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Will petrol particulate filters cause problems?
I read that Volkswagen intends to introduce a Gasoline Particulate Filter to petrol engines. Will this mean that low mileage, short run petrol owners like me could have the same expensive problem that low mileage diesel owners have?
F D (Dublin)
Aug 2016 Filed under: future engines
BMW 520d, Volvo V70 or Mercedes E 220?
Which would be a better car: BMW 520d, Volvo V70 or Mercedes-Benz E 220?
Willy Boland (Ballinasloe)
Aug 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Which comfy car for a retired couple in Tralee?
We are a retired couple, 70 and 68 living in Tralee Co. Kerry and in need of a new car.
Our 16-year-old Toyota Corolla is coming to the end of its trouble free life; the choice of a Toyota was decreed by circumstance, we bought it new, found it a bit 'light' and would like a 'heavier' car with firm and comfortable seating. Can you recommend something?
Please do not recommend a new Volkswagen; to buy one we would need to buy it from the sole Volkswagen dealer in Kerry and after our terrible experience with this dealer we would never, ever buy a car from that dealer again.
Our budget would be about €18,000/20,000, non diesel as we do not do enough driving to justify a diesel car. Can you recommend models of cars we should consider?
With thanks and good wishes
Yours sincerely
Mary G. Johnson
Mary G. Johnson Johnson (Tralee. Co. Kerry)
Jul 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
What's a good old Skoda Octavia worth?
What is the current value of a 2001 Skoda Octavia Ambiente with a full NCT and 110,000 miles on the clock?
Owen Lennon (Roscommon)
Jul 2016 Filed under: used car values
Why do used car prices vary so much?
Why do similar cars, spec and mileage from dealers vary in price, sometimes by a few grand?
Niall Dalton (Moycullen)
Jul 2016 Filed under: used car values
I am looking for info on this Passat please.
I am looking for information on this reg: 04 D *****
Siobhan Ennis (Dublin 12)
Aug 2016 Filed under: miscellaneous
I'm looking for information on this reg...
Looking for info on 10 D *****
Barry O'Donoghue (Naas)
Jul 2016 Filed under: miscellaneous
Will Audi Ireland offer a 2.0-litre petrol A3?
Does Audi Ireland intend to offer the new 2.0-litre petrol engine in the revised A3 range?
Gary Murray (Dublin)
Jul 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Looking for a car for around €10,000.
Looking for a car for around 10 grand. I have a 2005 Mazda3 1.6 petrol with 150k on the clock, which has never let me down, but I want a more powerful and comfortable car, which is reliable. I was looking at the 2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class diesel and also the 1.8 petrol, but my head is telling me to stay away; are they that unreliable? I am also looking at Mazda6 2.2 diesel and Lexus IS 2.2 diesel; what do you think of them?
The prices of diesel cars seem to be excessive when you look at the mileage a lot of them have; are thay worth it? I do about 12-15 thousand miles a year.
Michael Walsh (Mayo)
Jul 2016 Filed under: choosing used car
Compare BMW and Mercedes diesel engines.
What is the power output of the BMW X3 1,997cc engine? How do you think it compares with the Mercedes-Benz 2,054cc unit?
Denis O Riordan (Dub)
Jul 2016 Filed under: diesel
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