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How much discount should you get on a demo car?
Hi, how much discount should you get on a demo car? The car is six weeks old and was valued€41,000 new.
Ed Donnelly (Dublin)
Jul 2015 Filed under: used car values
What do you think of this Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
Hi.
I want to buy a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Elegance automatic 2.7 CDI. First of all is it a good car? The lift pump is broken in the car I am looking at so when it gets to half tank it cuts off and it also have a malfunction of the light sensor. It has 173,000km on the clock.
Simon Hlati (Capetown)
Jul 2015 Filed under: reliability
Can you confirm if the Toyota Avensis has a timing chain?
Does the 2010 Toyota Avensis D-4D have a timing belt or chain? I looked at the engine and can see a belt but online says it has a chain.
T Prendergast
Jul 2015 Filed under: servicing
How best to export a high-end Mercedes?
I am buying a brand new and very rare model Mercedes from a Dublin dealer soon. I will have to tax, insure and register it as per any other car on the road. I have already sold it to a dealer in London for a good premium. Can I export it the very same week I buy it and reclaim the VRT amount via the reclaim scheme and also how best to make the car UK VAT qualifying? It will have 100 miles max on the clock. I can buy in my own name or that of an Irish company.
Thanks
Seamus
Seamus Murphy (Cork)
Jun 2015 Filed under: VRT
What's happening with my Kia Sportage?
Hi, I was just sitting in my Kia Sportage having turned off the engine. I tried to start it again but it failed to start. I got out of the car, locked it, reopened it and the car started. Is this part of some feature and how is it activated?
Michael Brennan (Ennis)
Jul 2015 Filed under: electrics
What is the towing capacity of the Toyota RAV4
What is the towing capacity of the Toyota RAV4 2.2?
Larry Farrell
Jul 2015 Filed under: towing
Does a 2010 Hyundai i30 estate have a timing belt?
Does a 2010 Hyundai i30 estate have a timing belt or a chain?
Eidin Clery (000)
Jul 2015 Filed under: servicing
What's the Volkswagen 1.6 Golf Edition R like?
What do you think of the Volkswagen 1.6 Golf Edition R?
Philip Glynn (Ballina)
Jul 2015 Filed under: choosing used car
What's the most reliable 2010 diesel car?
What is the best diesel engine in a 2010 car? Tax and mpg don't bother me, just relilability. I am doing 35,000km per year. I don't care about the make, but it has to have four doors.
John Scanlon
Jul 2015 Filed under: choosing used car
Nissan Pulsar or Leaf?
Hello,
Can you advise me please; I'm thinking of buying either a Nisssn Pulsar or Nissan Leaf. Which do you recommend?
Cheers,
Noel
Noel Powell (Dublin)
Jul 2015 Filed under: choosing new car
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