Car News recent articles in category Buying a New Car
-
Top Ten Ways to Avoid Buying a Stolen Car
Avoid Buying a Stolen Car There are on average 11,000 vehicles stolen in Ireland every year. The vast majority of those vehicles are recovered within 48 hours. However, on average 2,000 vehicles are never recovered. Some of these vehicles invariably end up in scrap yards or cut up and sold as spare parts. Others, though, are sold on to innocent...
-
Some reasons to buy a car in December
December can be a great time to buy a car December is undoubtedly the busiest shopping month of the year. Most retailers offer many incentives to get people into their establishments for Christmas and buy their products. This is also true ofcar dealerships, which pull out all the stops to sell vehicles and move some of their existing inventory. This...
-
Gardaí crackdown on car thieves
Gardaí in Dublin are cracking down on car thieves who are targeting stolen cars and in the process of intercepting the criminals' operation, have arrested a man in his 30’s in Rush who was driving a stolen Volvo. This crackdown on car theft is part of the ongoing Operation Thor which is aimed at tackling people stealing cars and selling...
-
Kilkenny Motor Show 2016
The hugely popular Kilkenny Motor Show is back again with its 7th annual exhibition at The Hub, Cillín Hill, Kilkenny. Predictions are that the event will attract more than the 25,000 people who attended last year's, Motor Show. This is a huge increase on its first year in 2010 in which there was 10,000 in attendance. The event will take...
-
Top Ten Most Popular Cars in the UK
With the falling price of Sterling as a direct result of Brexit fears, there has been an increase in car imports from the UK into Ireland in the past few months. Many are travelling across the water to avail themselves of a perceived good deal. A report last week in the Irish Independent, based on findings from MyVehicle.ie suggested that...
-
Tesla Now Selling Cars In Ireland
Tesla Now In Ireland Tesla has now started to take orders for its electric cars in Ireland for the first time. The Model S and its long-range Model X SUV can now be ordered directly from the Tesla website, with delivery in early 2017. The cars will have a range of 542km and 613km respectively, depending on the model and...
-
Advice Before You Buy That Used Car
RSA Warning The RSA (Road Safety Authority) has warned buyers of used vehicles to be ultra vigilant when buying a used vehicle from an unscrupulous and untrustworthy dealer. These greedy individuals will go to any lengths to make a sale and they do not care if the car has been clocked or even worse unsafe. Some things to be...
-
Lower-Cost Car Imports on the Rise
Importing Used Cars into Ireland With the onset of the Brexit decision for the UK to leave the EU, the value of Sterling has dropped dramatically. As a result, there has been a massive increase in vehicle imports from the UK. Overall, there has been an 80% increase in vehicle registrations during September alone and if the drop in Sterling...
-
Tesla Store Dublin 2017
Tesla Store Dublin Tesla Motors have major plans to open a Flagship Store in Dublin in 2017. The Luxury Electric Car Manufacturer is looking set to open it very first showroom in Ireland within a matter of months by all accounts, which is exciting news for all those tech executives. Tesla director of Nordic sales, Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen said...
-
Things to Consider before Buying a New Car
Investments and Expenses Many drivers believe that buying a car is a big investment but in reality the purchase is more like a big expense. When you make an investment, you assume that you will make some kind of return. In contrast, the purchase of a car which is considered more of an asset continues to depreciate. You would...