Author Archives: Ritchie

Cartell.ie at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show 2012

And the best about this marvel from BMW is the efficiency of this rocket, 6.3 Litres of fuel per 100 km or 44mpg in old money, and the C02 is just 165 g/km meaning the tax is just €481 and fits into tax band D.
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Winners of the Killarney Historic Stages Rally 2011

Killarney Historic Stages Rally results Saturday 3rd of December 2011 Congratulations to everyone who took part in this year’s historic rally in Killarney. Below are the winners and their times: Historic 1: Ray Cunningham/Ross Forde – Morris Mini Cooper S – 1:19:53.2 2: James O’Mahony/Paddy McDonnell – Volvo 144 s – 1:22:30.8 3: John Spiers/Suzanne [...]
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Facebook competition winners

And the winner is…. Thanks to everyone who entered our competition to win the Cartell jacket. We had a great response. I can confirm that the winner is: Declan Casey from Banteer, Co. Cork Congratulations. Your jacket will be posted out to you this evening. We also have 11 Hi-Vis waistcoats to give away to [...]
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Discount for Facebook Fans of Cartell.ie Car History

Facebook Fans get 20% Discount Cartell would like to thank all their fans on Facebook for liking Cartell.ie Car History. As a thank you, we are offering all fans who like Cartell.ie Car History a 20% discount of a 2 or 3 star Cartell check. To avail of this offer, log onto your Facebook account [...]
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Cartell Donates to Rimini Rally 2010

Cartell was delighted to donate some cash to a good cause as part of this years Rimini Rally which got underway on 4th September. The idea behind the Rally is that 5 countries are visited in 5 days – and plenty of donations are generated too! The rally crew this year stopped off at some [...]
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Honda Insight test drive by Daragh O Tuama

Honda Insight In theory the Honda Insight is a very good car which has tapped into essential technology. Their IMA technology (Integrated Motor Assist), which was first introduced with the Honda Civic Hybrid, is very forward thinking. What this is is an electric motor which which gives added power to the car when needed, thus [...]
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Opel Insignia test drive by Daragh O Tuama

Opel Insignia “Opel has finally stood up and is starting to be counted” This week I had the pleasure of test driving the 2009 European Car of the Year, the Opel Insignia. Of course being a family man I opted for the Elite 1.6i Turbo Sports Tourer version, a beast in sheep’s clothing. When I [...]
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Mazda 6 MZR CD test drive by Daragh O Tuama

Mazda6 MZR-CD 2.2-litre Turbo Diesel For years Mazda was a member of our family. It was there when I got home from school, when I grazed my leg and when I used to come home after a few beers. Our homestead saw many generations of Mazda come and go. My dad’s first Mazda was a [...]
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Alfa Romeo Mito test drive by Daragh O Tuama

Alfa Romeo Mito I’ve always been a fan of Top Gear, and as a fan of Top Gear I’ve always wanted to own an Alfa Romeo……I mean I know they haven’t exactly got a name as being the most reliable car in the world, I know they don’t deliver excellence in the handling department, but [...]
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UTV schedule for RPM Motorsport Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes

UTV have re-scheduled the broadcast of the Cartell.ie international Rally of the Lakes. Tyndall productions have released this statement Due to circumstances outside RPM‘s and UTV‘s control the two programmes covering the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes have had to be re-scheduled. Tyndall Productions regret to announce that their programmes on the recent Cartell.ie Rally [...]
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Cartell.ie Congratulates Denis Cronin and Helen O Sullivan

The win is made all the more remarkable given that Dennis had the flu earlier in the week.
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Finish of the Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes

After the Circuit of Ireland crash I came to Killarney with the strict instructions to take it nice and easy and bring the car home...
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BMW supply course car for the Cartell Rally of the Lakes

The car, a silver BMW 318d M Sport, is not just a sleek eye catching road machine but comes with the BMW performance pack installed.
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Official Launch of Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes

On Sunday 18 April 2010, Cartell.ie was invited to the official launch of the 2010 International Rally of the Lakes hosted by Killarney District Motor Club. The launch was held in The Brehon Hotel in Killarney, Co Kerry. There was a magnificent turnout and some of the rally cars on display included the Ahern’s Subaru [...]
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