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  Remember when 1 August meant just one thing? 1 Aug 2013 (News)
  The trade no longer enjoyed the massive August rush, and persuaded the government to change the system in anticipation of the current system (AA51 ABC), due to arrive in 2001. The last S-, T-, V-, W-, X- and Y-registration cars lasted just six months on the market, as the date changed move to twice yearly - April and September. And with it, the magic really disappeared. These days, you don't get the same build-up in the weeks leading up to plate change - and it just sort of happens.
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  Friday concept: Audi Quattro Spyder 7 Jun 2013 (News)
  In terms of engineering, the Quattro Spyder was relatively straightforward. Power was by the Audi 100's new 2.8-litre V6, and the transmission was a modified version of the quattro's all-wheel drive layout, meaning it would be unique on the market at the time for being a mid-engined 4x4. As for the body and chassis, it was a tubular steel affair, clad in aluminium panels, predicting Audi's subsequent obsession with the lightweight material.
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  Audi Quattro Spyder 7 Jun 2013 (News)
  In terms of engineering, the Quattro Spyder was relatively straightforward. Power was by the Audi 100's new 2.8-litre V6, and the transmission was a modified version of the quattro's all-wheel drive layout, meaning it would be unique on the market at the time for being a mid-engined 4x4. As for the body and chassis, it was a tubular steel affair, clad in aluminium panels, predicting Audi's subsequent obsession with the lightweight material.
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  61-plate: The background info 22 Aug 2011 (News)
  See the table below for the time periods and locations represented by current number plates: Year March - August September - February 2001/2002 Y 51 2002/2003 02 52 2003/2004 03 53 2004/2005 04 54 2005/2006 05 55 2006/2007 06 56 2007/2008 07 57 2008/2009 08 58 2009/2010 09 59 2010/2011 10 60 2011/2012 11 61 2020/2021 20 70 Locations (identified by the first letter of a current number plate) are listed below: Letter Location A Anglia B Birmingham C Wales D Deeside E Essex F East Midlands G Kent/ Sussex H Hampshire/ Dorset K Luton/ Northampton L London M Manchester/ Liverpool N The North O Oxford P Lancashire/ Cumbria R Reading S Scotland V Worcestershire W Western England Y Yorkshire  
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  Latest offers from www.drivethedeal.com 18 Jul 2011 (News)
  Jaguar XF 2.2d SE 4dr Auto £27,829 Saving £3,062 Jaguar XF 2.2d Luxury 4dr Auto £30,499 Saving £3,392 Jaguar XF 2.2d Premium Luxury 4dr Auto £34,059 Saving £3,832 Jaguar XF 2.2d Portfolio 4dr Auto £38,598 Saving £4,393 Jaguar XF 3.0d V6 Luxury 4dr Auto £32,540 Saving £4,430 Jaguar XF 3.0d V6 Premium Luxury 4dr Auto £35,996 Saving £4,974 Jaguar XF 3.0d V6 S Portfolio 4dr Auto £43,850 Saving £6,120 For more offers or for more information on these reductions visit www.drivethedeal.com .    
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  HRDC To Recreate 1963 Touring Car Racing 20 May 2011 (News)
  "Here we had the sight of the then mighty Jaguar Mk2s of Mike Salmon and Peter Sutcliffe, Roy Salvadori and Denny Hulme, Peter Linder and Peter Nocker, battling against Jack Sears and Bo Ljungfeldt in the Willment Cortina GT, while the mighty Galaxies had yet to find their potential. " John Aley and Rauno Aaltonen were in a Mini Cooper (not an 'S'), as were Edward Lewis and Julien Vernaeve in a Westover Racing version. Bill Blydenstein fielded a Vauxhall VX4/90, Dick Jacobs was in an MG 1100, Anita Taylor hustled the Willment Ford Anglia 1200, while the HF Squadra Corse team fielded both Lancia Flavia and Flaminia coupes.
