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  Why we should be backwards in looking forwards 2 Aug 2017 (News)
  To be seen to be looking back was to be seen as not progressive. Some, one notable example being Citroen, would baulk at mention of their past glories. The 2CV may have been a car that mobilised a nation, but it was also an old-fashioned tin umbrella with very little in the way of technical innovation, and that made it unfashionable.
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  Comment: Has the recession wiped out some future classics? 21 Mar 2016 (News)
  In recent weeks, we’ve seen once ubiquitous cars start to rise from the under-a-grand ‘bit of fun’ category to being worth a reasonable amount of cash. Three grand for a Ford Orion Ghia, for example, or Citroen XM Exclusive that reached the heady heights of £4,850 on eBay, and it wasn’t even a low mileage example. Indeed, I was offered £3,000 for my 1995 Rover 800 Vitesse just the other day, and it must be worth that much at least, because I said no.
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  New Vehicles and New Ideas at Mobility Roadshow 7 Jun 2012 (News)
  GM Coachwork is showcasing its new compact DUO drive-from-wheelchair vehicle based on the Citroen Berlingo. Brotherwoods' new wheelchair-accessible Volkswagen Sharan Super 5B will be on the test track for the first time. Adapted motorhomes also feature and the Belford Transfer Lift is a new invention, which allows wheelchair users to access a motor home or caravan without the need for extensive coachwork modification or costly  custom build.
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  What was the best-selling car in February? 4 Mar 2010 (News)
    February 2010 Top Ten  1 Ford Fiesta 3,236 2 Ford Focus 3,035 3 Volkswagen Golf 2,586 4 Vauxhall Astra 2,524 5 Vauxhall Corsa 2,391 6 Hyundai i10 1,938 7 VW Polo 1,900 8 BMW 3 Series 1,599 9 Kia Picanto 1,573 10 Peugeot 207 1,422   Sales figures in full MARQUE Feb 2010 2010 to date Abarth 33 101 Alfa Romeo 224 598 Aston Martin 27 79 Audi 2,957 10,849 Bentley 26 107 BMW 3,141 8,359 Cadillac 3 6 Chevrolet 500 1,612 Chrysler 22 140 Citroen 2,701 7,650 Corvette 0 0 Daihatsu 27 49 Daimler 0 0 Dodge 30 51 Fiat 1,752 5,724 Ford 9,915 32,043 Honda 1,663 5,994 Hummer 0 0 Hyundai 3,007 10,279 Infiniti 1 13 Jaguar 266 1,307 Jeep 89 259 Kia 3,366 8,396 Land Rover 804 3,322 Lexus 91 735 Lotus 18 44 Mazda 1,587 4,449 Mercedes-Benz 1,923 6,094 MG 8 30 MINI 973 3,108 Mitsubishi 396 938 Nissan 2,098 7,851 Opel 0 0 Perodua 29 86 Peugeot 3,533 11,912 Porsche 106 566 Proton 50 117 Renault 3,559 9,402 Saab 84 212 SEAT 904 3,196 Skoda 1,574 4,428 smart 336 760 Ssangyong 18 31 Subaru 69 287 Suzuki 778 1,839 Toyota 3,439 10,785 Vauxhall 7,950 23,953 Volkswagen 7,132 22,099 Volvo 1,378 4,024 Other British 64 161 Other Imports 35 120 Total 68,686 214,165
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  MOTORPOINT STAR DEALS OF THE WEEK 17 Apr 2009 (News)
  Only 11,080 miles at £11,799 – a saving of £6,915 on list price when new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Bags, Air Conditioning, CD Player, Central Locking, Cruise Control, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Metallic Paint, Power Steering and Traction Control. 48.7 MPG (combined) People Carriers Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.6 HDi 16v VTR Plus 5dr EGS. 08 Reg. Only 13,477 miles at £11,599 – a saving of £7,878 on list price when new* This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Bags, Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Central Locking, Cruise Control, CD Player, Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Metallic Paint, Power Steering and Traction Control. 53.3 MPG (combined) Estate Cars Volvo V50 2.0D SE estate Manual. 57 Reg.
