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What's wrong with my Toyota auto gearbox?
My 2013 Toyota Avensis Verso has an auto gear problem. It drives fine when it's cold and the gear change is perfect. Even in reverse it's fine, but it stops moving after two to three minutes driving and reverse won't engage either. What is the problem?
John Kerry (London)
Dec 2014 Filed under: fault
The steering on my Avensis seems jumpy!
The steering on my 2010 Toyota Avensis Aura seems jumpy and light. What's wrong?
David Large (Sligo Ireland)
Jul 2016 Filed under: fault
What is the value of a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta?
What is the value of a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta as a trade in? It has 99,000 miles on the clock, is 1.6 diesel, new timing belt, NCTd until Sept 2018.
Miceal MacNally (Westport)
Sep 2016 Filed under: used car values
Any advice on family estate cars?
Any advice on family estate cars? Around a €12k budget, covering about 15,000km per year. Anything to particularity avoid?
Jim O'Neill (Carlow)
Sep 2016 Filed under: choosing used car
How does the RRP of new cars work?
Hi,
How does the RRP of new cars work? When I look at the Honda.ie website it says RRP for a new CR-V ES at €34,895. When I went to the dealer the price they gave is €36,945.
Can you explain this?
Thanks
Harry Conway (Cork City)
Sep 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
Which is the most comfy car on Irish roads?
1) Which is the most comfortable car on Irish roads considering seating, seat height, and road bumps (mainly interested in medium/large cars)?
2) Have you any reports on the Toyota Prius?
Pat Walsh (Claremorris, Mayo)
Sep 2016 Filed under: choosing new car
What can I do about my faulty i30?
Hi, I am Prince from Wicklow,
I bought a new Hyundai i30 1.6 diesel two months ago. Now the car has an engine noise, abnormal pulling and an air conditioning problem. It was admitted to dealer garrage for repair it twice within two months. That took a week each time, but it is still not perfect.
Now it is running forward without pressing the accelerator in second, third and fourth gear and does not slow down immidiately when going down a gear. And there is also some problem with the auto stop and start system. Plus its fuel economy is only 47mpg.
What should I do? Can I ask my dealer to replace this faulty car, and what are my rights?
Thank you
Prince
Prince Francis (Bray)
Oct 2015 Filed under: fault
How much to tax a petrol Mazda5?
How much is the annual road tax for a Mazda5 2.0 petrol?
Ola Popoola (Dublin)
Jan 2016 Filed under: taxation
Tell me when to change my Mondeo's belt.
Hi,
I have a 2012 Ford Mondeo 1.6 diesel Econetic that has 100,000 miles on the clock. I have read conflicting advice on when the timing belt should be replaced on this vehicle. They range from 100k miles right up to 200k miles. This is quite a massive difference so can you advise what would be the correct time to get this work done on this make of vehicle please?
Many thanks,
Paul
Paul H (Leixlip)
Jan 2016 Filed under: servicing
Hyundai i40 or Skoda Octavia?
Hi,
I have a 131 Hyundai i30 Estate 1.4 diesel that has been reliable, good for bringing family and luggage in etc. I do about 15-20,000km p.a. Fuel economy has been alright if not as good as I expected, as maybe slightly underpowered sometimes and I have to accelerate it more than I'd like. It's a good car, but has always been poor for road noise even with tyre changes.
I am looking to change now to something a bit bigger, either a 151 1.6 diesel Skoda Octavia hatchback or a 142 Hyundai i40 saloon 1.7 diesel, mid-spec levels. I haven't really looked at specific examples of either yet. I only intend to keep the newer car until maybe 2018/19 and both above choices give me a good level of warranty cover until then.
Which do you think would be the better buy? Safety, more quiet on the move and decent handling (as my main everyday route is quite a twisty hilly road) are important to me.
Thanks
Mick, Gorey
Mick Walsh (Gorey)
Aug 2016 Filed under: choosing used car
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