Tips to avoid problems when buying a used car
Buyer Beware – we look at the possible pitfalls when buying a used car include stolen vehicles, write-offs and outstanding finance, writes Geraldine Herbert From buying a stolen car to a dangerous write-off you need to be aware of the possible pitfalls when buying a used car. WRITES-OFFS: According to Motorcheck.ie there are approximately 60-70,000 cars written off in Ireland annually. Of these about half (30,000) would be what...
First Drive: Ford Edge
Sales of SUVs have quadrupled across Europe since 2005 and Ford are adding the new Edge to their line-up writes Suzanne Keane What is it? The Ford Edge may have been on sale across the Atlantic for a number of years but has now been reconfigured for the European market as part of Ford’s SUV expansion plan. First impressions of the new Ford Edge On the outside the Ford Edge is a sporty and aggressive looking SUV, especially in Sport...
Car Chat with Caroline Grace-Cassidy
We talk cars, dream locations and vineyards with TV3 regular and best-selling novelist Caroline Grace-Cassidy. Your current car – Love at first sight or just a means to get from A to B? A bit of both. I was looking for a bigger car as my kids are growing. I needed something big enough to get scooters and bikes and friends into for my 2 girls Grace, 8 and Maggie, 4. I looked at a few but keep coming back to the Peugeot 2008. I...
Ten things to know about the Peugeot 3008 SUV
Peugeot unveiled their new 3008 crossover to the World press in Paris recently writes Suzanne Keane The new Peugeot 3008 will be the star of Peugeot’s stand at the 2016 Paris Motor Show and will be arriving in Ireland just in time for January 2017 sales hoping to take the C-Segment by storm. It’s much more aggressive looking than its predecessor with a very flat looking front end hosting a widened chrome grille, a high waist line,...
Subaru Levorg – A dog owners dream car?
Due here at the end of the month the Subaru Levorg; is this a dog owners dream car? Ginny Weeks and her patterjack dog Fly find out What is it? The Subaru Levorg is a four-wheel drive (or all-paw drive as Subaru calls it) family estate with a sporty look and tonnes of practical features. First impressions of the Levorg? Much better looking in real life. The Levorg stands out from other estates with its muscular lines, huge bonnet air...
