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When to change my Mazda3's belt?
Hi there.
I have a 2011 Mazda3 1.6 diesel. Just wondering when the cam belt should be changed.
Many thanks
Paul
Paul Bugden (SALISBURY)
Jul 2020 Filed under: servicing
Is the Polestar 2 coming to Ireland?
Will the Polestar 2 be for sale in Ireland?
Thanks
Andy Kelly
Jul 2020 Filed under: future cars
What's up with my Fiat 500X electrics?
I have a 2016 1.4 petrol Fiat 500X MultiAir. My stop-start system says it is not available and drive mode unavailable with symbols for start-stop and engine fault on the dashboard. This has been happening on and off for some time. The car just seems to reset after a week or so. I have done 58,000 miles and it has just passed its NCT and has had a service.
Ann Godfrey (Irvine)
Jul 2020 Filed under: fault
Three child seats into a Hyundai Tucson?
Hi,
Just wondering is it possible to fit three car seats in a Hyundai Tucson and if so what make car seats please?
Thank you
Laura Sinnott (Waterford )
Jul 2020 Filed under: child or baby seats
Price of the Skoda Octavia in Ireland?
What's the price of the new Skoda Octavia?
Peter Mulroe (Emyvale)
Jul 2020 Filed under: pricing
Is my car loan deductible against tax?
Hi,
As a sole trader I use my private car to do 30,000km a year. I’d like to change my car. If I take a loan out to purchase a car is a percentage of the monthly repayments deductible against tax and, if so, is there an upper limit or any drawbacks to doing this from a tax perspective, e.g. benefit in kind?
Many thanks
Robert Downer (Kilkenny)
Oct 2020 Filed under: taxation
Petrol or diesel for 40,000km a year?
In the market for a new car. Currently driving a 2010 VW Golf TDI and considering a crossover like 2008 or similar. I do about 40,000km per year mostly on the motorway. Would you recommend a petrol or diesel engine?
Michelle Masterson (Knocklyon)
Oct 2020 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Cost to tax a VW Caddy privately?
I bought a 2011 1.6 diesel Volkswagen Caddy; any idea how much I will be taxed if looking to tax privately?
Evan Boyle (Cork)
Oct 2020 Filed under: taxation
Thinking of buying a Volvo hybrid...
Hi.
I'm thinking of changing my Volvo. Can I ask how the XC40 and the XC60 plug-in hybrid models are set up? Am I correct in understanding that the electric motor and the petrol engine in the PHEV XC40 both drive the front wheels whereas in the XC60 the electric motor drives the rear wheels, so that four-wheel drive would be available when the electric and petrol engines are used in combination? Also, can I ask a separate question about "self driving". In the modern Volvos, they just talk of a lane keeping aid. Does this function in the same way as what was labelled Pilot Assist in models of a couple of years ago?
Thank you
Philip
Philip Donegan (Ballina)
Oct 2020 Filed under: choosing new car
Where can I get 98 octane petrol?
Do you know where I can buy 98 octane petrol? I've found it impossible to find a garage that sells it (I live in Dublin 4).
Thank you, John
John Fleming (Dublin)
Oct 2020 Filed under: petrol
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