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  Astra Coupe Convertible for Summer 2001 13 Feb 2001 (News)
  Vauxhall has announced that its new Astra Coupe Convertible will go on sale in the summer powered by Ecotec engines giving 125 - 147bhp. All engines conform with 2005 Euro 4 emissions standards and the 147bhp gives the car a top speed of 135mph. The spec will include a push-button electric hood with remote control, glass heater rear screen, full seating for four, a big boot of 330 litres, fold down rear seats with ski slot, ABS, traction control and optional electronic stability control (from autumn).
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  New Citröen Xsara 15 Oct 2000 (News)
  Citröen gave us a drive of the new Xsara, the main features of which are revised sheetmetal from the bulkhead forward, wider track and two new engines: a 110bhp 1.6 and a 137bhp 2.0 litre, both offered in coupe, 5-door or estate car bodyshells. The 1.6SX is likely to be the best seller at £11,995 after Citröen's £1,000 cashback and gives the family man the chance of a fun drive with fine handling and roadholding.
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  Tax Break Bargains at Auction Today 31 Oct 2007 (News)
  Someone bid £1,500 for a 104k-mile 99S VVC, and quite a nice 59k mile 97R plain 1.8 sold for £1,675. There were plenty of other cheap cars at all levels. Change-of-reg part exchanges seem to have filtered through late this year because too many new cars were chasing too few buyers, and buyers held out until October for better deals. A 59k mile 2002/52 BMW 318i 2.0 convertible was £1,500 under mileage-adjusted book, selling at £10,175.
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  Auction Prices Softer Today 30 Mar 2007 (News)
  Monday 30th April 10.00am start Lex, Inchcape Prestige, Lombard, Porsche Retail p/x, Mercedes Benz p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Fleet Direct, Franchised Dealer p/x, Evans Halshaw p/x, Hartwells p/x, Pendragon p/x 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 www.auctionview.co.uk 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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  Aftermarket Stop Start improves economy up to 25% 12 Sep 2010 (News)
  CPT is also involved in hybrid and electric vehicle developments, but in the short term sees stop-start as the most likely near term technology to enter the automotive mainstream and anticipates it becoming a standard fitment on virtually all vehicles, especially for tackling congested urban environments where the fuel and CO 2 benefits can be significant.  Stop-start technology currently accounts for less than 5 per cent of new car sales, but will increasingly be offered by car makers until a 90 per cent standard fit, says the CO 2 reduction specialist. CPT is an up-and-coming high tech company specialised in developing cost-effective fuel and CO 2 reduction measures for the global automotive industry.
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  Used Prices Still Reluctant to Slip at Auction 16 Oct 2009 (News)
  Obviously the fleets are still resisting lowering reserves. And, for whatever reason, we are seeing some very desirable nearly new cars at auction.   But generally prices are still holding despite an uneasy feeling among dealers that they have to drop soon at what is, traditionally, the low point of the year.
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  Cheap Ferrari at Auction today 27 Nov 2007 (News)
  Friday 30th November 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, LTSB Autolease, Motability , Lex, Vauxhall Leasing, Masterlease, Hitachi Capital, General Section, Inchcape p/x, Charters p/x, Private Sure Sell. 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 www.auctionview.co.uk 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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  Some cheap, some dear at auction today 26 Oct 2007 (News)
  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 www.auctionview.co.uk 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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  Auction Report Double Bill – eBay 8th May 2005 11 May 2005 (News)
  eBay comes up with some oddities occasionally. When Volvo tried to shed its dowdy image in the early 90s it went touring car racing with the then-new 850 T5 estate. This car caused a stir which was heightened by Clarkson driving it through a quarry with bonfires everywhere. A very well cared version of the cream yellow T5R estate was sold for a lot of money on the bank holiday.
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  Auction Results: Barons 9 Oct 2019 (News)
  A 1965 Series 1 Jaguar E-type FHC was first past the finishing post at Barons’ Jaguar Heritage, Classic & Sports Car sale. The E-type, which has been the subject of a £60,000 restoration, sold for £71,500 at Sandown Park race course on Friday, September 20. The E-type was followed by a 1968 Mercedes-Benz W113 290SL Pagoda, an original UK RHD car, which achieved £66,000.
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  Nick Smith MP Battles the Private Parking Scamdal 16 Apr 2014 (News)
  Nick Smith MP says the business model of some operators is based on motorists ‘making mistakes’ so they can be fleeced for an alleged breach of car park ‘rules’. These include machines requiring the driver to key in his registration accurately, ticket dispensing machines that fail to dispense tickets, and installing payment machines in places that force drivers to park in order to use them, even if no parking spaces are left.
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  Audi dominates Goodwood with colossal stand 1 Jul 2011 (News)
  Meanwhile,Audi Tradition will also look to the past with two 1930s Auto Union “Silver Arrow” Grand Prix cars which will be piloted by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and Audi’s 1990 German Touring Car Champion Hans-Joachim Stuck. DKW, one of the four brands which joined forces to form the Auto Union marque which eventually gave rise to Audi, will also be represented by two pre-war motorcycles: a DKW SS 250 (1937) and a DKW SS 350 (1939).
