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Car recalls - What to do if your car gets recalled.
With more than 50,000 Irish cars about to be recalled to have defective airbags replaced, there’s a pretty good chance that you’re about to get a recall notice...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Opel Astra
Years built: 2009 to 2015 Bodystyles: five-door hatchback, four-door saloon, five-door estate, three-door coupe What is it? If it’s a sensible, safe family hatc...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Spring has spring for 4x4 vehicle buyers
Yes, I know that it’s been a ‘traditional’ April and early May and that to say we’ve been having April Showers would be to undersell it. Hammering down and spot...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Fiat 500
Years built: 2008 to today Bodystyles: city car, convertible What is it? I know, I know – iffy Italian build quality, Fix It Again Tomorrow. Fiat has earned a l...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car choice - too many cars?
Don’t worry, this is not a rant about there being physically too many cars on the road, but it is about too many car choice or types. Is this a Luddite reaction...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
Years built: 2007 to 2013 Bodystyles: seven-seat MPV What is it? Only one of the most popular cars in Ireland. Citroen is generally not among the ‘big boys’ of...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Honda CR-V
Years built: 2007 to 2012 Bodystyles: compact SUV What is it? Honda has had a long history of success with the CR-V, ever since the first generation model was l...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Running scared from the diesel car?
Diesel has become almost a dirty word in motoring circles lately, with very serious concerns being raised over the effects of diesel exhaust fumes on inner-city...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Chrysler 300C
Years built: 2005 to 2015 Bodystyles: four door luxury saloon What is it? Let’s not beat around the bush – it’s Tony Soprano’s car. The 300C was always the bigg...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Hyundai i10
Years built: 2008 to 2013 Bodystyles: five-door city car What is it? You will not fail to have noticed that increasingly strident noises are being made about ba...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car buying - Don’t fall in love with a car that’ll break your heart
With St. Valentine’s day almost upon us and used car sales on an 7 year high Motorcheck.ie warns love struck car buyers that only fools rush in. If you’re out t...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car buyers feeling cheated
Remember Arthur Daley? Some of you, possibly many of you, will be too young to do so, a fact that makes this writer feel increasingly old and creaky. Daley was...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago
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