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Previously answered questions
Will my car stop if stop-start is broken?
Will my car stop if the auto stop-start feature stopped working?
Sherry Smith (Dunn)
Jan 2020 Filed under: fault
Do we pay VAT on UK imports after Brexit?
When the UK exits the EU at the end of this month, will VAT on UK car imports have to be paid from then on?
Many thanks, Fin.
Fin Breatnach (Dublin)
Jan 2020 Filed under: importing
Petrol or diesel Skoda Octavia?
Would a 2018 1.0-litre petrol Octavia cost much more in petrol costs than a 1.6 diesel to run in a year, when I will be doing 16,000 miles approx?
Donal Carroll (Tralee)
Jan 2020 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Thoughts on this high-mileage Focus?
I have been looking at buying a 2011 model Ford Focus Zetec S 1.6 TDCi. The mileage on it is sitting quite high I think at 90,000. What questions should I ask the dealership before I decide if I'm to buy it or not? The price is €4,000; is this ok?
Steven Bruce (Brechin)
Jan 2020 Filed under: used car values
Can I register a day van as a camper?
Hi,
I have bought a van in the UK. It's a day van with a pop top roof installed, it's still listed as a van on the logbook. I want to bring it over to Ireland and have it registered as a motor caravan. Is it possible to bring over a van and register it as a motor caravan?
Darragh Ginty (Rosses Point)
Jan 2020 Filed under: importing
How much VRT on a 2015 BMW 4 Series?
How much is VRT on a 2015 BMW 420 Sport?
Roy Stephenson (Baltinglass )
Jan 2020 Filed under: VRT
BMW 320d or 330e?
Hi lads,
I'm trying to decide between a 2016 BMW 320d or a 330e... I do about 40,000km a year, my work commute is three days local (about a 50km round trip) and two days to Dublin (350km round trip). I live in the countryside as well, so not an urban driver as such. I'd like to move away from diesel, but I'm concerned that I won't at least match my current mpg on my existing diesel Audi A5.
Any thoughts would be most welcome!
Thanks, Brian
Brian Duignan (Kilkenny)
Jan 2020 Filed under: hybrid
Should I change this B-Max's timing belt?
I'm buying a 2013 Ford B-Max 1.4 petrol. It has been lying up for six months with a drive a couple of times a week. The mileage is 57,647km; should I look at changing the timing belt since it wasn't driving much and is six years old?
David Geoghegan (Mullingar)
Sep 2019 Filed under: servicing
Will a 1.0-litre last as long as a 1.6 diesel?
Will a one-litre engine last as long as a 1.6 diesel?
John Seery (Mallow)
Sep 2019 Filed under: reliability
Issue with my 2011 Audi A6 gearbox.
I have a 2011 model Audi A6 and thecar jumps when driving, says gearbox malfunction, but you can still drive. I flushed out oil and changed the gearbox filter and still the problem remains. But I noticed when the car has driven for a while it will stop and it drives smoothly.
Please help
Felix Ndukwe (Cape Town )
Sep 2019 Filed under: fault
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