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Winter Motoring - Don’t get caught out this winter.
Picture it. It’s the hard shoulder of the M6, or maybe the M8 on the way down to Cork. It’s getting dark and it’s already cold. The passing HGVs are kicking up...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Years built: 1999 to 2005 Bodystyles: Four-door saloon Mercedes-Benz S-Class - What is it? Mercedes is about to introduce a super-S-Class, at the upcoming Los A...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Should driving safety be taught in schools?
Safety really is everything when it comes to motoring. Whizzing about at high velocities in tonne-and-a-bit projectiles has become so commonplace that we have i...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Buying a used car? What to look out for
In this post the Motorcheck top tips when buying a used car are set out. The list is not to be read as a definitive list but our view on main areas to consider...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Opel Corsa
Years built: 2006 to 2014 Bodystyles: three-and-five-door hatchback Opel Corsa - What is it? It seems appropriate that in the week when Opel is launching its ne...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
New car sales continue the strong upwards trajectory
With 92,601 new car sales registered so far this year the industry is up 27% year on year (figures to October 31st 2014) The latest new car sales stats release...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car Clocking is costing the Irish Consumer up to €60m annually
The European Parliament’s Transport Committee calls for a pan-European mileage database in an attempt to stamp out the practice of car clocking that could be co...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Good tyres make for good sales as much as safety
It is a curious quirk of Irish car buying habits that while we are prepared to spend many a thousand Euro extra on such items as leather seats or a more kick-as...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car Sales and the Economic Recovery
What have car sales and the economic recovery got in common? Is the two-tier economy a myth? New car sales stats certainly seem to suggest that the economic re...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Alfa Romeo 159
Years built: 2006 to 2012 Bodystyles: Four door saloon, five-door sports estate Alfa Romeo 159 - What is it? Well, it’s beautiful for a start – Alfa's always ha...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Hyundai i30
Years built: 2007 to 2012 Bodystyles: Five-door hatch and compact estate Hyundai i30 - What is it? Remember when Hyundai was a no-name bargain-bucket brand that...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Is the new car registration system failing the motor industry?
New car registration stats show that the dual registration system has done little but shift sales from Q2 into Q3 When the first two-stage registration system w...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago
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