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  Round up of the latest manufacturer offers 22 Aug 2011 (News)
  More new Mazda deals      MINI new car offers, deals and promotions MINI will pay as much as £1,151 towards your deposit depending on the model you choose. Dealer deposit contributions are available on the MINI First, MINI Pimlico, MINI One hatch and convertible, MINI Clubman and MINI countryman. 
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  MoT failure rates and causes published by VOSA 13 Jan 2010 (News)
  ”     Car MOT failure rates 2007   MAKE MODEL FAILURE RATE (%) Renault Megane   28.1 Vauxhall Corsa   24.7 Ford Mondeo   21.8 Renault Clio   21.2 Ford Ka   21 Peugeot 206   20.5 MINI MINI   20 Volkswagen Golf   19.2 Vauxhall Zafira   18.9 Vauxhall Astra   18.4 Ford Focus   18 Ford Fiesta   15.6 SOURCE: VOSA       Note: Table includes only 2004 models of the 12 most-tested cars.
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  December new car sales up, but 2009 ends 6.4 per cent down 7 Jan 2010 (News)
      Top ten best sellers December     Year-to-date                   1 Fiesta 7,877   1 Fiesta 117,296   2 Focus 7,339   2 Focus 93,517   3 Astra 6,268   3 Corsa 84,478   4 Golf 5,523   4 Astra 67,729   5 Corsa 4,759   5 Golf 57,187   6 MINI 3,859   6 207 48,037   7 207 3,436   7 MINI 39,866   8 3 Series 3,017   8 3 Series 39,029   9 500 2,764   9 Insignia 36,040   10 Qashqai 2,759   10 Mondeo 34,418      
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  Manheim Reports Stabilisation of Car Auction Prices in November 9 Dec 2009 (News)
  In addition Executive vehicles fell by 4.6% (£160 to £3,321) and Mini MPVs fell by 8.7% (£218 to £2,274). In the Manufacturer sector Medium Family vehicles rose in value by 4.5% (£470 to £10,870), Large Family vehicles were up by 6.3% (£734 to £12,325) and 4x4s were up by 3.6% (£568 to £ 16,392).
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  162,651 Miles, 10 Owners: £5,750. 20 Dec 2004 (News)
  Even a 144k mile 93L Citroen ZX 1.4 Reflex was all of £130. A bit more real world was a 6 month old 6k mile 04 reg MINI Cooper S in al-over black with a full length sunroof sold for £14,250, a 97k mile 99R BMW 523iSE Touring auto, sold for £4,750 and a 60k mile 98S Ford Explorer sold for £4,050. But it wasn’t a day for bargains.
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  Still Plenty of Cars at Auction 17 Dec 2004 (News)
  Despite its lack of service history and seven previous owners it romped away to sell for a strong £12,850. In contrast, the 18k mile 2001/51 MINI Cooper CVT which followed it sold for £8,850. Then a very clean and very standard looking 68k mile XK8 convertible sold for a solid £15,500. Just after that a tidy gold 44k mile 99T MX5 1.8 with alloys went for £5,200.
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  Historics 4th March Brooklands Auction Preview 2 Mar 2017 (News)
  f=001vHSdGr2fjUGkuCDE-xcdwNGNq_us7gsYfGppex1f9GhhjHTuM_YPc7IP1c-OI76UzX7lBOf__IxHxDHSb_6oiTwyv-fY49iBREfEkvhsuAbROU_-qRy_k-maS13DG0vzlhzE2jcWF752aPvlOnDSjKr6Bk0KQ5opS8hWy_z8Eh0SzaoZIWWoKVhF7FHK2CDITyFPLyz2bB_GW2JcO0FDhevr4VqjJ_g0AQj6JtCt2Mx5qgLH7StEcVY2ywplCsaL&c=J8R7D87qyZ2pc6t-RVx6aaqKbfVbzogwMvbWdt0Kgc9JukQkGbYiNw==&ch=HExBjp-kjI2QY_IzvtIOiYdHY3JUyNqQnacpX5RxES0N4LM6W42xXA==">Lot 133  1999 Rover Mini 40  

  Gallery: A look back at the Land Rover Defender 29 Jan 2016 (News)
  The Land Rover Defender is identified with the UK in much the same way as the K6 telephone box, black London taxis and the Mini. It's also loved by HRH The Queen. Okay, so the number of parts shared between the Land Rover of 1948 and the Defender of today are miniscule, but it's still fundamentally the same vehicle. And to show you just how much it hasn't changed, here's a gallery of each major model through the years.
