The ups and downs of car names

Posted by Shane Teskey on 27 September 2011 in New Cars, Used Cars | 2 comments

The history of naming cars is littered with stuff that is odd, daft, inappropriate, and often downright hilarious. Even when they try to be classical—the Mazda LaPuta was actually named after a city in Gulliver’s Travels, but means something entirely different (and easily understood) in Spanish.

Need something with a bit of extra legroom?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 27 May 2011 in Used Car Buying Tips, Used Cars | 4 comments

Motorcheck has been given exclusive access to a TTT (Transparent Trade Tender) where there are two very special vehicles going under the hammer.

Motorcheck & Jato Dynamics Join Forces

Posted by Shane Teskey on 23 March 2011 in Motor Vehicle History Reports, Used Cars | 3 comments

Motorcheck.ie is the first and only car history company to obtain a licence for Jato’s current and historic data and we’re very excited about the delivery of their data alongside our VRM (vehicle registration mark) lookup service.

Customers can now access specification and pricing information that relates to any vehicle registered new in Ireland since 1994 directly from its registration number.

Merlin Car Auctions is Ireland’s Best Managed Company

Posted by Shane Teskey on 8 March 2011 in Used Car Buying Tips, Used Cars | No comments

One of our favourite partners, Merlin Car Auctions has been awarded the highly respected accolade of Deloitte Best Managed Company at an award ceremony held in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin last Friday (4th March 2011

Stolen Car Alert

Posted by Shane Teskey on 21 January 2011 in Used Cars | 21 comments

Warren Coakley of Tyrrelstown in Dublin 15 was putting his baby into the back of his Audi A4 when it was stolen right before his eyes.

The Car is an Audi A4 registered 05D88450 in the colour ‘Dolphin Grey’. It has-line badges to front, rear passenger doors and back under TDi badge (added after the pictures shown). Any assistance in tracking down the car would be most appreciated.

Strong Sales under Scrappage

Posted by Shane Teskey on 13 January 2011 in New Cars, Used Cars | No comments

Whilst the industry is understandably encouraged by the success of the scrappage scheme other commentators point out that the Government’s tax return might not be as good as it could have been.

Motorcheck Meets – Bob Flavin, Smokerspack.com

Posted by Shane Teskey on 5 December 2010 in Ask the Experts, Used Cars | 1 comment

In this video blog, Motorcheck sits down with Bob Flavin, the man behind Irish motoring blog Smokerspack.com and hears how an episode of Dragons Den inspired him to follow his passion.

Car Dealer Jailed For Clocking Cars

Posted by Shane Teskey on 3 December 2010 in Road Safety, Used Cars | 3 comments

Motorcheck examines a recent judgement that could signal a new tough stance on car clocking.

Dealer Visit – J Donohoe BMW

Posted by Shane Teskey on 18 September 2010 in Ask the Experts, New Cars, Used Cars | No comments

Tommy Davitt, General Sales Manager at J Donohoe BMW took time out to tell me about his current best sellers, the impact changes to the current VRT system was having on his business and the future of the electric car for Wexford drivers.

The Consumers Challenge

Posted by Shane Teskey on 2 September 2010 in Ask the Experts, New Cars, Used Cars | 1 comment

In the final of three articles addressing the drastic drop in new car sales, Paul Carroll looks at the upcoming challenges facing consumers.
Many consumers recognise the value in purchasing used cars, in particular 2 to 3 year old cars that have depreciated on average by 25-35%. The 2 to 3 year old used car...