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Yes, or if the car is a UK model - you can get that check for as little as £8. Just shows you the markup cartell.ie and motorcheck.ie make.

I'd never buy any car without getting a mechanic to look at it first.
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2015 Octavia VRS - drove about 10 miles and the engine management light came on telling me to stop the car as it was over heating. The temperature gauge was at 130 degrees. Stopped the car, opened the engine, no heat and everything looked ok.

Turned the engine back on, temperature gauge dropped to 90 degrees and stayed at that until I got to work.

Water pump issue? if so what is the cost.

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Buying a 2nd hand car privately this weekend.
Did the Cartell check today and it said the car tax hasn’t been paid since end May 2019.
Is it up to the seller to sell it with up to date tax?
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Originally posted by GB 1HughJarse GB 1HughJarse wrote:

Buying a 2nd hand car privately this weekend.
Did the Cartell check today and it said the car tax hasn’t been paid since end May 2019.
Is it up to the seller to sell it with up to date tax?

When you purchase the vehicle you’ll be liable for tax from the date of sale only
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Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

Originally posted by GB 1HughJarse GB 1HughJarse wrote:

Buying a 2nd hand car privately this weekend.
Did the Cartell check today and it said the car tax hasn’t been paid since end May 2019.
Is it up to the seller to sell it with up to date tax?


When you purchase the vehicle you’ll be liable for tax from the date of sale only


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Just back from a failed NCT with an 08 A3. Failed on a frayed/cut CV boot an a shock absorber (presume just the one) showing signs of leakage or malfunction. 

Anyone any idea what they'd cost to repair / is it even worth doing?
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Not sure on cost, might be cheaper if you source your own parts, but you have to do both sides, I'm afraid.
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Set of shock absorbers & new CV boot should cost ya around 400 all in.
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Any ballpark figure about how much it costs to replace a broken water pump, incl labour etc?
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Depends on the car.

I got mine done recently on Octavia VRS at a cost of 390e including the timing belt.
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Volvo. When ye turn off the car,it still sounds like the engine is still on. Sounds like a fan is cooling it down. What’s the craic with this? Can happen when just after doing a short spin as well
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Volvo. When ye turn off the car,it still sounds like the engine is still on. Sounds like a fan is cooling it down. What’s the craic with this? Can happen when just after doing a short spin as well

Same with my Audi. Some short spins it would happen then next few it wouldn’t and same applies for longer hauls.

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Its the fan..normal as fook

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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Volvo. When ye turn off the car,it still sounds like the engine is still on. Sounds like a fan is cooling it down. What’s the craic with this? Can happen when just after doing a short spin as well

DPF regeneration if its a diesel. Diesel Particulate Filter is a yoke that basically traps excess soot from exhaust gases, so modern cars are programmed to heat the exhaust temperature very high every so often to burn off the trapped particles. 

They are programmed to start this process automatically, but as clever as all that is, the car doesn't know you are only going on a short journey, so the process continues after you stop the car, while the fan runs on to cool the engine from the high temperatures. If yer on a longer journey, the process can take place & be finished with before you finish the journey, so ya won't even know it happened. 

*Associated problem of ''burning smell'' sometimes accompanies the fan running on- this is the smell of the particles being burnt off, and yer car isn't on fire. Usually. 
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Volvo. When ye turn off the car,it still sounds like the engine is still on. Sounds like a fan is cooling it down. What’s the craic with this? Can happen when just after doing a short spin as well


DPF regeneration I'd say.

The instructions in your car manual will say to drive the car at a constant speed in a low gear with high rev count, this will heat the DFP to burn off the excess soot.

*Deise beat me to it.

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Last UK car I got had Spedo in KMs & Miles on the Dash, got another on Friday, this one only has Miles, is it possible to get it converted? And if so what kind of money does it cost?
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