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  'Save' up to £12,000 on Pre-Reg Bargains From Motorpoint 4 Aug 2009 (News)
  This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Bags, CD Player, Central Locking, Climate Control, Cruise Control, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows and Power Steering. 62.7 MPG (combined) Estate Peugeot 307 1.6 S estate Manual. NOT NEW BUT STILL UNREGISTERED. Only 6 miles at £10,599 - a saving of £4,257*. This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Bags, Air Conditioning, CD Player, Central Locking, Cruise Control, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Metallic Paint and Power Steering. 36.7 MPG (combined) Premium Jaguar XF 4.2 V8 Premium Luxury 4dr Auto.
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  Save 65% on a 2 Year Old SAAB at Motorpoint 30 May 2009 (News)
  Only 1 mile at £19,999 - a saving of £7,087 on list price when new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Bags, Alloy Wheels, Climate Control, Cruise Control, CD Autochanger, Central Locking, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Power Steering and Traction Control. 33.2 MPG (combined) 4x4 Ssangyong Rexton II 270 S 5dr Manual. NEW. Only 7 miles at £11,999 - a saving of £6,545 on list price when new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Bags, Alloy Wheels, Central Locking, CD Player, Climate Control, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Metallic Paint, Power Steering and Traction Control. 31.4 MPG (combined) Convertible Vauxhall Tigra 1.4i 16v Air 2dr Manual. 09 Reg.
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  JAGUAR XKR AND XFR AT LONDON MOTOREXPO 2009 12 May 2009 (News)
  Between 8 – 14 June, this bespoke motor show promises to attract more than 350,000 visitors, making it an ideal venue for the UK debut of Jaguar's range-topping models. Jaguar will also display the recently launched XF Diesel S – What Diesel magazine's 'Best Executive Car' for 2009 - featuring a high performance, 3.0-litre diesel engine. This new car is 1.8 seconds quicker than the outgoing 2.7-litre it replaces while producing 10 percent less CO2 with an improved average fuel consumption of 42.0mpg – a 12 percent improvement.
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  Brits buying used cars in record numbers 13 Dec 2008 (News)
  A 57-reg version of the latter is currently available for £10,000 less than an equivalent new model. The average saving used v/s new available at Motorpoint now stands at £5,000 across its current 3,500 stock of cars. Says David Shelton, Managing Director: "It is no surprise that Brits are buying record numbers of used cars, particularly at the moment, with everyone looking to make savings.
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  Caravan Owners providing Student Accommodation 21 Oct 2008 (News)
  * Changing rooms: At a time when the government is relaxing house extension rules, caravan owners appear ahead of the game with a large number of people will using their caravan as the extra room they always wanted on their house. 16% will turn it into a kid's playroom for a bit of peace and quiet and 16% will turn it into a study to help them work from home. Young families in their 30's were most likely to go for the playroom option - 20%, whilst 50 something's were keen to use it as a quiet study - 16%. * Mobile student digs: Some caravan owners (9%) are taking advantage of the shortage of student digs in university towns around the UK and have decided to rent out their caravan as student accommodation.
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  VALUES STILL UNDER PRESSURE IN AUGUST, SAYS BCA 10 Sep 2008 (News)
  Since January, fleet & lease volume 4x4 models have fallen from averaging around 98% to under 85% of CAP Clean, while premium 4x4’s have fallen from a similar highpoint to just under 88% in August. These falls have been more accelerated and larger than has been seen for other fleet & lease stock. Henstock commented “Some of these bigger, premium 4x4 models are starting to look spectacular value for money now.
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  DB6 Made £324,000 at Harrogate Auction 29 Apr 2008 (News)
  All four of the catalogued Bentleys changed hands, with the highest price going to the 1951/69 Bentley MkVI Turbocharged Special at £27,500. The 1937 4.25 Litre Saloon (£24,750), 1988 Mulsanne S (£15,675) and the dilapidated 1956 Bentley S1 Freestone & Webb Saloon (£10,780) were keenly contested, too. Another restoration project - bearing the highly appropriate registration number XKA1 - the 1956 Jaguar XK140 Roadster comfortably exceeded its high estimate to fetch £31,900.
