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  UK's favourite driving songs revealed 23 May 2008 (News)
  Drivers taking to the road this bank holiday are more likely to have classic 1970s and 1980s pop and rock anthems blaring from their speakers than modern hits, according to a new survey from elephant.co.uk. The car insurance provider found that while contemporary rock anthem Mr Brightside by the Killers was voted Britain's favourite driving song, oldies such as Bonnie Tyler's Holding Out For A Hero and Phil Collins's In The Air Tonight dominated the rest of the top ten.
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  Increased profit growth reported by VW 2 May 2008 (News)
  The company has commented that it shifted approximately 1.57 million units over the period, adding that this represents a seven per cent hike over the previous year. Car buyers looks to pick up an Audi may be interested to know that the brand performed particularly well, the firm added, with €113 (£88 million) in growth recorded, which includes the money made by the Lamborghini subsidiary.
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  Speed camera fines top £4m in Sussex 29 Apr 2008 (News)
  This could be an unwelcome cost in addition to expensive road tax and car insurance prices. According to MP for East Worthing and Shoreham Tim Loughton, speed cameras generate revenue more than they save lives. He said: "While we need to do much more to cut down on serious accidents, there are many more ways of doing that rather than just relying on the blunt instrument of a speed camera.
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  Up to £2,120 Off New 08 Chevrolets 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  The biggest saving of the lot is £2,120 against the Lacetti 1.6SX, making the Top Gear Reasonably Priced Car, complete with air con, remote locking, a CD player and electric windows all-round evern more reasonable at just £8,995. (The list price for this model is £11,115.) But hurry – the offers won’t be repeated, and apply only to vehicles ordered before March 31st.
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  BMW Z4 gets a green make-over 24 Aug 2007 (News)
  The company has announced plans to move production of the next generation Z4 roadster from its manufacturing plant in Spartanburg to Regensburg, allowing the former to focus on building high-volume, better selling sport cars.
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  Brits prepared to pay for points 22 Aug 2007 (News)
  One in four motorists would be prepared to pay someone else to take their penalty points in order to avoid large rises in premiums and losing their licence, according to new research. Car insurance search engine Confused.com claim that drivers expect to pay on average £100 per penalty point to offload them on to another licence, with one quarter of those prepared to be point recipients claiming they would charge up to £500 per point.
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  Pre-Launch Discouints on New 207 Coupe Cabrio 8 Feb 2007 (News)
  www.drivethedeal.com has some excellent deals on the brand new Peugeot 207 Coupe Cabriolet model. The cars are all supplied by UK main dealers, including one year's VED ('Road Tax') and free delivery to your door. There are savings of 10% off the manufacturer's list prices, with the range starting from £13382 for the 1.6 Sport model.
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  £15,000 Off New Mercedes! 13 Oct 2006 (News)
  Mercedes CLS Coupe CLS350 4dr 7spd Auto £37795 Saving £5645 Mercedes CLS Coupe CLS500 4dr 7spd Auto £45253 Saving £7187 Mercedes R Class Diesel Sports Tourer R320 CDI 5dr Auto £30329 Saving £8191 Mercedes R Class Diesel Sports Tourer R320 CDI Sport 5dr Auto £33073 Saving £8397 Mercedes R Class Sports Tourer R350 5dr Auto £27387 Saving £11128 Mercedes R Class Sports Tourer R350 SE 5dr Auto £30130 Saving £11335 Mercedes R Class Sports Tourer R500 Se 5dr Auto £35163 Saving £14872 Mercedes R Class Sports Tourer R500L Sport 5dr Auto £36535 Saving £15000 These prices are all for cars in stock, while stocks last. These deals and many more at www.drivethedeal.com
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  4x4 Offers From Nissan 27 Apr 2005 (News)
  Nissan would like to point out to the 26,173 UK X-TRAIL drivers that there have been some significant recent improvements to the car. Upgraded diesel engine performance, improved interior, revised styling, integrated satellite navigation, power adjustment of the leather seats and, more recently, the addition of cruise control. There is also a wider choice of colours available, including Baltic Blue.
