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  Merc CLS Under £30k at auction today. 6 Nov 2006 (News)
  But there was a bidding battle for a 71k mile 2001/51 W210 E320 CDI Avantgard estate that eventually sold for £12,600. 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.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Month - January 28 Jan 2015 (News)
  .  Click here Thursday 1 January MINI is offering the new MINI hatch on personal contract hire for £199 per month , with extras including the populra Chili pack, depending on model. In MINI's example the initial rental is  £2081.23.  Click here
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  Today's Auction Action 20 Oct 2006 (News)
  A 161k mile 2004/53 Mercedes E220CDI Classic auto went for a very high £13,300. And the 100k 2003/53 MINI One D in the photo with 17” alloys and other goodies sold for £6,750. Not so cheap, then. But others were. Here’s the longer list. ‘s’ means sold. ‘n/w’ means unwarranted mileage.
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  50 years of The Italian Job to be celebrated at London show 5 Feb 2019 (News)
  Originally a demonstrator and raced in 1961, it was sold to model Richard Essame in 1962 who landed a part in the film as one of the Mini Cooper drivers. Essame drove the car to location in Italy, where the production team saw it and thought it would be ideal for the film and purchased it from him.  Rounding out the three originals from the film is the Aston Martin DB4 Convertible (163 ELT) that was supposedly tipped over a cliff by a bulldozer.
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  Was 1959 the greatest British motor show? 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  It’s lines were pure 1953, its side valve engine was best described as ‘venerable’ and the level of trim was miserable even by 1959 economy car standards (the base model had an interior light on the optional extras list) but it was ‘a real car’. But the Morris Mini-Minor and its Austin Seven twin boasted a heater and windscreen washers in De Luxe forms - but they had tiny wheels, sliding front windows and no apparent boot. Pathé News may have described the Mini’s transverse engine as ‘a novel appealing feature’ but the British Motor Corporation sold only 20,000 of their new small car in the first year of production – sure proof that they would never catch on… WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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  Ferrari 308 Non Runner Makes £24,600 at Barons 20 Apr 2012 (News)
  .  Results, Barons, Sandown Park, April 17 th Year Make Model Sold @ inc 1981 Ferrari 308 GTBi £24,652.00 1960 Austin Healey 3000 MkI £16,812.00 1993 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit III £13,452.00 1964 Mercedes 220 SEB £13,340.00 1999 Porsche 911 C4 Tiptronic £11,772.00 1988 Bentley Turbo R £10,596.00 1970 MG B Roadster £10,204.00 1960 BMC Mini £8,860.00 1969 MG CGT £8,188.00 2001 Mercedes SLK 32 AMG £8,132.00 1971 MG BGT £7,292.00 1991 Nissan Figaro £6,844.00 1993 Mercedes E320 Cabriolet £6,452.00 1995 Mercedes SL500 £5,164.00 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S 1.3i £4,492.00 1992 Mercedes 300SL 24V £3,820.00 1973 MG B Roadster £3,708.00 2000 Mercedes S280 £3,372.00 1976 MG B Roadster £2,984.00 1985 BMW 628CSi £2,812.00 1983 Jaguar Sovereign 5.3 HE Series 3 £2,588.00 1994 Mercedes S500 £2,364.00 1998 Mercedes E220 16V £2,252.00 1988 Daimler Double Six £2,140.00 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i £1,692.00   6462 WK Registration Number £900.00 1988 Mercedes 300SE £842.00   S1 NMA Registration Number £840.00   WGY 250 Registration Number £756.00   YSV 674 Registration Number £560.00 More and next sale details at www.barons-auctions.com
