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Negotiating with a car dealer
It is easy to say that you won’t pay what a dealership is asking for, for a specific car, but negotiating with the dealer to accept a lower price is something else entirely and can be a daunting task for any individual. It can be pressuring activity to negotiate but by following these tips you can make the best choices...
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Facebook Marketplace for cars
Interested in buying a car through Facebook? Well social media giant has Marketplace now with a dedicated section for vehicles. Car buyers can search filters to find a vehicle with a specific type, make, model, mileage, transmission. Search volume in Facebook’s peer-to-peer classifieds directory that launched a year ago has grown 3X globally since the start of 2017, with 18...
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A half-million flooded cars and trucks could be scrapped after Hurricane Harvey in the United States
[caption id="attachment_4817" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Houses and vehicles at the Highland Glen subdivision stand in floodwaters due to Hurricane Harvey in Spring, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.[/caption] Car dealers, stateside are expecting a huge surge in business once Houston gets back on its feet. Used-car values are already at a record high...
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Cars flying off the forecourts as prices fall
Sales across the retail sector, such as car showrooms, shops and bars rose strongly in July. The price falls are mainly due to the weakness of sterling. According to figures from the Central Statistics Office which highlight the drop in prices, retail sales were up 11.9pc for the month of July, with the annual increase of 2.1pc and this is...
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Massive surge in used cars on Irish roads for the month of June
New figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show there has been a massive surge in used cars being sold in Ireland since the beginning of the year. In the first six months of 2017, a total of 87,346 new private cars were licensed which was quite a sizable decrease of 10.4% compared with the same period last year....
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Concern over scale of unregulated finance for new cars
Concern over scale of unregulated finance for new cars One in three new car buyers in Ireland is using a form of finance that is entirely unregulated. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission authorities say they have concerns about the lack of regulation of personal contract plans (PCPs). The Commission have “raised the issue of further regulation” with the Department...
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Free Car Check
What is a Free Car Check? The free car checkprovided by MyVehicle.ie is a basic identity check of the vehicle in question so that customers can view the basic details of the car and determine that the actual specific identity of the car is sound. The MyVehicle free car check service allows the user to enter the registration number...
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Car Check Report
What is a car check report? The MyVehicle.ie car check report is a comprehensive reported history of a used motor vehicle that has been registered in Ireland, the UK and elsewhere. The car check report is designed to alert you to potentially significant information about a vehicle and its history. Running a MyVehicle.ie car history check report will include essential...
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New Car Awards
AUTO Trader in the UK has held its first 'New Car Awards' and in the process has named the 10 cars its says can "truly be described as consumer car champions". The new car awards committee came up with the list of winners after they got the views of around 10,000 of its users. They found that about half...
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Irish car dealers unprepared for slump in diesels
Irish car dealers unprepared for slump in diesels The drop in diesel car sales in the UK could have a major impact on car values in Ireland. There was an 8.5 per cent drop in car sales in the UK in May, compared to the same month last year and diesel car sales have been hit the hardest with a...