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The 5 at 5 Our pick of four-door saloons for different budgets.

FOUR-DOOR SALOONS seem to be falling out of favour with Irish car buyers as most people are opting for crossovers and SUVs for ferrying around their families.

However, saloons are some of the best looking cars on the road and they usually offer plenty of legroom, and decent handling and stability.

If you are a fan of slinky saloons, we’ve picked five models for a variety of budgets:

Under €50k

2018 Audi A4, €48,475

DoneDeal DoneDeal

The regular Audi A4 is one handsome saloon, but in this sportier S line specification it looks stunning. Apart from the sporty body kit, it is powered by a more potent 150hp 2.0-litre TDI diesel engine and is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.

Under €45k

2018 Volkswagen Passat, €44,995

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The Volkswagen Passat is perfect if you regularly have long-legged back seat passengers as the Passat offers some of the best legroom of any saloon. Some 973mm to be exact. But in all honesty no matter what seat you find yourself in, there is ample leg, head and shoulder room in this comfortable motor.

Under €40k

2018 Skoda Superb, €39,500

DoneDeal DoneDeal

The Skoda Superb is well-loved in Ireland. It is the second best selling saloon in the country, and for good reason too. It is super spacious, incredibly comfortable and whilst it does look like a saloon, technically it is a lift back, meaning it is very practical too. It also offers the most legroom of any saloon on the market. So it is the perfect car for those over six feet tall.

Under €30k

2018 Renault Megane Grand Coupe, €27,715

DoneDeal DoneDeal

The Renault Megane Grand Coupe is a handsome thing and a fine motorway cruiser. This Dynamique S Nav model comes very well equipped and has a large touchscreen infotainment system, a rear parking camera with front and rear parking sensors and a leather steering wheel.

Under €20k

2018 Mitsubishi Lancer, €19,995

DoneDeal DoneDeal

The Mitsubishi Lancer is a sporty-looking saloon that, although compact, can still comfortably fit five adults. It is a confident and sturdy motor on the road and comes with plenty of safety features including Active Stability Control with Traction Control, ABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, and Brake Assist.

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    Mute Dramafree 2023
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    Mar 15th 2023, 11:00 AM

    Where are they off to with the “not affected by the cost of living increases” do these household shop in special shops where prices have not changed. Imagine the cost of the admin alone to decide who did and didnt qualify. Like the age old argument on childrens allowance. Just give it to them, they take it with the other hand in taxes.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 11:07 AM

    @Dramafree 2023: who elected this looney left outfit to decide anything.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 11:11 AM

    How about our taxes being better TARGETED and not funding all these organisations.
    I doubt anyone has a problem with them existing, but they should be funded by people that want to be involved with them, not hard pressed taxpayers.
    After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 12:26 PM

    The Standing Charge on my electricity bill is always bigger than the actual cost of electricity. I am careful with the usage of electricity but it’s impossible to economise with pay Standing Charge, VAT etc. on top of paying for electricity. As for rich people being subsidised. Well that’s Ireland for you. The standing charge for a mansion on a thousand acres is the same as the standing charge for a caravan on a halting site. The politicians and the people in this country are always careful to take good care of the wealthy people in this country.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 1:55 PM

    @TheQueenofHibernia: Except most income tax is earned from the so call wealthy people. So the more someone earns the more they pay in tax!!

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    Mar 15th 2023, 1:04 PM

    People comment like this is free money that appears magically and gets distributed based solely on need. I wish that it was, but unfortunately in the real world it’s money from taxpayers. The simple fact of life is that if you want to redistribute the wealth from the richest to the poorest for important one off things like this, you need to give something back to the people that will be paying the majority of the cost. It may not be the most economical solution but that’s the politics of life.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 11:08 AM

    Bit late now.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 12:38 PM

    The Energy Grant was paid to people with Holiday Homes and 2ND / More properties,
    I have heard people boast that this grant paid for holidays abroad

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    Mar 15th 2023, 1:17 PM

    This is not a redistribution of wealth,it is simply a measure to assist the less fortunate to keep stay alive, there is no justification for a double payment to the owner of both a principal private residence and a holiday home, one person can only use one house at one time. Remember the less well off also pay many forms of taxation.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 1:37 PM

    @Fairplay for all: Public spending is funded by taxation, the redistribution of wealth for the benefit of society is done through taxation. Therefore any public spending that gives money to those most in need, is a redistribution of wealth. As I said, it is not the most economical way of doing it, but it is the simplest and most widely accepted. The same can be said for all universal payments like children’s allowance and even the fact that everyone gets a tax free allowance regardless of wealth. In this case, every one who didn’t really need it will end up paying the €800 back through tax and also a portion of the people who really needed the €800. Means testing one off measures like this is expensive, time consuming and very likely to miss a lot of people that need it.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 5:49 PM

    I’m disabled and only for the decent tax paying people I’d have no heat,thank yee for that,I put in €900 that I got,I’ve a small little 2 bed house,I checked ita few days ago,and it’s almost gone,like April can be the worst month of the year with weather,I think because everyone,working people aswell,are so conscious of electricity,and fuel,that feels like it’s constant and never ending.

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    Mar 15th 2023, 5:35 PM

    Friends of the earth go away

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    Mar 15th 2023, 3:04 PM

    As it is a mechanism giving money both to those in need and those who already have it is not a redistribution of wealth it may be a redistribution of money and yes childrens allowance allowance payments should be restructured to favour those in need.

    A targeted approach, which may be more cumbersome is surely within the remit of the respective Government departments such an approach would be far more effective and equitable.

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