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  Classic Auctions: 24th and 26th September 3 Sep 2001 (News)
  of this page. PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST FOR H&H BUXTON ON 26TH SEPTEMBER: Lot 01: 1955 AUSTIN HEALEY 100/4 BN1 SPORTS Lot 02: 1966 TRIUMPH 2000 SALOON Lot 03: 1985 AUDI QUATTRO COUPE Lot 04: 1974 M.G. B GT Lot 05: 1973 TRIUMPH STAG Lot 06: 1930
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  Five Grand Alfa 156 at Auction Today 7 Sep 2001 (News)
  ) 1.9LD sold for £4,450; 80,000 mile 98R Peugeot 306 2.0XSi sold for £4,800; 70,000 mile 98R Mercedes C180 Esprit, sold for £6,800; 108,000 mile 98R Audi A4 2.4SE sold for £6,900; 88,000 mile 99T BMW E46 318i automatic bid to £10,200. Among the more desirable
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  New Mondeos at Auction Today 14 Sep 2001 (News)
  . At least half a dozen traders had a 47,000 mile 98S Audi S4 sold over the phone before they bid, which explained why it made a whopping £18,600. To subscribe to BCA Auctionview, giving composite prices achieved and details of cars in upcoming BCA auctions, visit
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  Audi Avantissmo is the Ultimate Avant 18 Sep 2001 (News)
  Audi took its Avant to the ultimate extreme with the Avantissmo concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Effectively an S8 Avant, the 5,060mm (16ft 7ins) Avantissmo is powered by a twin-turbo 4.2 litre V8 putting out 430bhp and 443 lb ft (600Nm) torque. This is fed through to the road
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  New Audi Suspension Failure Warning 26 Sep 2001 (News)
  Today's 'Autocar' carries news of rear suspension failures on Audi S3 quattros and Audi TT quattros. What happens is that the lower rear hub carrier ball joints corrode and seize up, imposing a strain on the lower rear suspension arms which can lead the arms to snap at the hub ends. THE PROBLEM
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  Day of Contrasts at Auction 28 Sep 2001 (News)
  bought a no problems post-M52 factor 57,000 mile 99T BMW 523iSE in the right metallic. £20,500 wasn't enough for a 7,000 mile 2000X Audi A6 2.7 Quattro Sport. £15,400 didn't buy a 57,000 mile 98S Mercedes E300DT Elegance auto. £15,200 was turned down for a 24,000 mile 99T SAAB 9-5 3.0T
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  New Audi TTs from £23,599 10 Oct 2001 (News)
  Britain is now officially a bigger market than Germany for Audi TTs and Audi UK is diverting un-ordered cars from other right hand drive markets to help meet UK demand. Meanwhile www.showroom4cars.com has over 20 brand new European supplied
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  New Mercedes C200K Bids to £20,400 19 Oct 2001 (News)
  a 7,000 mile 2001X Freelander 2.5 V6 GS auto could manage was £15,000. VAG diesel values are becoming more badge dependent. A 68,000 mile 98R Audi A4 TDI 110 Avant sold for a resounding £8,800. Which was rather more than the mere £5,850 raised by an 83,000 mile 98R VW
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  Sharp Falls At Auction Today 2 Nov 2001 (News)
  mile 98S Volvo S70 2.5 20v with a/c only saw £3,650. A 91,000 mile 97P Audi A4 TDI 110 got to just £4,800. A 129,000 mile new shape 98S Astra 1.6 Club Estate stuck at £1,125. And a 144,000 mile 98R Vectra 2.0DI Envoy Estate started at £1,600 only to finish at £2,400
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  Volvo Bi-Fuels and Diesels Arrive 15 Nov 2001 (News)
  £1,400. Grant figures for other models are expected in early 2002. A fuel switch-over recall problem was confined to 200 S80 CNG models in Germany and none are believed to have reached the UK. Volvo's new lightweight D5 common rail diesel replaces the old Audi unit in V70s and S80s
