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  Classic Cars Still Showing Investment Potential at Auction 9 Mar 2013 (News)
  .  A 1956 Triumph TR3a with hardtop and Minilight wheels made £23,350. An oddball, but attractive and practical 1981 Citroen H van reached the top end of its estimate scale at £8,750. And someone looking for a fun track-day car paid £12,750 for a 1999 Caterham 7 Superlight R that had failed its MoT on emissions.
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  Earls Court Motor Show set to star at Goodwood Revival once again 24 Aug 2011 (News)
  Expect to see gorgeous and influential models, such as the Jaguar E-type, Bentley Continental R-type, Citroen DS, plus various Maserati, Ferrari and Alfa-Romeo models. Goodwood’s historic links with Earls Court are strong.  The famous London Earls Court exhibition site was built on land once owned by the Duke of Richmond; the Earl in the name referring to the Earl of March, from whom the present 10th Duke of Richmond, and his son Lord March, are directly descended. 
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 20 Sep 2010 (News)
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 7 Sep 2010 (News)
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  The Honest John pick of the week's deals 23 Aug 2010 (News)
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  Buyers Turn a Profit on Scrappage 23 Jun 2009 (News)
  Glass’s, publisher of motor dealer ‘bible’ Glass’s Guide, says that for in-demand superminis such as the new Ford Fiesta, FIAT 500 and Citroen C1, a profit of up to £1,100 could be available if the consumer had received the full scrappage trade-in discount and then sold their new car privately after taking delivery. “The potential profit is greatest for those cars where the nearly-new value is currently high in relation to the list prices; notably small, affordable cars with low running costs,” explains Adrian Rushmore, Managing Editor at Glass’s.
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  They Know How to "Charge" 27 Apr 2009 (News)
  The Electric Car Corporation Plc (ECC) announces the launch of the UK’s first 4 seater, ‘all electric’ production car, which is available to buy today at the enormous price of £16,850. (Almost three times the price of a discounted Citroen C1.) The launch coincides with the Government’s announcement to support and subsidise electric car use and their commitment to make the UK ‘a world leader’ in producing and exporting electric cars.
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  Dealdrivers Latest Deals 5 Nov 2007 (News)
  Renault New Laguna hatch Dynamique Dci 130 £15,495, save £2,505 (Add metallic for £175) And, in alphabetical order: Audi A4 Cabriolet 2.0 TDI 140ps Sport £25,275, save £2,495 (Add metallic for £453) BMW 5dr 118d M-Sport £19,770 save £2,660 (Add metallic for £395) BMW 330i M Sport Coupe £31,445, save £3,095 Metallic included BMW 320d M Sport Coupe £28,095, save £2,715 (Add metallic for £495) BMW 535d SE Auto saloon £34,690, save £4,720 Metallic included Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.6 HDi 16v 110ps VTR+ £16,760 (Add metallic for £335) Ford Fiesta Style Climate 1.25 3dr £7,047, save £2,548 (Add metallic for £315) Ford Fiesta Zetec Climate 1.25 3dr £7,147, save £3,048 (Add metallic for £315) Ford Focus Style 1.8 125ps 5dr hatch £9,869, save £4,926 (Add metallic paint for £315) Ford Focus 1.8 125ps Zetec Climate 5dr hatch £10,069 save £5,476 (Add metallic for £315) Honda CR-V 2.0 VTEC ES £19,230 save £1,372 Metallic included Mazda 5 2.0 TS2 Diesel £15,605, save £1,365 (Add metallic for £325) Mercedes C 220 CDI Elegance saloon £24,322, save £1,963 (Add metallic for £580) Renault New Laguna hatch Dynamique Dci 130 £15,495, save £2,505 (Add metallic for £175) Renault Twingo Dynamique 1.2 A/Con £8,460 save £800 Metallic included Renault Clio 5dr Expression 1.5 dCi 86ps £9,085 save £3,285 Metallic included Renault Grand Scenic Dynamique S 1.9 dCi 130s 7sts £14,895 Metallic included Toyota Rav4 XT-R 4x4 2.2 D-4D £19,370 save £1,875 Metallic included Vauxhall Antara S 2.0 CDTi 16v £19,899 save £3,121 Metallic included VW Eos Sport 2.0 TDI £21,525 save £932 Add metallic for £350 VW Polo BlueMotion 1 Tdi 1.4 5sp 5dr £11,395, save £1,200 (Add metallic for £325) Volvo S40 SE 2.0 D (2008 m/yr) £16,985 save £2,310 (Add metallic for £460) These deals and many more at www.dealdrivers.co.uk
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  £7,792 Off Shoguns And Many More Deals 25 Apr 2006 (News)
  New Daihatsu Copen coupe cabriolet 2dr with delivery mileage £9,999 saving of £4,128. Has alloys, heated seats, leather pack and power hood. New Citroen C4 hatchback 1.6i 16v SX 5dr with delivery mileage £9,999 saving of £3,088. Has metallic paint. New Alfa Romeo GT coupe 2.0 JTS with delivery mileage £18,599 saving of £2,888.
