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Volkswagen Tiguan or SEAT Ateca on PCP?
I love the look of the new Tiguan and SEAT's crossover. With about €350 a month to spend on PCP, which would you go for in Jan?
Jane O'Sullivan (Kildare)
Oct 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Audi A5 Sportback or BMW 4 Series Coupe?
I really like the look of the new Audi A5 Sportback. Would you have it over the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe? Thinking 2.0-litre diesel for a '171' plate.
Peter Boyle (Dublin 4)
Oct 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Will the VRT change in January?
Would there be a difference in VRT due if a car was bought in November or wait until January?
Ray Gavin (Mullingar)
Oct 2016 Filed under: VRT
What new MPV would you recommend for us?
Hi,
We are in the market for an MPV/SUV. We hope to buy by the end of March next year. We have a budget of €19-20k plus our 2010 2.0-litre Volkswagen Passat Highline. The car should have three full rear seats and a good size boot.
What would you recommend?
Des Wynne (Dundalk)
Oct 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
What's my 141 Golf worth against a new one?
What's a 141 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Comfortline with 78,000km worth as a trade in against a 171 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Comfortline?
Christpoher Reid (Navan)
Oct 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Will a 2012 Volkswagen Golf have satnav?
Ok so I'm buying a 2012 Volkswagen Golf and I forgot to ask was there satnav built into it with Bluetooth etc. It's the Comfort 1.6 version.
Mary Roche (Dublin)
Oct 2016 Filed under: satellite navigation
Which classic cars make sound investment?
I have just retired, with a bit of spare cash available and as returns on invested money are so poor at the moment, I was wondering if an investment in a vintage or classic car would be a wise alternative. And if so what make/model would you suggest?
Regards, PD.
Patrick Devery (Dublin)
Oct 2016 Filed under: classic cars
How economical should my petrol Astra be?
Could you tell me how many miles per gallon l should be getting from my 2016 Vauxhall Astra Elite 1.4i turbo petrol? l use premium petrol, but only do mainly short journeys.
Thank you.
Max Cohen (Chester)
Oct 2016 Filed under: fuel economy and emissions
How can I import a commercial SUV?
Hi guys,
Really hoping that you can help me with this one. I'm hoping to import an SUV (either Volkswagen Touareg or Mercedes-Benz ML 280) from the UK and register it as a commercial vehicle. The most ideal situation would be to import it, get the crewcab conversion and register it as a five-seater crewcab (I'm one of the few who would very genuinely need both five seats for crew and the ability to drop them and use as a commercial through my job in events), but will settle for two seats and commercial tax.
There do not seem to be any of those SUVs in the UK that are non-passenger versions (I presume due to the UK not having a commercial SUV as such) so I'm just wondering what steps I will need to take to get the lower tax rate and import as commercial.
Please let me know, as your help will be much appreciated.
Brian McCarthy (Dublin)
Oct 2016 Filed under: importing
What's the point of stop-start?
Whats the point of stop-start when your Volkswagen/Audi diesel is doing probably 60mpg? Is this just making a problem that isn't there or just another cost to the consumer?
John Craven (Blackpool,lancs)
Oct 2016 Filed under: fuel economy and emissions
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