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Hi Martin,

We'd suggest that a Mercedes dealer would be best, especially given the newness of the vehicle.

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Hi Martin,

There's no doubt that the 20-inch wheels and their lower-profile tyres come with a compromise to ride comfort – assuming the car isn't on air suspension. But it might be a compromise you're willing to make for the style. Bear in mind that it is easier to kerb bigger wheels, generally, and that the tyres are likely to be costlier as well. I recommend you test drive examples of both for yourself to make the call.

And yes, Mercedes leather is treated at the factory with a polymer finish to help with wear, tear and staining.

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Hi Alan,

As far as we are aware, there are no plans to sell this car as a plug-in hybrid. Only fully electric and petrol models have been confirmed.

If you'd like help choosing another SUV, please do come back to us with your budget and other preferences.

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Hi Marek,

Go to https://www.mlit.go.jp/jidosha/jidosha_fr10_000019.html (and use a browser that will automatically translate it from Japanese to English for you) and scroll down to item 6 and get Excel files full of information for loads of JDM cars. Those hold engine codes, etc, fuel consumption and CO₂ data.

We found several entries for the Toyota you mentioned, with CO₂ varying from 173-187g/km depending on the specific version of car.

If you're importing this car, Revenue will likely take the official NEDC CO₂ figure for the European market and 'uplift' it to WLTP standards, meaning that even the automatic model will likely be in Band F (191-225g/km), while the manual may be in Band G (226g/km and higher).

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Hi Steve,

It has a 55-litre fuel tank and the minimum octane recommended in 95 RON.

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Hi Nigel,

Beyond a time-limited doubling of the warranty in some markets to increase initial sales of XPeng models, we're not aware of any country in the world getting a better XPeng warranty than the five-year one that comes as standard in Ireland.

In the EU, there is no onus on the car manufacturers or distributors to standardise the warranty across all member states beyond the legal minimum of a two-year period.

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Hi Caoimhe,

You've not told us your budget, as that will be the limiting factor given how few cars there are that can hold three baby seats in one row. The previous-generation Peugeot 5008 could manage it, for example, while the Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90 can as well and so can people carriers such as the SEAT Alhambra or Volkswagen Touran. Unfortunately, all of those are cars that usually happen to have three rows of seating as well so they may not appeal to you at all.

If you can get by without ISOFIX in the middle seat then you may find some wider cars can accept your three child seats, but it'll be a case of going to try them out for size with your seats in tow, as there's such variety between baby seats and the space between the buckles in the middle of the back seat of a car.

Ones that come to mind include the Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Tiguan, along with the new Cupra Terramar, for example.

If you want to come back to us with your budget and whether you're going new or used, we can try to come up with a few other potential candidates.

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Hi Alex,

I'm afraid VRT rates are the same regardless of where the car comes from. They apply to the first time a car is registered in Ireland

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Hi Frank,

That won't be very easy to do, and would likely be quite expensive as well. We wouldn't recommend it.

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Hi Tomas,

As a commercial vehicle, VRT will be 13.3 per cent of the Open Market Selling Price (OMSP) of the Caddy. That’s the value Revenue puts on the vehicle as if it was being sold in Ireland. Best bet is look at the big classifieds websites such as Carzone.ie for similar vehicles to get a gauge for that value.