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Winners all at the 2014 Motorcheck.ie Fleet Car Awards
German, Japanese, Swedish and Korean brands excelled at the 2014 Motorcheck.ie Fleet Car Awards announced today at Carton House Hotel, Maynooth. The winners wer...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Consumers missing out on protection against car write-offs
Motorcheck.ie, Ireland’s leading vehicle history check service, is warning that Irish car buyers are missing out, with the announcement that Auto Trader in the...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Honda Civic
Years built: 2006 to 2012 Bodystyles: Three-and-five-door hatchback What is it? Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Honda Civic. It’s the space age one. Honda, stung by...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Diesel engines - Diesel do nicely? Maybe not…
There has been such a spate of fed-up drivers removing the diesel particulate filters (DPF) from their cars that the authorities in the UK have decided that, fr...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Toyota Recall 6.39m Vehicles Worldwide
8,500 Irish vehicles thought to be affected by the latest Toyota recall With their impeccable reputation for reliability, the Toyota recall of 6.39m vehicles is...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Car electrics - electric dreams or nightmares?
I can still remember when the first ‘multiplex’ wiring systems were introduced just over a decade ago. These fibre optic cabling setups were the automotive equi...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
New Car Sales for 2014 continue to soar
Latest results show a 25.4% increase on Q1 last year, with positive economic sentiment and availability of finance being touted as the biggest contributors to t...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Car Colours
I can still remember the day. I was lucky enough to be stooging around in an Alfa Romeo, a Giulietta Cloverleaf hot hatch. It was a brisk, fun to drive car but...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Getting the best out of your trade-in
This week we examine the lost art of trading-in your old car at the local dealers and advise how to make the best of that depreciating asset stuck on your drive...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Car Ownership: 9 out of 10 of us could not live without a car.
92% of Irish drivers feel that their car is “essential to their life” according to a survey carried out by insurers 123.ie. That’s the average figure, and while...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Does car safety really sell?
You've probably never heard of Qoros. It’s a Chinese car brand, jointly owned by Beijing-based Chery Automotive and the government-backed Israel Corporation. I...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: VW Golf MkV & VI
Years built: 2004 to 2012 Bodystyles: Three-and-five-door hatchback, five-door estate, five-door compact MPV What is it? The Golf has gone from its birth in 197...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago
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