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  Stilos a Steal at Auction Today 5 May 2004 (News)
  FIAT Stilos were seriously cheap. Just £5,550 was enough to buy this 12,668 mile 9 month old July 03 reg Stilo 1.6 Active with aircon. That’s even less than I used to pay for same age, same mileage Tipo 1.4s in the good old days when money could be made out of FIATs. Compare what that 9 month old Stilo made with £8,400 paid in the hall next door for a 32,000 mile three and a half year old 2000X Golf GTi 1.8T 3-door.
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  Scrap car prices continue upward trajectory 7 Sep 2020 (News)
  Scrap car values increased in August, according to new industry figures. New data from CarTakeBack.com , one of the largest scrap car recycling networks in the UK, show that average prices were up by around one per cent compared to August 2019.  By the end of August, a 16-year-old Ford Fiesta had an average scrap value of £151, while a 15-year-old Vauxhall Astra was worth £147.
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  Interest rates 'have made young cars unappealing' 29 Jan 2008 (News)
  People looking to buy a used car may have been put off vehicles under three years old due to the rise in interest rates over 2007, a used car expert has claimed. According to Experian, there was an eight per cent drop in the number of used cars sold over the third quarter of 2007 compared to the corresponding period of 2006.
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  Top 10: Classic special editions 10 Jan 2018 (News)
  Ah, the good old special edition. Or maybe you prefer the term limited edition? Call it what you will, it’s a fascinating concept. Take one bog standard car, throw in some extra equipment, add some bespoke badging and perhaps some tasteful stripes and you’ve suddenly got a variant that stands out from the crowd.
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  Master mechanic, aged eight. 21 Feb 2012 (News)
  Your first car might well be a bit tatty, and chances are you’ll have to pay for repairs here and there - after all, repairing something as complicated as a car is best left to the experts, right? Well, eight-year-old James Moss will probably be an expert before he is even able to drive his first car – a Citroen 2CV - which he’s been repairing with the help of his dad, Rob.
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  £4,295 + a Scrapper Gets a New Chevrolet 7 May 2009 (News)
  If you’re currently driving around in a 10-year old car, then chances are you’re thinking of replacing it soon with a more modern model. The natural choice would be to opt for a used car, but for just £4,295 you could be driving around in a brand new Chevrolet thanks to the recently announced government cash-for-scrap incentive.
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  Older cars 'cheaper to run' 11 Jun 2008 (News)
  Car drivers looking for the cheapest way to stay on the road have been advised that running an older vehicle is the most cost effective way to stay behind the wheel. Discounted car parts provider Car Parts Direct notes that a car over 20 years old suffers from virtually no deprecation, while insurance can be very cheap and maintenance simple Martin Mosely of the firm said: ""Lots of our customers will buy an older car, paying around £1,000, spend a few hundred pounds on it and run it on a low budget.
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  MoT exemption for 30 year old vehicles 24 Oct 2014 (News)
  If we do exempt cars and vans, we can decide how old they should be before they’re exempted from testing and how to define “substantial change”.’ This is where recent confusion surrounding the issue of MoT testing has come about.
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  54 Reg Passat TDI 130 Highline Estate £14,995 17 Dec 2004 (News)
  www.uk-car-discount.co.uk UK Car Discount Ltd offers a VW Passat 1.9 TDi 130 Highline Estate ex-demonstrator 2 months old 2004 54 reg, less than 4,000 Miles. Comes with remainder of 3 Year Warranty and Roadside Assist Package. 10 Months RFL and Free delivery to customers home address.
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  Ex Rentals Dear; Part Exchanges Cheap 14 Mar 2001 (News)
  Because of the chaos on the UK's railway system since October, rental companies have been forced to expand their fleets to meet the need for mobility. As a result, many cars which would normally have been disposed of at 10k to 15k miles and 9 to 12 months old are being de-fleeted at 20k to 40k miles and at up to two years old. There is still no such thing as a cheap Ford Focus.
