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Is the Volkswagen Up suitable for me?
Hi there,
I'm looking to buy a newer car than my 2007 1.2 Renault Clio. I spend roughly half the week in a small city and the other half in a small country village, about 25 minutes from the nearest town. I do a short motorway trip about twice a week. I'd love something like a Volkswagen Up, but am worried this would be too small and lack enough power for my amount of driving, which is roughly 21,000km per year.
What would you advise?
Many thanks, Eimear.
Eimear Molloy (Kilkenny/Waterford)
May 2020 Filed under: choosing new car
What's up with insurance on my Citroen C4?
Hi, my wife just bought a Citroen C4; it is a great car to drive, but when time came to insure the car it went up €280 on last year's insurance on a 2007 Nissan Almera. Both cars are in Group 15 and Citroen C4 is rated as a safer car. Are we missing something here about the C4?
Thank you
Aidan
Aidan Dempsey (Athy)
May 2020 Filed under: insurance
What is the 2013 Honda Civic diesel like?
What is the 2013 Honda Civic i-DTEC like?
FRANCIS GANNON (COUNTY MEATH)
May 2020 Filed under: choosing used car
What about LPG-converted cars and NOx?
Hi, for the NOx charges and VRT: I have a 2000 Audi A4 quattro that's fairly rare in Ireland. I'm planning to get it changed to Irish plates ASAP. The car has an LPG conversation. Would the LPG affect the NOx charges? It should have lower NOx emissions.
Stephen McCormack (Galway )
May 2020 Filed under: VRT
Where is the Skoda Yeti's spare wheel?
Where’s the spare wheel housed on the Skoda Yeti Outdoor?
Tony Keating (Carlow Rep Of Ireland)
May 2020 Filed under: tyres
Should I get my car serviced now or delay?
I live in Dungarvan, 50km from Waterford where I purchased my car and which is under warranty and now due a service. Is this considered essential travel from a safety viewpoint and if not and I delay the service, will it affect my warranty?
Gerry Cummins (Dungarvan, Co. Waterford)
May 2020 Filed under: servicing
VRT on this 1990 BMW 3 Series?
Hi,
I'm just wondering how much the VRT is on a 1990 car registered in October so not vintage yet: BMW 318is.
Rory O Callaghan (Cork)
May 2020 Filed under: VRT
Looking at importing a BMW Z3...
Hi,
I am planning to buy a 1999 BMW Z3, 52k miles, value £3,390 (Sterling pounds), 2.0-litre automatic. How much is the VRT for this car? I could not find BMW Z3 in the VRT website, only BMW Z4. Will they consider this 1999 Z3 as a classic car?
Marlon C (Lucan)
May 2020 Filed under: importing
How much to tax Nissan X-Trai privately?
I'm thinking of buying a 2006 2.0-litre Nissan X-Trail. It's currently taxed commercially; how much would the tax be if I taxed it as a private car?
Ray Power (Dungarvan)
May 2020 Filed under: taxation
Used Passat or Skoda Octavia diesel?
I'm debating between a 152 VW Passat Trendline BlueMotion Technology with 133,000km and a 2016 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI Ambition DSG model with 80,000km on the clock. Any feeback would be great.
Thanks
Shane
Shane Egan (Galway)
Mar 2019 Filed under: choosing used car
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