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  Older Rovers Holding Up at Auction 15 Apr 2005 (News)
  A 63k mile 02 reg 320dSE sold for £9,925. Picassos were quite strong yet still good value in the Citroen section with a 12k mile 04 reg Desire II HDI selling for £8,500 and a pair of 13k mile 04 reg Desire II 1.6s selling for £7,000. Suggests that the extra £1,000 spent on the HDI in the first place was a good investment.
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  Alfa GT Coupe Makes £16,450 at Auction 21 Jan 2005 (News)
  Otherwise of interest, a rare new shape 18k mile 2001/51 Ford Maverick 2.0 litre manual sold for £8,500, a 92k mile 96N Jaguar XJ6 3.2 Executive made £3,800 and a 91k mile 98S Citroen XM 2.0iSX manual estate sold for a surprisingly strong £1,225. But if you wanted a lot of car for the money how about a metallic blue 42k mile 2001/51 180PS MG ZS. That one was knocked down for £5,000.
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  Notable ‘No Sales’ at Top Car Today 26 Apr 2004 (News)
  Other sellers included a 19k mile 2002/52 Range Rover 4.4V8 for £41,450; an independently imported 47k mile 2001X Porsche 996 Carrera convertible, reserved at £37,500 and sold for £38,700; an 18k mile 03 reg BMW M3 SMG convertible, reserved at £37,750 and sold for £37,850; a 21k mile 02 reg Toyota Landcruiser Amazon 4.2TD VX, sold for £30,000; a 65k mile 2002/51 Mercedes S500L, sold for £30,000; a 26k mile 2000W Mercedes S430L, sold for £22,750; a 57k mile 99T early W220 Mercedes S320, sold for £19,300; and a 60k mile 2000W Mercedes ML 270CDI Tipfunction auto, sold for £16,400. Bargains elsewhere in other halls? A 58k mile 02 reg Citroen Xsara 1.4LX had to be at £2,650, and a 100k mile 02 reg Picasso HDI SX was the cheapest I’ve ever seen, selling for £3,825. As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit

  Busy Auction at Blackbushe Today 3 Dec 2003 (News)
  Some surprising cars were way behind book, such as a 39k mile 2001X facelift Mercedes SLK 200K auto in silver, sold for £15,300, a 20k mile 52 reg B6 Audi A4 2.4 Avant Sport, sold for £14,700 (apparently they’re a bit juicy), and a new shape 19k mile 2001/51 Lotus Elise, gone for £14,950. Buy into the mileagy stuff and you could do even better. An 87k mile 2002/52 Citroen C5 HPI sold for £4,100, a 93k mile 2000W BMW 520iSE auto sold for £8,000, a 121k mile 2000W Peugeot 406 2.0HDI 110 GTX sold for £3,100, and an unmarked but 92k mile 2001/51 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec sold for £5,000.