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  BMW 'scrappage scheme' to offer £2000 for older diesels 7 Aug 2017 (News)
  Continuing with their theme of confusing terminology, BMW is calling the discount an 'environmental bonus' of up to £2000 when you trade-in your old banger for a new BMW or MINI. It can be added on top of other discounts and deals. There are currently over 11.2 million diesel cars on British roads, with almost one in five more than 12 years old. Uptake of diesel cars rocketed over the past decade, helped by lower VED rates due to CO2 outputs, before effects of NOx were widely known to the public.
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  Save up to £9,000 on New Price for 05/54 Reg Cars 2 Aug 2005 (News)
  Please visit www.new-car-discount.com to search for your ideal car, Call 08703 500144 or E-mail sales@new-car-discount.com to enquire
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  Honest John Attempts to Save Classics From Being Scrapped 29 Oct 2009 (News)
  f=2&t=79565) in his website Backroom Forum.   Anyone contemplating using an old car to get a £2,000 scrappage discount on a new one, or any dealer expecting a car worth saving being offered to him as scrappage, can enter the details on this register in the hope that someone, somewhere will step in to save the old car before its day of doom by buying it for £2,000.
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  Knockdown Hyundai Deals from Drivethedeal 7 Feb 2005 (News)
  www.drivethedeal.com is offering new Hyundai Accents at the sort of prices you'd normally expect to pay for a two year old:- Hyundai Accent 1.6 GSI 5dr Hatch solid colour Drivethedeal price £5631 (saving 39% off MRP of £9195) Hyundai Accent 1.3 CDX 5dr Hatch solid colour Drivethedeal price £6111 (saving 41% off MRP of £10495) The cars are brand new, UK supplied by UK main dealer complete with 12 months VED and delivery to the customers door anywhere in England.
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  Citroen Cuts Top Xsara Prices 21 Jul 2001 (News)
  Citroen has cut the price of its 167bhp Xsara VTS to less than £14,000, including a year's free insurance for 25 to 80 year olds, undercutting the SEAT Leon 20VT, Skoda Octavia RS and Renault ClioSport 172 and making this car one of the hot hatch performance bargains. At the same time it is introducing Emergency Brake Assist to the Xsara range and offering cashbacks of betweem £700 and £2,400.
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  Giveacar photo-competition Winner announced 19 Dec 2011 (News)
  The Giveacar competition, “Scrap is Beautiful”, called for images of vehicles past their best, which could be scrapped and the proceeds donated to charity. From old military units to rusty old cars, the pictures of scrap-worthy vehicles received were varied and creative. Stephen Elliott, of Hope Valley, Derbyshire, was chosen as the overall winner of this online competition.
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  Renault joins list of manufacturers with scrappage discounts 1 Sep 2017 (News)
  Renault will give owners of pre-2010 cars £2000 towards a new car if they scrap their old one. In conjunction with other discounts, car buyers can save up to £5200 and van buyers as much as £7000. The car traded in must have been registed to the owner for more than 90 days and must have emissions of Euro 4 standard or earlier.
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  Motorists urged to buy British 18 May 2009 (News)
  Generally, drivers need to own a car that was registered at least a decade ago to take part in the programme. Paul Willcox, managing director of Nisan in the UK, commented: "In extending the £2,000 minimum trade-in against our British-built range to include eight to ten year old cars, Nissan has given the UK manufacturing industry a much-needed boost."
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  Who has the most expensive car insurance? 22 Jan 2010 (News)
  A Moneysupermarket.com survey has revealed who in Britain has the most expensive car insurance premiums. The poll suggests it is 17 to 21-year-olds in the G62 postcode area - East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. However, thirty-something men in Swindon (SN5) and Sheffield (S1) also scored highly.
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  16 Year Old Sarah Moore Awarded British Club Driver of the Year 10 Dec 2009 (News)
  Sixteen-year-old racing driver Sarah Moore was awarded the British Club Driver of the Year award at the Autosport Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, on 6 December 2009. Formula One Champion Jenson Button, World Rally Championship driver Mikko Hirvonen and British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington all received accolades at the event.