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  New 2006 MX5 £15,600 - £18,900 Can Order Now 29 Jul 2005 (News)
  The new 2006 Mazda MX5 arrives in the UK in November, but can be ordered now via www.mx5liveit.co.uk The entry level £15,600 car has a 126PS 1.8 engine. 2.0 litre models with 160PS start at £16,600. The top model 160PS Sport is £18,900, £900 more than list for the old model Sport. Also the last few special collector's 2.0 Special Edition Launch Model priced £19,995, originally only available to MX5 Owners Club members can be ordered on www.mx5liveit.co.uk from 1st August.
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  For sale: old M6, 27 previous owners, £2bn OVNO 12 Feb 2016 (News)
  It’s been suggested that the Government buy the road in order to make it free, with UKIP publically backing this idea, seizing the opportunity to gain some political points from the poor old 'beleaguered motorist'. Quoted in the Birmingham Mail, UKIP West Midlands MEP Jull Seymour said: "Road users contribute some £50 billion a year through a variety of taxes, yet only around £6 billion is re-invested in the transport network.
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  Which? launches 2014 reliability survey 20 Dec 2013 (News)
  Car Survey, which found that the highest average repair costs were for the Land Rover Discovery 3, and that the Renault Megane Sport Tourer (2003-2009) had the lowest customer satisfaction rating. The survey is used to compile lists of the least and most reliable cars in each class, and also gives an average annual repair costs, giving car buyers and owners and idea of what sort of garage bills they can expect depending on how old their cars are.
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  A Grand Monday: Rover Montego Countryman 22 May 2017 (News)
  They say that if you want to know what makes a good car - a rally good car - then you should ask a taxi driver. And, indeed, while the motoring press never really got excited about the estate version of the humble Austin-Rover Montego, legions of cabbies wouldn't hear a word said against it.
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  Toytota Comes Out Fighting For 2012 BTCC 28 Mar 2012 (News)
  The Toyota Avensis was never a racer. Until last year. Now, another action-fuelled season of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship begins this weekend, with the new-look Toyota Avensis BTCC car ready for racing in the hands of Toyota’s independent racers Frank Wrathall, Tony Hughes and Adam Morgan. The new car is based on the latest update of the British-built road-going Avensis, introduced late last year.
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 406 23 Jul 2018 (News)
  The Peugeot 406 is a car whose numbers are in rapid decline, so when you capture an immaculate one in the classifieds, jump...
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  Goodwood to celebrate ‘young guns’ at 2012 Festival of Speed 31 Oct 2011 (News)
  Last year the half price tickets were available for visitors between 13- and 18-years-old, but 2012 will see that offer expanded to visitors aged 13-21 years. Children under 12 are allowed to enter free of charge. Beside the Young Guns theme there’ll be the usual array of machines, both old and new, along with hillclimbs, rallying, test drives and off-roading, and a special celebration to mark the 60 th anniversary of Lotus Engineering.
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  Hyundai gets into the funeral business, BMW's political roundel badges and a SEAT Leon with a 10,000-mile range 1 Apr 2010 (News)
  Here's our round-up of wind-ups: Hyundai The arrival of a new car - especially a Hyundai - is certain to cause plenty of excitement for the new owner. However, even this elation is often tinged with a little sadness about the fate of the old car being left behind.
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  MG launches approved used scheme 30 Aug 2012 (News)
  It was engineered in Britain and is assembled in Birmingham.  Richard Bourton,MG’s Business & Used Car Sales Manager, said: “Initially most of the cars in the programme will be less than a year old and with a reasonable mileage. They will be great buys for people wanting to get into an MG6 and the cars will still have the balance of the original warranty, AA European Breakdown Assistance and the higher spec models will have lifelong subscription to Traffic Master.”
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  Porsche offers free health checks 29 Sep 2011 (News)
  Porsche is offering free health checks for coupe models, old and new, on Saturday 8th October.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day five 2 Jun 2013 (News)
  Owen Turner came along and soon fettled the gearbox and today the only problem he has is that the ignition key refuses to turn, the lock is full of sand. Nearly 20 cars have found their way across town to the Mercedes dealership. Here the bright, modern, spotless computerised workshop gives way to old fashioned ways, and cars that do old fashioned things, like drop axle oil everywhere.
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  Glass's Names its Heaviest Depreciators 26 Aug 2009 (News)
    In fact, for almost all of them the last year they were available to buy as new cars was 2006.  The used-car market has been offering these models for many years and they have been overtaken by a younger generation of cars with more stylish, modern designs.  In the case of Rover/MG-badged cars, it’s not just the models that are obsolete - even the manufacturer has gone.
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  Insurer names Volkswagen as the UK’s most popular classic car maker 7 Jan 2016 (News)
  A ‘traditional’ marque such as MG makes up 11.4% of the old car pool, with Ford taking a 7.4% share of the insurer’s business. The research, which is based on the insurer’s own data, also found the most popular place for classic cars in the UK.
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  Top 10: Badge-engineered classics 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  We celebrate the good old fashioned art of 'badge-engineering' - the practice where a manufacturer takes a product and rebrands it in order to widen its appeal...
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  Rover price cuts 15 Oct 2000 (News)
  Rover announced further price cuts on 6th October and added three years servicing to its three year 60,000 mile warranty package inclusive in the prices of the cars. These now start at £8,495 on the road for a Rover 25 1.4i three-door and £9,995 for a Rover 45 1.4E five-door with the useful 103 bhp engine. Rover 75s start at £16,495 for the 1.8 Classic, MGFs at £16,995 for the 1.8i and 'old' Minis at £8,495 for the retro Mini Classic Se7en.
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  Heroes: Lord Montagu (1926-2015) 2 Sep 2015 (News)
  The recent death of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, was greeted with genuine sorrow by classic vehicle enthusiasts around the world. The 88-year-old was a tireless supporter of the old-car movement, and did a great deal to support the scene both privately and through his creation of the National Motor Museum, based at the ancestral family home of Palace House, Beaulieu.
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  MG and Vauxhall launch new scrappage schemes 23 Oct 2015 (News)
  The scrappage scheme has made an unofficial return, with MG and Vauxhall offering £2000 off when you trade-in your old car for a new one. The independant discount schemes are available to all new car buyers, although the Vauxhall offer is dependant on owners proving that they’ve owned their car for 90 days before the new-car order date.
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  Trading in Older Cars Likely to End 14 Jan 2003 (News)
  Older cars will simply be consigned to auction and purchased by private buyers there without warranty. Basically, the value of any car more than 7 years old will be virtually nothing.
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  100 'Ready to Retail' Cars at BCA Nottingham on 14th June 7 Jun 2013 (News)
  LeasePlan's special Ready to Retail saleis  taking place at BCA Nottingham on Friday 14th June starting at 12 Noon. The event features 100 selected cars that are ready to be put on the dealer’s forecourt without delay. The cars are graded between 1 and 3 and all are less than four years old and no more than 80,000 warranted miles. Every single vehicle is supplied with a V5, Service History and a BCA Assured report and will be presented in the best possible condition following a SMART Retail Clean.
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  Skoda builds ‘Citihenge’ in the capital 21 Jun 2012 (News)
  To celebrate its new city car, the Citigo , Skoda has built a replica of Stonehenge on London’s Southbank, made entirely from recycled car parts. The design took three months to create and features 18 scrap cars.