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  Weak Sterling Fuels Sales to Ireland 14 Jan 2009 (News)
  * One customer who has certainly benefitted from the huge cross-border savings is Michael Coplen from Mullingar in County West Meath, about a 50-mile drive from Dublin. After doing an internet search for Motorpoint on Google in December, he found the car he was looking for, namely an 08 Reg VW Passat 1.9 TDI Bluemotion, for only 10,000 Euros, more than half the price of the same model from his local dealer in Southern Ireland.
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  Brits buying used cars in record numbers 13 Dec 2008 (News)
  Among those to benefit from the discounts available on used cars from Motorpoint is Vince Sen, who recently made a 250-mile round-trip to Newport from his home in Bracknell to save over £17,000 on the new price of a 57-reg Saab 9-3 2.0T Aero Sport Sportwagon. Explains Vince: "I had been driving a 10 year-old Vauxhall Omega but it wasn't working properly and rather than spend a small fortune getting it repaired I decided to look into buying another car. I choose the Saab 9-3 after seeing it in a magazine advert.
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  15 New Marques to be at London Motor Show 14 Jun 2008 (News)
  “We are delighted that a number of world premières will be taking place, and there will be a host of brand new attractions to entertain show-goers, including the Heritage Enclosure and Parade, the Marine Experience and Kids Driving Experiences.” Many manufacturers are taking their involvement to another level by providing interactive experiences for members of the public. For example, Show-goers can visit Dreamscape: Honda’s live action arena, where they will be treated to an action-packed display featuring Honda cars, motorcycles and even ASIMO – Honda’s advanced humanoid robot.
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  Bangkok Motor Show 29 Mar 2008 (News)
  Toyota, of course, featured, its new Corolla Altis, sharing some of the look of the handsome Camry and even showed a tricked out and very mean looking touring car racer based on the new car. Hyundai showed its new rear-drive, 2.5 litre diesel H-1 van-based MPV, destined for the UK this summer and its Velostar concept coupe. Nissan had new variations of its TIIDA B sector car and Intima prototype of the new Teana. Ford showed a 4-door Verve, to be built in Thailand in 2009, but only pre-facelift Focus IIs.
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  Advanced Telematics for 30,000 BMWs in 2008 1 Feb 2008 (News)
  Once in the car, the driver simply accepts the destination, saving time and ensuring that their full focus is on driving. Another new feature is the use of RSS news feeds into a car (except Z4 and X3 models). This new innovation gives the owner of a ConnectedDrive-equipped car the opportunity of ‘clicking and dragging’ RSS feeds from the internet into the ConnectedDrive web portal.
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  Summer Offers from Proton Cars 11 Jul 2006 (News)
  Higher spec Savvy Style models (from £6,995) have air conditioning and alloy wheels as well. The four door Proton Impian saloon is also available to drive away with a £1 deposit, and with prices starting from £10,995 and standard equipment including air conditioning, radio/ CD player, height adjustable driver’s seat, electric windows, ABS and traction control.
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  NEW YEAR OFFERS FROM PROTON CARS 3 Jan 2006 (News)
  £1 Deposit As an alternative to taking 0% finance, customers can opt to drive away in the new Savvy, GEN-2, Impian or Jumbuck with just a £1 deposit, again when they purchase their Proton through Proton Finance Ltd. This offer is also available until 31 March 2006.
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  2,000 Mile Crossfire Just £16,200 at Auction Today 23 Sep 2005 (News)
  A 13k mile 2004/54 reg Golf V 2.0GT TDI sold for £13,600, an 89k mile 2003/52 Audi A2 1.4TDI with just two service stamps sold for £5,900, a 13k mile 2002/52 Mazda MX5 1.8 on steel wheels sold for £8,300 and in the Motability section a 29k mile 02 reg Focus 1.6 Zetec auto with Climate sold for £4,500 and a 2k mile 2004/54 C-Max 1.6TDCI Zetec CVT sold for £9,800, but a 13k mile 2004/54 Daewoo Kalos 1.4SX auto (the softest riding small hatchback) stuck at £4,350provisional. Probably best drive-away of the day was a 76k mile 2001/51 Astra 1.7 LS DTI estate, sold for £2,650. Upcoming Sales:- Monday 26th Top Car Auction 11.00am Black Horse Motor Finance, Porsche Retail p/x, Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Franchised Dealer p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Reg Vardy p/x, Hartwell p/x, Pendragon p/x, West London Nissan p/x Wednesday 28th Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Alphabet, Lex Vehicle Leasing, ING Car Leasing, Citroen, Leaseplan, General section, Jardine p/x, Ridgeway Group p/x, Sytner p/x Snows p/x, Whites p/x, Inchcape p/x, Black Horse.
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  Bargains Bought, Despite Auction Frenzy Today 21 Sep 2005 (News)
  £8,700 for a 3 year old 42k mile 2002/52 Golf TDI PD 130 can only be justified because the market still regards it as a car that will make them look better than being seen driving a Ford. Badge is everything. Which is why a 34k mile 2003/52 Focus TCCI 115 Zetec sold for £2,000 less. On the other hand, despite the VW on the front, a 48k mile 02 reg Passat TDI PS 100 sold for a sensible £5,800.
