Comments on: Drive prices down – Cut car costs by fuelling around http://www.valueireland.com/2009/02/1763/ Better Purchasing Decisions Through Better Information Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Damien http://www.valueireland.com/2009/02/1763/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Damien Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:39:58 +0000 http://www.valueireland.com/?p=1763#comment-3564 The reason for this is that various tax and duty makes up most of the price at the pump. Subtract say 80% from the petrol prices and you'll see the graph match up a lot better. The reason for this is that various tax and duty makes up most of the price at the pump. Subtract say 80% from the petrol prices and you’ll see the graph match up a lot better.

]]> By: » Consumer News Weekend Short Stack - ValueIreland.com : Irelands Only Truly Independent Consumer Watchdog http://www.valueireland.com/2009/02/1763/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 » Consumer News Weekend Short Stack - ValueIreland.com : Irelands Only Truly Independent Consumer Watchdog Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:02:00 +0000 http://www.valueireland.com/?p=1763#comment-1007 [...] seen a garage do in order to try to sell you a car? In a recent article I wrote for the Irish News of the World I discussed this, but from the US comes a great idea. I can’t remember the name of the [...] [...] seen a garage do in order to try to sell you a car? In a recent article I wrote for the Irish News of the World I discussed this, but from the US comes a great idea. I can’t remember the name of the [...]

]]> By: valueireland http://www.valueireland.com/2009/02/1763/comment-page-1/#comment-930 valueireland Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:26:39 +0000 http://www.valueireland.com/?p=1763#comment-930 @Dermot - thanks for the comment. It's not something I'd have thought of myself until I did a bit of research on the topic. If you can find an amenable garage like you have, you can get a lot done in one trip to the north. If you were a real glutton for punishment, you could probably fit in a trip to the dentist as well :-) @Dermot – thanks for the comment. It’s not something I’d have thought of myself until I did a bit of research on the topic.

If you can find an amenable garage like you have, you can get a lot done in one trip to the north.

If you were a real glutton for punishment, you could probably fit in a trip to the dentist as well :-)

]]> By: Dermot http://www.valueireland.com/2009/02/1763/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Dermot Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:23:25 +0000 http://www.valueireland.com/?p=1763#comment-890 Funny you should say that, Diarmuid, I've just gone and gotten a quote to service my car with the main dealer, got a better quote in the main dealership in Enniskillen, and came back to my local dealer who immediately dropped his price by €50, just like that. Unfortunately for him (and I like the guy, went to school with him and all), the Northern Irish quote was still beating him by about €80, so that's where I'm going on Tuesday. They'll drop me in to the shopping centre, call me when my car's ready, send a taxi to get me, and I'll drive home in my newly serviced car, with a boot full of cheaper shopping. Funny you should say that, Diarmuid, I’ve just gone and gotten a quote to service my car with the main dealer, got a better quote in the main dealership in Enniskillen, and came back to my local dealer who immediately dropped his price by €50, just like that. Unfortunately for him (and I like the guy, went to school with him and all), the Northern Irish quote was still beating him by about €80, so that’s where I’m going on Tuesday. They’ll drop me in to the shopping centre, call me when my car’s ready, send a taxi to get me, and I’ll drive home in my newly serviced car, with a boot full of cheaper shopping.

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