Car Selling Clichés
We reveal the advert terms that drive buyers crazy A car advert that claims ‘one careful lady owner’ could be turning potential buyers off the sale, according to a HPI survey to name the worst car advert clichés – careful lady owners came top, with ‘baby forces sale’ in second place. ‘Genuine reason for sale’ and ‘first to see will buy’ were joint third and fourth among phrases to avoid when wooing potential buyers. According...
Karen Tighe’s First Car
What was your first car ? My first car was a 1967 Morris MINI in Red. How did it change your life? I had it when I was 16 and had just dropped out of school. ( cars and guitars saved my life ) I drove it around Belfield (UCD) until I could manoevre and park really well. Then I drove it round Woodbine Nutley and Donnybrook until I got my provisional when I was 17. Eventually my Dad copped that I was driving a car with no brakes (!) he...
WIN – We have five I-Spy Out & About Cards Collection to giveaway
Need something to amuse kids on long journeys? These I-spy box sets from Michelin may be the end of long boring car journeys This I-Spy Cards box set comes in a smart fliptop box with magnetic closure and includes 70 cards from your favourite titles and specifically designed so that children can take each section of cards appropriate to their travels. They will be able to make the most of their journey, be kept occupied and learn at...
How to declare your car ‘Off the Road’
Its now 12 month since changes to the Motor Tax system means that drivers must declare cars as ‘off the road ’ before the motor tax runs out writes Suzanne Keane. If you’ve just received your motor tax renewal form and are planning on not using your car for a few months the steps below will show you how to declare your car off the road officially online to avoid the queues! You will need to do this before your current tax disc...
Jennifer Mullan returns to Mondello for Formula Ford
Jennifer Mullan returned to Mondello last week to compete in Formula Ford It seemed like an age since the Formula Ford Festival nine weeks ago but it was finally time to get going again last weekend in Mondello Park. Over the break I had a small operation on my knee so I guess it wasn’t so bad having such a gap to allow me to recover from that. Having really enjoyed my first outing in the car I was really looking forward getting back...
