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  MG Rover Warranty at a 20% Discount 19 Apr 2005 (News)
  Following the demise of MG Rover, independent warranty company, Warranty Direct is offering MG Rover customers 20% off any new warranty policy purchased. The offer is applicable to cars under 5 years old. Last Wednesday, the administrators, PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC), wrote to MG Rover dealers confirming that they will no longer be able to meet the cost of repairs.
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  London to Brighton veteran run to mark 130 years of the car 7 Mar 2016 (News)
  This year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will celebrate 130 years of the car. The run – the world’s longest-running motoring event – will celebrate Karl Benz’s 130-year-old patent and the early days of German motoring when it takes place in November.
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  Preview: Carole Nash pub meets 12 Mar 2014 (News)
  The format of the events is you turn up in your classic car, or with your classic car owners club, and talk old cars. There will be guest speakers, and a series of pub quizes, whe you'll be able to pit yourself against some very knowledgeable enthusiasts. You'll also be able to take part in the Carole Nash Spark Plug Challenge.
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  Lewis Hamilton to meet budding drivers at Mercedes Driving Academy 2 Jul 2011 (News)
  The idea is to enhance an individuals learning experience by giving the ability to understand and find the best way of dealing with road scenarios and developing skills, rather than following a belief of one size fits all.  The Driving Academy believe in beginning driving tuition before 17 years old and getting as much practice as possible behind the wheel. This gives experience that has an important part to play in being a safe and responsible driver, but only when done in the correct way.  Because of this the Driving Academy offer ways to create and harness valuable experience – Pre Road and Parent & Partner sessions: Pre-Road sessions use the unique facilities at Mercedes-Benz World and are tailored for anyone over 15 years old.
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  E46 BMWs from £8,000 at Auction Today 27 Mar 2002 (News)
  A base spec 2000V 1.8 Comfort with 51k sold for £7,700 and a top spec 99V 2.0 Connoisseur auto in a nice light metallic blue with 76k sold for £7,900. Standard fleet fodder is going for buttons. How about a three year old 99S Rover 620Sli with a lowish 59k that sold for £2,825? Or a 98S Mondeo V6 with 56k for £3,700? Or, indeed, a 98S Daewoo Leganza 2.0SX with just 19k that bid to a mere £2,575? That’s the same sort of money you have to pay for a ten year old BMW 320i with 100,000 miles.
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  Toyota Corolla Most Reliable Used Car 27 Sep 2008 (News)
  Rearranging Warranty Direct's warranty claims figures for 4 - 8 year old cars, 1997 to 2004 Toyota Corollas come out top with just 2.38% on WD's books showing failures, and with an average warranty repair cost of £134.93. Toyota's Celica followed in reliability, though average repair costs were much higher, with Mazda's MX-5 third, Honda's CR-V fourth and Honda's S2000 sports car fifth, despite high average repair costs for the S2000.
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  Lex Warns of Increased Engine Failures 12 Nov 2002 (News)
  Talking to other contract hire companies they are also experiencing these types of problems,’ he added. Wiseman cites his own new BMW 318 company car as a good example as it used three litres of oil in just 3,000 miles. Fortunately the car’s low oil level indicator informed him that he needed to top up his oil. He recently signed a cheque for £7,000 to replace an engine on a car that was just four months old and had only a few thousand miles on the clock.
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  X3 Makes £39k at Top Car Today 12 Jul 2004 (News)
  Somewhat cheaper were a LHD 15,000 kilometre 03 reg BME Z4 2.5 manual, bid to £19,500, a 46k mile 99V Maserati 3200GT manual bid to £19,200, a 22k mile 2001Y Audi TT 180 quattro roadster sold for £16,800, and a 41k mile 94M Lincoln Town Car stretch limo bid to £5,000. Strangely, a SEAT Toledo V5, a Mitsubishi Carisma and an old 112k mile 97R BMW 318i were among some oddballs included in an ‘Executive’ section right in the middle of the Top Car sale, possibly for logistical reasons.
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  A Grand Monday: Volkswagen Polo 'Breadvan' 12 Dec 2016 (News)
  It's also had new wipers fitted, a new brake cylinder, new car mats and a new Lausanne CD33 blaupunkt radio and cd player. It also has a year's MoT. The vendor says, 'The car is in good used condition and has a small rust patch on the corner of the drivers door, with some lacquer peeling and paint spots on the passenger's side.  The tyres are all in good condition including the spare which also has the jack and tools with it.'
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  Spotted in the classifieds 5 May 2011 (News)
  Unless of course it goes wrong, and any 20-year-old car is going to have some problems lurking somewhere. It’s a gamble, this one, but for its nostalgic value alone it is certainly a worthy banger. Size does matter though, at least to some buyers.
