Drive a hard bargain
Looking for a good deal on a new car? Geraldine Herbert rounds up the current offers available to tempt buyers, from cash discounts to free shopping vouchers Now is a good time to buy an Alfa Romeo, as from now until 31 December the Italian carmaker is giving a deposit contribution on all models bought on PCP finance. At Audi dealerships around the country, the Milestones 211 Sales Event has just begun. As part of the event, APR rates...
Ruth Nugent bids farewell to 2020
What a year it’s been. I don’t know about everyone else but I’m so relieved to see the end of it writes Ruth Nugent I’m sure we will still have restrictions of a sort next year but hopefully, we will get back to some normality when it comes to racing! RSA Rallysprints I began competing in the RSA rallysprints in Class 2 at the beginning of last year and finished the championship at the start of this year. A few months later I...
Future cars for this year and beyond
With new cars displaying the 202 plate this week, here is a taste of what is to come writes Geraldine Herbert BMW M5 COMPETITION BMW’s M cars have always been crafted in a very specific vein and any new addition is always keenly anticipated. On sale from July 1, the M5 Competition promises to be the sharpest and most performance-focused incarnation to date. A 4.4-litre V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology has been tuned...
Ten things to know about Car Sales this year
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today published Vehicle Licensing figures for May 2020. The number of new cars licensed for the first time in May 2020 was 1,490 compared to 9,126 in May 2019, a drop of 83.7%. In the first five months of 2020, almost 1 in 5 new cars licensed was a hybrid or electric. From January to May 2020 there was a drop of 34.6% in the number of cars registered to 51,904 compared with 79,350 for the same...
Car Chat with Laura Woods
We talk electric cars, driving test tales, and dream drives with Ireland AM presenter Laura Woods Your current car? I currently drive a BMW 3 Series. I have always been a fan of the BMW range, but they were a big extravagance and out of my budget for years. Then in the last while I had a big birthday which coincided with the end of nearly eight years of Creche fees & I figured life is too short – eat the cake, buy the car.....
