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  Porsche offers free health checks 29 Sep 2011 (News)
  Porsche is offering free health checks for coupe models, old and new, on Saturday 8th October.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day five 2 Jun 2013 (News)
  Owen Turner came along and soon fettled the gearbox and today the only problem he has is that the ignition key refuses to turn, the lock is full of sand. Nearly 20 cars have found their way across town to the Mercedes dealership. Here the bright, modern, spotless computerised workshop gives way to old fashioned ways, and cars that do old fashioned things, like drop axle oil everywhere.
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  Glass's Names its Heaviest Depreciators 26 Aug 2009 (News)
    In fact, for almost all of them the last year they were available to buy as new cars was 2006.  The used-car market has been offering these models for many years and they have been overtaken by a younger generation of cars with more stylish, modern designs.  In the case of Rover/MG-badged cars, it’s not just the models that are obsolete - even the manufacturer has gone.
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  Insurer names Volkswagen as the UK’s most popular classic car maker 7 Jan 2016 (News)
  A ‘traditional’ marque such as MG makes up 11.4% of the old car pool, with Ford taking a 7.4% share of the insurer’s business. The research, which is based on the insurer’s own data, also found the most popular place for classic cars in the UK.
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  Top 10: Badge-engineered classics 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  We celebrate the good old fashioned art of 'badge-engineering' - the practice where a manufacturer takes a product and rebrands it in order to widen its appeal...
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  Rover price cuts 15 Oct 2000 (News)
  Rover announced further price cuts on 6th October and added three years servicing to its three year 60,000 mile warranty package inclusive in the prices of the cars. These now start at £8,495 on the road for a Rover 25 1.4i three-door and £9,995 for a Rover 45 1.4E five-door with the useful 103 bhp engine. Rover 75s start at £16,495 for the 1.8 Classic, MGFs at £16,995 for the 1.8i and 'old' Minis at £8,495 for the retro Mini Classic Se7en.
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  Heroes: Lord Montagu (1926-2015) 2 Sep 2015 (News)
  The recent death of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, was greeted with genuine sorrow by classic vehicle enthusiasts around the world. The 88-year-old was a tireless supporter of the old-car movement, and did a great deal to support the scene both privately and through his creation of the National Motor Museum, based at the ancestral family home of Palace House, Beaulieu.
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  MG and Vauxhall launch new scrappage schemes 23 Oct 2015 (News)
  The scrappage scheme has made an unofficial return, with MG and Vauxhall offering £2000 off when you trade-in your old car for a new one. The independant discount schemes are available to all new car buyers, although the Vauxhall offer is dependant on owners proving that they’ve owned their car for 90 days before the new-car order date.
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  Trading in Older Cars Likely to End 14 Jan 2003 (News)
  Older cars will simply be consigned to auction and purchased by private buyers there without warranty. Basically, the value of any car more than 7 years old will be virtually nothing.
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  Is now the time to cash-in on used car market boom? 11 Nov 2021 (News)
  There have been some eyebrow-raising values in the used car market this year so you might be questioning whether now is the time to sell your car. Take a three year-old MINI Hatch which now costs 57 per cent more than a model of the same age cost in 2019 (£15,367 versus £9,811), according to AA Cars .  Demand for some models is so strong that they are even appreciating with age.
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  100 'Ready to Retail' Cars at BCA Nottingham on 14th June 7 Jun 2013 (News)
  LeasePlan's special Ready to Retail saleis  taking place at BCA Nottingham on Friday 14th June starting at 12 Noon. The event features 100 selected cars that are ready to be put on the dealer’s forecourt without delay. The cars are graded between 1 and 3 and all are less than four years old and no more than 80,000 warranted miles. Every single vehicle is supplied with a V5, Service History and a BCA Assured report and will be presented in the best possible condition following a SMART Retail Clean.
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  Skoda builds ‘Citihenge’ in the capital 21 Jun 2012 (News)
  To celebrate its new city car, the Citigo , Skoda has built a replica of Stonehenge on London’s Southbank, made entirely from recycled car parts. The design took three months to create and features 18 scrap cars.
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  New book documents life and times of the car accessory 20 Sep 2007 (News)
  "Many of the accessories featured in [the book] were actually considered clever when first introduced," said the publisher, Haynes. The author argues that additions like the roof rack, when attached to an old sports car, can actually increase the value of the model due to its greater practicality. People looking for a stocking filler for the motor car enthusiast in their life can find the book available in shops around the UK now.
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  More Cheap Cars at Auction Today 15 Oct 2004 (News)
  More big sales like today’s nest Wednesday and Friday, with a smaller sale on Monday. As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit www.auctionview.co.uk This service also now gives composite price information (average auction price, CAP and Glass’s) and now allows you to buy a selection of cars directly on-line.
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  High Depreciation Lures Used Buyers Back to the Market 5 Feb 2009 (News)
  “Values are now at historically low levels, and dealers across the UK are hoping that this will continue to provide much needed stimulus to sales over the coming months.” Comparison of trade values for three-year-old cars with 36,000 miles: Q1 2007 vs. Q1 2009 Sector / Average trade price (Q1 2007) / Average trade price (Q1 2009) / Additional loss in value (£) / Additional loss in value (%) Small & city cars (e.g.
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  Toyota scrappage scheme offers £4000 discounts 1 Sep 2017 (News)
  Toyota has announced discounts of up to £4000 on a range of new cars - including hybrids - under its new 'scrappage' scheme. Toyota is offering savings of up to £4000 on their range of petrol and petrol-hybrid vehicles. The scrappage scheme runs from 1 September 2017 to 31 December 2017 and is open to any vehicle more than seven years old.
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  In pictures: Stondon Motor Museum 3 Apr 2015 (News)
  With more than 400 vehicles housed in its eight buildings, the Stondon Motor Museum has one of the largest privately-owned classic car collections in the UK. Opened in 1994 by enthusiast John Saunders, the museum is based in Bedfordshire and has a wide range of classics from the Twenties right up to the Nineties.  It's a place that's full of charm - from the tightly packed cars, to the leaky roof and that unmistakable old car smell.
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  Gallery: 10 affordable classics at Bonhams' Beaulieu sale 5 Sep 2013 (News)
  Our pick of 10 cars on offer at Bonhams' sale could well be yours for £5000 or less, going off their estimates, which goes to show that buying a classic at auction is not just a preserve of the rich. There's a varied selection of interesting old cars, ranging from the super-economical to the hedonistic, peppered with flavour from an era where petrol was as cheap.
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  Used Cars to Go Up 2.17% in January 9 Dec 2009 (News)
    But between 50% and 70% of cars that go onto the used market at up to 4 years old are what are known as VAT Qualifying Cars.   On a new Qualifying Car bought as a 'business purchase', for example to be leased or hired, input VAT can be reclaimed by the purchaser.
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  Some Bargains at Blackbushe Today 5 Mar 2004 (News)
  New shape Mondeos are becoming ridiculously cheap. A 73k mile 2001Y 1.8iLX sold for just £4,850 and a 40k mile but mere ten month old 03 reg TDCI 130 LX sold for a mere £7,400. In contrast, Citroen seemed to be attempting to set some high residual prices for its cars. 14 month old 52 reg Saxo 1.4LXs with 7k to 14k miles were bid to between £5,650 and £6,050. 52 reg Picasso 1.6SXs were £7,600 to £7,800.