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  Almost half of used car checks show up a warning 22 Apr 2016 (News)
  The most popular models checked by My Car Check customers were the Ford Fiesta in Zetec trim, the MINI Cooper and the Volkswagen Gold GT TDI. Overall, Land Rovers were the most likely to have warnings against them. More Hondas had a write off warning than any other manufacturer, while Audi models were the most likely to have outstanding finance.
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  Almost half of used car checks show up a warning 22 Apr 2016 (News)
  The most popular models checked by My Car Check customers were the Ford Fiesta in Zetec trim, the MINI Cooper and the Volkswagen Gold GT TDI. Overall, Land Rovers were the most likely to have warnings against them. More Hondas had a write off warning than any other manufacturer, while Audi models were the most likely to have outstanding finance.
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  Caterham Seven gets the Lego treatment 15 Mar 2016 (News)
  The kit will allow fans of sports cars and the popular construction kit to build their very own version of the British two-seater. Like the Land Rover, DeLorean and Mini builds that went before it, the Seven was submitted to the Danish company via its ‘Ideas’ system. Lego builder Carl Greatrix submitted the Caterham concept and gained the required 10,000 votes between May and September last year.
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  Classic ad of the week: 1980 Ladas 13 Feb 2015 (News)
  Little wonder too, given that the cheapest Lada 1200 cost a mere £2280 – at a time when the tiny Mini City cost over £200 more. Then there was the rugged Lada Niva 4x4, forty per cent cheaper than a Land Rover at just £4273. Lada wanted some of the Niva’s toughness to rub off on to the rest of the range, hence this dramatic advert showing its latest models being thrashed and abused in all kinds of wild situations.
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  MGLive! to celebrate 60th anniversary of BMC Competitions Department 19 Jan 2015 (News)
  Leading the charge was the Austin-Healey arrived, which took on the world of rallying and racing and won. Its success was quickly followed by the world-beating Mini Cooper, which would go on to dominate in virtually all forms of motorsport, including winning three Monte Carlo Rallies. In its heyday, the Works department would also prepare numerous MGBs, including Paddy Hopkirk’s Sebring MGB roadster (the fastest B ever built in Abingdon), as well ‘Old Faithful’ - the Andrew Hedges and Julien Vernaeve-driven roadster that took victory on the 1966 Marathon De La Route.
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  Motorsport heroes to star at Shelsley Walsh 24 Jul 2013 (News)
  This will be judged in various classes by Simon Taylor, followed by a cavalcade run of the 15 best cars driving up the historic hill in the afternoon led by Sir Stirling Moss in the Jaguar F-type. The weekend also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic Mini Cooper with famous rally and racing stars Paddy Hopkirk and Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams driving examples of the marque, together with classic trials cars which will be giving passenger rides for visitors.
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  Peugeot 107 'top for residual value' 24 Aug 2009 (News)
  Second was the Toyota Aygo, found to be worth 60.2 per cent of its value, while the Suzuki Swift came third at 59.5 per cent. Others in the top ten included the BMW Mini at 58.9 per cent and the Citroen C1, which will keep 59.2 per cent of its list price, said Eurotaxglass's. Adrian Rushmore is managing editor of the company and said prestige and high performance might be desirable characteristics, but when it comes to cash, city cars and superminis prevail.
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  Interesting Entries For Monday’s Classic Auction 20 Feb 2005 (News)
  There are five Rolls Royces among the provisional entries, from a 1957 Silver Cloud to a 1988 Silver Spur; an almost unused Jensen bodied 1952 Austin A40 Sports with just 4,000 miles; a possibly unique 47,000 mile 1982 Mini 95 pick-up and, for lovers of Americana, a 1937 LaSalle V8 Series 50 Sedan and a 1947 Packard Clipper Six sedan. Sale starts at 1.00pm, with viewing Monday morning, and the usual part exchange and fleet sales in Halls 2 and 3.
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  Citroen C2GT is the New GTI 3 Dec 2003 (News)
  Citroën has lauched a GT version of its cute new C2, for the UK only. On sale from the beginning of December, it is priced at £10,495, same as the MINI One, but the pricve includes the first year's insurance for 21-80 year olds (except in Northern Ireland). The C2 GT has the same 110hp 1.6i 16V engine as the Exclusive, but with a five-speed manual transmission instead of the Sensodrive paddleshifter.
