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  Prices Reasonable at Auction Today 19 Nov 2004 (News)
  An exceptionally clean 83k mile 94L Previa GX auto wasn’t so cheap at £3,350, and nor was £4,300 for a rare 28k mile 02 reg Renault Kangoo Trekka four wheel drive. While demand is very strong for Yaris Verso automatics, which explains why the vendor would not let a 17k mile 2001/51 in Postman Pat red go for £5,200. More big sales next week with ex-fleet, finance and part-exchanges on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Top Car at Blackbushe is Monday 22nd and the big LCV sale on Thursday.
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  Cars in Short Supply at Auction Today 1 Oct 2004 (News)
  A 34k mile 2001/51 RAV-4 2.0GX auto 5-door sold for £11,400. And a 22k mile Y reg Mercedes A140 Classic semi-automatic looked way down at a top bid of £4,450. A pristine, black 24k mile 2001/51 reg Honda Civic 1.7 VTEC coupe was unsold for £5,800. An 02 reg 91k mile Golf TDI PD 130 estate looked about right at £6.
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  Plenty of Cheap Cars at Auction Today 25 Jun 2004 (News)
  Other cheap definite sales included £8,500 paid for a 398 mile 04 reg ex-Motability Renault Scenic 1.4 Authentique; £5,975 paid for a 57k mile 98R Alfa Spider; £6,300 for a 24k mile 2001Y Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring; £6,500 for a 97k mile 2001Y VW Passat TDI PD 130 SE estate; £6,600 for a 114k mile 2001X Lexus IS200 Sport (the cheapest I’ve ever seen); £5,950 for a metallic blue but base model 29k mile 2002/52 Honda Jazz (yes, Honda Jazz); £3,850 for a clean 82k mile 2000W Omega 2.0CDX auto; and just £350 for a 136k 87E Mercedes W124 E200 automatic. Not cheap at all, though, were a 3k mile 2003/53 Mazda 6 TS2 2.0 litre 5-door, sold for £11,900; and an 8k mile 2002 MINI One auto with a/c, sold for £10,050. Next Top Car at BCA Blackbushe will be Monday 28th June.
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  E 320CDI Bids Low at Blackbushe Today 14 May 2004 (News)
  A 2k mile 03 reg Focus 1.6LX wasn’t cheap at £7,700. Yet a 200 mile 04 reg virtually new Focus 1.6 Zetec automatic was a steal at £8,775. So was a Krypton green 1,369 mile 2002/02 Corsa 1.2 16v Club sold for £3,700. Bid the right money, know when to stop and Motability sales are getting to be happy hunting grounds.
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  Used Car Checking Kit, Just £35.99 17 Feb 2004 (News)
  Conducted on a hydraulic ramp at one of over 1,400 accredited and approved garages nationwide, every car comes complete with the added bonus of a 45 day warranty provided by Used Car Checks partner, Warranty Direct. Buyers of the Action Pack will also automatically receive a £25 discount off the full price of an extended warranty. Each inspection usually costs £99, but the Action Pack offers a saving of over £7 plus two useful buying guides worth another £10.
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  Busy Auction at Blackbushe Today 3 Dec 2003 (News)
  Down among the cheap cheapies, you could have had a perfectly decent 42k mile 96P Honda Civic 1.6LS automatic coupe for £2,350, and that was in the trader’s section. Or a 67k kilometre 95M Mitsubishi FTO 2.0 MIVECs Tiptronic auto with a whacked wing for £2,800. Or an ultra reliable 57k mile 97R Mazda 626 GSI for £2,100.
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  New SL500 Makes List at Top Car Today 28 Oct 2002 (News)
  Other heavy metal included a 19,000 mile 98S Bentley Turbo R 400 LWB that bid to £41,750; a 4,000 mile 2000W Ferrari 465M automatic bid to £78,750; and a 31,000 mile 99T Porsche 996 Carrera 4 cabrio with hardtop, sold for £40,500. Downscale a bit, a 3,000 mile 02 reg Landcruiser 4.2 VX Active sold for £34,000; a 52,000 mile 2000X S320 CDI bid to £30,900; a 16,000 mile 2001Y SLK 320 auto sold for £24,500; a 45,000 mile 2000X BMW 740i bid to £23,400; a 60,000 mile TVR Chimaera 5.0HC bid to £22,500; a 5,000 mile 2001/51 Jaguar XJ8 3.2 Executive stuck at a disappointing £22,300; a 56,000 mile 99S AMG E55 (like Quentin Willson had) sold for £20,400; a 46,000 mile 2001X C320 Avant Garde sold for £19,800; and a 60,000 mile 97P BMW 840 CI coupe sold for £14,500.
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  Auction Prices Softer Today 26 Jun 2002 (News)
  And a 2000W 27,000 mile 2000W 318CI coupe sold for £14,500, also behind. Yet a 69,000 mile 99T Jaguar S Type 3.0 automatic went over-book to sell at £13,000 to a trader, probably because it was the right metallic blue for a customer and had the right spec of leather, CD and wood-rim wheel. Ford Focuses continue to defy gravity.
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  Updated Punto Range, from £6,499 4 May 2002 (News)
  Standard features of all include a facility to operate the electric front windows after the key has been taken out of the ignition; and an intelligent windscreen wiper mechanism which is activated automatically immediately after windscreen washer fluid is sprayed. All Punto versions are fitted with driver and passenger airbags as standard equipment. (The Punto scored a class-leading four-star rating in Euro NCAP crash tests.)
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  New KIA Shuma II, from just £8,995 25 Feb 2002 (News)
  The 1.8LX at £10,350 has the additions of air-conditioning, body colour rear boot spoiler, leather steering wheel and gearknob, metallic grain centre fascia and instrument panel and parking distance sensors. This is also available with a four speed automatic transmission at £11,100. Performance figures of the auto are 0-60 in 12.0 seconds, top speed 119 mph, combined mpg 28.8, CO2/km 232 (£160 VED). Top model is the £11,850 1.8SE which also has leather seat facings, front fog lamps, 14 inch alloy wheels (with alloy spare) and a single CD player.
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  More Powerful Shogun Sport for 2002 5 Nov 2001 (News)
  The Shogun Sport is available in three trim levels, Classic, Equippe or Elegance, with prices starting at £19,000 for the 2.5 TD Classic, ranging to £24,495 for the 3.0 litre V6 Elegance petrol model with automatic transmission. The Shogun Sport has a CO2 tax band of D. All models are available in Sophia White, Satellite Silver or Grand Blue. Equippe and Elegance models are available in two-tone colours of Grand Blue over Fraser Beige, Timber Green over Fraser Beige, Roanne Red over Fraser Beige or Pyrenees Black over Fraser Beige.
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  Another Yaris Makes Top Money at Auction 26 Oct 2001 (News)
  Even Skodas are shifting for the right money, but then a silver 2000W 32,000 mile Octavia 2.0 GLXi automatic estate for £7,050 looks like a lot of VAG car for the money. Last, but not least, £6,300 bid for a 24,000 mile Radiant red Focus 1.8 Zetec with climate pack looked low, but not for this car.
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  105mpg 4-seater Toyota 2 Oct 2001 (News)
  The exhaust system includes a Diesel Particulate-NOx Reduction System and emissions conform to Euro IV for petrol engines. An idling stop mode automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle is stopped, and regenerative braking technology is included to achieve higher efficiency. While the use of improved Toyota Super Olefin Polymer and biodegradable plastic greatly improve recyclability.
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  Late Summer Surge at Auction 17 Aug 2001 (News)
  Even lumpy E46 BMWs are getting down to the £10k bracket with an air-conditioned 91,000 mile 99T 318iSE selling for its reserve of £10,400. While £9,525 looked about right to me for a 59,000 mile 97R Mercedes C240 Elegance automatic. But big money was there by the mattress-full for clean cars steeped in status: £9,400 for a 52,000 mile 98R MGF with a hard-top; £11,050 for a 29,000 mile 98S E36 BMW 318iS coupe; £12,350 for a 29,000 mile 97R BMW Z3 1.9 Roadster; £12,750 for a 13,000 mile 2001X Alfa 156 1.8TS with alloys and a/c (more than an import costs new); £15,050 for a 78,000 mile 99T BMW 528iSE auto; £18,400 for a 46,000 mile 99T Jaguar S-Type 3.0 V6SE auto; £24,000 for a 28,000 mile 2000X BMW 330CI; £26,000 for a 9,000 mile 2000X Mercedes E320 CDI Elegance auto; and £28,000 for a 16,000 mile 2000X Mercedes E320 Avantgarde 7-seater estate.
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  R reg under £3,000; P reg under £2,000 9 Mar 2001 (News)
  But, strangely enough, cheap part-exchanges were not cheap with £310 paid for a 92,000 mile 90G Escort 1.4 automatic; £1,925 paid for 35,000 mile 92K Astra 1.4iLS; £290 paid for a 90,000 mile 90H Sierra 1.8 Sapphire; £2,800 paid for a 49,000 mile 93L Mazda 323i GLX F-Type; £800 paid for a really doggy 82,000 mile 90H Carina II 2.0 Executive and £1,800 paid for a smart 72,000 mile 95M Rover 214Si facelift model.
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  MINI Specifications Announced 26 Feb 2001 (News)
  ABS will be standard as will alloy wheels fitted with 175/65 R15 tyres. Options will include Dynamic Stability Control and Steptronic Automatic Transmission. Dimensions of all MINIs are: length: 3,626mm; width: 1,925mm; height: 1,396mm. Unladen weight will be 1,040 kg DIN for the MINI ONE and 10kg heavier for the MINI COOPER.
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  Todays Auction Ups and Downs 24 Jan 2001 (News)
  Low bids of the day were just £575 for an unwarranted mile 94M Mondeo 1.8iLX, £2,050 for a 102,000 mile Xantia 2.0iSX Estate, £3,800 for a 21,000 mile 98R Daewoo Nubira 2.0CDX automatic estate with a blowing exhaust and £5,275 for a 125,000 mile 97R Audi A6 1.8T with a/c and alloys. Full list of UK auction centres in the Directory on this website. To subscribe to BCA Auctionview, giving composite prices achieved and details of cars in upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk
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  Used Buying Guide: Volkswagen Amarok 2011-2019 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  That additional power was complimented with Volkswagen's BlueMotion technology, which saw the new, more powerful engine able to offer better emissions and economy by utilising engine start/stop technology and lower rolling resistance tyres. At the same time Volkswagen added the option of an eight-speed automatic transmission. The more powerful engine allowed the Amarok to increase its towing capacity, from 2800kg to 3000kg, the automatic gaining a further 200kg towing limit for a 3200kg maximum. The Amarok would continue with the range of four-cylinder engines until Volkswagen replaced them with a 3.0-litre V6 as part of its 2016 model year revisions.
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  Peugeot Expert Used Guide 2007-2016 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  In 2010  Peugeot upped the warranty to 100,000 miles, while 2012 saw the Expert get its biggest overhaul, with a slightly revised look, the availability of a new six-speed automatic transmission and engine tweaks to allow it to produce less CO2. The 2012 changes also saw Peugeot offer the Expert with ‘Grip Control,’ an optional extra that allows it to find traction in tricky situations via a sophisticated traction control system.
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  Used Pick-Up Buying Guide: Ford Ranger 2011-2020 22 Nov 2019 (News)
  Check the bodywork carefully for any scratching or poorly finished paintwork. A 2018 recall relating to the automatic transmission relating to early models from September 2011 through to March 2012 noted the gearbox may receive an incorrect signal, changing from sixth to first. If you buy an early automatic, make sure this has been investigated.  CV joints are a known to fail, so check for any knocking or rattling when driving, and get underneath and have a look at the condition of the covers.   Euro6 models from 2016 onwards may have problems with their selective catalytic reduction system, which results in excessive consumption of AdBlue.