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  Some Ups, Some Downs at Auction Today 8 Oct 2003 (News)
  And if you’d bought the car you wanted you could have saved £2,000 on dealer prices. Upcoming sales a can tell you about are Citroen on Monday 13th October, which is mainly cheap and cheap to insure Saxos. There’s another special BMW sale at Brighouse on Monday 13th and at Blackbushe on Monday 20th. And generally you’ll see a big choice of ex-fleet and part exchanged cars every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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  Corsas Cheap as Chips At Auction Today 18 Oct 2002 (News)
  But surprise of the day had to be a 33k 2000V Honda HRV two wheel drive base model with a cracked windscreen that started at £5,500 then went on to sell for all of £7,000. Monday at Blackbushe has Citroen UK, Bank of Scotland and Lex Leasing fleet sales, plus part-exchanges from Inchcape, New Way Nissan, Fox Garage, Reg Vardy, Hartwells and Pendragon. For information of upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk Full list of auction centres throughout the country at www.honestjohn.co.uk (go back to the home-page and click on auction directory).
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  Plenty of Cheap Cars at Auction Today 4 Sep 2002 (News)
  ‘No sales’ included a 30,000 mile 2000W new shape Volvo V70 140bhp manual estate with a/c bid to £11,000; a magnificent 89,000 mile 97P BMW 740i 4.4 bid to a mere £8,700; a 14,000 mile 2001/51 Citroen Xsara 1.4LX with alloys bid to £5,400; and a 134,000 mile 93L Volvo 960 3.0 24v estate bid to just £700. Roll on Friday. For information of upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk Full list of auction centres throughout the country at www.honestjohn.co.uk (go back to the home-page and click on auction directory).
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  Bags of Variety at Auction Today 6 Mar 2002 (News)
  And a filthy 78,000 mile 96P Golf VR6 smelling of steam and head gasket problems sold for £5,950. On to the more sober stuff and the first Citroen C5 I've seen at auction was a 13,000 mile 2001Y LX HDI 110 in silver. It sold for £9,850. The Golf V5 estate is a car I've never seen before in the UK, never mind at auction. It's so rare it isn’t even booked and I was asked to price one, but couldn't, just last week.
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  New KIA Shuma II, from just £8,995 25 Feb 2002 (News)
  KIA has relaunched its Shuma 5-door hatchback as the new look Shuma II with a new interior and with prices from just £8,995 (the same as Citroen's current price for the Xsara 1.4LX with a/c). The size of the cars is similar to that of the Mitsubishi Carisma, Skoda Octavia and old Vauxhall Vectra, so it's longer than a Focus, but smaller than a Mondeo.
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  Big Day at Blackbushe 19 Mar 2001 (News)
  To my mind, bargains of the day were a repossessed but very smart 26,000 mile 98S Jaguar XJR8 Supercharged which sold for £23,500; and four 10,000 mile 2000V Citroen Xantia 1.8iLXs which sold for between £5,200 and £5,275. There will be fleet and general sales at BCA Blackbushe on Wednesday and Friday and next Monday 26th March sees a Classic Car Sale with plenty of interesting entries (special phone line: 01252 877317; special website www.classic-car-auction.co.uk ) To subscribe to BCA Auctionview, giving composite prices achieved and details of cars in upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk Another upcoming classic sale is H&H at Pavilion Gardens, Buxton on 11th April.
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  Todays Auction Ups and Downs 24 Jan 2001 (News)
  A trio of 99Vs with 15,000 to 19,000 miles sold for between £9,800 and £10,100. The other way to buy seven seats on the day was to go for a 99V Citroen Synergie 1.9TD SX, two of which with 15,000 and 28,000 miles sold for £10,900 and £11,850. If you were after a sports car you could have gone for a repossessed 26,000 mile 97R Toyota MR2 2.0 litre which bid to £8,975; a 63,000 mile repo 96P BMW M3 Evo which bid to £15,450; an unwarranted 21,000 mile repo 96N Porsche 993 3.6 Carrera 4 which bid to £33,900; or an unwarranted 33,000 mile repo 96N Lotus Esprit 2.2 S4S which sold for £17,700.