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MotorCheck Used Car Guide: Renault Kadjar
Years built: 2015 to today Bodystyles: Crossover SUV What is it? It’s a French Qashqai. Well, perhaps that’s a bit of a glib explanation, but tha...
by Michael Rochford
9 months ago -
EU court ruling could render most diesel car sales illegal next year
Don’t let the headline above worry you, by the way. It was a bit of a ‘free beer here’ trap to grab your attention, because what follows is proba...
by Michael Rochford
9 months ago -
Cold weather can cut electric car range almost in half
The February 2019 car sales figures are in and while for the most part, they make the usual, depressing reading (overall sales down by 12 per cen...
by Michael Rochford
9 months ago -
UK car industry turmoil means bad news for Irish dealers
The UK motor industry and car trade is currently caught in a toxic whirlwind of Brexit uncertainty, which has triggered a major fall-off in inves...
by Michael Rochford
9 months ago -
MotorCheck Used Car Guide: Kia Optima
What is it? The Optima was Kia’s first truly competitive entry into the four-door family saloon sector, arriving in 2010 with styling that verges...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Should we ban Used Car imports from the UK?
Motorcheck examines how the prospect of banning Used Car imports from the UK might affect the market. Well, should we? Some interesting, ‘terrify...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volvo V60
What is it? Volvo’s mid-size estate was a big step up from the old V40 estate when it first arrived in 2011. Sleeker, sexier, and safer it made t...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Should we copy the UK, and let learner drivers learn on motorways?
It has long been an established tenet of learning to drive that you don’t do it on the motorway. There is a blanket ban on learner drivers, held...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Cautious welcome for electric car charging investment
€10 million from Climate Action fund put towards EV charging €10-million, while it would make for a nice lottery win, is perhaps not all that muc...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Most Popular Christmas Driving Songs In Ireland
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The shops are looking festive, the Christmas markets are buzzing, and the Christmas lights are being sw...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Dacia Sandero
Years built: 2013 to date Bodystyles: Hatchback What is it? The Dacia Sandero achieved a sort of fame, back in the old days of the Top Gear TV sh...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Dangers of in-car data
A recent report by global market analysts McKinsey has estimated that by the end of the next decade, the use of in-car data, in-car internet, and...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago