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PCP - So what's all the fuss about?
Consumers warned by the CCPC to think carefully before committing to a PCP. But we ask what's all the fuss about and should we really be worried? While the mark...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Hyundai i40
Years built: 2011 - today Bodystyles: Family saloon and estate What is it? The traditional four-door family saloon market may have had its applecart well and tr...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Pan-European mileage register will be vital in the war against clocking
This week, European MEPs have voted in favour of a resolution that would see ‘clocking’ (winding back the mileage reading of a car to increase profit margin whe...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Opel Meriva
Years built: 2010 - 2017 Bodystyles: Compact MPV What is it? Sadly, the Meriva is no more. It’s been replaced by a double-whammy of SUV models — the Crossland X...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Apparently everyone’s going to buy an electric car …
Well, not quite. At least not yet, and don’t go automatically believing the headlines. You see, the media has been abuzz for the past few days with the exciting...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: BMW i3
Years built: 2013 - today Bodystyles: Five-door small hatchback What is it? The i3 really is the standout oddball in BMW’s range, yet in spite of that it is one...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Ford S-Max
Years built: 2006 to 2015 Bodystyles: seven-seat MPV What is it? The very idea of a sporty SUV seems still a touch preposterous, but that’s exactly what Ford tr...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Keeping safe from car theft
One of the most common pieces of information returned by a history check from Motorcheck is whether or not the vehicle has been stolen and recovered. Needless t...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Keeping running costs under control.
We’ve all had our second pay cheque since Christmas now, and hopefully the dreaded credit card bill has shrunken a bit, and we can all settle into Easter with t...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mini Countryman
Years built: 2010 to 2017 Bodystyles: Five-door compact SUV What is it? When is a Mini not a Mini? When it’s a Maxi, would have been the obvious answer in the 1...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Which cars are more likely to be write offs?
With a seemingly unstoppable tide of imported cars still rolling onto Irish shores from the UK, we do appear to be importing something of a problem for ourselve...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Honda Insight IMA Hybrid
Years built: 2009 to 2014 Bodystyles: Five-door hatchback What is it? We’re talking about the second-generation Insight, here. Way back in 1997, Honda actual...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago
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