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The best Japanese cars you can buy
Back in the late sixties and early seventies, the European — and especially Irish — car markets were hit by an utter earthquake. Having built up...
2 days ago -
The best German cars you can buy
Germany invented the car, let’s not forget. While any successful invention has an infinite number of parents, it was Karl Benz who created the f...
3 weeks ago -
How to prepare your car for winter driving
There’s no point in saying, in a Sean Bean impression, that ‘winter is coming’ because it’s already here. Have you looked outside the window lat...
1 month ago -
The best British cars you can buy
While the Germans get the credit for inventing the modern motor car, the Brits got into the game pretty quickly too — one Henry Sturmey was buil...
1 month ago -
Is it better to buy or lease a car?
With peak car-buying season rapidly approaching, along with the new 241-plate in January, it seems like a good time to consider a commonly-asked...
2 months ago -
The best French cars you can buy
French cars often get a good kicking in some circles. Too unreliable, cheaply-made, too quirky, weird steering wheels… As is so often the case,...
3 months ago -
What to do if your car overheats?
With temperatures soaring across Europe this summer, there’s perhaps something of an irony in that nature can hit back at the car for all those...
4 months ago -
What is tyre balancing?
It’s one of those motoring chores that many of us ignore, and many more of us simply don’t understand. So, what is tyre balancing and why do we...
4 months ago -
How long do penalty points last?
Since they were introduced in 2002, the penalty points system for motoring offences have been considered a major weapon in the war against dange...
5 months ago -
How do I know how much my car is worth?
Figuring out the value of your car is a vital process when it’s coming up to trade-in time, or if you want to sell it yourself, privately. While...
5 months ago -
What to pack for a road trip
Packing for a big road trip is vital, because there will always be something you need and you don’t want that thing to be the one you left sitti...
6 months ago -
How is VRT calculated and are the rules changing?
VRT — Vehicle Registration Tax — is essentially a hold-over from the days when Irish governments used taxes to protect and promote indigenous in...
7 months ago -
How to clean your car’s seats
Washing your car is a ritual. Whether you break out a bucket and sponges on your own driveway, or bring it down to the local jet wash, making yo...
7 months ago -
What Are the Best Selling Cars in Ireland?
2023 seems like an appropriate point at which to pause, and take stock of the Irish car market. A decade ago, new car sales started to recover f...
7 months ago -
How much mileage is too much for a used van?
The average mileage on a van, or a light commercial vehicle to give it its technically accurate name, is generally higher than that for a passen...
8 months ago -
The nine car warning lights you shouldn’t ignore
Whenever you turn the ignition key in your car, or press the start button, you should see a full Christmas tree’s worth of warning and sensor li...
8 months ago -
What is a hybrid car?
Hybrid-engined cars have hit the heights of the car sales charts in recent years, but what exactly is a hybrid? Basically, a hybrid is a car t...
9 months ago -
Do electric cars hold their value?
Resale value is a key component of a car’s running costs. Indeed, given that an average car can shed 60 per cent of its original price in the fi...
10 months ago -
Should I be worried about NCT delays?
There are plenty of stories circulating about delays in getting your car through its NCT test, with some testing centres returning booking dates...
10 months ago -
How much can I bargain on a used car?
How much can you bargain on a used car? The short answer is ‘lots’ but as ever, it’s a little more complicated than that. The first thing to d...
11 months ago -
Why is my car using so much fuel?
Fuel prices have, thankfully, retreated somewhat from their recent peaks, but with continuing production and refining bottlenecks in the oil ind...
1 year ago -
What’s the best time of year to sell my car?
Timing, as any comedian will tell you, is everything. What goes for comedy also goes for car sales, as there are always peaks and troughs in the...
1 year ago -
What does a used car warranty cover?
It used to be the case that, when buying a used car, the dealer you’d bought it from might offer you, at best, a 30-day warranty for anything th...
1 year ago -
What is Too Much Mileage on a Used Car?
A question you'll hear quite often, "how much km is too much for a used car?" The answer to this question is — there is no upper limit figure. I...
1 year ago -
Are diesel cars more economical?
Are diesel cars really more economical? In the past, the answer to this question would have been a simple yes. Diesel engines burn their fuel by...
1 year ago -
How much does it cost to charge an electric car?
With fuel prices spiking above €2 per litre, and no sign of them falling, many of us are thinking about turning to all-electric motoring much so...
1 year ago -
How much is a car service?
How much your car will cost to service is one of the many motoring questions that harks back to finding out how long a piece of string might be....
1 year ago -
MotorCheck study on UK Write-offs featured on RTE's Prime Time
The research focused on vehicles that had been imported to Ireland from the UK and found more than 39,000 of these imports had been written off...
1 year ago -
What are the best cars for first-time drivers?
Getting your first car is a modern-day rite of passage. It’s that first taste of true freedom (well, freedom of travel — you’ll not be free o...
1 year ago -
What are the car tax rates in Ireland?
Oh, how we wish there was a simple answer to this question… Car tax rates in Ireland vary depending on whether we’re talking about purchase t...
1 year ago -
The best electric cars on sale in Ireland
We’re probably all thinking about going electric when we buy our next new (or even used) car. You might be asking yourself, what is the best ele...
1 year ago -
How do I order a replacement log-book in Ireland?
Well, the short answer is that you don’t — it’s not actually called a log-book in Ireland anymore. In fact, since 2004 what we used to call the...
1 year ago -
Buying a car in the New Year and looking for finance?
We ask what finance type is most suitable for you. When buying a car and it comes to choosing between a Personal Loan, HP or PCP to finance th...
1 year ago -
What Oil to Use for My Car?
Checking your engine’s oil should really be as routine as checking your tyre pressures and tread depths. Except, of course, none of us does eith...
2 years ago -
What Should I Look for When Buying a Used Car
You might be about to splash out on a new motor, but then you find yourself asking, what should I look for when buying a used car? Well, there a...
2 years ago -
Can Your No Claims Bonus Be Used On Two Cars?
The no-claims bonus, or no-claims discount, is a vital part of any insurance policy for all but the youngest and most inexperienced drivers. It’...
2 years ago
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