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  Brightwells to Hold Classic Car Auction in Leominster 8 Nov 2014 (News)
  Classic Car Auctions come to the West Country on 26th November when Brightwells holds a 150 car sale at Leominster. Lots range from bits and pieces of a Lancia Aurelia to a stunning 1960 Facel Vega HK500. There is literally something for everyone: motorcycles, vintage cars, 1930s cars, barn finds and 50s, 60s and 70s 'classics', including thirteen Mercedes, twelve Triumphs, seven Porsches, seven Minis, eleven MGs (dating from 1928 to 2005), five Morris Minors, four Lancias, four Bentleys, three Jensens, three E-Types, two Allegros, two Maxis, two big Healeys, and the former exhibits of the Stondon Museum Brightwells is well known in the West Country for auctions of horses, property, antiques & fine arts, plant and machinery, land, livestock and for its regular 'Country Car' 4x4 auctions.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 25 Aug 2017 (News)
  smid=A3I7N084N63ZPF&pf_rd_p=09b069a8-218a-4e76-9314-860a796bd459&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=D8S3N2CESM8CXJVPZ7H7" target="_blank"> >> Click here to see the deal Save 10% on car hire with Enterprise Get 10% prepayment discount when you hire a car with Enterprise. The offer is available when you s elect any vehicle and use the pay now option. >> Click here to see the deal Get £2000 off a new car with Ford's scrappage scheme Save at least £2000 on a new Ford model when you trade-in your old pre-Euro6 petrol or diesel car.
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  A Grand Monday: 1988 Mazda 121 26 Jun 2015 (News)
  We love the fabulous ’80s-style striped upholstery found inside this 121. Perhaps more important to a potential buyer, however, is the fact that the car is MoT’d until July 2016 and is ready to be enjoyed as a show car or unusual daily user. The Mazda can be viewed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, by prior appointment with the vendor. Oh, and he tells us that only caring new homes will be considered!
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  Porsches in demand at Race Retro sale 26 Feb 2015 (News)
  While a trio of stunning Italian sports cars grabbed the pre-sale headlines, it was the cars from Stuttgart that consistently performed well on the day. A 964 Carrera 4, first registered in 1990, made £38,250 - £6250 over its top estimate.
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  Auction Values of BMW 1 Series Set To Drop 25 Feb 2010 (News)
  BMW has turned down a claim by the owner of a 2005 BMW 120D in which the ABS/DSC module failed, leaving the customer with a bill of £1,613 + fitting. This is around 20% of the value of the car. The reason for rejecting his claim to goodwill over the cost of this safety-related part is that the customer bought the car used from a car supersite and, though it had been serviced by BMW dealers and an 'Approved' BMW service specialist, BMW felt that the history of the car did not justify any goodwill at all towards the repair.
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  Auction Prices 'Over Book' 17 Jan 2001 (News)
  Auction prices for late plate ex-fleet cars were very high at BCA Blackbushe today, sometimes even exceeding book retail or more for some models. As before, the most wanted cars are German. £10,200 was paid for a 57,000 mile 97R BMW 318iS Coupe in silver with the unusual combination of sunroof and air-conditioning (mileage-adjusted trade book £9,700).
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  Tesco Cars stalls after just 12 months 4 Apr 2012 (News)
  The site claimed to advertise up to 3,000 cars every week with fresh stock added daily. Its range of cars, between six months and three-years-old, included MPVs, small hatchbacks and executive saloons. Servicing came from a nationwide network of more than 1,000 independent garages operating through an arrangement with National Service Network.  However, sources claim that the site was only selling 150 cars a month and began laying off staff over Christmas.
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  NEC ticket winners announced 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  Rehan Osman – Jaguar E-type from Browns Lane to Geneva, recreating Norman Dewis’ legendary drive before the car’s official launch at the show in 1961. Clive Sayer - a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS around Goodwood, Brands, Le Mans, Nordschleife and Spa Francorchamps and before returning via the Jabbeke highway.
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes W124 22 Sep 2014 (News)
  No rust. It’s ready for immediate use or with very little work would make a great show car.’ There are few minor points to consider. There are light cracks in the dashboard and some stonechips in the paint. But the worst bit is a non-matching paint repair around the rear aerial mount.
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  Rolls-Royce seeks apprentices 3 Dec 2013 (News)
  Rolls-Royce has announced that it is seeking 10 new apprentices to join its apprenticeship programme from August 2014. The programme was launched in 2006 to train 16-24-year-olds alongside craftspeople at the Goodwood factory. Apprentices get the opportunity to learn about leather, wood, paint, engineering and assembly. Those who wish to work with Rolls-Royce must go through a selection process which is designed to find the very best candidates.