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  Classic Auction at Blackbushe Today 6 Dec 2004 (News)
  Among the more modern 'classics' are a 1969 Bristol 410, a 1952 Morris Minor, a 1959 Alvis TD21, a 1966 Daimler 2.5V8, a 1958 Triumph TR3A, a 1966 Healey 3000 MkIII Phase 2, a 1969 Mini Cooper 1275S, a 1960 VW Karmann Ghia, a 1959 MGA Twin Cam, a 1968 Cortina 1600E, a 1959 Jaguar XK150 and a 1973 Triumph TR6. More info at www.classic-car-auction.co.uk , or phone 01252 877317.
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  The Biggest Ever Car Show - in Chelsea 28 Aug 2011 (News)
  A fund-raising dinner will be held in the Great Hall of the Royal Hospital on the eve of the event in aid of the Chelsea Pensioners, attended by Sir Stirling and others with strong historic and family connections. Mini Cooper: It’s not just the E-type that’s celebrating a 50th birthday this year. The Mini Cooper often humbled much bigger machines on track and rally stage, and among the giant killers on display will be two ‘Monte Carlo’ Minis celebrating the ‘Little Brick’s’ dominance on the event in the 1960s.
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  Historics 21st September Classic Car Auction provisional Results 21 Sep 2019 (News)
  I 3.4 Saloon 'Fast road' £35k-£42k £33,600 sold 250 1984 Porsche 911/930 2.2 Carrera cab £28k-£34k £25,000 provisional 251 1989 Austin Mini white £8,000-£12,000 £9,520 sold 252 1990 Rover Mini red £8,000-£10,000 £8,829 sold 253 1990 Rover Mini blue £8,000-£12,000 £7,924 sold 254 1987 Bedford YNL Plaxton coach No reserve £4,754 sold 255 2001 Porsche Boxster S (new IMS bearing) No reserve £8,064 sold 256 1978 Jaguar XJ6 S11 4.2 dry stored 34 years No reserve £17,920 257 2001 Land Rover Range Rover P38 4.0 V8 No reserve £3,282 sold 258 2001 Jaguar XKR 100 cabrio £10,000-£15,000 £12,320 sold 259 1997 Jaguar XK8 coupe 23k miles No reserve £11,200 sold 260 1972 Toyota Corona 1.9 GL Coupé No reserve £5,094 sold 261 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 No reserve £3,962 sold 262 1932 Austin Taxi High Line £12,000-£18,000 £22,400 sold 263 1996 Rover Mini Mayfair Auto for resto No reserve £1,811 sold 264 1999 Daimler Super V8 LWB No reserve £4,200 sold 265 2005 BMW MINI Cooper convertible No reserve £3,509 sold 266 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230K 70k miles No reserve £3,136 sold 267 1962 Jaguar 3.8 Mk.
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  Buynewcars4less Offers at 17-8-2007 17 Aug 2007 (News)
  Metallic and Parking Pack £15,678 saving £3579 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 1.8 inc metallic £13890 saving £1670 Citroen C2 1.4i Cool inc metallic £8100 saving £999 Fiat Idea Diesel Hatchback 1.3 Multijet 90 Dynamic 5dr Auto £10512 saving £3221 Fiat Sedici Hatchback 1.6 16v Dynamic 5dr £10591 saving £1957 Fiat Panda 4x4 with air conditioning £7150 saving £2100 Fiat Panda 1.1 Active 5dr inc. metallic £5500 saving £1815 Jeep Patriot 2.0 CDR Ltd inc metallic £17490 saving £1705 Honda Civic ES 5dr 2.2 Diesel metallic £15,950 Honda CRV 2.0i VTEC ES with pearlescent paint £19770 save £1900 Honda CRV 2.0i VTEC EX with pearlescent paint £22,970 saving £2032 Honda FRV 2.2 ES Diesel metallic paint £17,290 saving £1799 Honda FRV 2.2 EX Diesel metallic paint £18,320 saving £1892 Jaguar S-Type Diesel Saloon 2.7d V6 Spirit 4dr £25424 saving £4540 Kia Sorento Diesel SW 2.5 CRDi XT 5dr Auto £21999 saving £4219 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 Auto GS inc metallic £22,680 saving £2640 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 Auto XS inc metallic £24550 saving £2820 Land Rover Discovery 2.7 inc metallic £25325 saving £2510 Lexus IS Diesel Saloon 220d 4dr (Multimedia) £23185 saving £2646 Lexus RX Estate 400h 3.3 5dr CVT Auto £33735 saving £2668 Mazda MX5 Roadster inc metallic and bose upgrade £20,560 saving £1350 Mazda 3 Diesel Hatchback 1.6d S (90) 5dr £11682 saving £1226 Mercedes-Benz E Class Diesel Sal E280 CDI Classic 4dr Tip Auto £28391 saving £4694 Mercedes Benz CLS320 CDi auto +metallic, leather, parktronic, Command APS £43,757 saving £3903 Nissan Note 1.4 SE 5 door metallic £10,600 save £1015 Mini One £10,399 Mini Cooper convertible inc chilli pack £15495 saving £1717 Mini Cooper S in metallic £15,600 Mini One in metallic + Pepper Pack £11,867 Mitsubishi Lancer Estate Sport 2.0 in metallic £10850 Peugeot 207 1.6 Hdi S 5dr £11,300 saving £2300 Peugeot 307 Coupe Cabriolet Allure £16,650 saving £1345 Renault Clio Hatchback 1.4 16v Expression 5dr £8937 saving £2061 Renault Meganne Coupe Convertible DCi 105 