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Is a diesel scrappage scheme next?
There are so many bad stories in the press about diesel cars right now that you’d seriously start to wonder why anyone still buys one? Of course,...
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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: 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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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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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Ford Kuga
Years built: 2008 to 2012 Bodystyles: Five door crossover SUV What is it? Ford is in the midst of re-inventing itself as a maker of SUVs for Euro...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volkswagen Touareg
Years built: 2002 to 2010 Bodystyles: Large SUV What is it? Fancy a Porsche Cayenne but can’t stretch to the asking price? Desiring an Audi Q7 bu...
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Potholes are the dark secrets lurking in a car's history
We have long since suffered a pothole epidemic on Irish roads, so much so that it has become a running joke, and even lead to an outbreak of peop...
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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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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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What is Good Mileage for a Used Car?
It’s an oft-asked question when it comes time to shop for a second hand car. If there are lots and lots of miles (or kilometres) on the odometer,...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Peugeot 308
Years built: 2007 to 2013 Bodystyles: Five-door hatchback, five-door seven-seat estate What is it? French cars often get a bit of an (unfair) kic...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volvo S80
Years built: 2006 to 2015 Bodystyles: Four-door executive saloons What is it? The S80 was supposed to be Volvo’s rival to the mighty BMW 5 Series...