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  Two Cheap Cadillacs at Auction Today 21 Nov 2005 (News)
  A 25k mile 2004/53 Mercedes E270CDI Avant Gard Estate stuck at £22,000. And a rare 42k mile 2000X Jaguar S Type 3.0V6 manual bid to £6,125. A 47k mile 02 reg Honda Jazz 1.4SE sold for £5,250. An ex-Motability 228k mile 2002/52 Yaris Verso auto also sold for £5,250. And a 27k mile 03 reg facelift Yaris 1.3 T3 5-dr bid to £4,025.
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  Rover 75 CDTIs Sensible Money at Auction Today 26 Aug 2005 (News)
  While an 80k mile 02 BMW 320CI 2.2 with leather shot past its reserve of £9,750 to sell for £10,400 and a 28k mile 02 reg MINI Cooper S was also dear at £11.650. Probably best buy of the day was a 7k mile 2004/54 reg Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.9D, which sold for £5,850. Coming up:- Monday 29th (Bank Holiday) Fleet & Finance, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Porsche Retail p/xs, Franchised Dealer p/xs, Inchcape no reserve p/xs, West London Nissan p/xs, Reg Vardy p/xs, Hartwell p/xs, Pendragon p/xs.
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  Very Quiet at Auction Today 22 Apr 2005 (News)
  Which, of course, creates an opportunity for the rest of us. Star car of the day had to be this gorgeous, unmarked 27k mile 2002/52 Jaguar S-Type R with two-tone leather interior. However, it proved too good to miss. From a starting punt of £20,000 it quickly bid to its £23,750 reserve, the accelerated onwards and upwards to sell for £24,800, a few hundred over trade book for the age and mileage.
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  Plenty of Auction Action Today 22 Dec 2004 (News)
  A 12k mile 03 reg Volvo S60SE auto with the right 2.4T 200bhp engine bid to £11,600 provisional; an unwarranted mileage 03 reg Renault Avantime 2.0T Dynamique bid to £11,050; a 35k mile 03 reg Avensis 1.8 T3-S auto bid to a strong £8,950; a 27k mile 2001X Audi A2 1.4 sold for £4,900; an 83k mile 2001/51 Punto 1.2 5-door went for £1,825. But what you’re waiting for is the car in the photo.
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  X3 Makes £39k at Top Car Today 12 Jul 2004 (News)
  Supercharged Jags were strong too with £32,600 paid for a 35k mile 02 XKR 4.0 coupe and £32,850 bid for an 03 S-Type 4.2R. Still on Jags, an 8,000 mile 03 XJ6 Sport auto bid to £28,800. The first W211 E Class I’ve seen under £20k was a 47k mile 02 E220CDI Classic auto, sold for £19,500, while a 14k mile 03 E200 1.8 Kompressor Elegance auto bid to £21,200.
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  Plenty of Cheap Cars at Auction Today 11 Jun 2003 (News)
  A 43k unwarranted 2001Y Honda S2000 sold for £17,950; a 14k mile 2001/51 Freelander V6ES sold for £12,675; a 58k mile 2000X BMW 523iSE manual sold for £10,950 and even a 90k mile 99T Jaguar S Type 3.0V6SE auto made £9,250. And there’s always something if I had the time and space. Today it would have been a 92k mile 95M Mercedes W124 E200 auto, sold for £3,000.
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  Big Premiums Stall at Top Car Today 11 Nov 2002 (News)
  You could have had a 47k mile 98S 540 auto for £14,700, or an almost identical 47k mile 98S 535 auto for £13,500. Seduced by an S-Type? A 64k mile 2000V 4.0V8 sold for £14,100. Lusted after a Lotus? A new shape 7,000 mile 2001/51 Elise bid to a provisional £16,100. Promised someone special an SLK? A 44k kilometre 99T 200K six-speed, which has been making regular Top Car appearances, could have been yours and hers for £13,750.