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  Used MPV Sales Up, All Else Down, According to Experian 26 Mar 2009 (News)
  Kirk Fletcher, Managing Director of Experian's Automotive division, said: "The latest used car sales statistics show that despite a greater focus on smaller, more economical vehicles, the fall in sales for the used supermini and mini segments were still on a par with, for example, the upper medium and the sports segments. It indicates that even in a downturn there is a certain degree of reluctance to downgrade in size. Segment / Q4 2008 / % change from Q4 2007 / Year to date 2008 / % change from 2007 Supermini / 448206 / -7.6 / 2104472 / -2.5 Lower Medium / 434926 / -5.9 / 2035999 / -3.9 Upper Medium / 301872 / -7.9 / 1369817 / -8.5 4x4/SUV / 99454 / -5.9 / 440936 / -4.8 Executive / 72539 / -9.1 / 329673 / -9.2 MPV / 68513 / +7.9 / 320072 / +9.7 Sports / 49921 / -8.3 / 246348 / -4.0 Mini / 23556 / -8.2 / 112932 / -2.1 Luxury / 10589 / -10.2 / 47232 / -12.7 Unspecified / 12898 / -73.2 / 172315 / -26.0 Total / 1522474 / -8.5 / 7179796 / -4.9 Source: Experian's MarketView Online and the DVLA Make / Q4 2008 / % change from Q4 2007 / Year to date 2008 / % change from 2007 Ford / 235141 / -9.6 / 1109377 / -7.2 / Vauxhall / 217422 / -2.4 / 987445 / -3.5 Peugeot / 114783 / -7.7 / 547879 / -4.8 Renault / 101838 / -10.9 / 492848 / -5.1 Volkswagen / 108254 / -4.4 / 492460 / -0.7 Rover / 61740 / -20.8 / 308593 / -18.2 BMW / 68011 / -5.6 / 308190 / -1.1 Nissan / 56553 / -14.3 / 270847 / -8.7 Citroen / 55527 / -5.4 / 264841 / -1.2 Toyota / 52626 / -16.1 / 260650 / -7.4 Fiat / 51082 / -12.5 / 244674 / -6.8 Mercedes-Benz / 43963 / -7.2 / 203649 / -2.3 Honda / 43778 / -5.0 / 202788 / -2.1 Others / 311756 / -8.4 / 1485555 / -2.8 Total / 1522474 / -8.5 / 7179796 / -4.9 Source: Experian's MarketView Online and the DVLA Fuel Type / Q4 2008 / % change from Q4 2007 / Year to date 2008 / % change from 2007 Petrol / 1129302 / -10.3 / 5400411 / -6.5 Diesel / 389097 / -2.8 / 1758695 / 0.2 Hybrid / 1333 / 20.2 / 6542 / 63.5 Electric / 19 / -89.5 / 924 / 95.3 Unspecified / 2723 / -12.7 / 13224 / -1.0 Total / 1522474 / -8.5 / 7179796 / -4.9 Source: Experian's MarketView Online and the DVLA Age / Q4 2008 / % change from Q4 2007 / Year to date 2008 / % change from 2007 up to 3 years / 321760 / -9.5 / 1583326 / -6.1 3 to 6 years / 351631 / -10.2 / 1677182 / -6.6 6 to 9 years / 321097 / -6.6 / 1502199 / -1.8 9 years plus / 527986 / -7.9 / 2417089 / -4.9 Total / 1522474 / -8.5 / 7179796 / -4.9 Source: Experian's MarketView Online and the DVLA More at www.experian.co.uk
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  Ten Grand Tigra at Auction Today 28 Jul 2006 (News)
  This 13,000 mile 2004/54 Tigra 1.4 was about £500 ahead of book selling for £9,950 and most of the other sales were for similarly strong money. A 43k mile all cream 03 reg MINI Cooper read sensible at £7,475, but it had obviously had a knock at the front and the bonnet did not fit. About the only car I spotted that was marginally below trade book was a 16k mile BMW X3 2.5 Sport auto that sold for £17,900.
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  Cars £500 Less Than a Month Ago at Auction 30 Mar 2005 (News)
  Today at BCA Blackbushe, the final few 3-year-old 51 reg MINI Coopers first entered by Leaseplan around 7 weeks ago finally sold for between £7,300 and £7,650 for 24k to 36k miles. That’s at least £500 less than they were being pushed to in February, and confirms that at last these cars are becoming affordable, even though £7,300 is still a lot to pay for a 36,000 mile 3 year old car this size.
