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  03 reg TDCI 130 Estate Bid to Just £10k Today 10 Dec 2003 (News)
  Cars that looked dear to me included an imported 21k mile 2001Y Mercedes SLK 230K with a few scratches, bid to £18,500; a scruffy, badly kerbed 37k mile 2001/51 reg BMW 325i Compact, bid to £11,900; a 53k mile 2001/52 Toyota RAV-4 NRG 2.0 automatic, bid to £11,400; a 28k mile 02 reg VW Golf 1.6SE, sold for £8,550; a 20k mile 2002/51 reg Volvo C70 2.4T convertible, bit to £17,000 (though at least it had the right engine); and a 36k mile 2000X Freelander TD4 GS 5-door, sold for £11,650. More sensible was a top bid of £9,350 for a 33k mile 2001/51 Freelander 2.5V6 GS hardback automatic; the £3,050 that bought a 62k mile 2000W Rover 45 2.0TD IE; the £3,900 that took home a 35k mile 2000W Rover 45.1.6 Club and the £5,650 bid for a 37k mile 02 reg Honda Civic 1.4S.
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  Keep Your Bottoms Up 12 May 2003 (News)
  Cars with torsion bar rear suspension like Peugeots and Renaults suffer with it badly. And even the extremely well built Volvos sometimes struggle. Rossini Performance Products has produced a new range suspension muscle spring kits which are specifically designed to solve suspension sag and bottoming out. Special progressive springs are supplied in the kit.
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  Multispace 5-dr Diesel Just £3,425 At Auction Today 16 Oct 2002 (News)
  A 73k mile 98S Mercedes C180 Esprit manual with no history started promisingly enough at £4,500, but went on to sell for £7,200. A 13,000 mile 2002/02 Volvo S80 D5 automatic made a solid £18,750. A 12,000 mile 2001Y Audi S3 held its own to sell for £18,300. While a trio of new-shape Audi A4 B6s were not too far off 3-Series money. The 22k mile 2001Y 2.0SE bid to £13,200; the 21k mile 2001Y 2.0 Sport sold for £14,200; and the 8k mile 2002/02 2.5TDI 180 Quattro sold for £18,800.
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  £7,650 Buys Polo 1.4TDI at Auction Today 17 May 2002 (News)
  At the other end of the scale, a facelift 2000X BMW 525iSE auto in a nice shade of metallic blue and with 36,321 miles made a stonking £17,600. A 2000X Volvo C70 2.0T Convertible with 16,000 miles sold for £18,000. And in between, a 2000X 5,000 mile Golf IV 1.6 16v auto with a/c and in silver sold for a substantial £10,050. Against this money, an E46 99V 323iSE with 46,000 miles looked value at £10,950.
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  Cars Starting To Get Cheaper At Auction 27 Sep 2006 (News)
  Audi S3 quattro 225, 2002/52, 42k miles £12,600s Audi A3 2.0 TDI SE, 2003/53, 88k miles £8,750s Audi A4 1.8T quattro, 02 reg, 129k miles £5,000s Audi A4 1.8T 190 quattro Avant, 2003/53, 89k miles £8,850s Audi Allroad 2.7TDI Tiptronic, 04 reg, 58k miles £15,300s BMW 118dES, 05 reg, 23k miles £11,950s BMW 320d Sport, 03 reg, 83k miles £11,100s BMW 320d Sport, 2003/53, 63k miles £11,800s BMW 330dSE, 2003/53, 51k miles £11,700s BMW 330d Sport, 2003/53, 51k miles £13,700s BMW 525dSE Touring