Dynamique 1.5 diesel £15,550 Saving £4500 Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet 1.6 VVT Privilege 2dr £15998 saving £3330 Skoda Fabia 2 5dr 1.4 diesel £8555 saving £2000 Skoda Fabia Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi PD Elegance 5dr (AC) £11392 saving £1211 Skoda Superb Diesel Saloon 1.9 TDi PD Comfort 4dr (115) £14581 saving £1677 Toyota RAV 4 Diesel Estate 2.2 D-4D XT3 5dr £17707 saving £2626 Toyota Yaris 1.4 DM T3 3dr £9583 saving £2120 Toyota Aygo Plus 3dr in metallic £6850 Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.8 Design Convertible metallic, leather, parking sensors, spare wheel £17840 Vauxhall Vectra Estate 1.9 CDTi £16,978 saving £3082 Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.6 16v 2dr (115) £15397 saving £1786 Vauxhall Astra Hatchback 1.4i 16v Life 5dr £10184 saving £2720 Vauxhall Astra Diesel Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 16v Club (90) 5dr £11368 saving £3120 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i 16 valve £9738 saving £1662 Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6 auto metallic, alloys, parking sensors £15,718 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 FSI S £13250 saving £1630 Volkswagen Golf Gti 3dr £18990 saving £1590 Volkswagen Glof GTi 2.0 DSG Auto metallic +leather £23,390 saving £2100 Volkswagen Passat TDi £15,895 saving £1767 Volkswagen Polo 3dr S in metallic £8850 Volkswagen EOS CC 2.0 £20240 saving £1267 Volkswagen Transporter Shuttle S LWB Vis Pack,Roof Prep rem tow-bar £21758 save £2k+ ALL UK SUPPLIED CARS More at www.buynewcars4less.com
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  W211 Mercedes Diesel Under £10k at Auction Today 11 Aug 2006 (News)
  Another seriously cheap one was a 94k mile 2002/52 Audi A4 1.8T 163 Quattro Sport, sold fort £6,000. But the 77k mile 2004 MINI Cooper knocked down for £7,800 on Wednesday mysteriously reappeared and bid to a provisional £7,650. And there was a real bidding battle for a 31k mile 04 reg XKR convertible that eventually sold for £37,300.
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  Your favourite classic cars revealed 3 Sep 2015 (News)
  Top of the pops for British-built cars was the Jaguar E-Type with 29% of the vote – quite a surprise when pitted against the Mini. For Japanese design, the Datsun 240Z took just over 18% of the votes, narrowly beating the Mazda MX-5  with it’s sleek, sporty shape which redefined sports cars of the era. While Audi’s redefining moment of car design, the Quattro, took 24% of the votes for Germany.
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  Congestion Charge Exempt 5 Jan 2011 (News)
  From 4 January 2011 all of the following cars are London Congestion Charge exempt (subject to £10pa registration with TfL) and are also VED (road tax) exempt:   Electric cars: Citroen C-Zero G-Wiz Mitsubishi iMIEV Nissan Leaf Peugeot ion Think electric   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 KIA Picanto 1.0 3-cylinder (arriving Spring 2011) Lexus CT200h 96g/km Nissan Micra K13 Supercharged Toyota IQ 1.0 5-spd manual 99g/km  Toyota Auris hybrid 89g/km Toyota Prius III     Diesel engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt:  Citroen C3 Airdream + 99g/km Citroen DS3 DStyle 99g/km Ford Fiesta 1.6 ECOnetic 5-speed manual 99g/km Ford Focus ECOnetic 1.6 with stop/start 99g/km (from January 2010)  Hyundai i20 blue 1.4 75PS 6-speed 99g/km from 2009)  MINI One D 2011 model diesel MINI Cooper D 2011 model diesel Peugeot 207 Economique 1.6HDI 90 99g/km  from October 2009 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 99g/km Renault Twingo 1.5 eco2 (from early 2011) 90g/km Renault Clio 1.5 eco2 (from February 2010) 98g/km  SEAT Ibiza 1.2 E Ecomotive 5-speed manual 92g/km SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive 5-speed manual 99g/km and 89g/km SEAT Leon Ecomotive 1.6 diesel 99g/km from October 2009   Skoda Fabia GreenLine II 89 g/km Skoda Octavia GreenLine II 99 g/km Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 3-dr/5-dr (from January 2010) 94g/km - 98g/km VW Polo Bluemotion 1 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Polo Bluemotion (all 2008 models) 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Golf Mk V1 1.6TDI Bluemotion 99g/km  from mid 2009 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   Congestion Charge Auto Pay Scheme The Congestion Charge has now risen to £12 if paid by midnight of the day following the car entering the CC zone, £10 is paid on the day, or £9 if paid by the long awaited Congestion Charge Auto Pay Scheme.