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  This Weekend's Discounts and Premiums 22 Jun 2002 (News)
  www.seat.co.uk Trade Sales of Slough:- New Astra 1.6 16c LSs with a/c: £8,299 New VW Golf V6 4-Motions with a/c: £16,999 New Mondeo 1.8LXs with a/c: £10,999 New Citroen C5 2.0LXs: £10,999 51 Reg Micra 1.0Ss: £4,999 51 Reg Vectra 2.0LS DTi estates: £8,999 www.trade-sales.co.uk Motorpoint of Derby and Burnley:- New Renault Laguna 1.9Dci 120 Dynamique: £13,699 New Renault Scenic 2.0 Monaco Privilege, leather: £12,999 New VW Golf 1.6S 5-dr with a/c: £11,299 New VW Golf GT TDi 130 5-dr: £14,999 51 Reg Ford Focus 1.6LX 4-dr automatics: £7,699 51 Reg Ford Focus 1.4LX estates: £7,999 www.motorpoint.co.uk Dagenham Motors: New Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia 5-doors: £10,999 New Ford Kas with PAS: £5,799 New (old shape) Ford Fiesta Flights: £6,599 New Ford Mondeo 1.8LXs; £12,999 (24 Branches throughout London Area: Check Yellow Pages) oneswoop:- New MINI Cooper, a/c, leather, CD, front fogs: £12,250 New Mercedes C320 Avantgarde: £34,999 New BMW 318Ti Compact: £18,499 www.oneswoop.com Drivethedeal:- New UK Supplied Renault Scenic 1.6 Expression: £10,870 New UK Supplied Citroen Picasso 1.8 Exclusive: £11,995 www.drivethedeal.com Alliance:- New Jaguar XKR Convertible with leather and satnav: £55,496 New SAAB 9-5 2.0T Vector estate: £19,995 New Subaru Impreza WRX X2, bucket seats: £17,995 New Toyota Landcruiser Colorado 3.0 D-44 auto, 8-seats: £26,995 New Toyota MR2 1.8 VVTi base no a/c: £15,195 www.alliancecarimports Showroom4Cars:- New MINI Coopers from £12,028 to £14,314 according to spec.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 25 Aug 2017 (News)
  Save 73% on an APEMAN mini dash camera Get this APEMAN dash cam for £33.99, previously £119.99, on Amazon for today only. Records in 1080p Full HD, and comes with motion detection, G-sensor and park monitor.
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  Auction results: Barons Winter Warmer, 23 Feburary 4 Mar 2016 (News)
  .  1928     Rolls-Royce      20HP    undisclosed 1955     Triumph TR2 Sports       £20,350 1956     Bentley S1 Saloon         £18,150 1988     Ford     XR3i     £13,420 1986     Porsche            944 Coupe        £12,540 1970     Triumph TR6 Convertible £11,385 1975     Fiat       Abarth 595 Replica        £9,240 1988     Jaguar  XJS V12 Convertible     £8,580 1979     Rolls-Royce      Shadow II          £6,930 2003     Mercedes          500CL V8          £6,600 1973     Fiat       500 Giardiniera  £5,720 1973     MG       B Roadster       £5,390 2004     Porsche            Cayenne S        £4,840 1993     Jaguar  XJS 4.0 Coupe  £4,730 2005     Mercedes          CLK 350 Coupe £4,730 1987     Lotus    Excel    £4,620 1980     Mercedes          350SL   £4,290 1969     Austin-Healey    Sprite   £4,290 1981     Rolls-Royce      Silver Shadow II £4,180 1993     Rover   Mini Sprite        £3,740 1984     Range Rover     4 Door  £3,520 1992     Mercedes          300SL 24V        £3,465 1986     Jaguar  XJ6 Series 3     £3,300 1976     Humber Sceptre £3,190 1998     Daimler V8 LWB Saloon £3,080 2000     Mercedes          SLK 230 Kompressor    £2,695 2000     Mercedes          SLK 200 Kompressor    £2,640 1997     Mazda  MX5 Convertible            £2,090 1968     Vanden Plas     1300 Princess   £1,980 2002     Mercedes          SLK 200 Kompressor    £1,925 2002     MG       TF Sports 115   £1,650 1986     BMW    520i      £1,350 2002     MG       TF 1.8 Sports    £1,150 1996     Alfa Romeo      Spider Twin Spark         £1,050
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  NEC classic to celebrate role of women in motorsport 9 Nov 2015 (News)
  But women at the show aren’t all about motorsport. Sandra Britton has taken her Mini to concours-winning condition. Between her and husband Colin, the 1968 Mk2 Super De Luxe has been fully restored. Sixty ‘first in class’ awards and scores of ‘best in show’ awards later, Sandra’s proud of the car.
