Motor News

Motoring Advice: Can you lead me in the right direction for buying in GB or Northern Ireland? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly guidebook on the values of used cars. He is co-editor of Motor Trade Publishers, who supply a car-valuing service to the motor trade, insurance companies and finance houses. Eddie is author of former best-seller 'Clever Car Buying'

Motoring Advice: What should I go for with a budget of €40,000? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Motoring Advice: I am looking for help in selling my Toyota RAV4 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Motoring Advice: What should I avoid or expect to pay when buying in England? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

How you can drive a much better deal by balancing mileage and condition 

A car's residual value can be the result of myriad effects. Time is the greatest and perhaps most linear depreciator. Generally, as a car ages, it...

Kona tipped for the top as latest Crossover unveiled by Hyundai 

Hyundai has released spec and pricing for its new Kona compact SUV - yes another Crossover/SUV on the market. It goes on sale here from November 1.

Citroen names prices for C3 Aircross SUV ahead of arrival 

Citroen has just announced the pricing and line-up for its new C3 Aircross SUV, which goes on sale from November 6.

Advice desk: I'm looking for something that can handle a winter in a more rugged environment 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

Teresa Mannion star of new ad to tell people when to use - and not to use - foglights 

We receive so many emails from people about the misuse of foglights that I simply had to return to the topic here.

Motoring Advice: I want a recommendation for a larger sized vehicle for a family of five 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

Motoring Advice: I'm a farmer. I want a vehicle that's both tough and able for school runs 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

Motoring Advice: I am a retiree - what car do you suggest for city driving? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

Why unreturned phone calls from garages and the fine details of finance top many complaints lists 

IN the course of our Advice Desk service to readers on what cars we believe would best suit them, we get a steady flow of complaints - mostly about lending institutions and dealers.

Mercedes assure Irish owners over airbag-link recall 

Mercedes here are assuring owners of cars affected by a major airbag-related recall that the vehicles are safe to drive.

Toyota plans self-driving electric cars that will use AI to interact and even 'talk' with drivers 

* Among the many models and trends to be shown at Tokyo Motor Show shortly will be a couple of interesting developments from Toyota as it rolls...

Motoring Advice: Which should we buy? A KIA Sportage, Hyundai Tucson or Toyota RAV4? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

My big blind date with a Merc as Continental put the brakes on cheap tyres 

It was a blind date with a difference. All the windows of the Mercedes E-Class were completely blotted out. Not a pin-prick of vision. I relied...

The shape of things to come as Polestar has Tesla in its sights 

Polestar yesterday unveiled its first standalone production model and promised there's much more to come.

Why wearing sunglasses in the car can help cut the risks of winter driving 

We all know how changeable the weather can be at this time of the year and bad driving conditions can be intimidating for many people, particularly...

How BMW's all new grown-up X3 gives you bigger and better while the 6GT rivals 7 Series for space 

As more and more buyers abandon saloons and hatchbacks for apparently more versatile SUVs, vehicles such as the BMW X3 are becoming...

Why 30kmh speed limits mean that children are safer in towns and cities 

Last week, Rod King (pictured), from the UK's 20's Plenty campaign, was the keynote speaker at our Annual Academic lecture. The lecture kicks off Irish Road Safety Week each year. This year the...

Support worthy cause; shed some light; more petrol; UK fine for Auris; Tesla truck is delayed 

This is worthy of support: on Friday, the brand director for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Ireland, Alan Bateson, will take part in Focus...

Deliver your own Budget: 12 ways to save money on your motoring bills 

Budgets come but once a year, but saving money on your car and motoring bills comes every day of the 12 months.

KIA's new Grand Tourer, the car with a Stinger in the tail - and here's how our First Drive went 

KIA'S new Stinger is a radical departure for the Korean firm.

Car for two pets? Sell privately? BMW switch? New job car? Starter's trio? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers...

Plug-in hybrid for Range Rover speeds race to electric era 

A plug-in hybrid Range Rover Range Rover is on the way in yet another major indication of how big the swing towards electrification has become.

