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Is a stuck odometer an NCT failure?
Will my car fail its NCT if the odometer is stuck at 59,000km?
Alan Cullen (Wexford)
Sep 2014 Filed under: NCT
Is the Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary available as an auto?
Paul Healy wrote an article about the 'New special edition MX-5' on April the 17th, 2014. He states that this Anniversary Edition is available with manual or automatic gearboxes. I have tried many times, in vain, to get information from both Mazda UK and Mazda Ireland about the automatic version. The answer simply is that it is not available. Who could I write to in Mazda HQ to find out when the auto version will be available in Ireland?
Your advice would be much appreciated.
Auke - dublin - Ireland
Auke Van Der Werff (Dublin , Ireland)
Sep 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
Why have fuel prices not dropped in line with the barrel cost?
Why is the price of petrol and diesel still the same at the pumps when crude oil has dropped from $115 a barrel in June to its current price of $97?
Kevin Caulfield (Kildysart)
Sep 2014 Filed under: fuel prices
What's a good automatic car for a learner driver?
I have just moved back to ireland after living abroad, for 10 years of which I was driving an automatic - now I'm having to start the process from the beginning atin - theory test etc. What car should I get? Is it possible to take the driving test with an automatic car as I'd prefer? What would be the cheapest and most reliable automatic?
Cheers
Roland Hempel (Dublin)
Sep 2014 Filed under: learner
Ford Fiesta or Audi A3?
Which one to go for? A 2006 Audi A3 2.0 TDI or 2010 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi,both of which cost €6,000.
Irvin Antonio (Barcelona)
Sep 2014 Filed under: choosing used car
Does the Dacia Duster have a wiper problem?
I read last year in a British review of the Duster 4x4, that the windscreen wipers are seriously inadequate, too small and too slow to deal with anything more than a light rain shower. I had been considering buying one until then. I drive a good deal on the M50 and even in a car with good wipers it can be a nightmare to get caught behind one of the thousands of HGVs using that road. It is akin to trying to drive while more than half blind, since the HGV creates its own mini Niagra of water and dirt.
So I decided to forget buying a Dacia Duster 4x4. Do you know if the situation is still the same now? The British site in question take cars on a week long test, and thus have a far better idea of what they are like long-term.
Cheers, DF Nolan, Dublin
David F Nolan (Dublin)
Sep 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
Any common issues with the automatic Audi A6?
Hi, does you know of any mechanical issues with the 2009 automatic Audi A6 2.0 TDI 140?
GERARD Fowler (BELFAST)
Sep 2014 Filed under: reliability
What do you think about the Chevrolet Nubira?
What is the general consensus on the 2005 Chevrolet Nubira 1.6 automatic?
Richard Clarke (Galway)
Sep 2014 Filed under: choosing used car
How best to check over a second hand car?
What second hand car check options are there? The AA has a physical car check facility for €260 but are there any others to choose from and are they good? I have seen a few online car checkers but they don't seem to do a physical inspection only a paper trail.
Thanks again in advance.
Sharon O'Reilly (Dublin)
Sep 2014 Filed under: mileage
How good is the Ford Focus?
How good is the Ford Focus?
Charles Murphy (Dublin 17)
Sep 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
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