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  Stock VW Golf Plus Diesel Car Leasing deals from £189.99 2 Jul 2006 (News)
  More information and more new car leasing deals like these at www.dsgauto.com . Specialists in Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Mini, SAAB, SEAT, Skoda, Toyota and Volkswagen.
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  Hyundai Summer offers to 30-9-2005 1 Jul 2005 (News)
  Rest of the Getz range comes with 3 years free servicing until 30 September, including the 1.3 GSI 5-door auto, 1.1 CDX 5-door, 1.3 CDX 5-door auto, 1.5 CRTD GSI 5-door, 1.6 CDX 5-door and 1.6 sport 3-door, while stocks last. Five-seat Matrix mini-MPV and full-size seven-seat Trajet MPV come with three years’ free servicing until the end of September 2005. Matrix 1.6 GSI is being offered with £1,000 saving, making it £9,995 on the road.
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  Hyundai April Offers 2 Apr 2005 (News)
  Magnificent Matrix Offers The Pinninfarina-styled Matrix 1.6 litre GSI and SE mini-MPV models are being offered with £1,000 saving and three years’ free servicing until the end of June. This brings the GSI manual down to just £9,995 on-the-road, while the option-packed manual SE is just £10,995 OTR.
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  Peugeot 307 Specs and Prices 2 Apr 2001 (News)
  Peugeot has announced Specifications and prices for its new 307 model which replaces the 306 in June and, like the new Honda Civic, combines elements of a family hatchback and mini-mpv. There will be five basic spec levels: Style, Rapier, LX, GLX and XSi with a choice of seven interiors and five ambiences which together provide around 79 different combinations of interior finish including colour co-ordinated dashboards.
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  Auction Price Rises Reflecting Short Supply 12 Jan 2011 (News)
    Star of today was a 9k mile 2009/59 MINI Cooper diesel that made a resounding £12,350. And that’s with the old belt cam PSA diesel engine, not the new BMW chain cammer.   Also very strong, a 49k mile 2007/57 Honda CR-V 2.2iCDTI sold for £15,600.
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  Used Prices Still Reluctant to Slip at Auction 16 Oct 2009 (News)
    Part-exchanges   Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6SX, 2003/53, 46k miles £3,000s Ford Mondeo 2.0TDDI 115 Zetec, 2003/52, 78k miles £1,950s Peugeot 406 2.2HDI Coupe, satnav, 02 reg, 39k miles £3,700s Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6, 2007/55, 68k miles £19,600s Renault Megane CC 1.9D Priv auto, 2006/56, 28k miles £7,600s VW Golf IV 1.9TDI PD 100 5-dr, 2002/52, 44k miles £4,650s VW Golf V 2.0 GT TDI 5-dr, 04 reg, 60k miles £6,200s   Ex-Fleet   Audi A3 2.0TDI 3-dr, 04 reg, 33k miles £6,500s Audi A3 Sportback2.0TDI 140, 2006/56, 106k miles £8,600s Audi A3 Sportback 1.4TFSI S-matic, 09 reg, 3k miles £19,000s Audi A4 B8 2.0TDI143 SE Multi, 09 reg, 4k miles £19,200s Audi A5 1.8TFSI Sport, 08 reg, 35k miles £18,800p Audi TT 2.0TDI 170, 09 reg, 8k miles £23,900s Audi Q5 2.0TDI 170 SE, 09 reg, 3k miles £27,200s BMW 320D 2.0SE, 05 reg, 54k miles £10,050s Ford Fiesta 1.2 Style Climate 3-dr, 08 reg, 12k miles £5,650s Ford Fiesta 1.4TDCI Zetec Climate 5-dr, 06 reg, 53k miles £3,800s Ford Fiesta 1.4TDCI Zetec Climate 5-dr, 06 reg, 55k miles £3,900s Ford Focus II 2.0TDCI 136 Ghia, 2005/55, 114k miles £3,500s Ford C-Max 2.0TDCI Ghia, 04 reg, 80k miles £3,850s Ford Mondeo 2.0i Ghia X 5-dr, 2005/55, 115k miles £3,100s Ford Galaxy 2.0TDCI Ghia, 07 reg, 50k miles £11.900s MINI One D 1.4, 05 reg, 95k miles £4,800s MINI One 1.6 convertible, 2007/57, 39k miles £8,300s