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  Amazing leasing deals from £115 including Vat from Viatura.co.uk 5 Jun 2009 (News)
  Please call 0161 380 7060 for details or go to www.viatura.co.uk and sign up to receive details of all our deals straight to your inbox. All makes and models supplied. MINI Cooper 1.6 Diesel Only 104 g/km of CO2 so NO CONGESTION CHARGE From only £214.50 + VAT per month including TLC Servicing Option. 3+35 Contract Hire for Business or Private Users from Viatura Vehicle Management.
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  Rovers Not Selling at Auction Today 4 Jul 2005 (News)
  62k mile 97R VW Golf 2.0 Avantgarde cabrio auto, £4,375 sold 71k mile 2000W SEAT Toledo TDI 110 S, £3,500 sold 49k mile 2002/52 Skoda Octavia TDI 110 estate, £6,500 sold 79k mile 98S Ford Mondeo 1.8LX, £1,150 sold 46k mile 02 reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec auto, £5,000 sold 79k mile 02 reg Subaru Forester 2.0 Sport, £5,350 sold 63k mile 98S BMW Z3 1.9 roadster, £6,900 sold 58k mile 99T Lexus IS200 SE, £6,200 sold 11k mile 2002/52 MINI Cooper S, leather, £12,500 sold 26k mile 2003/53 MINI Cooper, a/c, leather, £10,025 sold Relatively cheap were: 53k mile 2001/51 Audi TT 180 Roadster, £13,750 sold 45k mile 2000X BMW 525iSE manual £6,625 sold And at the rough end of the part exchanges: 99k mile 96N Vauxhall Tigra 1.6 ‘Summertime’, £1,475 sold 112k mile 90H Volvo 740 2.0GL auto, £210 sold 58k mile 92K Hyundai Lantra 1.6GLSi 4-dr, £110 sold 127k mile 91J Toyota Corolla 1.3GL 3-dr, oxidised paint, £50 sold A special event on Wednesday 7th July is the first sale by Mazda of 20 Mazda 6s, and these sales will repeat every first Wednesday of the month at 11.00am.
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  More Cheap Cars at Auction Today 15 Oct 2004 (News)
  Yet in contrast to a 46k mile 2001/51 Previa D4-D GLS 7-seater which sold for £13,100 on Wednesday, today’s 30k mile 2002/52 Previa D4-D CDX started at £13k yet went on to sell for £17,500. And there was more MINI Madness. An 11k mile 2002/52 Cooper CVT with Climate Control kicked off at £10k and went on to sell for £11,800. While an attention seeking 35k mile 02 reg MINI One in yellow with a purple stick-on flag on the roof and no aircon sold for £9,050.
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  Huge Historics Classic Car Auction on Saturday 6th June 3 Jun 2015 (News)
  They stretch from a barn-found 1963 Morris Mini Minor restoration project, offered at No Reserve and seeking an enthusiastic owner to bring it back to life, through to a magnificently-regal 1929 Bentley 4.5 litre Open Tourer, on sale at an estimated £525,000-£575,000.
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  A Grand Monday: Rover 100 Ascot 9 Sep 2019 (News)
  .  Today, however, the car that forced Alan to declare: 'I’m not driving a Mini Metro' has a cult following all of its own - a side effect of widespread Metro Mania among younger enthusiasts, who seem to have taken the pint-sized Rover to heart. As a result, we really don’t think  this example  will be on the market for long.
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  Future classics set for crusher after car makers launch scrappage schemes 22 Aug 2017 (News)
  It is the latest in a raft of manufacturer-backed schemes, with car makers like Mercedes, BMW and Mini recently introducing diesel-only scrappage schemes. Vauxhall has also had a scrappage scheme running on and off for the past few years. Top Ten: Cars killed by the scrappage scheme However, Government plans for a diesel scrappage scheme are still ongoing – with a further review promised later in the year.
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  Used car sales rise in 2016 due to the PCP effect 17 Feb 2017 (News)
  The Ford Fiesta continues its reign as the most popular used car in the UK, with most of the other top 10 models like the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa, MINI hatchback and Volkswagen Polo also making appearances in the top 10 used sales.
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  Summer fun at the British Motor Museum 28 Jun 2016 (News)
  A different workshop will run every Tuesday and Thursday with activities incliuding building British cars out of Lego. So, no matter how old you are, you’ll be able to make a Land Rover, Mini or Jaguar E-type out of bricks. Visitors will also be able to become a reporter for a newspaper and interview costumed enthusiasts who will be helping to bring the exhbitits to life and talk about motoring through history.
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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.