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  Coventry Transport Museum reopens after £9.5m revamp 24 Jun 2015 (News)
  It was a collection of cars that changed the automotive landscape forever, and included a Lamborghini Miura (the first supercar), a Mini (iconic compact car), and Jaguar C-type (pioneer of disc brakes). The parade also feature and Series One Land Rover (one of the world’s first commercially available 4x4s), and a Porsche 911 Turbo (the world’s first commercially successful turbo offering).
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Fiesta 9 Jun 2014 (News)
  ‘Superminis’ are all the rage in the world of new cars, but very few modern fans seem to remember that the small car DNA is founded in classic rootes, which stretch as far back as far as the 1950s, with the BMW Isetta, Fiat 500 and Mini paving the way for today’s modern marvels. Ford was a particular late comer to the supermini sector and the Fiesta wouldn’t make its debut until 1976, which was a number of years behind its rivals like the Renault 5.
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  Drive It Day 2014: Essex charity drive attracts hundreds of classics 27 Apr 2014 (News)
  Fans of affordable machinery were also well catered for, with an abundance of Fords, Hillmans and Minis. CCVC chairman, Alan Osborne, attended with his 1953 Bentley R Type standard steel saloon, which was originally ordered by famous British zoologist Sir Terence Charles Stuart Morrison-Scott.
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  Summer value at Historics' first sale of 2014 12 Mar 2014 (News)
  Another interesting car was the 1968 Volvo Amazon, which sold for an above-estimate £9500. At the other end of the scale, a wholly-original 1963 Austin Mini (bottom) that has covered just 24,500 since new, made its way for £10,304. Post-sale, Historics’ Auction Director, Edward Bridger-Stille, said: 'Interestingly, more than 30% of our 110 consignments were soft-tops and I’m delighted that virtually all found new UK owners – Thankfully, our home-grown love affair for open-air motoring has not been dampened by recent conditions.'
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  MGB50 Race Series on Motors TV 4th June 13 Apr 2012 (News)
  Magnus Laird of MOTORS TV and Julius Thurgood of the HRDC have teamed up to deliver live TV coverage of the HRDC MGB50 race at Mallory Park on 4 June. The 30-minute 'mini-enduro' race will be televised live to 39 countries in five different languages. Magus Laird commented: "I am really pleased to be working with Julius and the HRDC again, as they did such a great job for us last year - their races were action-packed throughout and Julius promises to deliver the same excitement with the HRDC MGB50 race.
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  High Temperatures, Yet Low Convertible Prices at Auction 11 May 2011 (News)
  “For less than £5,000 in recent weeks, buyers have driven away some fantastic convertibles at BCA sales, such as the Ford StreetKa Luxury, BMW Z3, Alfa Romeo Spider, Mazda MX5, Volvo C70 and Mini Cooper. "Stretch to £10,000 and Porsche Boxster, Audi TT, Lotus Elise, VW Beetle and Mercedes SLK models become affordable. "These good values won’t be around forever, so now could be the time to buy that dream convertible.”
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  Scrappage Deal From BMW 23 Apr 2009 (News)
  The government’s £1,000 contribution will be matched by BMW to make a total saving of £2,000 off a new BMW or MINI. To see how the new scrappage incentive will affect new car buyers, the example below outlines the financial savings that are possible. Now a customer will be able to get behind the wheel of a new BMW 116i Sport for just £242 a month, with zero deposit.