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  BCA and Manheim auction reports for July 2010 11 Aug 2010 (News)
  BCA's latest Pulse report shows that demand for older, lower value dealer part-exchange cars is largely unchanged in July, but the fleet and lease sector has experienced more price pressure. In broad terms, however, the headline average used car value was relatively static in July, with overall volumes, model mix and demand levels similar to those seen in June.
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  Big Stuff at Blackbushe Today 23 Jan 2004 (News)
  I figure there may be a bit of levelling out taking place over the next few weeks, so while Monday’s Top Car sale will contain quite a few cars owned by traders taking a chance, if they don’t get some sort of return by the end of the day they could let their last cars go at a loss. And, of course, there will also be plenty of fresh cars in the sale, so well worth a visit.
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  More Credit Crunching Star deals from Motorpoint 27 Nov 2008 (News)
  Only 10,559 miles at £6,799 – a saving of £4,053 on new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Conditioning, CD Player, Central Locking, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Metallic Paint and Power Steering. 48.7 MPG (combined) Family Cars Vauxhall Vectra 1.8i VVT Design 5dr Manual. 08 Reg. Only 16,176 miles at £6,999 – a saving of £11,458 on new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, CD Player, Central Locking, Cruise Control, Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Metallic Paint and Power Steering. 39.2 MPG (combined) Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 5dr Manual. 07 Reg (old shape).
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  Cheap Cheapies At Auction Today 20 Feb 2008 (News)
  No reserve day today. The top of the range (but now 19 years old) Micra 1.2 GSX in the photo started at £10 and sold for £110. Still cheaper than the train fare home (if you live in Scotland). There was a 95M 318i on steels and with rusty rear arches for £225.
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  How to: Import a classic car 8 Apr 2014 (News)
  Peter McIlvenny Director of Cherished Cars for Carole Nash said: 'We do not treat imports differently to UK cars, the only concern we would have is perhaps relevant experience of driving a left-hand drive cars on UK roads, but this only really applies to high performance models.'
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  Mini to be auctioned for charity 31 Oct 2016 (News)
  Richard Morley, operations director at Lancaster Insurance comments 'One family from new, low mileage classics make excellent auction cars, and everybody loves a British Mini. We are delighted to be supporting Prostate Cancer UK with this initiative, whilst at the same time bringing a classic car back to its absolute prime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men with 47,000 men diagnosed every year in the UK.
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Sierra Mk1 7 Sep 2015 (News)
  Yet despite its humble underpinnings (live rear axle, rear-wheel-drive and Pinto engine), there’s no denying that the slippery Sierra was one of the cars that truly redefined the direction of car design. It was imitated by many and bettered by quite a few, but that doesn’t alter the fact it was the first mainstream car to properly step away from the traditional ‘three-box’ layout that had become the norm, and for that it sparked a design revolution.
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  A New Car for £10 a Week 24 Apr 2009 (News)
  Following the Chancellor's announcement in the budget, the government has confirmed that it will pay £1,000 towards the cost of a new car to anyone who trades in a vehicle that is ten years old or more by 31-7-2009. In turn, Kia will also contribute £1,000 and, if a customer is prepared to pay a £1,000 deposit on top, they can drive away in a new Kia Picanto for less than £40 a month - just £10 a week - thanks to The Kia Access finance package.
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  Cheapest Alloy XJ Yet At Auction Today 19 Oct 2005 (News)
  An 84k mile Y reg 1.8LX sold for £2,825 and a 100k mile Y reg 1.8 Zetec for £2,350. Neither had rust in the doors. Special 200 car LEX sale tomorrow, Thursday 20th as well as the usual Thursday LCV sale at BCA Blackbushe. Next Top Car Auction, plus sections from Black Horse Finance and Porsche Retail at BCA Blackbushe will be on Monday 24th October, with early 10.00am start.
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  Partial Clearout at Auction Today 15 Dec 2004 (News)
  http://www.auctionview.co.uk/source/av/login.asp" target="_blank">www.auctionview.co.uk 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. For sales at BCA Edinburgh, click here for full details: www.british-car-auctions.co.uk/main.asp?
