Driver's Republic Podcast

Drink driving still a problem & the Skoda Epiq has landed!

We discuss lots on this one! Paddy has been crunching the numbers when it comes to drink driving breath tests and the numbers are well... sobering. Skoda have finally released the Epiq with prices detailed in this episode. Honda get a new Irish brand ambassador and Mark is having another mid life crisis! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

VW boss Thomas Schäfer exclusive interview!

Busy one this week... (yes we say that regularly but it's true)! Mark has been to China for a week with BYD and tells us all about it. Paddy has a big birthday coming up, will he sell his VW eUp! as a present to himself?! And VW boss Thomas Schäfer sits down for an extended chat about his 'True Volkswagen' era. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Fuel protests and a rake of new car launches!

We're back after a little break and we have a LOT to catch up on including the new Mercedes GLB, Skoda Peaq, Kia PV5 and the True Volkswagen presentation in Hamburg. Why Mark is a little nervous ahead of his first trip to China with BYD! And Paddy gives us an insight of living close by to the only oil refinery plant on the island on a week that has seen one of the largest protests ever by the Irish people. In association with DoneDeal cars. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Irish car launches, new Mazda CX-5 driven, SIMI awards & car chats!

A busy one for car launches this week with MG S6, BYD Seal, Polestar 5 and the dynamic drive in Spain of the new Mazda CX-5 which Mark travelled to. Just who is behind the "Mind The Gap" voice on trains in Ireland? Paddy caught up with Zac Hollis from Polestar at their new showroom in Dublin. How was the steak at the annual SIMI dinner in Dublin and who won what? And on a week where DoneDeal Cars launched an integrated Chat GPT app, Paddy caught up with some of the people behind it. Brought to you by DoneDeal Cars ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How to navigate the financial aspect of buying a car!

We talk about the new Kia PV5, Tesla have made the Model Y go even further for less  and VW's ID.Promise initiative is explained. Financial advisor Paddy Delaney from the incredibly successful podcast 'Informed Decisions' joins us for an extensive chat about the true cost of financing both new and used cars and why you might be better off spending that hard earned cash on something else... Brought to you by DoneDeal Cars ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.