MINI Cooper 1.6, a/c, 2005/55, 44k miles £6,350s Mercedes A180CDI Classic, 06 reg, 41k miles £6,900s Mercedes SLK200K auto, 07 reg, 8k miles £18,500s Mercedes SLK350 manual, 08 reg, 8k miles £22,300s Mercedes E320CDI Sport auto, sat, 2006/56, 82k miles £14,000 Nissan 350Z 313 GT Coupe, 2009/58, 4k miles £20,300p Renault Clio 1.5DCI68 Expression, 2007/56, 34k miles £5,200s Renault Megane 1.5DCI 86 Dynamic, 2007/57, 16k miles £6,700s Subaru Legacy 2.0RE Sport Tourer, 06 reg, 80k miles £4,850s Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D T3-X estate, 2006/56, MNW £7,200s Vauxhall Astra 1.7 100 estate, 2005/55, 106k miles £2,950s Vauxhall Vectra 1.9CDTI 120 L 5-dr, 2006/56, 30k miles £5,800s VW Golf V 1.4FSI S 5-dr, 05 reg, 110k miles £3,900s VW Jetta 1.6FSI SE, 2007/57, 51k miles £6,500p Volvo XC90 D5 185 SE Geartronic, 2007/57, 20k miles £21,400s   As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at a BCA auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit Auctionview If you are a BCA account holder 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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  Used Car Prices Still High at Auction Today 21 Aug 2009 (News)
    Mileage adjusted, the 63k mile 07/57 Chrysler 300C in the photo was about £2,000 over trade book.   R56 MINI Coopers were making bonkers money (but not no crazy if there was still a profit in them).   Even a 30k mile 2003/53 Daihatsu Terios made £700 over trade book.
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  Strong Money Again at Auction Today 2 Feb 2007 (News)
  BMW 318CI coupe auto, 2000X, 47k miles £7,900s BMW 520i 2.2 SE auto (cloth), 2001/51, 83k miles £4,900p Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0HDU, 2002/52, 54k miles £4,750s Ford Ka 1.3 pushrod, 1999V, 44k miles n/w £1,350s Ford Ka 1.3 ohc, 03 reg, 36k miles £2,995 Ford Fiesta 1.2 Zetec 3-dr, 2000W, 62k miles n/w £2,025s LandRover Freelander 1.8XI 5-dr, 2000X, 65k miles £3,150p LandRover Disco 4.0V8i E auto, Y reg, 66k miles £6,750s LandRover Disco TD5 S auto, 2001/51, 66k miles £7,350s LandRover Disco TD5 E auto, 2001/51, 76k miles £8,750s Lotus Elise 1.8 Mk II, 02 reg, 22k miles £11,750s MINI Cooper, 2001/51, 69k miles £6,300s MINI One CVT 17” wheels, 2003/53, 48k miles £7,150s MINI Cooper S, 2003/53, 39k miles £9,000p Nissan Almera 1.5S 3-dr, 2003/53, 33k miles £3,100s Renault Modus 1.4 Dynamique, 05 reg, 19k miles £5,725s Rover 75 2.0V6 Club auto, 1999V, 74k miles £1,550s Smart ForTwo Pulse, 2002/52, 48k miles £3,450s Smart Roadster, 3004/54, 9k miles £5,975s Subaru Forester 2.0 Sport, 2002/51, 78k miles £3,900s Toyota Corolla 1.3GS 3-dr, 1998R, 53k miles £1,625s Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Club estate, 1999V, 111k miles n/w £1,100s Vauxhall Signum 2.2DTI Elite auto, 04 reg, 57k miles £7,000s Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in February Monday 5th February 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, Franchised Dealer, Porsche p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x (45 cars), Lombard, Lex, Evans Halshaw p/x, Ridgeway VW p/x, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x.
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  Some Cheap, Some Dear At Auction Today 24 Nov 2006 (News)
  A 66k mile 2003/53 Nissan Primera S with satnav was genuinely cheap at £3,250 despite the screw holes from the taxi plate on the back bumper. And MINIs are now under £6,000. A 96k mile 2001/51 Cooper with leather and full length sunroof started at £4,000 to finally sell for £5,550. With the Congestion Tax spreading to Kensington and Chelsea in February, three exempt dual-fuel Vauxhalls caught my eye.