man, lthr, 03 reg, 77k miles £10,250p BMWX5 3.0i Sport auto, Y reg, 54k miles £14,750p Chrysler Crossfire Coupe auto, 04 reg, 16k miles £13,100s Ferrari F360M F1 coupe, 03 reg, 17k miles £66,000p Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia 4-dr saloon, 2003/53, 52k miles £4,050s Ford C-Max 1.6TDCI 110 Zetec, 04 reg, 28k miles £7,850s Ford Galaxy TDI 90 LX, 2003/52, 30k miles £7,500s Honda Jazz 1.2S, red, 2005/55, 9k miles £6,700s Honda Jazz 1.2S, red, 2005/55, 4k miles £6,750s Honda Jazz 1.2S, red, 2005/55, 7k miles £6,950s Honda Jazz 1.4SE CVT-7, black, 2006/55, 4k miles £9,600s Honda CR-V 2.0iSE, 05 reg, 20k miles £10.700s Honda CR-V 2.0iSE, 05 reg, 9k miles £11,600s Honda Accord 2.0i Sport auto, 03 reg, 59k miles £7,000s Honda Accord 2.0i Executive, 03 reg, 41k miles £7,700s Honda S2000 roadster, 03 reg, 45k miles £15,100s Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0V6 CRD, 2005/55, 19k miles £19,200p Mercedes E220CDI Classic auto, 2003/53, 58k miles £13,000s Mercedes E240 Avantgarde auto, 03 reg, 38k miles £16,150s MINI Cooper (all black), 2004/53, 86k miles £6,500p Peugeot 307 2.0HDI estate, 2003/53, 64k miles £5,200s Peugeot 407 2.0HDI 136 SE, 2005/55, 21k miles £10,300s Peugeot 607 2.2HDI SE, 2002/53, 37k miles £6,500s Renault Megane DCI 120 Dyn 3-dr, D/R, 2003/53, 68k mls £5,000s Renault Laquna DCI 120 Exp SPT, 03 reg, 124k miles £2750s Renault Laquna DCI 120 Exp SPT, 03 reg, 133k miles £2900s Skoda Fabia 1.2 65 Ambiente, 2004/54, 13k miles £5,600s Toyota Yaris Verso a/c damaged, 1999V, 95k miles £1,000s Toyota Avensis D-4D T-Spirit, 2003/53, 57k miles £8,000s Toyota Avensis Verso D-4D, 02 reg, 76k miles £7,150s Toyota Landcruiser 2.0 D-4D man, 04 reg, 43k miles £16,400s VW Beetle 2.0 convertible, 2003/53, 35k miles £10,300s VW Golf V5 170 5-dr Tiptronic, 03 reg, 81k miles £6,300s VW Golf2.0S estate, 2001/51, 61k miles £4,250s VW Bora TDI PD 130, 2003/53, 85k miles £5,550s Volvo S60 2.5T 210 SE Geartronic, 03 reg, 83k miles £5,600p Volvo S60 2.4 D5 SE, 03 reg, 71k miles £7,600s Volvo V70 D5 Geartronic, lthr, 05 reg, 10k miles £18,100s Volvo XC90 2.9 T6 Geartronic SE, 03 reg, 44k miles £18,000s Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in September Thursday 28th September10.00am start Light Commercials non-runners, Light Commercials from Peugeot, Northgate, Lloyds, Lex, Dagenham, Royal Mail, Fleet Direct, IFS.
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  Cheap and Not So Cheap at Auction Today 7 Nov 2007 (News)
  Monday 19th November 10.00am start Fleet Direct, Lex, Bank of Scotland, Inchcape Prestige p/x, Porsche Retail p/x, Mercedes Benz Retail p/x, Franchised Dealer p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x. Wednesday 21st November 10.00am start Volvo Car UK, Leaseplan Live Online, Black Horse, Lex, Bank of Scotland, Prime Fleet, Jardine p/x, Inchcape p/x, Sytner p/x, Snows Group p/x, Trident Honda p/x. Thursday 22nd November 10.00am start Light Commercials from Lloyds TSB, Dagenham Motors, Royal Mail , Lex, Vauxhall Leasing, Fleet Direct, Northgate, Peugeot, and Non Runners.
