Ten tips for women driving alone at night
Nov02

Ten tips for women driving alone at night

With the darker winter nights here we have a few tips to save you from those unwanted worries when driving alone at night writes Geraldine Herbert   Plan your route ahead of time and stick to main roads. Always keep a map in your glove box. Fill up your tank before it reaches a quarter full to avoid the worry of running low on fuel while trying to find a petrol station. Make sure your mobile phone is charged and has sufficient...

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Tyres and Tribulations – Punctures and how to avoid them
Nov01

Tyres and Tribulations – Punctures and how to avoid them

With the darker nights it’s important to know how to prevent punctures and what your options are so we have some advice writes Geraldine Herbert There is never a good time for a puncture and there is nothing more annoying than driving along to the sound of a flat tyre.  As a rule of thumb most motorists will experience a puncture about once every five years but that is little consolation when you are at the side of the road on a...

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First Drive: Renault Mégane Grand Coupé
Oct27

First Drive: Renault Mégane Grand Coupé

Irish buyers love saloon cars, more than one in every five cars we bought this year was a saloon writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Arriving in showrooms in time for 171 sales is the new Renault Mégane Grand Coupé, the saloon version of the five-door hatchback launched last year.  Made in Turkey and sold in just 22 countries, it is aimed predominantly at the Middle East, China and other markets outside Europe where saloons in this...

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Living with a Leaf – Week 1
Oct22

Living with a Leaf – Week 1

In an effort to find out what it’s really like to live with an electric car I am going to be doing just that for the next four weeks– Living with a Leaf We’ve had our new Nissan Leaf for a week now, our new ecar home charge point has been installed and we’re ready to covert to the EV revolution. This year 371 electric cars have been sold in Ireland, a  figure down almost 20 per cent on the year despite an increasing choice...

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First Drive: Mazda3
Oct18

First Drive: Mazda3

In Ireland we may be shunning traditional hatchbacks and saloons in favour of SUVs and Crossovers but the Mazda3 remains a crucial car in the Japanese car makers line up writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The life cycle of car models is certainly getting shorter. A newly enhanced Mazda3 has just been launched a mere two years after its previous major makeover First impressions of the new Mazda3? While the overall silhouette of the 3...

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