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  Huge Expansion in Live Online Auctions 4 Mar 2009 (News)
  Vendor customers regularly using Live Online include manufacturers such as Ford, BMW, Vauxhall, Citroen, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen, alongside LeasePlan, ING, Lex and Motability from the fleet & lease sector. BCA also utilises Live Online in the dealer sector on behalf of sellers including Inchcape Retail, Snows Motor Group, Sytner and Jardine.
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  Two Cheap Cadillacs at Auction Today 21 Nov 2005 (News)
  Remaining Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in November Tuesday 22nd Peugeot Closed Sale (Not open to the public) Wednesday 23rd Fleet & Finance, Alphabet, Lex Vehicle Leasing, General section, Jardine p/x, Snows p/x, Trident, Black Horse Motor Finance, Leaseplan, Citroen. Thursday 24th Light Commercials 10.00am start. Royal Mail, Northgate Lloyds, Lex. Friday 25rd Fleet & Finance section, Bank of Scotland, Hitachi Capital, LTSB Autolease, Motability, Inchcape p/x, Peugeot Monday 28th Top Car Auction 11.00am Black Horse Motor Finance, Porsche Retail p/x, Fleet & Finance, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Reg Vardy p/x, Hartwell p/x, Pendragon p/x, West London Nissan p/x, Motability.
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  2,000 Mile Crossfire Just £16,200 at Auction Today 23 Sep 2005 (News)
  Upcoming Sales:- Monday 26th Top Car Auction 11.00am Black Horse Motor Finance, Porsche Retail p/x, Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Franchised Dealer p/x, Inchcape no reserve p/x, Reg Vardy p/x, Hartwell p/x, Pendragon p/x, West London Nissan p/x Wednesday 28th Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Alphabet, Lex Vehicle Leasing, ING Car Leasing, Citroen, Leaseplan, General section, Jardine p/x, Ridgeway Group p/x, Sytner p/x Snows p/x, Whites p/x, Inchcape p/x, Black Horse. Thursday 29th Light Commercials 10.00am start. Dagenham Motors, Northgate, Royal Mail, Lloyds TSB.
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  Rover 75 CDTIs Sensible Money at Auction Today 26 Aug 2005 (News)
  While an 80k mile 02 BMW 320CI 2.2 with leather shot past its reserve of £9,750 to sell for £10,400 and a 28k mile 02 reg MINI Cooper S was also dear at £11.650. Probably best buy of the day was a 7k mile 2004/54 reg Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.9D, which sold for £5,850. Coming up:- Monday 29th (Bank Holiday) Fleet & Finance, Lex Vehicle Leasing, Porsche Retail p/xs, Franchised Dealer p/xs, Inchcape no reserve p/xs, West London Nissan p/xs, Reg Vardy p/xs, Hartwell p/xs, Pendragon p/xs.
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  Rovers Recover Slightly at Auction 20 May 2005 (News)
  Also good value today (in no particular order), a 103k mile Y reg Focus 1.8 Ghia 4-door sold for £2,000, a 79k mile 2001/51 Mercedes V220CDI Avantgarde Estate sold for £9,400, a 107k mile 2000X BMW 320d SE Touring sold for £5,600, a 39k mile 2000V Citroen Berlingo Multispace diesel sold for £2,500, and an 11k mile 03 reg FIAT Doblo 1.9 JTD ELX kombi in a fetching shade of ‘Brazilian Yellow’ (yes, really) sold for £5,600. A 15k mile 2003/52 MINI One with a/c, 15” alloys, rev counter, and CD player sold for £9,400, making a 12k mile 03 reg MINI Cooper with a/c, 17” alloys, CD autochanger and half leather which sold for £9,800 look rather better value.
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  Private Buyers Bonanza at BCA Blackbushe 24 Dec 2004 (News)
  An 11k mile 03 reg Toyota Yaris 1.0 Colour Collection began at £4,000 and went for £4,800. Yet there were some bargains. In contrast to the 71k mile 97R Citroen Saxo 1.1SX sold on Wednesday for £1,025, a sister car 78k mile 97R SAXO 1.1SX at no reserve sold today for £775; a decent enough 101k mile 96P Escort 1.6 Ghia was sensible money at £825; while a 115k mile 94M Mondeo 1.6LX estate was less than half the money of Monday’s 112k 96N 2.0LX estate, selling for a straight £250.