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  Full 135 Car List For Historics 20th August Auction 14 Aug 2016 (News)
  Here is the full catalogued entry list:  219 1971 VW Karmann Ghia convertible No Reserve 220 1966 Humber Imperial No Reserve 221 1991 Mercedes SL500 R129 Roadster No Reserve 222 1985 Jaguar XJSCV12 No Reserve 223 1988 Mercedes 300SL R107 Roadster Est £7k-£12k 224 1955 Fordson 83W van with windows Est £10k-£14k 225 1973 BMW 2002 Touring Est £8k £11k 226 1966 Mercedes 250S Est £7k-£12k 227 1996 Alfa Romeo 164 3.0V6 24v auto No Reserve 228 1970 MGB GT steel bumper, wires No Reserve 229 1960 Austin Healey Sprite Frogeye Est 10k-£14k 230 1980 Morris 575 pick-up No Reserve 231 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000 Est £7k-£12k 232 1973 FIAT 130 3.2 coupe, manual £7k-£12k 233 1989 Porsche 928 S4 auto Est £14k-£18k 234 2004 Mercedes CL65 AMG V12 Bi-Turbo Est £10k-£15k 235 2004 Mercedes S65 AMG V12 Bi-Turbo Est £7k-£12k 236 2005 Mercedes SL55 AMG F1 R230 Est £18k-£25k 237 1978 Reliant Scimitar GTE SE6A No Reserve 238 2002 Mini Cooper S ‘ex Madonna’ Est £8k-£11k 239 1958 Mercedes 300D 4-door hardtop No Reserve 240 1998 FIAT Barchetta 155,220km No Reserve 241 1986 Mercedes 500SL R107 Roadster Est £25k-£35k 242 1967 Pontiac Parisienne conv RHD Est £17k-£21k 243 1939 Studebaker Commander 4-dr RHD Est £10k-£14k 244 1976 Lincoln Continental IV Cartier Est £10k-£15k 245 1979 Lincoln Continental V Bill Blass Est £10k-£15k 246 1965 Ford Thunderbird 390 Est £10k-£12k 247 1951 International L110 pick-up Est £15k-£17k 248 1979 Lincoln Continental V Collector Est £19k-£15k 249 1962 Ford Galaxie convertible RHD Est £12k-£16k 250 1991 BMW 850CI auto No Reserve 251 1956 Bentley S1 saloon No Reserve 252 1992 Mercedes SL300 R129 No Reserve 253 1986 Ford Capri 2.8 injection Est £12k-£16k 254 1963 Mini Cooper S resto racer Est 12k-£16k 255 1966 Jaguar 3.4 Mk II saloon manual Est £13k-£17k 256 1957 Humber Hawk police car Est £10k-£15k 257 1974 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1.6 Est £15k-£19k 258 1967 Mercedes 230SL W113 Pagoda Est 34k-£42k 259 2005 Aston Martin DB9 coupe Est £29k-£34k 260 1973 Citroen DS23 Pallas RHD manual Est £14k-£17k 261 2000 Nissan Skyline R34 GTR V-spec Est £33k-£39k 262 1966 Triumph Spitfire 4 Mk II h/top Est £15k-£19k 263 1968 MGC roadster with h/top, wires Est 14k-£18k 264 1960 Morgan 4/4 1,500 Ford Est £16k-£20k 265 1962 Jaguar 3.8 Mk II saloon manual Est £18k-£24k 266 1987 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evo LHD Est £19k-£27k 267 1970 Mercedes 280SL W113 LHD man Est £40k-£45k 268 1961 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II V8 Est £20k-£28k 269 1997 Aston Martin DB7 Volante auto Est £32k-£38k 270 1993 Mercedes 300SL R129 RHD No Reserve 271 1980 Mini Clubman 1275 GT No Reserve 272 1947 Triumph Roadster 1,800 Est £18k-£25k 273 1958 Jaguar XK150 FHC Est £36k-£44k 274 1979 Porsche 911/930 Martini Turbo Est £48k-£62k 275 1969 Jensen Interceptor Mk 1 Est £24k-£32k 276 1971 Jaguar E-Type SIII V12 2+2 wires Est £20k-£25k 277 1962 MGA 1622 roadster, steels Est £16k-£20k 278 1963 MGB roadster, wires Est £17k-£22k 279 2000 Bentley Arnage Red Label saloon Est £12k-£16k 280 1971 Jaguar E-Type SIII V12 2+2 man Est £22k-£28k 281 1996 Mini Cooper ‘Fast Road Spec’ No Reserve 282 1971 Mercedes 250CE W114 RHD No Reserve 283 1990 BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo III Est £65k-£80k 284 1922 