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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Citroen C6
Years built: 2005 to 2012 Bodystyles: Four-door luxury saloon What is it? It’s the last (or at least the most recent) truly great Citroen saloon. Not many were...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Car maintenance - How can I make my car last?
One of the most common questions we get asked is how to value a car for a trade-in. That’s a tricky question at the best of times, not least because there is no...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Write off - Beware the cut-and-shut Car…
We’ve all heard the warnings over the influx of cars into Ireland from the UK which have been previously written off. Now, there is a level at which a written-o...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
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 terrible emotions be...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
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 ‘aftermarket’ parts...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
car trade in value - How do I get the best trade-in Value?
It’s car shopping time! The winter nights are closing in, Christmas is around the corner and mere days’ past Santa’s visit, there’s the excitement of the new re...
by Michael Rochford
10 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 -
Beating the car thieves at their own game.
News came through this week, from Tracker (a maker of in-car satellite tracking systems) in the UK, that the most stolen car across the water is the BMW X5, whi...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Winter Motoring - Don’t get caught out this winter.
Picture it. It’s the hard shoulder of the M6, or maybe the M8 on the way down to Cork. It’s getting dark and it’s already cold. The passing HGVs are kicking up...
by Michael Rochford
11 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 -
New Jobs Website for Motor Industry Goes Live
The guys at Autobiz.ie have been busy! Despite record unemployment figures they have identified a demand for qualified mechanics all over Ireland. And it doesn'...
by Shane Teasky
15 years ago -
What Makes a Good Motor Factor?
If you're someone who chooses to have your car serviced at an independent garage (by independent I mean 'non-franchise') you probably do so because you know and...
by Shane Teasky
15 years ago
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