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  Mini Adventure at Auction Today 7 Feb 2005 (News)
  And the answer had to be, unless you know someone who wants a really nice original Mini, you end up driving around in it. In direct contrast, new MINIs aren’t making quite as much as they were. There was a bit of a surplus in the Leaseplan section: no less than five 51 reg Coopers, all in metallic racing green and white with white wheels.
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  X3 Makes £39k at Top Car Today 12 Jul 2004 (News)
  It sold for exactly £38,000, plus trade buyer’s premium, from which we can deduce that X3s are already priced at the maximum the market will pay so there are no overs to be taken out of them. Meanwhile, the more luxurious old-shape X5s (without the new X drive system) are starting to become better value. A 40k mile 2002/52 reg 3.0 Sport manual with leather but no satnav sold for £29,300 and a 30k mile 2002/52 3.0i auto with leather but not a Sport and on standard wheels bid to £27,300.
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  Big Stuff at Blackbushe Today 23 Jan 2004 (News)
  If you’re in the market for a car you’ll still be able to pick it up cheaper at auction than from a retail site, whatever they paid for it back in November. My pal was after a 3-Series automatic for his wife who can’t drive the MINI Cooper he bought her for Christmas. (If anyone wants a heavily loaded 51 reg Cooper, green with white bonnet stripes and 58k miles for less than £10k, e-mail me and I’ll put you in touch.)
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  Yaris For Less Than £3k at Auction Today 10 Sep 2003 (News)
  On the other hand, there were some cheapies. One bidder overcame his or her embarrassment to drive away in a blue and pink 51k mile 96N Suzuki X90 for £1,700. £6,100 wasn’t too much to pay for a 3k mile 2002/51 Suzuki Jimny 1.3 JLX hardtop auto (find another); £2,675 was far from crazy for an 89k mile 96N Frontera 2.2 16v 5-door; and £1,950 wasn’t bad for a 153k mile 97R ex-police Volvo S70 T5 automatic.
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  Plenty of Variety at BCA Classic Auction 12 Feb 2002 (News)
  A fully kitted out and immaculate 19687 SAAB 96 V4 rally car bid to £11,000 provisional (£11,905 inc.). An awe inspiring 70,000 kilometre left hand drive 1992 Lotus Carlton bid to a provisional £9,100 (£9,849 inc.). A RHD 1964 Jaguar 3.8Mk II with 5-speed XJ manual gearbox and immaculate oyster grey paint but with rust bubbles showing through on the door bottoms bid to a very provisional £8,200 (£8,874).
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  More Details of New Vectra 13 Nov 2001 (News)
  Torsional stiffness is up 74 per cent on the previous model. While Vauxhall's Interactive Driving System (IDS) makes its debut on new Vectra. The system works by connecting the control and safety functions of the individual chassis components. The mechanical basis of the system for the front borrows heavily from the Astra suspension and uses an improved MacPherson strut set-up, combined with a four-link independent suspension at the rear.
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  Day of Contrasts at Auction 28 Sep 2001 (News)
  Bids started at a healthy £11,500, but rapidly shot up to £12,500, then £13,000, then £13,500 where the car should have sold, all the way to £13,800. You can pop into Trade Sales and drive out in a brand new one, with a/c, for £13,999, or just £15,999 for the fantastic automatic. So who in their right mind would pay £13,800? It was the same deal with a 70,000 mile two year old Lexus IS200 SE automatic with a pebbledashed bonnet.
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  Renault Avantime Here 16th May, from £24,050 3 May 2002 (News)
  ” “The two-door GT Coupé Renault Avantime offers a new breed of luxury motoring unparalleled by any other vehicle on the road today. The combination of performance and driving enjoyment, the luxury of interior space and comfort - heightened by the panoramic glass roof and windows - high driving position, advanced on-board technology and a powerful engine puts Avantime at the top of the wish list of anyone seeking to stand out from the crowd, see and be seen, in style and in comfort.
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  Why now could be a great time to sell your car 8 Dec 2020 (News)
  .  One thing to bear in mind at this time specifically is that while a private sale will likely make you the most money, you may be reluctant to go through the traditional process of meeting potential buyers in person and accompanying them on a test drive. A buyer may also ask to pay you in person at a bank, which again may be difficult for car owners who are older or clinically vulnerable to Covid-19. Part-exchange If you have a used car you want to trade-in for a new one then a part-exchange will seem like an obvious choice.
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  Should I restore my classic car? 30 Apr 2018 (News)
  They’re mothballed and most of them turn up at auction a few years later. Let’s face it, driving it would devalue your investment so in these cases cars become collectors’ pieces. Their owners enjoy showing them off and once they’ve got their out of them, they move them on. But there are ways to beat the system.
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  Nine decades of motorsport to be celebrated at Donington 6 Feb 2018 (News)
  Equally hard-fought is the Historic Touring Car Challenge with Tony Dron Trophy, which brings together a fantastic array of pre-1991 British and European Touring Cars - the type of beefy machines that most of us could only dream of driving back in period. Bringing back more recent memories, the mighty 2-litre Super Touring Cars of the 1990s and pre-1990 Group A cars go head-to-head with pre-2006 FIA S2000 and invited BTC cars in the Super Touring Car Challenge.