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All New Saab 9-5 : A New Era for Saab

This exciting new 9-5 is due for sale in Ireland in September.
Prices will range from ?36,500 for the 2.0 TiD 160bhp with a road tax of just ?156.
?Progressive Scandinavian design inspired by Aero X concept and Saab heritage
?Engineered with driver in focus for segment leading sporty driving experience
?Excels in responsible performance for safety and environmental [...]

Ice and snow, take it slow - tips from Linders of Chapelizod

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Essential tips for driving in ice and snow from Linders
With the cold weather set to continue, we are urging all motorists to take extreme care on our icy roads by taking on board these simple tips.
Before you begin your journey
· Check local weather and traffic reports
· Plan your [...]

Real bargains at Merlin Car Auctions on 14/11/09

Next Saturday November 14th 2pm at Marlin Car auctions, M7 Motor Park, Junction 10 Naas Road, Co. Kildare.
Merlin will be auctioning over 120 vehicles with NO Reserve. The highest bidder buys regardless of price.
These cars are now on view from 9am daily until the auction begins
For details visit www.merlincarauctions.ie/liquidation

Scrap VRT and Create Jobs.

In February I wrote that this government should scrap VRT. The reason was that since car sales would not exceed 80,000 new units and revenue would be no more than €500 million. I also said the trade would lose a further 3000 jobs.
I was wrong, a mere 60,000 cars will be sold yielding a pityful [...]

Get online car reviews from www.merlinmotorcity.ie

Buying a car can be a daunting prospect, especially if you aren’t motor-savvy. Joanne Cranley, Marketing Manager at Merlin Motor City, Kylemore Road, Dublin 12, has come up with an online solution. An innovative new online section allows prospective buyers to choose the make and model that will suit them best, as all of the [...]

Dealers Reduce Cost of Servicing

As Winter approaches it is the time to prepare and service your car, to avoid those wet and miserable breakdowns.
 Martin Doolan has been in the motor business servicing all makes of car and heavy vehicles for more than thirty years. They are now offering a FREE mini valet with every service costing €179.
Telephone: 014930500/ 0872645242   Address: [...]

Switched on Cars

Exclusively from GreenAer the REVAi EV (Electric Vehicle) & REVA L-ion, the worlds first mainstream lithium-ion powered vehicle. The REVA is the best selling EV in the world and twice winner of the Best City Car award from the Environmental Transport Association, it is designed in California and manufactured by the Indo-US Reva Electric Car [...]

GreatGas launches Ireland’s first ever completely unmanned self-service diesel filling station

New ‘pay-at-the-pump’ forecourt on the Old Airport Road in Santry, Dublin
means drivers can now buy diesel 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

‘GreatGas 24/7’, has launched Ireland’s first ever completely unmanned and automated self service filling station. Located on the Old Airport Road in Santry, Dublin, the ‘pay-at-the-pump’ forecourt has four pumps [...]

Autonet.ie welcomes the Nissan dealer Network

Autonet are always trying to bring as wide a range of car choices to the car buying public.
Today we are delighted to add all of the Nissan dealers in Ireland to our ever growing number of car dealers. Between them they bring an additional 4,000 cars to Autonet.ie for you to choose from.
The Nissan dealers [...]

Autonet.ie wishes good luck to Merlin’s second Car Auction site.

This month marks the 35th Anniversary of the first car auction established by the O’ Reilly family and the opening a new car auction site on the Kylemore Road, Dublin in late May.
The announcement came following a presentation by the SIMI in recognition of 35 years of outstanding contribution to the Irish Motor Industry.
This will [...]

The Budget and The Motorist

Date: 16 Apr 2009
As I predicted last February, another opportunity has been missed to rid us of the dubious Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT).
Instead of using a little immagination and protecting jobs in the motor trade and at the same time reducing the production of CO2 what did we get?
An increase in the cost of diesel, [...]

Motorcheck.ie joins forces with Vehicle Leasing Association of Ireland

Car History Check Website Motorcheck.ie has today announced that it will be teaming up with the Vehicle Leasing Association of Ireland (V.L.A.I.) in order to reduce the impact that ‘clocking’ is having on the second-hand car market in the country. The art of ‘clocking’ refers to the practice of changing the genuine odometer reading of [...]

Merlin has secured €3,000,000 for you to Buy and Drive

We all know how hard it is to get finance at present so Merlin Motor City have made arrangements for €3 Million to help you buy the car of your dreams from them.
In addition they offer a range of goodies such as; ” free services for each car bought from them. Their rewards programme, they [...]

Best Buys in Car Insurance

Being keenly aware of the high cost of car insurance in Ireland we bring you the following
We have formed a strategic partnership with insure.ie to bring you the simplest way to the cheapest car insurance in Ireland.
Online insurance broking is the fastest growing way of insuring your car. The best method is using an independent [...]

Scrap VRT - Save Jobs - Get Greener

In 2007 180754 New cars were sold The VAT & VRT take for the state was €2Billion
In 2008 146470 New cars were sold The VAT & VRT take for the state was €1.5Billion
In 2009 80000 New cars may be sold The VAT & VRT take for the state might be €0.5Billion.
VAT is about 30% of [...]

Road Safety Alert Update - snowy or freezing conditions

 The Road Safety Authority is advising road users to take extra care on the roads as Met Eireann warns of freezing conditions and further wintry showers. A more organised band of showers will move in from the Atlantic later today and tonight and this will lead to snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 cm, with [...]

Autonet has a blog

We finally have our own blog to keep you informed on the latest additions, deals, etc.
Thanks very much to all of our users and happy new year.