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  220bhp 6-speed A4 Quattro Reaches UK 22 Nov 2001 (News)
  Supplies of 6-speed manual Audi A4 V6 Quattros are now finally reaching the UK. The model has been available with a 5-speed Tiptronic transmission since launch early in 2001. But the close-ratio 6-speed manual now allows drivers to make full use of the car's 220bhp and Quattro four
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  Auction Prices Bottom Out 23 Nov 2001 (News)
  1994 Dax GT40 replica 1963 Bristol 407 1966 Jaguar 3.4 S-Type with wire wheels and 55k miles 1985 Audi Quattro coupe 1983 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 SIII 1968 Lotus Elan S3 FHC (LHD) 1936 Standard Nine de-luxe saloon 1980 Mini Clubman estate 1973 Jaguar XJ12L
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  Auction Prices Begin to Rise 30 Nov 2001 (News)
  . Take the new-shape Volvo V70 in the photo. Forgetting T5s it's was the most desirable of all V70s with the Audi 2.5 TDI 5-cylinder engine, it was a 2000X, it had done a very saleable 35,000 miles and it was in a lovely pale metallic blue. Bidding started at a very cheeky £12,000, but soon
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  New Variations on Facelift Audi A3 5 Dec 2001 (News)
  Three changes to the Audi A3 line-up have been announced: Just in time for winter, the six speed manual TDI PD 130 is now available with Haldex clutched four-wheel-drive quattro drivetrain at £20,040 for the 3-door and £20,660 for the 5-door. Torque is 229lb ft (310Nm
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  Auction Prices Continue to Rise 7 Dec 2001 (News)
  , a 111,000 mile 97R Astra 1.7LSTD sold for £2,025, a 70,000 mile 97R Mondeo Si V6 bid to £2,775, a 122,000 mile 97P Audi A4 1.6SE sold for £3,300, a 97,000 mile 97R Peugeot 406 1.8LX bid to £1,950, an 89,000 mile 97R Merc C200 Elegance auto bid to £7,700, a 118,000 mile 99S Merc
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  Renaults Dear at Auction Today 19 Dec 2001 (News)
  the money for Christmas presents. A repossessed 40,000 mile 99V Audi A8 3.7 Quattro Sport would have been a good buy if it came for the £15,900 provisional bid. Golfs also looked down a bit. £7,500 was the top bid both for a 47,000 mile 2000W 1.6SE and for a 55,000 mile 99V 2.0GTi 3
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  New Audi Cabrio Sold Out for 2002 21 Dec 2001 (News)
  Even though the new A4 Cabriolet is not due in the UK until next Spring, Audi has announced that the entire UK allocation for 2002 is already sold out. Not surprising because the car looks gorgeous. The original A4 missed out on losing its roof as the Audi 80 coupe-based
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  Showroom4cars Top Ten 3 Jan 2002 (News)
  by traditional retailers, combined with shorter delivery times in many cases." The Showroom4cars Christmas 2001 Top Ten is: 1. BMW 3-Series (including Coupe) 2. Volkswagen Golf (PD diesels especially popular) 3. Mercedes Benz C Class 4. Audi TT 5. BMW X5 6
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  January Sale Euro Bargains from Showroom4cars 10 Jan 2002 (News)
  strongly against Sterling, UK prices of Euro imports will also rise. Examples of the savings available are: 1. Audi TT 225 Coupé, January delivery. Available in Amulet Red, Denim Blue, Raven Black and Silver, with 17inch Competition alloys, cruise control, Bose sound
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  Classy New E Class Mercedes 16 Jan 2002 (News)
  , slimmer look compared to its W210 predecessor. There are even bigger changes underneath with four-link front suspension and multi-link rear suspension built mainly of aluminium like the BMW 5 Series and latest Audis. But unlike the others, this system is AIRMATIC, as the S Class, using