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  Plenty of Auction Action Today 22 Dec 2004 (News)
  Some part-exchanges were being let go for very little: an 81k mile 99T Subaru Legacy 2.0GL Classic estate (ideal for next week’s snow) sold for £2,600; an 81k mile 98S SAAB 9-3 2.0S sold for £2,225 and someone’s daughter or son will probably be very happy with a 71k mile 97R Citroen Saxo 1.1SX bought by dad for £1,025. A 19k mile 2002/52 Nissan Terrano II SVE 7 seater with the rare 3.0DI engine sold for a sensible £13,500, and even came complete with a loadliner.
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  Plenty of Cheap Cars at Auction Today 24 Sep 2003 (News)
  Top bid for the 116k mile 94L MX6 in the photo was a mere £975. A pair of K and L reg Citroen ZX TDs with 139k to 145k bid to £175 and £275. A 121k mile 96M Audi A6 2.0 bid t0 £700. A 139k mile 96N new-shape Rover 214Si started at £100 and stopped at £725. An unwarranted mileage 94M BMW 316iSE was a mere £1,375.
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  Surprisingly Dear at Auction Today 29 Aug 2003 (News)
  And what should have been a cheap 88k mile 2000X BMW 318CI coupe wasn’t when it romped up to £10,300. The right Citroens, too, were in the money. Among a selection of Picassos, a 42k mile 2000W 1.6SX bid to £5,225; a 28k 2001Y 1.6LX bid to £5,900; an 11k mile 2001Y 1.6SX bid to £6,500 and a 15k mile 2002/52 1.6LX bid to £6,525.
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  Rover 75 Diesel for £6,075 at Auction Today 28 Aug 2002 (News)
  And the legacy of Quentin Willson lived on in the £3,500 paid for a none too presentable 112,000 mile 94M BMW 325iSE. Probably the best bargains of the day were a 100,000 mile 99V Citroen Xantia 2.0 HDI 90 LX in a nice metallic blue, sold for £2,800. And a spotless yet 169,000 mile 1990G LPG converted Range Rover 3.9i Vogue SE auto that sold for just £1,450. Auction action is likely to intensify over the next few weeks and though prices will inevitably drop as we get into October and November, so will the quality of cars coming through.
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  New Vauxhall/Opel Flagship From Summer 21 Aug 2002 (News)
  The Interactive Driving System (IDS) debuted in the Vectra II is duplicated in Signum, and there are additional features like Adaptive Forward Lighting with bi-xenon headlamps, the steering-linked headlamp system that lights up bends in the road like the Citroen DS and SM, and an orthopaedic and air-conditioned driving seat that can be adjusted eight ways. More at www.vauxhall.co.uk
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  Auction Prices Continue to Rise 7 Dec 2001 (News)
  The bargain basement included an 82,000 mile 97R Escort 1.6LX sold for £2,250, a 111,000 mile 97R Astra 1.7LSTD sold for £2,025, a 70,000 mile 97R Mondeo Si V6 bid to £2,775, a 122,000 mile 97P Audi A4 1.6SE sold for £3,300, a 97,000 mile 97R Peugeot 406 1.8LX bid to £1,950, an 89,000 mile 97R Merc C200 Elegance auto bid to £7,700, a 118,000 mile 99S Merc C200 Classic manual with a/c sold for £6,500, a 67,000 mile 97R MGF VVC sold for £6,900, a 96,000 mile 98R BMW 528iSE bid to £7,675 and the 98,000 mile 98R BMW 318Ti Compact automatic with s/r and a/c previously seen last week which finally sold for £5,600. But the sensible mileage stuff was on fire. Two year old Citroen Saxo 1.1s were being snapped up for £3,500. A two year old base model Punto with 17,000 miles and in white went for £3,225. Stick a three-pointed star on and the difference was even more marked.