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  Soft-tops cheap at auction today 10 Oct 2007 (News)
  Monday 22nd October 10.00am start (Bank Holiday Monday) Fleet Direct, Lex, Bank of Scotland, Inchcape Prestige, Porsche p/x, Mercedes Benz Retail p/x, TOP CAR , Franchised Dealer p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x. Wednesday 24th October 10.00am start Volvo UK, Leaseplan Live Online, Black Horse, Lex, Bank of Scotland, Prime Fleet, Jardine p/x, Inchcape p/x, Sytner p/x, Snows Group p/x, Trident Honda p/x. Thursday 25th October 10.00am start Light Commercials from Lloyds TSB, Dagenham Motors, Royal Mail, Lex, Vauxhall leasing, Fleet Direct, Peugeot, Northgate, Non Runners.
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  Another Noble M12 at Auction Today 14 May 2007 (News)
  Monday 21st May 10.00am start Fleet Direct, Lex, Inchcape Prestige p/x, Porsche Retail p/x, Mercedes Benz Retail p/x, General Section, Franchised Dealer p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Evans Halshaw p/x, Hartwells p/x, Ridgeway VW p/x, Pendragon p/x, Leasedrive Velo. Wednesday 23rd May 10.00am start Volvo Car UK Ltd., Prime Fleet, Leaseplan, Black Horse, Help Hire, Lex, General Section, Jardine p/x, Sytner p/x, Inchcape p/x, Snows Group p/x, Trident Honda p/x. Thursday 24th May 10.00am start Light Commercials from Citroen, Vauxhall Leasing, Royal Mail, Lloyds TSB, Northgate, Fleet Direct, Lex, Non Runners Friday 25th May 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, LTSB Autolease, Motability , Lex, General Section, Citroen UK, Masterlease, Bank of Scotland, Hitachi Capital, Peugeot Motor Co., Charters p/x, Private Sure Sell, Inchcape p/x.
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  Merc CLS Under £30k at auction today. 6 Nov 2006 (News)
  Bargains amongst other makes and models included a 59k mile 2004/54 MINI Cooper convertible with leather, sold for £9,950; a 24k mile 04 ref facelift but white ex-doctors Honda Civic 1.6 SE auto, sold for £6,500; and a 178k mile 2002/52 Volvo V70 2.4 140 SE manual with leather sold for £3,900 Here’s the list. ‘s’ means sold. ‘n/w’ means unwarranted mileage. ‘p’ means top provisional bid.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 13-6-2015 13 Jun 2015 (News)
  . £1,995 would make sense. Did you miskey?    Giving owners a brake I have a June 2008 Volvo S40 saloon, mileage 33k. I recently had the warning "anti skid service required" appear. I have been told that Volvo have covered the cost for remedying this problem, but my Volvo dealer thinks the free cover by Volvo is for cars under 6 years old.
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  'Timewarp' Peugeot 309 GTI to go under the hammer 19 Jan 2019 (News)
  Estimated at £10,000-£13,000, it’s a lot of over-the-top luxury Americana for the money, and comes complete with a lots of history and the hard-to-find workshop manuals. Other well-presented early entries for February 26 include a 1992 Ginetta G33 and a 1973 Volvo P1800 ES. One of just 70 still in existence, the Ginetta has been restored to original specification by the vendor, who likes this car so much that he has owned it three times (est £15,000-£20,000).
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  Fiat Panda scores zero stars in latest Euro NCAP safety tests 5 Dec 2018 (News)
  ."  In other tests, the new Audi Q3, BMW X5, Hyundai Santa Fe, Jaguar I-Pace and Peugeot 508 were all awarded five star ratings along with the Volvo V60 and S60. But even those were not without issues. The crash tests on the Hyundai Santa Fe highlighted an issue where the side curtain airbags of cars equipped with a panoramic roof could be torn during deployment.
