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Can you help me choose a new SUV?
I'm thinking of buying new SUV; do you know which is best value for money in terms of warranty and finance package on market at moment, but also attractive?
Hope you can help
Adrienne
Adrienne . Causer
Nov 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
What mid-sze petrol car should my parents buy?
My elderly parents are in the market for a mid-sized hatch with a budget of around €22k, which seems to get them most brand's lower-mid trim models. A crossover they feel is too big for them despite me recommending the easier entry of the higher seats. They need a small petrol engine, as their mileage is low and will never reach a speed capable of clearing a DPF.
The question is what car? There is a really good range of options between Golf, i30, Focus, Pulsar, Auris and many others. What is the best all round option, and do you happen to know if any of them are easier to get into/out of than others?
Thanks
Shane Sheridan (Dublin)
Nov 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
Which fast Volkswagen Golf to buy next year?
If you were buying a fast Golf in 2015 and did about 20,000- to 25,000km a year would you have a Golf R, Golf GTI Performance or Golf GTD? Also, I have driven automatics for the last few years and like them, but would you have DSG or manual in these cars? I'm thinking GTI performance with DSG is a nice balance, as the R still has higher road tax and presumably insurance and performance that will only lose me my licence, while the GTD might be a little pedestrian.
Would value your opinion.
Andrew Kelly (Limerick)
Nov 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
Which is the most economical 4×4?
Which is the most economical 4×4?
Niall Crehan (Prosperous)
Nov 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
SEAT Leon, Kia cee'd or Hyundai i30?
Which is best: SEAT Leon, Kia cee'd or Hyundai i30? I am currently driving a 2012 SEAT Ibiza, but looking to change in 2015. Not sure of the three listed which one offers best value for money. Also whilst I do around 10,000- to 12,000 miles per year it's mostly urban and not stuck in traffic. I can't decide whether or not to go for diesel option as spec seems better in same.
Gerry Holland (Cork)
Oct 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
Should I order a petrol engine for my new Audi A4?
If I ordered a new Audi A4 with a petrol engine, would I lose out much in two or three years time when I trade it in? My annual mileage is less than 8,000km.
John S. (Limerick)
Oct 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
What are your thoughts on the MINI Countryman Cooper D?
What are your thoughts on the MINI Countryman Cooper D?
Martin Moroney (Dublin)
Oct 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
Can you explain the thinking behind the APMP categories?
Who designated the categories for the APMP awards? Specifically, how did the Audi A3 end up as "family" car? What size family is that supposed to hold? How did the Mercedes-Benz C-Class end up as a "large" car? If that's large, what's the E-Class or S-Class? And how did the Outlander end up as "large" SUV? What does that make Land Cruiser, Land Rover Discovery/Sport/Range Rover, Audi Q7, BMW X5 etc?
Peter G (Virginia)
Oct 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
I have €35,000 to spend on a sporty car...
If you had €35k to spend on a sporty car what would you buy? Doesn't necessarily need to be new, would go up to three years old, running costs wouldn't be that much of an issue but need to tolerable all the same, i.e. car tax < €1,000 a year.
Simon MacMahon (Dublin)
Oct 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
How well are the likes of the Audi S cars and BMW M235i selling?
I am interested in something like an Audi S3 hatch/saloon, Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG, Audi S1 or Audi S4; any clue on how many have been sold since 2013?
Simon MacMahon (Newtownabbey)
Sep 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
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