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  Ant Anstead and Fuzz Townshend to star at NEC classic 1 Oct 2015 (News)
  As well as being on the Live Stage, I’m also bringing along the Evanta Barchetta, a modern day car inspired by 1950's design. It will be good to see how the classic community reacts to her. ‘I’m also looking forward to having a good old nose around the show and catching up with old friends.
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  Mini Recall 3 Oct 2001 (News)
  There is a possibility of rear wheel bearings failing due to water ingress which, if left unchecked, could cause the wheel to detatch from the stub axle. Vibration and noise caused will alert most owners long before the wheel falls off, but the cars are being recalled as a precaution. NOTE this is, of course, the old Rover Mini, not the new BMW MINI.
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  A New Car Could Cost You Your Home 17 Apr 2008 (News)
  Mail Order specialists, www.carparts-direct.co.uk claims thatg buying a three year old vehicle or keeping your existing car is financially the most cost efficient way to run a reliable vehicle. Mark Cornwall of Car Parts Direct said, “Cars are reliable for at least ten years providing they are serviced.
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  £20 Golf Mk II at Auction Today 3 May 2004 (News)
  Huge crowds of bankholidaymakers packed two halls at Blackbushe and picked up some bargains on a rare day off work. That £20 year old Mk II Golf 1.3CL was 20 years old, a VCAR total loss and 81k miles that could in no way be warranted. But it ran, had a couple of months MOT left and now that scrap prices have risen again was worth more than £20 to a breaker.
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  A Grand Monday: Skoda Felicia, £595 17 Oct 2016 (News)
  Cars from the Eastern Bloc have a bit of a cult following, and we think this one has huge potential for just £595. That’s not a lot of money to pay for any car, let alone a 21-year old Skoda that has covered fewer miles than most two year old examples.  According to the MoT history, this 1995 Skoda Felicia 1.3 GLi has covered less than 4000 miles in the past decade, and a staggeringly low 12,431 miles from new – it’s as close to a new example as you’re likely to find.
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  The perfect Christmas present for 11-17 year olds 8 Dec 2010 (News)
  Devised to develop the driving skills and attitudes of youngsters before they are old enough to drive on public roads, SEAT Young Driver is also a great fun experience.  In fact many families are already booking sessions as presents for their youngsters – with grandparents, in particular, signing up their grandkids for a spin in a bid to instil good driving habits from an early age.
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  Italian firm takes major stake in Morgan Car Company 5 Mar 2019 (News)
  British sports car maker Morgan has sold a majority share in its business to an Italian venture capitalist firm. The news means the 110-year old Malvern-based company will no longer be family-owned – a position it’s held since it was founded in 1910.
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  New/Old Mondeos at Savings up to £7,000 16 May 2007 (News)
  www.uk-car-discount.co.uk is offering its last Cheap Ford Mondeo current models. in dealer stock for immediate FREE Delivery. Metallic Paint,...
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  V5s Alive at Auction Today 5 Feb 2003 (News)
  But old stuff and old shape Mondeos are nearly nothing. A 97k mile 96P Mondeo 1.8iLX auto sold for £650. A neat and tidy 171k mile 87D Volvo 760 2.8 GLE estate fetched £310; a 298k mile 95M Mondeo GLXTD went for £250 and a 95k mile 89F Toyota Camry heard the hammer fall at just £80.
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  Low-mileage Aston heads to Historics 15 Feb 2016 (News)
  A low-mileage 1996 Aston Martin DB7 could make up to £55,000 when it goes under the hammer at Historics in March. The 20-year-old car has covered 3300 miles and will be auctioned on Saturday, 12 March, at Brooklands. Launched at the 1994 Geneva motor show, the DB7 is widely considered to be the car that saved Aston Martin.
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  Top 10: Cars killed by the scrappage scheme 1 Oct 2014 (News)
  Launched in 2009 in an effort to give the then struggling motor industry a boost, the Government-backed scrappage scheme provided buyers with a £2000 discount off any brand new car – as long as they traded in their ‘old banger’. The problem, however, was that among the 392,000 vehicles part-exchanged via scrappage was a large proportion of ‘modern classics’, many of which could have had years of life left in them.
