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Auto Badges, Leapers, Indian Heads and Trumpet Tooters
It was a small thing at the Geneva show last spring, but Skoda took the opportunity to show off a new version of its logo. One which will march t...
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The Concept of Concept Cars
When Ford brought a bunch of automotive writers to Berlin last week to give a preview of the company’s showcar for Frankfurt, the journalists wer...
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Tequila Fuel Sunset in Ireland, The Smooth Taste of the New B-Class and Fishing for Next Years Buyers
We noticed some research last week that instead of putting that proverbial tiger in your tank (OK, how many readers are old enough to know who ha...
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Range Rover Evoque to Rival 'Ordinary Saloons'
At the end of last week a few Irish motor journos got their first chance to drive the new Range Rover Evoque, across Wales and under (yep!) Liver...
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Galloping Go-Juice, Three Rugby Men in an MX-5 & Top Gear Caught Tinkering
The latest car costs bulletin from AA Ireland was gloomy reading when we got to work last week. Nearly €650 a year extra to run a compact family...
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Scam Warning for Irish Motor Trade
Larry Dunne at Walden Leasing sent me this email earlier today warning of a gang ordering cars and tyres in his name. If you're operating as a se...
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All Hail Arturas, Champion of Cyclists
It's all a matter of perception, and timing, isn't it? Take Arturas Zuokas. Who? - The mayor of Vilnius wanted to show how tough he could be on l...
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Doldrums Season
It has been on of those mid-summer (or did it come at all?) weeks in the motoring world when nothing much happened, but at the same time there we...
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Court Rules on Side of Consumer Against GE Money
An interesting ruling in the High Court yesterday could make it easier for car owners to terminate their hire purchase agreements but don't expec...
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Car Sales Slowdown after Scrappage Boost
The latest figures from the Motorcheck.ie Car Index show that registration figures for new cars have significanty dropped since the end of the po...
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Barcelona Harley Days 2011
It's a great time of the year to take to the road (on two or four wheels) and Motorcheck took full advantage of the fine weather to visit one of...
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Irish Classic & Vintage Show 2011
This year was a very special one for the Irish Classic & Vintage Show. Not only was it the show's 20th anniversary but there was a record 1,2...