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Do I need to tax a UK car on the way home?
The UK car I want to buy does not have UK road tax and the dealer says I need to buy it to drive on UK roads to get up to Holyhead. You can only buy UK road tax for a minimum of six months, do I need to get it if only driving there for a day?
Bill Foster (Dublin)
Oct 2019 Filed under: importing
How much to tax a VW Caddy privately?
How much to tax a 182 Volkswagen Caddy privately?
Thanks
James Edwards (Wicklow)
Oct 2019 Filed under: taxation
Which 2017 estate to go for?
Hi,
I want to upgrade my old Ford Focus Estate (2005) as it's not very economical. Would like another estate but don't know if I should go for diesel or petrol or a different make of estate. Hoping to purchase a 2017.
Thanks a mill
Margot
Margot O'Leary (KINSALE)
Oct 2019 Filed under: choosing used car
Is the new NOX tax in place now?
Has the extra cost of VRT on a diesel car, for example a 2014 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel, been effective since the latest budget?
Shane Mcloughlin (Ballina Co Mayo)
Oct 2019 Filed under: VRT
Timing belts or chains?!
Hi!
I was a bit concerned to read in an online article that the timing chain on a three-year-old Volvo V60 (just outside warranty) broke and destroyed the engine (and until the newspaper got involved Volvo was going to make the owner pay for the new engine). The article also said that they were noticing an increase in timing chains breaking. Surely the whole point of a chain vs belt was that it would last. Better off with a belt and changing it at 150,000km. Costly, but, perhaps unthinkable, more secure??
Having been very taken with your recent review of the V60, I'm reconsidering going back to a Skoda, but unfortunately, the same article said that the Volkswagen Group were suffering particularly from broken chains. Does the Superb diesel have a chain or belt? Do all cars now have timing chains?
Cheers
Philip Donegan (Ballina)
Oct 2019 Filed under: diesel
When to change my Mondeo's belt?
My 2015 Mondeo 2.0 auto has done 150,000km on the clock. When does it need a new timing belt/chain.
Many thanks
Declan Curtis (Dublin)
Oct 2019 Filed under: servicing
How much to tax a Partner van privately?
Hi,
How much does it cost to privately tax a 1.6 diesel, 2014 Peugeot Partner van?
Kevin Pearse (Limerick)
Oct 2019 Filed under: taxation
When to change 162 Astra's timing belt?
Hi,
Just wondering when should the timing belt be changed on an Opel Astra 162 1.6 diesel?
Richard Chamney (Limerick)
Oct 2019 Filed under: servicing
Can I buy a Grand California in the USA?
Where and when can I purchase a VW Grand California RV in the USA?
Korey N (Brandon )
Oct 2019 Filed under: choosing new car
Can I export a Grand California to the USA?
Can I buy a Volkswagen Grand California camper van and ship to the USA?
Betty Li (Hayward CA)
Oct 2019 Filed under: importing
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