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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mercedes-Benz CLS
Years built: 2004 to 2010 Bodystyles: Four-door luxury coupe What is it? It being the Christmas period, it seems like an apt time to speak of car...
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Autonomous cars - should we just sit back and enjoy the view?
How far away, exactly, is the self-driving car? And I don’t mean the sort of guides-you-along-the-motorway car, the ones with a combination of ac...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Land Rover Discovery
Years built: 2004 to 2016 Bodystyles: Seven-seat SUV What is it? With the cold, the rain and possibly the snows and ice of December and January b...
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Motor Tax: UK’s new car tax rules could see flood of exports to Ireland
We have, since that dark morning of the 23rd of June, been watching the Brexit effect spread and spread throughout the motor industry. Quite apar...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Fiat Panda
Years built: 2003 to 2012 Bodystyles: City car What is it? We’re all well and truly into the Christmas rush by now, and doubtless the likes of Le...
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Motor Depreciation - Reliability keeps a lid on depreciation
At this time of year, so many of us are thinking of buying a new car. That newness may take many forms. It may well be a ‘new’ new car, one still...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volkswagen Jetta
Years built: 2009 to date Bodystyles: Four-door saloon What is it? Given all of the turmoil going on in the world, it’s perhaps not a bad idea to...
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What does the slowdown in new car sales mean for you?
To be honest, not much right now. According to the latest new cars sales figures, the volume of registrations dropped in October by 12 per cent,...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Lexus IS
Years built: 2005 to 2013 Bodystyles: Sports saloon and convertible What is it? It’s the second generation of Lexus IS, following on from the fir...
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Reliability Surveys : Is the most reliable car on sale really the most reliable?
A new survey has been brought out by UK-based aftermarket warranty suppliers, Warranty Direct. It has found that the most reliable car on sale ri...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: BMW 1 Series
Years built: 2004 to 2012 Bodystyles: Premium hatchback, compact coupe and convertible What is it? The 1 Series was BMW’s riposte to the Audi A3,...
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The great winter tyre debate
The key question here is, are Ireland’s winters really that harsh? I know, it gets chilly and the rainfall count never seems to drop off, but by...