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Can I trade my damaged Santa Fe in?
Hi,
My 2004 Hyundai Sante Fe was just written off by the insurance company. Car is still driving, with only some medium bumper damage. It has a bull bar up front and a tow bar out back. Another car rear-ended me. My car was up to date with tax, insurance and NCT all good. Will I qualify for a scrappage scheme? I'm thinking of getting a new Berlingo or Peugeot van.
Thank you
Stephen Larkin (Galway)
Apr 2016 Filed under: scrappage
Any way around paying VRT on import?
Hi,
Could you please tell if there is a way of getting a car into Ireland from the UK without paying VRT? I am interested in bringing in a Peugeot 308 that seem to sell a lot cheaper and have smaller mileage in the UK. Say if I bought the car in Scotland and left it in my brother's house for six months or so (taxed and insured in my name), could I bring the car back to Ireland without paying the dreaded VRT?
Who is to say I wasn't using the car in the UK?
Thank you
Ruairi Mc Carthy (Mullagh Co Cavan)
Apr 2016 Filed under: importing
What's the new automatic Tiguan like?
New Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 diesel automatic: what are they like?
Larry Loughnane (Clonmel Co Tipperary )
Apr 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Is my new Mazda CX-5's gearchange ok?
I've purchased a new CX-5, but I find the gear change quite rough; is this normal for a Mazda?
Tom Comerford (Kilkenny )
Apr 2016 Filed under: gearbox
What do you think of the new Mercedes GLC?
What is your honest opinion on the new GLC Mercedes 220 Exclusive?
Colm MacBride (Donegal)
Apr 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Is the 2007 Mercedes E-Class reliable?
What do you think of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E 220 CDI? I know that the pre facelift W211 had a lot of electrical gremlins and the Sensotronic Brake Control was beyond a joke in terms of reliability, but this was dropped on the facelifted cars.
Is there anything else that I should look out for?
Gavin Kennedy (Dublin)
Apr 2016 Filed under: reliability
Thinking of buying a high-mileage Mondeo.
Thinking of purchasing an 09 Ford Mondeo diesel diesel with 184,000km on the clock. Should I be worried about the mileage? Is there a better saloon car that you would recommend for long distance driving?
Laura Brown (Dublin)
Apr 2016 Filed under: mileage
How do I book an NCT?
I have bought a secondhand car but the NCT ran out last month. How do I go about booking an NCT and can I still drive it as it wasn't my fault the car has no NCT?
Jain Cross (Skibbereen)
Apr 2016 Filed under: NCT
Looking at a 2003-2009 Toyota Avensis.
Hi there, I was thinking of buying a 2009 Toyota Avensis diesel hatchback with 67k miles from the UK. It is the old 2003-2009 shape. Has satnav, don't see any reversing sensors, full Toyota service history. Are they a good car or would you say 2009 version is better?
Thanks,
Walter
Walter Johnston (Ratoath)
Apr 2016 Filed under: choosing used car
What cars are best-suited to importing?
In terms of VRT, what are the best value used cars to import (from the UK) in the large family saloon/mid range exec range?
Brian Quinn (Drogheda)
Apr 2016 Filed under: importing
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