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  Plenty of Confidence at Auction Today 21 Sep 2001 (News)
  There will be a special sale of 75 V to Y reg ex-rental cars at BCA Blackbushe on Monday 24th September. Entries include a good choice of Alfa 156s, Ford Focuses, new shape Mondeos, Citroen Xsaras, Ford Fiestas, Nissan Micras and many more. To subscribe to BCA Auctionview, giving composite prices achieved and details of cars in 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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  New Shape Mondeo Down to £4,500 at Auction Today 27 Aug 2010 (News)
    Audi A3 Sportback 2.0TDI 140 S-tronic, 2007/56, 78k miles £7,050s Audi A4 2.0TDI 140 SE, 07 reg, 89k miles £8,000s Audi A6 2.7 V6TDI quattro SE auto, 07 reg, 68k miles £9,000s Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 Desire, 07 reg, 23k miles £3,750s Citroen C4 1.6HDI 92 LX 5-dr, 07 reg, 58k miles £4,400s FIAT Grande Punto 1.2 Active 3-dr, 2007/57, 21k miles £3,300s FIAT Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic 5-dr, 2007/57, 21k miles £3,450s Ford Fiesta 1.6TDCI Zetec S 3-dr, 09 reg, 26k miles £8,800s Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec estate, 06 reg, 116k miles £2,700s Ford Focus 1.6 TiVCT 115 Titanium, 06 reg, 96k miles £3,200s Ford Mondeo 2.2TDCI 155 Ghia, 06 reg, 114k miles £2,800s Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCI 100 Edge 5-dr, 07 reg, 95k miles £4,500s Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCI 125 Edge estate, 07 reg, 96k miles £5,350s Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI 140 Zetec estate, 08 reg, 24k miles £11,000s Ford S-Max 2.0TDCI Titanium, 07 reg, 109k miles £8,250s Honda Civic 2.2iCDTI SE, 2009/58, 12k miles £9,600s Honda Accord 2.0iVTEC Type S aut, sat, 07 reg, 42k miles £7,800s Jaguar X-Type 2.2D S estate, 06 reg, 87k miles £5,450s Jaguar XF 3.0D V6 240 Luxury 09 reg, 40k miles £23,300s KIA Sportage 2.0CRDI 138 XS 4WD, 2009/59, 12k miles £12,750s LandRover Disco 3 2.7TDV6 auto, lthr, 07 reg, 43k miles £15,400s LandRover Disco 3 2.7TDV6 auto HSE, 07 reg, 48k miles £23,300s Mazda6 2.0D 140 TS2 4-dr, 2008/58, 96k miles £7,350s Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 CZ1 3-dr, 2008/57, 30k miles £2,550s Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6 HSE, 2007/57, 22k miles £27,800s Renault Grand Scenic 1.5DCI, 08 reg, 92k miles £5,000s SAAB 9-3 2.0 Vector convertible, 07 reg, 37k miles £8,400s SEAT Altea 1.9TDI Reference, 07 reg, 92k miles £3,600s Toyota Yaris 1.0VVT-I T2 3-dr, 2008/58, 28k miles £4,000s Toyota Prius T4, 07 reg, 48k miles £6,600s Toyota Avensis 2.2 D-4D T4 5-dr, sat, 06 reg, 72k miles £4,200s Toyota RAV-4 2.2 D-4D XT-R, 2007/57, 87k miles £8,000s Vauxhall Astra 1.6VVT 115 Club, 07 reg, 45k miles £4,050s Vauxhall Vectra 1.9CDTI 120 L, 07 reg, 125k miles £2,900s Vauxhall Vectra 1.9CDTI 120 S, sat, 07 reg, 79k miles £4,600s Vauxhall Antara 2.0CDTI S, 08 reg, 14k miles £11,850s VW Golf 1.9TDI Sport 3-dr, 06 reg, 71k miles £6,150s VW Jetta 1.9TDI PD SE, 06 reg, 64k miles £4,850s VW Passat 1.9TDI 105 estate, 06 reg, 79k miles £4,900s Volvo V50 2.0D SE Sport, 07 reg, 93k miles £7,000s   To view the full new Lex Autolease sales programme click on 

  Auction Prices A Bit Unsure Today 14 Jan 2008 (News)
  Thursday 17th January 10.00am start Light Commercials from XBG, Citroen, Fleet Direct, Northgate. Friday 18th January 10.00am start Fleet & Finance, LTSB Autolease, Motability , Lex, Charters p/x, British Telecom Fleet, Vauxhall Leasing, Masterlease, Hitachi Capital, General Section, Inchcape p/x, Private Sure Sell.