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  Nissan Juke-R to see limited production 3 May 2012 (News)
  Keen to promote and celebrate the Juke-R becoming a production reality, Nissan has released a ‘mini movie’ which you can watch below.
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  Phenomenal Bargains at Auction Today 24 Oct 2008 (News)
  A Y reg Z3 sold for £4,450, a 2005/55 350Z Coupe for £10,400 and, starting at just £17m400 a 2006/56 Porsche Cayman 2.7 sold for £19,500. What looked like three ex-Foxtons 2006/56 Mk II MINI Cooper 1.6s sold for £7,600 to £8,000. And a fully loaded 2008/57 old Mercedes ML320CDI with 11k miles sold for £25,100, a drop of at least £15,000 on what it must have cost 9 months ago.
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  Discount New Car Personal Contract Hire offers from £117.99 29 Apr 2005 (News)
  Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 TS 3dr @ £257.99 over 36 Months Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTD Turismo 3dr @ £281.99 over 36 Months Alfa Romeo 156 1.6 TS 4dr @ £305.99 over 36 Months Audi A3 1.6 Special Edition 3dr @ £257.99 over 36 Months Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sport 3dr DSG @ £376.99 over 36 Months Audi A4 1.6 4dr @ £352.99 over 36 Months Audi A4 1.8T 2dr @ £434.99 over 36 Months Audi A6 2.0 TDI SE 4dr @ £440.99 over 36 Months BMW 1 Series 116i 5dr @ £234.99 over 24 Months BMW 1 Series 116i SE 5dr @ £281.99 over 24 Months BMW 1 Series 118d SE 5dr @ £305.99 over 24 Months Citroen C3 1.4i Desire 5dr @ £152.99 over 36 Months Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi Desire 5dr @ £204.99 over 36 Months Fiat Idea 1.4 Active 5dr @ £164.99 over 36 Months Fiat Punto 1.2 16v Active 3dr @ £139.99 over 36 Months Fiat Stilo 1.4 16v Active 3dr @ £185.99 over 36 Months Honda Accord 2.0 i-VTEC Executive 4dr @ £368.99 over 36 Months Honda Accord 2.0 i-VTEC Sport 4dr @ £317.99 over 36 Months Honda Accord 2.2i CTDi Sport 4dr @ £328.99 over 36 Months Honda Civic 1.4i SE 5dr @ £211.99 over 36 Months Honda Civic 1.7i CTDi SE 5dr @ £223.99 over 36 Months Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC Type-R 3dr [AC] @ £334.99 over 36 Months Honda Cr-v 2.0 i-VTEC SE 5dr @ £276.99 over 18 Months Honda Fr-v 1.7 SE 5dr @ £281.99 over 36 Months Honda Fr-v 2.0 SE 5dr @ £305.99 over 36 Months Honda Jazz 1.2 i-DSI S 5dr @ £218.99 over 12 Months Hyundai Coupe 2.7 V6 3dr @ £281.99 over 36 Months Hyundai Getz 1.3 GSI 3dr @ £140.99 over 36 Months Mercedes-benz A Class A160 CDI Classic SE 5dr @ £234.99 over 36 Months Mercedes-benz Clk 200K Avantgarde 2dr @ £487.99 over 36 Months Mercedes-benz S Class S320 CDi 4dr Auto @ £679.99 over 36 Months Mini Cooper 1.6 2dr @ £252.99 over 36 Months Mini Cooper 1.6 3dr @ £230.99 over 36 Months Mini Cooper S 1.6 2dr @ £323.99 over 36 Months Mini Cooper S 1.6 3dr @ £293.99 over 36 Months Mini One 1.6 2dr @ £232.99 over 36 Months Mini One 1.6 3dr @ £199.99 over 36 Months Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 Classic 5dr @ £183.99 over 36 Months Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 Classic 5dr @ £183.99 over 36 Months Mitsubishi L200 2.5 TD Warrior @ £305.99 over 36 Months Mitsubishi Pinin 1.8 GDI Elegance 3dr @ £240.99 over 36 Months Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Equippe 5dr [114] @ £278.99 over 24 Months Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Warrior 5dr @ £319.99 over 24 Months Nissan Almera 1.5 S 3dr @ £164.99 over 12 Months Peugeot 206 1.1 S 3dr [AC] @ £176.