I was faced with the decision to buy a Sandero or a Mazda 2. Actually, the contract for the Sandero was almost signed until I got an offer from my local Mazda dealer. He offered me 13% discount for a Mazda 2 1.3 Independence (German vehicle without daily registration). The Sandero 1.4 Lauréate in my desired equipment would have cost € 11,000 without a transfer (a ridiculous € 200 cash discount already taken into account by the Dacia dealer): Basic price: € 9.300 Climate MP3 function: € 1,300 15″ LM wheels: € 600 The Mazda 2 1.3 Independence with 75 hp costs without overpassing € 11,900 (€ 1,780 discount included in the price): Basic price: € 11,900 Air conditioning, CD-mp3 radio, 15″ LM wheels already included. For the € 900 price difference you get with the Mazda 2 however 2 airbags additionally, ESP + traction control and el. foldable exterior mirrors. Otherwise the equipment is identical with the Lauréate 1.4. Further arguments for the Mazda: e r looks more streamlined, uses 5.4 (!) liters instead of 7.2 (!!) of sandero according to EU standard and is classified in the insurance classification 4 or 6 classes more favourably. The loss of value should also be lower and I don’t want to think about the upcoming NCAP crash test of sandero at all… Sorry dear Dacia friends, but considering all the arguments, hardly anything speaks for sandero in direct comparison, or did I overlook a crucial aspect…?