used Dacia Spring: What is the state of the market?

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The upcoming ineligibility of the small Dacia Spring for the 2024 eco-friendly bonus could have a significant impact on its used car value.

Who would have thought that a small Romanian electric city car, made in China, could someday become a true collector’s item like the Citroën Méhari or Renault 4L?

However, this might happen when, starting January 1, 2024, the Dacia Spring no longer qualifies for the €5,000 eco-bonus, according to the recent statement by the Minister for Ecological Transition, Ms. Agnès Pannier-Runacher. Without this fiscal boost, the Sino-Romanian car could lose all its “sex with a battery” appeal and thus disappear from our market… unless its owner, the Renault group, has some room to maneuver to compensate for the lost revenue. This is very likely, since the Dongfeng NanoBox costs only €9,500 in China compared to €20,800 in France.

In anticipation of its “possible” disappearance from the Dacia catalog in 2024 — which is currently not confirmed — Mobiwisy went looking on used car sites. A consensus has emerged:

  • A model from the 2020 to 2022 model year
  • With approximately 12,000 km on the odometer
  • In Business or Comfort trim

is listed at around €12,300… before negotiations. It is therefore realistic to think that such a model could be acquired for around €11,900. A very good deal considering the entry-level model currently costs €15,800. This represents a depreciation of about 25% in two years.

However, prices could start rising again soon, as without news of Renault’s strategy in the coming weeks, the quota of new car sales for the end of the year could quickly be exhausted. Moreover, there is currently no comparable offer on the market attractive enough to make owners switch from their thermal hatchback to electric.

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