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New Research Reveals Motorists may be loyal to the same car type but not brand?
New Research Reveals Motoristsmay be loyal to the same car type but not brand? New research by Auto Trader in the UK has revealed that motorists are more loyal to a certain type of car rather than the actual brand of the car. Car buyers tend to buy the same type of car everytime they change over but they are...
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Fake Vehicle Licensing Certificates VLC Logbooks
Fake Logbooks MyVehicle.ie is highlighting an increased risk for used car buyers, that is the existence of fake VLC Certificates or logbooks as they are otherwise known. Unsuspecting motorists can send the Vehicle Licensing Certificates (VLC / Logbook) of the second-hand vehicle that they recently purchased to the Department of Transport, only to have the Gardai call around to inform...
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How to Spot a Flood Damaged Car
Flood Damaged Cars Below are some of the main things to look out for in a flood damaged car: Headlights Check for any indication that they have been under water. Is there any condensation lines on the lenses? Do the headlights have any visible water lines? If so, this could mean that the car has had possible water damage. Use...
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Tesla begins production of the Model 3
Tesla Model 3 goes into production Tesla is shutting down its Fremont factory in California for a week this month to prepare its assembly line for its highly anticipated lower priced electric car, the Model 3. Tesla had this to say last week, “This will allow Tesla to begin Model 3 production later this year as planned and enable us...
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Back to the Future! The Top Ten Hydrogen Powered Cars
Back to the Future! The Top Ten Hydrogen Powered Vehicles Japanese car maker Honda and the American giant, General Motors, are investing $85 million to mass produce the hi-tech that will power hydrogen cars by 2020. Honda and GM aren't the only ones exploring the potentiality of hydrogen-powered cars. Many other automakers are seeing a future in them alongside electric...
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The cars Irish people least consider buying
The cars Irish people least consider buying You may ask yourself, what car do Irish people most want to drive? Well, it may not come as any surprise but Audi is purported to be the most desirable car brand in Ireland, according to a new survey of nearly 4,000 motorists by the insurance provider 123.ie. In contrast to the most...
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Top used cars sold by Independent Dealerships in January dominated by Ford
Ford dominates used cars sold in January The in-depth research from MyVehicle.ie revealed that the most popular used cars sold by Independent Dealerships in January 2017 were dominated by Ford. The Ford Focus and the Ford Mondeo were amongst the most favourable models sold by independent dealers this month both featuring high on the top 10 list. The Ford model...
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Classic & Vintage car sale
Vintage and Classic cars go on sale Something interesting for all you Classic car enthusiasts out there. Merlin Car Auctions will host a classic car and vintage car sale early next month. The auction will happen on February 5 where you can bid on around 100 classic and vintage cars. Among the cars to be auctioned off will be a...
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Swedish Car Scam
Swedish Car Scam In early autumn the Trading Standards Service in the UK heard from three consumers who had lost some £13,000 between them due to a scam which has been since been called the Swedish Car Scam. Most recently, a Co Down couple lost a sizeable sum of money on the promise the vehicle would be delivered to their...
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Used car imports surging
Car imports increasing We have not even reached the end of January yet and already used car imports into Ireland are already 1000 ahead of the total used car imports in January 2016. It seems that buyers have been coming out in force in the first three weeks of the new year 2017. It's still early days but it looks...