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Why your next big option choice should be pedestrian detection.
We all like to spend a little extra cash on our cars when we buy them. Even those of us who like a bargain have a fancy to splashing out some mor...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Nissan Leaf
Years built: 2011 to today Bodystyles: Five-door hatchback What is it? It’s the first electric car you could actually, realistically, use on a da...
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Car profit - How to make your car make money.
In recent weeks it’s become horribly apparent that we may be building up a nasty bubble of car finance. With rising sales of new cars, the values...
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New Car Sales up 28% in Q1 2016 but are we creating a “Car Finance Bubble”
Latest New Car Registration stats show a 28% increase Q1 2016, but with one third of all cars sold on finance we could be creating a “Car Finance...
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Cars and water: safety reminders for all of us
The recent events in Donegal will have left so many of us numbed with shock, and most will be simply unable, even unwilling, to imagine the terri...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Opel Insignia
Years built: 2009 to today Bodystyles: Four-door saloon, five-door fastback, five-door estate What is it? The Insignia was Opel’s big comeback ca...
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Fuel consumption figures are good news but there’s a Co2 sting in the tail.
This past week, PSA Group, which basically means Peugeot and Citroen, released what it calls ‘Real World’ fuel economy figures for three of its k...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mazda 5
Years built: 2005 to today Bodystyles: Five door, seven-seat MPV What is it? With an increasing number of Irish families suddenly finding themsel...
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Driving on holiday
Right about now is the time when many of us, sick and tired of the constant rain and the conveyor belt of Atlantic storms we’ve been facing since...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volkswagen Tiguan
Years built: 2007 to 2016 Bodystyles: Five-door crossover What is it? It was VW’s first go at a proper 4x4 crossover (unless you count various ja...
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Is it safe to use aftermarket parts?
Well now there’s a question. Back in the day, when cars were simpler, warranties were non-existent and we all did our own oil changes, using ‘aft...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Honda HR-V
Years built: 1998 to 2006 Bodystyles: Three-door and five-door crossover What is it? Honda is riding high right now with the introduction of a ne...