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Is this Qashqai mileage an issue?
I'm looking at a 2011 1.5 Nissan Qashqai. It has 200k miles on the clock and has had the clutch, flywheel and timing belt done recently enough. I know the mileage is very high, but what would you advise?
Jess Crean (Limerick )
Jan 2021 Filed under: mileage
Is there VAT on used cars from the North?
Is there VAT on second hand cars from the North?
Matt Flynn (Castlebar )
Jan 2021 Filed under: importing
Is the 2013 Skoda 1.4 TSI engine ok?
Is the 1.4 TSI engine in the Skoda Octavia 2013 model reliable and what mileage is it good for?
Willie Keogh (Wexford)
Jan 2021 Filed under: fault
How much to replace a Volvo S40's turbo?
How much to replace a 2012 Volvo S40 2.0-litre's turbo?
John O Riordan (Cork)
Jan 2021 Filed under: repair
VRT and price to import an Aston DB9?
What is the likely VRT on an Aston Martin DB9: 2005 from both the UK and Northern Ireland?
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Desmond Hayes (Limerick )
Jan 2021 Filed under: importing
NOx figure for a 2018 Octavia RS?
NOx emissions on a 2018 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI CR vRS?
Thomas DALY (County Dublin)
Jan 2021 Filed under: VRT
Is the Mazda3 expensive to fix?
Hello,
Is the 2007 Mazda3 expensive to repair compared to VW Polo, Skoda Fabia, etc?
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Vishwanath Bijapur (Dublin)
Jan 2021 Filed under: servicing
Why so expensive to import this Civic?
Hi,
I just got a shocking price trying to import a 2005 Honda Civic EP3, a UK car. Before Xmas it was €1,200 even on the 1st of January through the VRT calculator. My car and engine was on the calculator and then removed. I purchased but didn't collect on 28th of December 2020. It has 105,000 miles on it and NOx of 0.028 gram and I was quoted €4,575 VRT - it costs more than the car did.
I know a person in my area who just bought a Premium Edition 2005 with 120,000 miles and late fee of €600 and he cleared his for €3,040. Why am I being charged more and as I did buy it last year it should still be on last year's rate. It was delivered on 5th of Jan to me and could not get VRT appointment until 19th of Jan.
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Dec
Declan Mccormack (Sligo)
Jan 2021 Filed under: importing
Chain or timing belt in a 2009 Avensis?
Does a 2009 Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D have a timing belt or timing chain?
David Culligan (Navan)
Jan 2021 Filed under: servicing
Is a crew-cab van taxed like an SUV now?
Are the crew cab vans now in the same bracket as the business edition SUVs? For example I’m looking at buying a crew cab Mercedes Vito Mixto. It has the seats in the back but it does has a separate compartment for the back of the van for carrying tools and goods etc. Do you know if this is true? Would the VRT rate not be in the commercial bracket and would it have to be classed as a private vehicle then with the higher rate of motor tax?
Paul Tynan (Kilcormac Offaly. )
Jan 2021 Filed under: taxation
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