Mini absorbs VRT rise on two diesel models

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Mini is offering Irish customers a unique opportunity to beat the VRT tax hike in 2013 by absorbing the tax increase on the One D and Cooper D Hatch models, which output a low 99g/km of CO2.

Flexible finance options at Skoda Galway

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Skoda PCP Solutions offers flexible finance options and the convenience of a guaranteed future value of any Skoda purchased.

Volvo V40 Cross Country and V40 R Design arrive

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Volvo Car Ireland is set to launch its V40 Cross Country and V40 R Design at its open week which runs from January 21 to 27 in dealerships nationwide.

Beware the One-Eyed Monster

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

If part of your job involves talking to people you know that it will never be boring. I had a fella onto me this week who had a perspective on road safety that was so warped and bonkers that he should be studied by expert psychologists.

Special rate car loans at St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Car buying can be a daunting experience. St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union can help with some simple tips to help in the search for a dream car:

New Skoda Octavia to debut in the spring

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

The third generation of Skoda's popular Octavia will be launched here in March. It will be bigger, more spacious, and packaged in a new attractive and functional design. It is based on the same platform as the new Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon.

Toyota GT86 is Top Gear’s Car of the Year

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

When Toyota set about creating the GT86, the guiding principle was that it should be a car devoted to the pure passion of driving. It is an ethos that has helped earn the sports coupe worldwide acclaim, and now the honour of being named Top Gear magazine’s Car of the Year 2012.

2012 road deaths is lowest on record

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Provisional road casualty figures for 2012 show a total of 161 people tragically lost their lives on Irish roads in 2012.

2012 – Roads got safer but using them got more expensive

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

As we close the book on 2012 Ireland’s motorists will not have much to remember fondly. The year gone by saw no relief from austerity. Fuel prices, car tax and motor insurance all went up as the cost of moving around in Ireland became more expensive than ever before.

Fuel was the worst. It began the year at an all time record high and just kept rising. Motorists were contacting us on a daily basis in frustration and anger. This was at its worst around September when the price hit €1.70. Every time the price went up people were furious at the garages and the oil companies.

New MINI Clubvan delivers on many levels

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

The all-new Mini clubvan with five doors has just gone on sale. It is the first new Mini to be classed as a commercial vehicle. Mini Ireland will only market Cooper D Clubvan with an entry level price of €20,800

We have not come as far as we think on drink driving

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

The drink driver is still with us. I wonder if we have been deluding ourselves a little bit about how much progress we really have made in road safety and to what extent Irish social values have moved.

The Garda issued figures last week that show that they are genuinely out and about catching people who drive while drunk. They are setting up checkpoints and they are breathalysing drivers. They tell us that they are catching fewer people and we hope that is because there is less of it going on.

New Clio is top Golden Steering Wheel small car

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Just weeks after claiming the RTL/ Auto Plus Best Production Car prize at the October Paris Motor Show, the new Renault Clio has scooped the 2012 Golden Steering Wheel - an international award.

It is safety and not sexy that is selling cars these days

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

As we all know by now there will be new reg plates next year. The trade fervently hopes that the ‘131’ and ‘132’ plates will mean they start selling cars in numbers again. Drop into a car showroom anywhere and they will be only too pleased to tell you all about it.

Honda Civic celebrates 40th anniversary

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

After nine generations and more then 20 million sales globally, the Honda Civic is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

New Mini Clubvan delivers on many levels

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

The new Mini Clubvan with five doors has just gone on sale - the first new Mini to be classed as a commercial vehicle.

Maintaining old roads as important as building new ones

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

Ireland has lots of lovely new roads. Nice to have got something out of the boom while it lasted. But while we might be delighted with the shiny new motorways it is easy to lose sight of the fact that as well as some good roads we have an awful lot of bad ones.

Ford Transit Custom - Continental Irish Van of the Year

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

The Ford Transit Custom has been voted Continental Irish Van of the Year 2013 by the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association.

Latest Opel Astra range arrives in style

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

The latest Astra range has arrived and Opel Ireland says it comes with a host of advanced driver technology, safety related systems, and sharp German engineering and design.

World’s first diesel plug-in hybrid car from Volvo

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

Making history with world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid, Volvo Car is now ramping up production of the new V60 plug-in hybrid ahead of first customer deliveries in early 2013.

What makes cars stop?

Thu, Nov 29, 2012

Cars are marvellous technologies. Given that they basically run by controlled explosions it is a wonder that they work at all. In fact they are incredibly reliable but they will still let you down from time to time.

This is something the AA knows all about of course. Given that we handle a huge volume of roadside call outs every year, we have a very good understanding about what makes cars stop.

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