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Supercars: Faster cars won’t actually take your breath away
We so often speak about breathtaking performance or the way the sudden, even violent acceleration of an ultra-high performance car can literally cause moments o...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Citroen C6
Years built: 2005 to 2012 Bodystyles: Four-door luxury saloon What is it? It’s the last (or at least the most recent) truly great Citroen saloon. Not many were...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Is NOW finally the time to get rid of my diesel car?
The answer is, probably, yes, although there’s no need to panic just yet. In July, the Tax Strategy Group in the Department of Finance circulated a proposal tha...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Kia Carens
Years built: 2013 to today Bodystyles: Five-door MPV What is it? The third generation Kia Carens is actually one of Kia’s best all-round products, yet it’s one...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Car scams - Emigration being used as an excuse by scammers
We have all heard the horror stories – like how Mrs Murphy up the road got some dodgy phone call, gave someone her bank details and ended up losing her life sav...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Audi TT Convertible
Years built: 2006 to 2014 Bodystyles: Two-door convertible What is it? Has there ever been a car quite so fashion conscious as the Audi TT? The first generation...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Seat Altea
Years built: 2004 to 2015 Bodystyles: Five-door MPV What is it? The Altea has long been something of an unsung family car hero. Built from the same set of compo...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Car maintenance - How can I make my car last?
One of the most common questions we get asked is how to value a car for a trade-in. That’s a tricky question at the best of times, not least because there is no...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Car values - How will Brexit affect me?
Well, it’s been almost a week and the repercussions of the UK’s vote to leave Europe are still rumbling on and still pretty much unknown. Although the direst pr...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
New Car Sales soar but does Brexit spell doom for the Irish Motor Trade?
Car Sales Statistics released today by Car History experts Motorcheck.ie showed New car registrations surged more than 23% (101,248 units) for the first six mon...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Saab 9-5
Years built: 2010 to 2011 Bodystyles: four door saloon What is it? It’s the last of a long and occasionally glorious line of iconoclastic Swedish cars. Once upo...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Write off - Beware the cut-and-shut Car…
We’ve all heard the warnings over the influx of cars into Ireland from the UK which have been previously written off. Now, there is a level at which a written-o...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago
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