PCP deals from €350 or less per month
Feb17

PCP deals from €350 or less per month

Thinking of buying on a PCP (Personal Contract Plan), we have five cars for €350 or less per month writes Geraldine Herbert BMW 1 series BMW’s baby Beemer is still one of most impressive hatchbacks on the road. Available in three or five door versions and three trim levels. There are a host of diesel and petrol engines to choose from and regardless of which you opt for its still one of the most engaging cars to drive from the frugal...

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Tips For Safer Roof Box Driving
Feb16

Tips For Safer Roof Box Driving

With many family hitting the road next week for the Midterm using a roof box is a great way to gain some much needed space so we have some tips for travelling with an extra load writes Geraldine Herbert   Tips for safer roof box driving: Check your car’s manual to make sure that the load, including the weight of the roof rack itself, doesn’t exceed the maximum.  This limit tends to be quite low. Ensure that your load is...

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Why there’s no buzz about Electric Cars in Ireland
Feb09

Why there’s no buzz about Electric Cars in Ireland

Electric cars are coming whether we like it or not so what needs to be done to encourage more sales asks Geraldine Herbert From an initial investment of €6.3 million  in 2004 Elon Musk, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and CEO of Tesla,  has managed not only to produce the fastest and most desirable electric car in the world but he has elevated the lowly milk float electric car to something both cool  and commercially viable along...

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Audi Q2
Feb08

Audi Q2

Q is for Quality – Audi’s new baby of the SUV range ticks all the premium boxes writes Geraldine Herbert What is it?  Its clear Audi know a thing or two about creating desirable SUVs given the popularity of their existing Q range of cars and their latest addition to the Q family is the smallest in the line-up, the Q2. Who is it aimed at? The compact crossover market is dominated by volume sellers so Audi is aiming to carve a...

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PCP deals from €300 or less per month
Feb07

PCP deals from €300 or less per month

Thinking of buying on a PCP (Personal Contract Plan), we have five cars for €300 or less per month writes Geraldine Herbert Honda HR-V Honda may have pioneered the concept of the small sports utility vehicle (SUV), when the original HR-V model was launched in 1998, but it was Nissan that changed the way we think about family motoring with its Qashqai. Designed to appeal to young families unimpressed by the typical mini-MPV, the latest...

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