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  Dragstalgia at Santa Pod. Proof that they don't make 'em like they used to. 8 Mar 2011 (News)
  The epically powerful Fireforce Jet funny car of Martin Hill will also be plying its300 mph trade all weekend, providing a true visual and aural thrill for true petrolheads (or should that be jetheads?). There's also a swapmeet area, live eveningentertainment and full catering and licensed bar facilities all weekend.
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  1933 MG J2 Star of Barons 8th February Auction 11 Feb 2011 (News)
    Full results of the February 8 th sale appear below. Barons’ next sale at Sandown Park is its Classic, Collectors and Sports Cars auction, on March 15 th . Early entries include a stunning Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible with just two owners and 24,000 miles on the clock, an immaculate, totally restored 1968 Sunbeam Alpine MkV, and a charming Wolseley 4-44 Saloon originally destined for the February sale but consigned instead to March.
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  Smart ForTwo Diesel and Petrol Congestion Charge Exempt 29 Nov 2010 (News)
  Another review will be made in 2012 as to whether Transport for London wishes to lower the threshold even further due to the likelihood of increased electric vehicle production, such as the forthcoming, zero-emission smart electric drive.  Other cars congestion charge exempt from 4th January include:-   Petrol engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt: FIAT 500 TwinAir 95g/km Honda Insight 80g/km  Hyundai i10 1.0 3-cylinder Lexus CT200h 96g/km Nissan Micra K13 Supercharged Toyota IQ 1.0 5-spd manual 99g/km  Toyota Auris hybrid Toyota Prius III   Diesel engined cars emitting less than 100g/km CO2 Congestion Tax and VED Exempt:  SEAT Ibiza 1.6 Ecomotive 89g/km Renault Twingo 1.5 eco2 (from early 2011) 90g/km Renault Clio 1.5 eco2 (from February 2010) 98g/km  Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 3-dr (from January 2010) 98g/km  Ford Focus ECOnetic 1.6 with stop/start 99g/km (from January 2010)  Volvo C30 1.6 DRIVe 99g/km (from October 2009 production) MINI One D 2011 model diesel MINI Cooper D 2011 model diesel Citroen C3 Airdream + 99g/km Citroen DS3 DStyle 99g/km Peugeot 207 1.6HDI Economique 99g/km SEAT Leon Ecomotive 1.6 diesel 99g/km from October 2009  Peugeot 207 Economique 1.6HDI 90 99g/km  from October 2009 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 99g/km Hyundai i20 blue 1.4 75PS 6-speed 99g/km from 2009)  VW Golf Mk V1 1.6TDI Bluemotion 99g/km  from mid 2009  Ford Fiesta 1.6 ECOnetic 5-speed manual 99g/km SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive 5-speed manual 99g/km  Vauxhall Corsa Ecoflex VW Polo Bluemotion 1 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Polo Bluemotion (all 2008 models) 5-spd manual 99g/km  VW Golf VI Bluemotion 99g/km Volvo C30 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010 Volvo S40 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010 Volvo V50 DRIVe 99G/KM FROM 16-11-2010    
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  FREE MOTOR SHOW 8th-14th JUNE 30 May 2009 (News)
  For 2009, the 14th annual Canary Wharf London Motorexpo, show exhibitors cover the full range of the automotive spectrum with luxury brands including Aston Martin, Bentley and Porsche displaying alongside the heavyweight German brands of BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Amongst the wide range of cars and motorbikes on display, a total of 13 new vehicles will make their UK debut. This list includes: Aprilia RSV4 Factory two new Aston Martins in the form of the V12 Vantage and DBS Volante Jaguar’s all-new XFR and XKR New Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
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  KIA's Pimped PX Auction Raises Money For Red Nose Day 10 Mar 2009 (News)
  As part of their relationship with Red Nose Day, Kia is encouraging each and every one of their customers to ‘show their nose' by asking them to buy a Car Nose from their local Sainsbury's or at www.rednoseday.com . All they have to do then is pop it on their Kia and upload a picture of their car wearing it to Kia's special website dedicated to Red Nose Day - www.kia.co.uk/rednoseday .
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  V5s Alive at Auction Today 5 Feb 2003 (News)
  Amazing how many V5s have suddenly come out of the woodwork and filing cabinets. And how fleets and finance companies now make strenuous efforts to ensure their cars come to the block with them. But you do have to keep your ears flapped forwards to hear the auctioneer’s description to make sure. The very neat and tidy 74k mile 97P BMW 840 CI 4.4 Sport in the photo didn’t.
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  Business as Usual at Auction 5 Jun 2002 (News)
  For more information about the sale, phone 01252 877317 or visit www.classic-car-auction.co.uk
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  Auction Prices Continue to Rise 7 Dec 2001 (News)
  It was then owned for many years by Dr Alan Sutton who sold it at Christies on 4th December. The next important classic car auction is Coys True Greats to be held at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 on Monday. Viewing is on Sunday 9th December 12.00 noon to 5.00pm and Monday 10th December 10.00am to 6.30pm; Sale itself 6.30pm Monday 10th December.