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  Contract Hire deals from £204 - £299 a month 20 Dec 2004 (News)
  Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 TS 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £218.99 Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTD Turismo 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £239.99 Alfa Romeo 156 1.6 TS 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £259.99 Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD 16v Multijet Turismo 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Audi A3 1.6 FSI SE 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £262.99 Audi A3 1.6 Special Edition 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £204.99 Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sport 3dr DSG - 36 Month Deal @ £274.99 Audi A4 1.6 SE 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Audi A4 1.9 TDI 115 SE 4dr - 18 Month Deal @ £259.99 Audi Tt 1.8 T 2dr [150] - 36 Month Deal @ £289.99 Audi Tt 1.8 T 2dr [180] - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 BMW 1 Series 116i 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £229.99 Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC Type-R 3dr [AC] - 36 Month Deal @ £284.99 Hyundai Coupe 2.0 SE 3dr - 12 Month Deal @ £269.99 Jaguar X-type 2.0 V6 Classic 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Jaguar X-type 2.0d Classic 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £287.99 Mini Cooper 1.6 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £214.99 Mini Cooper S 1.6 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £264.99 Mini Cooper S 1.6 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £249.99 Mitsubishi Pinin 1.8 GDI Elegance 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £204.99 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 DI-D Classic 3dr - 12 Month Deal @ £299.99 Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Classic 5dr [114] - 24 Month Deal @ £209.99 Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Warrior 5dr - 24 Month Deal @ £259.99 Peugeot 206 2.0 SE 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £249.99 Peugeot 307 2.0 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £254.99 Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £269.99 Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 S 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi 136 SE 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Peugeot 807 2.0 HDi S 7 Seat 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Peugeot 807 2.0 S 7 Seat 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Connoisseur SE 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £299.99 Saab 9-3 1.9TiD Linear [120] 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £224.99 Saab 9-3 1.9TiD Linear [150] 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £229.99 Seat Alhambra 1.9 TDi PD Reference 7 Seat 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £269.99 Seat Altea 1.6 Reference 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £235.99 Seat Altea 2.0 TDi Sport 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £293.99 Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX AWD Turbo 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX AWD Turbo 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £291.99 Subaru Legacy 2.0i S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £279.99 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi Club [120] 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £229.99 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 Sport TDI 3dr - 36 Month Deal @ £244.99 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 3dr - 12 Month Deal @ £244.99 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £259.99 Volkswagen Touran 1.9 TDI PD S 5dr [7 Seat] - 12 Month Deal @ £245.99 Volvo S40 1.8 S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £264.99 Volvo S40 2.0D S 4dr - 36 Month Deal @ £273.99 Volvo S60 D5 S 4dr - 24 Month Deal @ £259.99 Volvo V50 1.8 S 5dr - 36 Month Deal @ £283.99 Volvo V50 2.0D S 5dr [Euro 4] - 36 Month Deal @ £298.99 Volvo V70 D5 S 5dr - 12 Month Deal @ £299.99 For more information on any of the above please call the sales team on 08707 875418 or email sales@dsgauto.com .
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  The MoT Files: 1980s results 11 May 2012 (News)
  A table of combined MoT results for cars registered in the 1980s. But which model comes top?
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  Today’s Auction Prices Broadly in Line with Glass’s new Valuations 1 Aug 2012 (News)
  New Book average trade price for a 2008/58 Ford Fusion 1.4TDCI Zetec Climate with an average 43k miles is £4,550, so the three at Blackbushe with lower than average mileage still made over book, assuming, of course, they were really sold. The three 09 reg MINI Cooper 1.6 Ds with a/c were broadly in line with Book adjusted mileage. The three 09 reg Audi A3 1.9TDI Sportbacks were pretty much bang on mileage and condition adjusted Book. (As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘pc’ means provisional, but close. ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. ‘MNW’ means unknown mileage. ‘dmg’ means damaged.
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  NEC Pride of Ownership finalists revealed 1 Oct 2018 (News)
  Finalists Andy Nash and Mark Stewart are both previous Meguiar’s Club Showcase finalists – with Andy winning in 2016. However, that’s not why their cars have been chosen. Andy’s desire for a Mini Traveller came from his childhood memories of going out with his parent’s in their model. Named after his mother Betty, Andy did a 650mile round trip to buy the car even though it needed every nut and bolt replacing.
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  HRDC To Recreate 1963 Touring Car Racing 20 May 2011 (News)
  Nowadays, where can you see a proper Jaguar Mk2 running competitively, or, for that matter, a Lancia Flavia or Flaminia coupe, Alfa Romeo 2600 or early Giulia Ti, Vauxhall VX4/90, Mercedes-Benz 300SE, MG 1100, Mini 850, Ford Zodiac Mk3 or even an early model Ford Cortina GT? I know that many of these cars exist in historic race form, but most have been mothballed by disheartened owners, who have given up any hope of competing on a level playing field against over-developed homologation specials.
