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Mooney’s Have Cash Waiting for Your Car

Posted by Shane Teskey on 18 February 2011 in Ask the Experts, Featured | 1 comment

Mooney’s are the first dealer in Ireland to implement their ‘Cash for Cars’ service through Motorcheck and they’ve asked us to spread the word. They have plenty of cash waiting for good quality used cars so if you’re thinking of selling a car for cash why don’t you fill in the form and see what Mooney’s will offer you.

My Two Year Old has a Bone to Pick with Renault.

Posted by Shane Teskey on 30 January 2011 in New Cars | 10 comments

When it came to choosing a new family car the Renault Fluence ticked most of the boxes. Eight weeks in however and my Two year old is seriously unimpressed.

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.

Strong Start for New Car Registrations?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 11 January 2011 in New Cars | 1 comment

The latest statistics from the Motorcheck Car Index show that new car registrations in Ireland have gotten off to a strong start recording a 41% increase in new registrations against the first ten days in 2010.

A Classic Adventure Begins

Posted by Shane Teskey on 7 January 2011 in Specialist Cars & Clubs | 12 comments

Introducing a 1973 W114 Mercedes Coupe as a ‘great restoration project’ to your better half is a lot harder than you think!

eNews and Statistical Updates for 2011

Posted by Shane Teskey on 6 January 2011 in New Cars | 1 comment

Would you like to receive daily updates on the number of new cars registered on Irish roads? Sign up to this new free service that delivers registration statistics and news from the Motorcheck blog on a daily or weekly basis.

See how registrations for 2011 compare with 2010 on a daily basis direct to your email! New Cars, Commercials and Motorcycles – we’ve got it all covered!

Stronger Regulation for Written Off Vehicles in Ireland

Posted by Shane Teskey on 22 December 2010 in Road Safety | No comments

Motorcheck.ie welcomes the launch of a public consultation process by the Dept. of Transport and the Road Safety Authority seeking views on the development of proposals to regulate written-off vehicles in Ireland.

Settling Early on a Hire Purchase Agreement

Posted by Shane Teskey on 10 December 2010 in Ask the Experts | 47 comments

In this post we take a look at how negative equity is effecting motorists on hire purchase agreements and explore a little known mechanism for ending an agreement early. Known as the ‘half rule’ it could save you thousands!

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.