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  Bags of Bargains at Blackbushe Today 23 Oct 2002 (News)
  Let me repeat that: £6,150 for an 18 month old Vectra in the best colour with the best (chain cam) engine. Fancy a soft-top sports car? It’s a good time to get one. They don’t come much sportier than a 60,000 mile 98S Mazda MX5 1.8 in a nice metallic blue with alloys.
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  Prices All Over The Place At Auction Today 11 Oct 2002 (News)
  When you get traders telling you that prices for the same car can vary by £1,000 one day to the next you know the market is on the edge of a cliff. On the one hand, traders are still buying to firm orders. On the other, cars are simply going to the highest bidder and vendors are glad to get them gone.
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  Scramble for Cars at Auction Today 24 Jul 2002 (News)
  Last week’s warning turned out to be about a week premature. And Blackbushe today was flooded with private punters anxious to buy a car either for the holidays or instead of them. So, while there were still plenty of cheapies, there were also more than a few bidding battles taking cars well above the money the trade was prepared to pay.
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  Curios: Modified London taxis 24 Jan 2014 (News)
  The conversion – handled by WN’s limousine-and-hearse division, Coleman Milne – involved rehanging the rear doors so that they were forward-hinged, and then adding a further pair of forward-hinged doors, as well installing an extra row of seats in the retrimmed rear compartment. The car gained some exposure ferrying special guests to and from the 1986 British Motor Show but no further examples were built, presumably due to the high costs involved in comparison to the production cars which Coleman Milne were used to converting.
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  Fantastic first year for Mercedes Driving Academy 24 Jun 2010 (News)
    William Porter, a 16 year old Pre-Road module student said: “Learning to drive responsibly is really important.  When I’m 17 I will be able to drive on the roads and use the skills I have already learnt so I can concentrate on my road sense and other drivers”.
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  DTV Vauxhall Firenza Magnum heads to auction 18 Feb 2016 (News)
  The interior boasts Sparco front seats, while the original instruments are supplemented by a Stack array. When the car returned to the racetrack in February 2006 for the Vintage Sports Car Club's Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone, it was issued with the same competitor number (56) that it had carried at Spa back in 1977.
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  SMMT issues a statement on Volkswagen emissions scandal 23 Sep 2015 (News)
  The industry body for car manufacturers - the SMMT - has issued a statement on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. In an effort to reassure car buyers that this is an isolated incident and limited to the American market, it has said: “The UK automotive industry understands the concerns consumers may have following the actions of one manufacturer in regard to emissions testing and the subsequent decision to recall a large number of its cars.
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  Second Preview Brightwells Classic Car Auction, Leominster, Wednesday 26th November 18 Nov 2014 (News)
  The speed was necessary in order to transport things like complex ice cream gateaux across the North Yorkshire Moors to a hotel at Robin Hood’s Bay before the cake melted, but the narrow width of the car was also very handy in Scarborough traffic where it would nip through motorcycle sized gaps. Unfortunately Brightwells car has the rather weedier 848cc A Series engine and needs some light recommissioning, part of which, may I suggest, could be a 1,275cc engine.
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  MGF Just £2,450 at Auction Today 18 May 2005 (News)
  Next Top Car sale is at Blackbushe on Monday 23rd May. For Top Car sales at Blackbushe, Measham, Brighouse, and Nottingham, phone 0845 702 3366 or link to www.bca-europe.com/prestige Remember, Top Car sales now include sections direct from Black Horse Finance, Bank of Scotland, Porsche retail and BMW Group.
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  Why 2019 could be the best time to buy a diesel 1 Feb 2019 (News)
  That's according to car buying comparison site Motorway.co.uk, which has monitored the prices of used petrol and diesel cars less than five years old. It discovered that the average price of a diesel car at the beginning of 2017 was £14,327, dropping to £13,605 by the end of the year - and £12,849 by the end of 2018.