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 206 1.4 HDi S 5dr [AC] @ £204.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 206 1.6 S 2dr @ £294.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 307 2.0 2dr @ £337.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 S 4dr @ £333.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 S 5dr @ £339.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 SE 4dr @ £339.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 807 2.0 HDi S 7 Seat 5dr @ £364.99 over 36 Months Peugeot 807 2.0 S 7 Seat 5dr @ £334.99 over 36 Months Renault Megane Scenic 1.5 dCi Dynamique 5dr @ £211.99 over 12 Months Saab 9-3 1.8t Linear 2dr @ £375.99 over 36 Months Saab 9-3 1.9TiD Vector [150] 4dr @ £329.99 over 36 Months Saab 9-5 2.2 TiD Linear 5dr @ £305.99 over 36 Months Seat Alhambra 1.9 TDi PD Reference 7 Seat 5dr @ £317.99 over 36 Months Seat Altea 1.6 Reference 5dr @ £277.99 over 36 Months Seat Altea 2.0 TDi Sport 5dr @ £345.99 over 36 Months Seat Ibiza 1.2 S 5dr @ £176.99 over 36 Months Skoda Octavia 1.6 Classic 5dr @ £234.99 over 36 Months Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi Elegance 5dr @ £298.99 over 36 Months Skoda Superb 1.9 TDI PD 130 Elegance 4dr @ £358.99 over 36 Months Skoda Superb 2.0 Classic 4dr @ £257.99 over 36 Months Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX AWD Turbo 4dr @ £328.99 over 36 Months Vauxhall Corsa 1.0i 12V Life 3dr @ £117.99 over 36 Months Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i 16V SXi 3dr @ £140.99 over 36 Months Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTi Life 3dr @ £146.99 over 36 Months Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi Club [120] 5dr @ £239.99 over 36 Months Vauxhall Zafira 2.0 DTi Design 5dr @ £229.99 over 36 Months Volkswagen Golf 1.4 S 3dr [AC] @ £214.99 over 36 Months Volkswagen Golf 1.9 Sport TDI 3dr @ £296.99 over 36 Months Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 3dr @ £306.99 over 12 Months Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 5dr @ £305.99 over 36 Months Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Twist 3dr @ £158.99 over 36 Months Volvo S40 1.8 S 4dr @ £311.99 over 36 Months Volvo S40 2.0D S 4dr @ £321.99 over 36 Months Volvo V50 1.8 S 5dr @ £333.99 over 36 Months Volvo V50 2.0D S 5dr [Euro 4] @ £351.99 over 36 Months For more information on any of the above please call the new car leasing sales team on 08707 875418 or email sales@dsgauto.com .
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  H&H Buxton Classic Auction Results 25-2-2015 2 Mar 2015 (News)
    1973 Rolls Royce Corniche coupe £16,800 inc.   1960 Rover 100 75k miles £5,600 inc.   1998 Rover Mini Cooper Sport £4,294 inc.   1999 Rover Mini Cooper £7,000 inc.   1939 Standard Flying Eight £4,032 inc.   1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500 £4,520 inc.