AC 12/40 boat-tail sports Est £37k-£42k 285 1987 Jaguar C-Type Proteus recreation Est £28k-£36k 286 1928 Rolls Royce P1 tourer resto part-built No Reserve 287 1959 Austin Healey Sprite Frogeye Est 12k-£16k 288 1955 Austin A50 Cambridge No Reserve 289 1990 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Est £180k-£220k 290 1962 Lotus Elite Mk 14 Series II Est £30k-£40k 291 1954 Jaguar XK120 DHC man RHD Est £30k-£38k 292 1963 Mercedes 190SL W121 LHD Est 80k-£100k 293 1959 Jaguar XK150S DHC RDH man Est £96k-£116k 294 1959 Rolls Cloud 1 rebuilt as DHC Est £110k-£125k 295 1934 Bentley 3.5 Ian Pitney Special Est £160k-£200k 296 1977 Ferrari 512BB LHD Est £330k-£360k 297 1932 Triumph Southern Cross tourer Est £14k-£18k 298 1936 Humber Snipe DHC part resto No Reserve 299 1937 Triumph Dolomite 4-cyl saloon Est £30k-£36k 300 1932 Triumph Super Nine saloon No Reserve 301 1947 Lancia Furgoncino RHD unfinished Est £10k-£12k 302 1959 Mercedes 220S Ponton RHD Est £14k-£18k 303 1999 Bentley Continental R MPW coupe Est £70k-£78k 304 2005 Rolls Royce Phantom Est 75k-£85k 305 1972 Mercedes 280SE LHD Est £9k-£12k 306 1968 Jaguar SS100 Heritage recreation Est £30k-£38k 307 1977 Aston Martin V8 auto Est £70k-£90k 308 1962 Bentley S2 V8 saloon Est £25k-£30k 309 1966 Daimler 250V8 Mk saloon auto Est £12k-£15k 310 1955 Bentley R-Type Standard Steel Est £16k-£20k 311 1958 Maserati 450S recreation Est £78k-£86k 312 1956 BJR 500 Formula 3 race car £25k-£30k 313 1963 MGB Roadster wires Est 8k-£12k 314 1989 Jaguar XJS V12 Lister conv Est £26k-£34k 315 2009 AC Ace Hawk recreation Est £18k-£22k 316 1963A Ford Cortina 1500GT 19k miles Est £24k-£28k 317 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Est £29k-£34k 318 2009 Brooke 260 RS Cosworth Est £19k-£23k 319 2000 Porsche 911/996 Turbo auto Est £26k-£33k 320 2015 LandRover Defender Autobiog Est £55k-£65k 321 1962 Lancia Appia LHD No reserve 322 1987 Lamborghini Countach Mirage rep Est £40k-£50k 323 1996 Ferrari F355 F1 Berlinetta Est £70k-£80k 324 1986 BMW E30 Alpina C1 Est £18k-£25k 325 1993 Ferrari F512 TR LHD Est £88k-£108k 326 1995 Lamborghini Diablo VT RHD Est £130k-£150k 327 1977 Triumph Stag manual No Reserve 328 1996 Bentley Brooklands saloon Est £10k-£14k 320 1963 Austin Healey 3000 BJ7 LHD Est £45k-£50k 330 1967 Mercedes 250SL W113 auto LHD Est £38k-£45k 331 1965 Triumph Spitfire Four Mk II Est £19k-£24k 332 1985 Buckingham Limousine Est £29k-£35k 333 1988 Mercedes 300SL R107 RHD Est £16k-£19k 334 1974 FIAT 130 3.2 Coupe manual Est £10k-£12k 335 1961 Jaguar 3.4 Mk II manual Est  £18k-£22k 336 1980 Mercedes 350SL R107 RHD Est £10k-£14k 337 1993 Bentley Continental R coupe Est £30k-£33k 338 1955 Dellow Mk II B 1,172 Ford Est £12k-£16k 339 1978 Daimler Sovereign SII 4.2 No Reserve 340 1980 Mercedes 380SL E107 RHD Est £14k-£18k 341 1991 Honda NSX auto Est £27k-£35k 342 1964 Jaguar E-Type S1 3.8 Roadster Est £100k-£120k 343 1999 BMW Z3M Roadster RHD Est £10k-£15k 344 1997 Mercedes W210 E50 AMG LHD No Reserve 345 2001 Mercedes W210 E55 AMG RHD No Reserve 346 1985 Jaguar XJS V12 Cabriolet Est £10k-£15k 347 1966 Jaguar E-Type S1 4.2 2+2 Est £60k-£70k 348 1979 Rolls Royce Shadow II Anniversary No Reserve 349 1969 MGB Roadster, wires, some rust No Reserve 350 1989 Ferrari Testarossa LHD £73k-£83k 351 1994 Range Rover Classic LSE No Reserve 352 1994 Mercedes W124 E320 coupe No reserve 353 1962 Mercedes 220S RHD No reserve   Catalogues to admit two people £30.