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  Big Stuff Goes Belly-up at Auction 8 Jun 2001 (News)
  A well specced-up 106,000 mile 97P BMW 740i hit the buffers at £12,500. And a 97,000 mile 98R Volvo S70 2.5SE auto couldn't crack £5,650 which is almost old police car money. If you want bargains then think big, but remember they have a lot further to fall. If you're thinking small, buy quickly while you can still afford to. To subscribe to BCA Auctionview, giving composite prices achieved and details of cars in upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk Full list of auction centres throughout the country at www.honestjohn.co.uk (go back to the home-page and click on auction directory).
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  We've been adding more to HJClassics - and there's more to come 4 Nov 2013 (News)
  The unimaginatively titled Our Classic Cars section is devoted to our capers in he old cars the we own ourselves - and although it's currently listed to just my rag-tag fleet, it will expand as the site expands. Currently I'm running a Lancia Delta Integrale, a Citroen XM is joining in as - hopefully - my reliable winter workhorse, and there's also a Toyota Celica GT-Four, which I reckon must be the emerging classic performance car bargain of the decade.
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  Scrappage Could Appeal to 1,500,000 Car Owners 24 Apr 2009 (News)
  Furthermore, a number of people will still look for an older model, despite 2000 towards the total price of a new car. Each year, around 26 per cent of all the used cars sold are over 10 years old.[2] This equates to approximately two million cars, which is almost equal to the total number of new cars sold last year (2.1 million).
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  Ford launches scrappage scheme 21 Aug 2017 (News)
  Ford  has launched its own scrappage scheme, offering UK car buyers at least £2000 off a new car when they trade-in their old pre-Euro6 petrol or diesel car. The offer will run until the end of the year and is available on all new Fords.   BMW 'scrappage scheme' to offer £2000 for older diesels The scrappage scheme is open to owners of all non-Ford vehicles registered up to and including 31 December 2009 and Ford has pledged to scrap all the cars that are traded in.
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  Ford Could Offer £4,500 Scrappage For Mondeo Size Cars 23 Apr 2009 (News)
  * "Ford is taking a leadership role in this scrappage scheme and we will be helping all our new customers through the process," added Nigel. "We'll even collect a non-running eligible old car free of charge. "Although very welcome, the extra sales we expect from this new scheme will only bring a depleted automotive market back up to levels of 15 years ago at best, so our sector still faces tough challenges."
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  SEAT Young Driver scheme goes green 18 May 2011 (News)
  SEAT Young Driver, which offers driving lessons to youngsters from 11 to 16 years old, has just taken delivery of a brand new fleet of SEAT Ibiza Ecomotives. Featuring fuel-saving technology such as an engine stop/start system and brake energy recovery, the Ibiza Ecomotive is among the lowest-polluting new cars on the road with CO2 emissions of just 92g/km.
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  Aewsome New 200mph Ferrari 575M 2 Mar 2002 (News)
  The 'M' in the name does not stand for Maranello. Instead it indicates 'Modified' as huge changes have been made between the 550 and the new car. The most important is the gearchange. Wonderful machine that it was, the gated change of the old 550 was at best clunky and at worst far to slow for a beast of such awesome performance.
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  Christmas Gift Guide: Top 10 DVDs and Blu-Rays 16 Nov 2015 (News)
  Although obviously it helps when the DVD is good – a copy of collected My Little Pony episodes might not go down all too well with a 20-year-old Call of Duty fan. So to help you pick the best car-themed DVD or Blu-Ray for your motor mad family member we’ve written a top 10. We’ve concentrated on newer movies – we’re assuming the classics like Bullitt are already in your collection on Betamax or Laserdisc.
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  Top 10: Britain's best-sellers of the last 50 years 27 May 2015 (News)
  Amazingly though, despite many of the best-sellers of old having been out of production for many years, they’re still a force to be reckoned with when looking at overall figures for the last half a century. Check out our Top 10 sellers of the last 50 years.