A €73,000 MERCEDES E 200 Kompressor with an on-board computer that all but tells a driver his shoe laces are undone. A two- year warranty that cushions the heftiest of repair bills.

ONE of the country’s oldest car dealer franchises, Turners Cross Motors in Cork, is set to end its long-standing association with Volkswagen/Audi with the loss of at least 35 jobs.