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  Bumper Saturday Public Car Auction at BCA Blackbushe 26 Mar 2011 (News)
  And, for budding convertible drivers there will be more than 200 up for grabs, including ever-popular Minis, Peugeots Vauxhalls as well as prestige marques such as Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.  For classic car enthusiasts there is even a fabulous 1971 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster in the auction.
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  Smart ForTwo Diesel and Petrol Congestion Charge Exempt 29 Nov 2010 (News)
    Other cars congestion charge exempt from 4th January include:-   Petrol engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt: FIAT 500 TwinAir 95g/km Honda Insight 80g/km  Hyundai i10 1.0 3-cylinder Lexus CT200h 96g/km Nissan Micra K13 Supercharged Toyota IQ 1.0 5-spd manual 99g/km  Toyota Auris hybrid Toyota Prius III   Diesel engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt:  SEAT Ibiza 1.6 Ecomotive 89g/km Renault Twingo 1.5 eco2 (from early 2011) 90g/km Renault Clio 1.5 eco2 (from February 2010) 98g/km  Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 3-dr (from January 2010) 98g/km  Ford Focus ECOnetic 1.6 with stop/start 99g/km (from January 2010)  Volvo C30 1.6 DRIVe 99g/km (from October 2009 production) MINI One D 2011 model diesel MINI Cooper D 2011 model diesel Citroen C3 Airdream + 99g/km Citroen DS3 DStyle 99g/km Peugeot 207 1.6HDI Economique 99g/km SEAT Leon Ecomotive 1.6 diesel 99g/km from October 2009  Peugeot 207 Economique 1.6HDI 90 99g/km  from October 2009 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 99g/km Hyundai i20 blue 1.4 75PS 6-speed 99g/km from 2009)  VW Golf Mk V1 1.6TDI Bluemotion 99g/km  from mid 2009  Ford Fiesta 1.6 ECOnetic 5-speed manual 99g/km SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive 5-speed manual 99g/km  Vauxhall Corsa Ecoflex VW Polo Bluemotion 1 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Polo Bluemotion (all 2008 models) 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Golf VI Bluemotion 99g/km Volvo C30 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010 Volvo S40 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010 Volvo V50 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010    
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  Perodua Joins Scrappage With Cars From £4,499 11 Jun 2009 (News)
  The introduction of the Government Scrappage Scheme provides Perodua customers with even better value. Eligible customers can purchase a Kenari GX (manual) for only £4,499**. The Kenari mini-MPV has power steering, central locking, electric front windows and metallic paintwork all as standard. For a little extra money, customers can choose the stylish Myvi super-mini which has an impressive high standard specification from only £5,599*** (same car as Daihatsu Sirion and Subaru Justy).
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  London Motor Show Highlights 24 Jul 2006 (News)
  www.thamesclippers.com/motorshow OUTSIDE THE HALLS West Side: BMW, Rolls Royce and MINI. Rolls 100EX Coupe, BMW Z4 Coupe, BMW M6 convertible, MINI traveller concept, Cooper S GP 218PS Taster test Drives in Citroens, Hondas, SEATs, Toyotas and GM Opel/Vauxhall/SAAB/Chevrolet/Cadillac.
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  Rovers Recover Slightly at Auction 20 May 2005 (News)
  Also good value today (in no particular order), a 103k mile Y reg Focus 1.8 Ghia 4-door sold for £2,000, a 79k mile 2001/51 Mercedes V220CDI Avantgarde Estate sold for £9,400, a 107k mile 2000X BMW 320d SE Touring sold for £5,600, a 39k mile 2000V Citroen Berlingo Multispace diesel sold for £2,500, and an 11k mile 03 reg FIAT Doblo 1.9 JTD ELX kombi in a fetching shade of ‘Brazilian Yellow’ (yes, really) sold for £5,600. A 15k mile 2003/52 MINI One with a/c, 15” alloys, rev counter, and CD player sold for £9,400, making a 12k mile 03 reg MINI Cooper with a/c, 17” alloys, CD autochanger and half leather which sold for £9,800 look rather better value.
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  Historic racers celebrate Touring cars’ golden era 11 Mar 2015 (News)
  Later era cars will revive the titanic battles between Mustangs, Galaxies, Cortinas, Jaguars, and Minis, which hallmarked the BTCC as a perennial crowd-pleasing championship. Julius Thurgood, HRDC race director, first created the format for last year’s Donington historic. ‘Although given only five weeks’ notice to build the event, such was the take-up that we fielded a full grid!