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Skoda announced as new GAA sponsors of the Premier County

Posted by Shane Teskey on 19 April 2011 in New Cars | No comments

The three year sponsorship agreement which begins following the 2011 National Leagues will see Skoda Ireland invest approx €200,000 into the Premier County per annum. As part of this sponsorship agreement, Skoda and Tipperary GAA officially unveiled the new 2011 Jersey at Croke Park on Tuesday 19th April.

Waterford Man Joins Top US Drift Team

Posted by Shane Teskey on 11 April 2011 in Motorsport | No comments

22 year old Waterford man, Dean Kearney joins Samuel Hübinette Racing in his assault of the 2011 Formula DRIFT series in the United States.

A Fabulous Fabia

Posted by Shane Teskey on 8 April 2011 in New Cars | 2 comments

I do have a certain penchant for the smell of a new car and when Skoda called to see if I’d like to drive one of their new Fabia’s for a week I was happy to take them up on the offer.

Only 1.4, yet with the Super AND Turbo charged performance it was almost as if the engine wanted to jump out of the car and I was holding it back by the steering wheel.

Clocking costs UK car buyers more than £500m a year

Posted by Shane Teskey on 31 March 2011 in Road Safety | No comments

A recent report from the BBC shows that nearly one out of every 39 cars taking an MOT vehicle test have had their mileage altered or “clocked” to show a lower figure.

Citroën Introduce New Range of ‘Designer’ cars

Posted by Shane Teskey on 29 March 2011 in New Cars | No comments

Irish designer Orla Kiely has brought her own distinctive style to the Citroen DS3 for a limited run of 500 vehicles.

In this video, Paul Hunt Marketing Manager at Citroen Ireland took a moment to explain the unique appeal of this limited edition car.

I think my car was clocked. What should I do?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 28 March 2011 in Ask the Experts | 5 comments

Claire bought her car last year and has started to encounter some expensive repairs. She checked its’ history online with Motorcheck only to find out that it had potentially been clocked. Now she’s in the process of negotiating with the dealer who accepts that there’s a problem with the mileage but so far has refused to take the car back.

What can she do?

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

Motoring Show Revs up on TV3

Posted by Shane Teskey on 26 February 2011 in Ask the Experts, New Cars | 1 comment

The Irish Motoring Show Xccelerate gets into gear for its third series and Motorcheck is delighted to be featured.
Xccelerate will be roaring onto Irish screens for its third season launching on Tuesday 8th March 2011 at 10.30pm on TV3. The only motoring programme on Irish television, Xccelerate is produced in Ireland, with Irish cars, Irish...

Free Passes to The Irish Times Motor Show

Posted by Shane Teskey on 22 February 2011 in Ask the Experts | 1 comment

Get your hands on a free pass to the Irish Motor Show. Simply like this post on facebook. Tickets are issued on a first come, first served basis so hurry!

If you’re outside the Dublin area we’ll need to get them in the post for you tonight so don’t delay, ‘like’ us now.