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What are 'wet' timing belts that I hear are being used in cars recently and why do mechanics not favour them?

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Is it possible to get insurance for a car with the steering wheel on the left side? How much would insurance for drivers be who have been insured for over 30 years in Germany but not yet in Ireland?

Car: Hyundai i30. We are residents in Mayo.

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I've seen a car in the UK for sale and it's on Northern Ireland plates; can I import it into the Republic of Ireland without paying VAT?

I am buying a new Toyota in Jan 2026. Would you recommend Toyota C-HR Sport or Toyota Corolla Cross Sport?

Kia EV3 long range Earth 2 or 3 against Toyota bZ (latest):which of these three cars would you choose?

What would you value a 2017 BMW X1 sDrive18d manual with a panoramic sunroof and 145,000km on the clock, in good condition, for on a trade in?

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I have a 221 Peugeot 508 PSE Estate with 88,000km on it - this is the high-spec one with 360hp and all the extras under the sun etc (only three to four in the country I'm led to believe).

Love the car but it is just getting on in years, and I normally change every three years. I went looking at a 241 Audi e-tron GT last weekend to trade my car on and the garage didn't know where to value my car so they had to call me Monday with a value - only giving me €28,000 on my car - I understand a normal 508 estate might be valued between €30-35k but when I bought this car it was €78,000 new (I bought after nine months old).

Obviously, I want to maximise the value of my car on a trade in and to be honest an offer of €28k I felt was an insult but maybe my heart is ruling my head on this one.

Would like an opinion on this if you don't mind?

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I bought a car in the Republic of Ireland, but I didn't realise it was an import or a fleet car. I am now worried the car mileage may be clocked. Where can I get reliable information on this car?

Having an issue with a 2021 Kia Rio (manual transmission) which I bought new.

A couple of weeks ago, it got stuck in second gear while driving. I pulled in, turned the engine off: gears working perfectly. Turned engine on: it got stuck in gear again. After a few minutes it came right again by itself.

Got it checked in the garage where I bought the car, but they found nothing wrong with it. The car was driving perfectly fine then for nearly three weeks. Then the same thing happened again.

Brought it to the garage again. Was told it was a slipping clutch. I doubt that very much as the car is just four years old with 75,000 kilometres on the clock.

They took their sweet time with repairing it! I received no phone calls from them, no quote, nothing. I had to keep ringing them for updates.

Today out of the blue, I got a text message saying my car had been repaired: "Full clutch replacement" at €1,400. I'm still in shock.

What's the story with the Kia warranty: seven years or 150,000 kilometres? I think a clutch shouldn't fail abruptly after four years and 75,000 kilometres.

I reckon it's a faulty component, rather than wear and tear.

Where is the petrol gauge in a 2025 Citroen C4?