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  Triumph TR250 takes on Trans-America challenge 20 Jun 2018 (News)
  Second place in the Classics category went to Mike and Lorna Harrison in the 1963 Volvo PV544 (pictured). Mike loved the route, loved the variety of landscapes and loved the competition. Jim Gately and Tony Brooks in the 1937 Cadillac Convertible took home the Vintageant class win and third place overall against a field of newer cars which was a magnificent achievement.
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  Three Hot Rods, a Mustang 289 convertible and a ’54 Airstream caravan in Historics 3rd March Ascot Auction. 18 Feb 2018 (News)
  .  Our lead car is actually a well known, beautifully built hot rod featuring independent front suspension, a modified lightweight aluminium Rover V8 engine, three speed Borg Warner 65 automatic box and a Volvo rear axle. It’s estimated at £25,000 to £30,000. This Ford Model A street rod has an original all steel 1929 3-window body and chassis (not a fibreglass copy).
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  London Taxi Company reborn with £300m new plant for electric black cabs 22 Mar 2017 (News)
  The new taxi will go on sale in late 2017 and feature an electric powertrain sourced from Volvo, which is also owned by Geely. The LTC hasn't released any details of how far the taxi will travel on a single charge or how much it will cost to buy, but the new black cab should reach the road by early 2018 and provide a low emissions alternative to diesel.  The Secretary of State for Business, Greg Clark, said: "T he London Mayor and TfL have played a significant role in putting the taxi industry on a more sustainable footing – including their proposed taxi decommissioning scheme, their commitment to build a dedicated charging network for commercial vehicle drivers and world leading zero emission licensing requirements.
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  A Grand Monday: DAF 44 30 Jan 2017 (News)
  Supplied new by the garage that's selling it (a former DAF dealer) in 1974 - the penultimate year of 44 production before DAF cars were absorbed into the Volvo empire - it was bought back by the vendor in the mid-1990s and has spent the past 20 years languishing in a garage building.  As such, it has only covered 50,000 miles from new, and although the Mimosa Yellow paintwork looks a bit flat, there's a good, solid bodyshell beneath it.
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  Lancia Fulvia Coupe victorious in Sahara Challenge 16 Oct 2015 (News)
  The Italian pair were closely followed by Mike Velasco and Peter St George in the 1971 Mercedes 280S with the clock reading 0:36:25. Third place went to Ludovic Bois and Julia Colman on 0:36:39 in the 1969 Volvo ‘Amazon’. In the Vintageant category, it was seasoned rally entrant Bill Cleyndert and his navigator Jacqui Norman who were victorious in the ‘indestructible’ 1928 Ford Model A.
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  £1.77m worth of classic cars sold at auction 3 Feb 2015 (News)
  One 1980s lover stumped up £1,300 for a now rare Rover 800 in base-level 820e saloon form and a beige 1981 Volvo 244DL in rarely-seen superb order made £2,467. ACA’s Proprietor Lyn George said: “Given the time of year and the weather forecast, the bumper crowd took us by surprise. The atmosphere was amazing all day with some fantastic results for the vendors and buyers.” Anglia Car Auctions’ next classic car sale takes place on Saturday, 4 April.
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  Eight Former BTCC Champions to Race for Goodwood Revival St Mary's Trophy 17 Jul 2014 (News)
  On top of the phenomenal spectacle of seeing saloons race that never raced in their day, Goodwood Revival spectators will be treated to eight former British Touring Car Champions battling it out on the famous circuit. Jaguar Mk VIIs, Rover 100s, Austin Westminsters, Volvos, Volgas, Tatras, Vauxhall Crestas, Alfa Guiliettas, Ford Prefects and Morris Minors will compete against saloons that really raced in the 1950s, including A35s, Jaguar Mk 1s, Austin A40s, Sunbeam Rapiers, MG Magnettes and Alfa Guiliettas.
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  Warranty Direct highlights potential for expensive labour costs 21 May 2014 (News)
  Nissan £86.25 £158.19 83.4% 8. Volvo £97.10 £179.49 84.9% 9.