Aircross takes Corsica's turns for better... and expect price of under €21,000 on arrival 

Aside from being the birthplace of Napoleon, the Mediterranean island of Corsica is famous amongst motorsport enthusiasts for hosting the Tour de...

Motoring Advice: Which Lexus model would you recommend for me? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Motoring Advice: How soon will fully electric vehicles be with us? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Motoring Advice: Diesel vs hybrid, and UK vs Irish model? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Motoring advice: 'Any dos and don'ts for buying a car in UK?' 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Alert for companies as 'grey fleet' drivers neglect safety checks 

Companies have been put on alert that many of their employees are neglecting to check basic items on the cars they use in the course of their work.

Three things you must check before buying your next set of new tyres 

When buying a washing machine or fridge, do you look at the energy rating label before buying?

Fears of Budget 'hit' as second-car values suffer Brexit blow 

And so we wait to see what the Budget holds for motorists. With new-car registrations down and imports soaring, there are fears of negatives.

Leaf price awaited as Nissan shows Nismo and outlines plans for more superchargers 

Nissan is closing in on a price for the new Leaf electric car this month as the company unveiled its racier Nismo version (pictured) and outlined...

Fifteen things you need to know - and do - to buy a car at auction 

We've been getting a lot of enquiries for some time now from people who are thinking of buying a car at an auction.

Shortcuts with Eddie: Japanese working on wooden material that could replace steel parts in vehicles 

I checked the calendar, it's not April Fool's Day so it's probably okay to report that researchers in Japan are working to create a super-strong...

Motoring advice: 'I'm looking for an economical 4x4' 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

How Mercedes GLA is a price-war car, but you need to pick your diesel/petrol horse for course 

Mercedes caused quite a stir last week with their twin attack on rival dealers selling cars "no one wants", while unleashing an intense price war...

Autonomous cars to drive down insurance . . . but risk of more crashes in transition 

The era of autonomous driving should mean lower insurance premiums - but there is a real danger that accidents could increase in the changeover if...

Volvo's small SUV - XC40 - ushers in era of digital keys and special deals 

Volvo's new XC40 compact SUV goes on sale here from January.

Danger drivers: more of us are now speeding on lower-limit roads 

Every year the RSA conducts a survey to determine the incidence of speeding. It's called the 'Free Speed' survey.

Watch PCP balance; toll paid; Road Rover; T Roc price; Toyota's 100 points; Jag prowls 

Swings and roundabouts: pay more of a deposit and you pay lower monthly repayments. That's why I always advise people on PCPs, for example, to...

Mercedes step up price war as it raps rival dealers over 'risky sales' strategy 

Fresh from blaming some rival dealers and distributors for creating a false sense of higher new-car sales, Mercedes this week outlined their...

From Alfa to Stelvio: why the Italian marque's first SUV holds real promise 

I'm still finding it hard to get my head around the fact that Alfa Romeo are making an SUV but their new Stelvio is the car that may finally sell in serious numbers, spearheading as it does their...

Driving a Mercedes, with the roof down, through heavenly Wicklow 

It was a day from our Indian summer so what better to do than briefly drive a Mercedes, with the roof down, through heavenly Wicklow.

Verdict on Opel's new compact SUV, the Grandland X, due next month from €27,995 

Opel's new Grandland X is due in Ireland by late October and joins a growing number of compact SUVs, including the one on which it is based,...

Advice desk: What wheelchair-accessible car should we buy? 

Aidan Timmons and Motoring Editor Eddie Cunningham team up to help readers make the right choice with their next car. Aidan visits dealers all over the country to produce a monthly...

Here are five reasons to change your older car... and five reasons to drive it 'into the ground' 

WE are getting a lot of enquiries - dozens - from people every week with a simple question: "Should I hold onto my old car or run it into the ground?"

Why you need to check your car's child seats: most need attention 

I remember the day we took our eldest home from the hospital. Like many new parents, we were excited and terrified in equal measure. Nobody had given us a manual and now it was just the three...

First drive: KIA hoping buyers go 'super Stonic' for €18,599 small SUV 

IN case you missed it with all the talk about electric cars and new eras and all that, there is a sort of revolution going on in the real world right now too.