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  New Fiat 500 revealed: popular city car goes electric 4 Mar 2020 (News)
  An all-electric version of the Fiat 500 has been revealed with a launch edition model priced at £29,000 after the Government's plug-in car grant. Set to rival the Honda E and MINI Electric, the electric 500 will be sold alongside the current car - which has just been updated with mild-hybrid tech - to give buyers a choice of petrol or electric power.
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  E-type project could make ‘purfect’ Christmas present 24 Nov 2017 (News)
  Other interesting lots include a 1954 Morris Minor 1000 project (no reserve). The car has spent some 30 years hidden under a dust sheet in a farm shed. While a 1972 Mini Pick-up is an ideal promotional vehicle for a business (estimate £8000-£12,000). For more information, visit  www.barons-auctions.com .
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  Tickets go on sale for Race Retro 26 Sep 2016 (News)
  Group B and C cars such as the Peugeot 205 T16 and MG Metro 6R4 will join more traditional rally heroes including the Ford Escort and Mini Cooper on the specially created stage circuit. If you have an itchy bidding finger you’re in luck because Silverstone Auctions will be holding two auctions during the Race Retro weekend.
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  British classics shine at London show 22 Feb 2016 (News)
  One of the show’s main events was a Classic Six Nations Cup in which teams of ten iconic classic cars from the six leading car-producing nations vied for votes from visitors. And when all the votes had been counted, the UK team – which included the original Mini, the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Le Mans Bentley, McLaren F1 supercar, Aston Martin DB5, Land Rover and Graham Hill’s 1988 title winning Lotus 49 Grand Prix car – narrowly beat an Italian team full of Ferraris, Maseratis, and Lamborghinis.
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  E-type leads the way at Barons' Yuletide sale 10 Dec 2015 (News)
  Barons has five Fiat 500s in sale catalogue, with estimates ranging from £4500 to £8000. There’s also a 1973 Harvest Gold Morris Mini, which has had just two lady owners from new and covered just 20,000 miles (£4000-£6000). There are always plenty of MGBs at any classic car auction, but Barons has a rather unique example.
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  Italian classics welcome at La Vie en Blu 10 Dec 2015 (News)
  As Nick Mason, Pink Floyd drummer and avid car collector, said, ‘Despite being called La Vie en Bleu, the event is quintessentially British - a mini Goodwood Festival of Speed set in the glorious Cotswolds - celebrating French cars, but in a British way. ‘It’s a club motor sport at its best, where visitors can mingle with the cars, speak to the drivers, and watch rare historic vehicles to modern day supercars being pushed to their limits.’ Tickets will be on sale in January at a special ‘buy one get one free’ for a limited time only.
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  Metro crossover concept comes to auction 1 Jun 2015 (News)
  In the case of the Scout, a standard Rover Metro was fitted with a taller roof, a higher side-hinged tailgate, bigger rear side windows, roof rails, extra plastic panels, headlamps guards and even an externally nounted spare wheel in order to resemble a mini-4x4. Jim Ragless, a former manager at Automotive Development Consultants, recalls how the idea came about: 'The Scout was conceived and built by ADC as a showcase of our concept, design and build capabilities for the Automotive Engineering Show at the NEC.
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  Jaguar E-type project makes nearly £40k at Anglia auction 13 Apr 2015 (News)
  Two low-mileage Minis garnered much interest, with the black 18-miler selling at £14,910 and the red 137-miler at £15,225. A round of applause was given when the immaculate 1953 Jowett Jupiter eventually reached £25,200.
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  Private collection to go under the hammer at Barons 5 Aug 2014 (News)
  .  Other cars in the sale – not from the Cheeseman collection – include a 1973 E-type roadster (£38,000-£42,000), a beautiful 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Sports Saloon (£37,500-£45,000), a 1965 Triumph TR4A requiring some TLC (£6000 to £8000) and a fully restored 1965 Mini Moke (£13,000-£15,000). For more information, or to consign a car to the sale, visit Barons website .
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  Get set for Goodwood 26 Jun 2014 (News)
  Meanwhile, rally icon Rauno Aaltonen (better known as the Flying Finn), who famously won the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally in a Mini, will get behind the wheel of a 1964 ex-works Cooper on the Forest Rally Stage at Goodwood. To find out more about the Festival of Speed and to see live updates throughout the event, check out our dedicated Goodwood Festival of Speed page here .  By Paul Guinness, Contributor