Jargon Buster – A to Z of Car Terms
Motoring is full of abbreviations you’ve probably never heard before, so if you hear your DPF is blocked, or someone you know just bought a ZEV never fear- it’s probably in our list writes Suzanne Keane A-Z of Car Terms AWD – All wheel drive (or another way of saying 4 wheel drive!) BHP – Brake Horse Power (A measure of the engines horsepower) CRD – Common Rail Diesel (This is where a single pressurised fuel line supplies...
Choosing Performance Tyres
Laura Keane looks at some of the choices involved when selecting performance tyres! There are two things I feel you should never skimp on with your car – brakes and tyres. Never forget that your tyres are the only thing between the car and the road. It frightens me how many cars I see with bald or mismatched tyres on a daily basis, and given that we are a predominantly wet country, you are on a kamikaze mission each time you get...
Ruth Scott Drives the Opel Insiginia
Guest Reviewer, RTÉ 2FM’s Ruth Scott Drives the New Opel Insignia My first indication as to the real largesse of the Opel Insignia was when I parked it in my usual spot. I could see my neighbour peeking out her window, checking to see if I overlapped into her parking spot. I didn’t but I realised then that there was a whole lotta car going on in the Insignia. This is a BIG car. It’s the kind of car that my older brother who has...
Starlet Quality
Bridin Kelly tells Wheels for Women about her tough little Toyota Starlet that is still going strong after 21 years. Bridin Kelly wasn’t sure what to expect when she turned up recently at her local NCT centre with her 21 year old Toyota Starlet. The car had been off the road while she was abroad, and even though it had sailed through the NCT before, she was nervous that the run of good luck might be about to end. The Starlet began its...
Have Diesels Become A False Economy?
In the last six years all the vehicles I’ve owned have been diesels, I’ve repeatedly spoken highly of them to customers and pushed forward the benefits of diesel, but times are changing and I’m beginning to realise that petrol engines could be the way forward from now on. Are diesel cars becoming a false economy asks Hannah Gordon? The average prices at the pumps in the Ireland is 154.9 cent per litre for Petrol and...
Review of the Dyson DC58
Dyson’s lightweight and cordless DC58 has been put through its paces by the wheelsforwomen team Dyson has always been the Apple of the vacuuming world transforming rudimentary and functional items into design statements. The latest addition to the range is Dyson’s lightweight and cordless DC58. So now there is no need to wrestle with the vacuum cleaner every time you spill a few crumbs in the car. This handheld vacuum is perfect for...
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