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  Top Car Auction Monday, 179 BMWs Tuesday 21 May 2006 (News)
  page=15" target="_blank">www.british-car-auctions.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=15 Special sale by BMW UK of 179 BMWs and 38 MINIs at BCA Nottingham on Tuesday 23rd May at 10.00am. Entries include: 2005/55 X5 3.0d Sport, 14k miles 05 reg X3 2.0d Sport, 7k miles 05 reg 320Cd M Sport diesel convertible 7k miles 05 reg 116iES, 12k miles 05 reg 525dSE, 13k miles 05 reg 118d Sport, 16k miles 05 reg 525d Sport Touring, 19k miles 2005/54 MINI One, 16k miles 2005/54 MINI Cooper, 16k miles 2004/54 645Ci coupe, 14k miles 04 reg 730d Sport, 35k miles 04 reg 730d SE, 43k miles 04 reg 330Cd M Sport diesel coupe, 48k miles 2004/53 M3 coupe, 16k miles 2003/53 MINI Cooper S, 18k miles 2003/53 520iSE, 23k miles 2003/53 325ti Sport Compact, 29k miles 2003/53 320dSE Touring, 39k miles 03 reg 316iSE, 18k miles 03 reg 318Ci coupe, 28k miles Also Three Z4 2.0iSE roadsters For more info phone Sebastian on 0115 987 3311 or visit

  Auction results: Barons Spring Classic 21 April 26 Apr 2018 (News)
  A 1964 Morris Mini Cooper S solf for just under £43,000 at Barons' Spring Classic Sale on Saturday, 21 April. Star lot at Sandown Park was a 1965 Mercedes 230SL Pagoda, which was eventually hammered away for £51,700.
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  Audi TT Top Roadster For Residual Value 25 Aug 2009 (News)
  HPI's top ten league table of convertible cars that have held their residual value, puts the Audi TT Roadster and the Audi A3 Convertible in the top two spots. The MINI convertible is a new entry at number 3.  Continues Keighley: "If it's cheap wind in the hair motoring then the Copen, Micra CC and new Fiat 500C are all good value.   But without a doubt the best all-rounder remains the MINI convertible."
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  MoT Files 2019: Millennial classics coming of age 28 Feb 2019 (News)
  Already, there are some turn-of-the-century cars that are pulling in a cult following, the most obvious of which is the original BMW-built MINI, which turns 18 this year. But it’s not just the MINI that is well on the road to becoming a cult car, with other models from the early 2000s already en route to being cherished classics.
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  Pedal car collection for sale 7 Mar 2018 (News)
  A collection of pedal cars is going under the hammer at Bicester Heritage later this month. The ‘no reserve’ Brightwells auction features 140 mini motors from the Jaguar Land Rover collection. Taking place on Wednesday, 21 March, the pedal cars are being sold alongside 100 classic cars and a collection of large-scale radio-controlled aircraft.
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  Battle of Britain race for Silverstone Classic 5 Feb 2015 (News)
  Visitors will be able to see grids packed with famous British-marques like Aston Martin, Austin, Austin-Healey, Ford Cortina, Ginetta, Hillman, Jaguar, Lotus, MG, Mini, Marcos, Morgan, Morris, Riley, Sunbeam, Triumph, TVR and Wolseley. Nick Wigley, event director, said, ‘You only have to look at all the fabulous displays put on by car clubs at the Classic to know that the Fifties and Sixties were glory days for the British motor industry with brands such as Mini, MG and TR very much to the fore.
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  Owner review of the month: August 2014 1 Sep 2014 (News)
  Some are full of praise, while others are not so kind. However, we read every single one and reward the best of the month with an iPad Mini. Here’s this month’s best Owners' Reviews. For the best reader review in September we're giving away another iPad Mini, so if you want to be in with a chance of winning head to the  owners review section and submit yours now .
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  Jaguar E-type tops the score sheet at Barons 12 May 2014 (News)
  Among the sellers watching their cars go to new homes, Brian Constable waved goodbye to the Mini Cooper S MKIII that he bought new in 1970, an enthusiastic bidder paying £10,500 for the privilege of becoming only the second owner in the car’s long life. Barons is now gearing up for its annual Jaguar Heritage auction at Sandown Park on 24 June.