How the Condition of your Car Affects the Price
Before selling your car it pays to consider what condition it is in. We have some tips to improve your selling chances Time takes its toll on cars and everything from salt, grit, rain, snow to people and pets leave an indelible mark on your once pristine vehicle. When it comes to selling your car, restoring it to its former glory will not only reap the best price but it will have buyers falling over each other to get their hands on...
Nissan Micra 0.9 PET 5dr SVE
The new Micra is worlds apart from the car it replaces writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Nissan’s Micra has been a popular choice with Irish drivers for over three decades but despite its pint-sized practicality, affordability and legendary reliability the Micra has never been a car destined to improve your street cred, until now that was. Styling? Long gone are the cute lines, the curiously high-mounted headlights and cheeky...
Eight things to know about the 2018 BMW M5
BMW has unveiled their most powerful and fastest M5 ever writes Geraldine Herbert 1) Muscular and powerful the new BMW M5 goes from a standstill to 100 km/h in a mere 3.4 seconds thanks to 600-horsepower. 2) It has an 8-speed transmission, super powerful brakes, and comes with specially designed tyres. 3) Its a slightly more beefier version of the regular 5 series particularly from the front where the...
Car makers offer cash incentive to trade in older diesels
Car makers are offering deals and incentives to lure drivers of older diesel models to ditch their cars in favour of cleaner alternatives writes Geraldine Herbert So who is offering incentives? BMW and Mercedes have announced schemes and it is likely other car makers will do the same over the next few weeks. What is on offer? Mercedes is offering owners of Euro 1 to Euro 4 emissions-standard diesels, irrespective of...
New fuel and emissions tests coming in September
A new test to measure fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for new cars sold in Europe comes into force on September 1st writes Geraldine Herbert Why is a new test being introduced? The New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) will be replaced across Europe, including Ireland on September 1, 2017 by the Worldwide harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP). The NEDC test has been repeatedly criticised for its inability to reflect...
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