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Can I get low tax on a converted camper?
If I covert a commercial vehicle, say a 2017 Volkswagen Transporter, to a camper van and get it certified etc, will I qualify for the lower rate of road tax?
VINCENT CROWLEY (Cork)
Oct 2018 Filed under: commercial vehicle
Your thoughts on this Peugeot 3008?
Greetings to you, I will like to request your view on a 2010 or 2011 Peugeot 3008. We are first time car buyers and we are currently viewing a 2010 Peugeot 3008, with approximately 110k miles on the clock, diesel engine, automatic for €7,500 sticker price (negotiable). We love this car and we would love to have it, but we are wondering what kind of problems and the level of reliability this car has. We will appreciate if you can provide us with your analysis of this car.
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Afeez Are (Leixlip)
Oct 2018 Filed under: reliability
Motor tax on a 2007 Skoda Octavia?
Car tax on 2007 Skoda Octavia 1.4?
Sam Strahan (Dunleer)
Nov 2018 Filed under: taxation
Cost of changing an Audi timing belt?
Cost of changing a timing belt on a 132 Audi A4?
Hugh Gallagher (Letterkenny)
Nov 2018 Filed under: servicing
When is my Audi A4's timing belt due?
Hi,
I own a 142 Audi A4 2.0-litre diesel. I was informed when I bought the car that the timing belt was not due until 210,000km. Is this correct? I am currently only at 90,000 miles, but am just wary in case it is in fact due.
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Aisling O'Grady (Naas)
Nov 2018 Filed under: servicing
Will a Vauxhall timing chain last forever?
Will a timing chain on 2011 Vauxhall Astra last the life of the engine? Someone told me Vauxhall says this.
John Smith (Warrington)
Oct 2018 Filed under: servicing
Do VAG TSI engines have timing chain probs?
Hi,
Looking at a 2013 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI S tronic. Am I right in saying these engines are susceptible to the timing chain stretching and a hefty repair bill if it does? Would you steer clear of this engine or, generally, any of VAG TSI/TFSI engines pre-2015?
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Colin McGowan (Dublin)
Oct 2018 Filed under: fault
Is the new Mercedes C-Class in Ireland?
Is the new Mercedes-Benz C 220 d in Ireland yet?
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Padraig Flanagan (Adare)
Oct 2018 Filed under: choosing new car
Can I afford an Audi A5 or BMW 4 Series?
I currently drive a BMW 318d automatic. Got it the first day of the 162 reg. It has 82,000km (60/40 motorway/good regional roads) and I'm feeling the itch to change. However, I don't want to buy a new car again with the mileage that I do. Sore lesson learned. So maybe a 171 reg would work. I plan on keeping the next car I get for three years. Hoping that changing will only cost €10-12k. I like the idea of an Audi A5 or a 4 Series. But I think they might be a bit of a stretch unless I look to the UK. What else could I look at?
Anthony T (Carlow)
Sep 2018 Filed under: choosing used car
Any pre-reg WLTP bargains around?
I notice in Spain that there are a pile of pre-registered cars labelled "zero km" being sold at a discount to get rid of stock before the WLTP regs come into effect. Has the same thing applied here? I haven't noticed it.
Cheers
Philip
Philip Donegan (Ballina)
Sep 2018 Filed under: miscellaneous
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