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  New 2005 Puntos with ABS Just £5,995 27 Jan 2005 (News)
  www.look4mycar.com has some of the UK’s most popular Makes & Models available at Fantastic Discounts. All these cars are UK Dealer Supplied, come with 12 VED, have 3yrs Warranty & Roadside Assistance and include delivery to your home or place of work. Below is just a small selection: 2005 MODEL FIAT PUNTO IN STOCK THIS WEEK 1.2 ACTIVE 3DRS WITH ABS CHOICE OF COLOURS, £5995 OTR RENAULT CLIO – DUE END OF JAN: CLIO DYNAMIQUE 16V 1.2 3 DRS - MET BLACK X 4 - SILVER X 1 £7,995 OTR CLIO DYNAMIQUE 16V 1.2 5DRS - MET BLACK X 4 - SILVER X 1 £8,565 OTR RENAULT MEGANE – DUE FEB/MARCH: MEGANE 1.6 DYNAMIQUE 5DR IN HOLOGRAM GREY X 1 £10640 OTR MEGANE 1.5 DCI DYNAMIQUE 80 BHP 5DRS MET BLACK X 2 £10700 OTR MEGANE 1.9 DCI DYNAMIQUE 120 BHP 5DRS MET BLACK X 7 HOLOGRAM GREY X 1 £11995 OTR Click Here to visit www.look4mycar.com
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  Contract Hire a Vauxhall From £99.99 a Month 6 Dec 2004 (News)
  For more information on any of the above please call the sales team on 08707 875418 or email sales@dsgauto.com . DSG Auto Contracts offers great deals on all UK cars on Contract Hire, Hire Purchase, Lease Purchase, Finance Lease, Personal Contract Purchase or Personal Contract Hire. APR's from 7.9%.
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  Classic Auction at Blackbushe Today 6 Dec 2004 (News)
  More info at www.classic-car-auction.co.uk , or phone 01252 877317.
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  Special offers on Mercedes from Autocarsource 9 Feb 2004 (News)
  ML270 CDi Automatic, metallic Silver, Black Leather, Luxury Pack, Family Pack, Parktronic, CD Changer and Rain Sensor: £35,275 (UK list: £37,645, Saving: £2,370) ML350 Automatic, metallic Silver, Grey Leather, Luxury Pack, Family Pack, Parktronic, Rain Sensor: £34,950 (UK list: £37,295, Saving: £2,346) SLK200K Automatic, metallic Silver, Anthracite Leather, 5 spoke alloys, Air-conditioning, Audio 10 single CD: £28,509 (UK list: £30,370, Saving: £1,861) C220CDi (SE) Coupe Automatic, Jasper Blue, Quartz Leather, Panoramic Sunroof, 7Jx16 double spoke alloys with lowered suspension: £24,737 (UK list: £27,170, Saving: £2,433) C270CDi (SE) Avantgarde Saloon Automatic, Cubanite Silver, Anthracite Leather, Telephone pre-wiring, Sports Pack: £26,876 (UK list: £29,545, Saving: £2,669) For more information and many more cars link to www.autocarsource.com
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  New Imprezas from £12,950 OTR 13 Jan 2003 (News)
  Alternatively, customers can enjoy the same £1,000 cash-back combined with one year’s fully comprehensive insurance providing the driver is 25-plus and has a full, clean driving licence. The offer runs until 31 March, 2003 although the limited number of 2002 model year cars means stocks could expire long before the closing date. Meanwhile, prices of the new, much better looking Impreza WRX and STi Type-UK have just been announced, starting at just £19,995 OTR for the WRX – a £1,500 reduction – and £24,995 OTR for the STi – a £2,500 drop.
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  Mazda 2 Details Announced 29 Aug 2002 (News)
  Mazda has announced details of its new Fiesta based Mazda 2 model to be launched at the Paris Motor Show on 26th September and to be built at Ford’s plant south of Valencia in Spain. The new car is a compact hatchback/estate, like the Honda Jazz and the Ford Fiesta Fusion, with the benefit of a particularly low rear load sill. It replaces Mazda’s previous Demio and will itself be called the Demio in Japan.
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  Online auction sees 156 sold for £12,901 12 Dec 2001 (News)
  Both www.lastminute.com and www.broadspeed.com are delighted with the initial success of the joint venture and plans are being laid to extend the service to nearly-new and even to used cars.
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  New UK Supplied Lagunas from £13,250 OTR 13 Nov 2001 (News)
  Top ten best selling Renault prices from www.broker4cars.co.uk Renault Clio 1.2 16v Dynamique 3Dr £7495.00 OTR Renault Clio 1.5 DCi Dynamique 3Dr £8195.00 OTR Renault Clio 1.2 16v Expression 5Dr £7495.00 OTR Renault Scenic 1.6 Expression £11095.00 OTR Renault Scenic 1.6 16v Expression Plus £11650.00 OTR Renault Scenic 1.6 16v Dynamique £11870.00 OTR Renault Scenic 1.9 DCi Dynamique £13475.00 OTR Renault Megane Cabriolet Dynamique Plus 1.6 16v £14980.00 OTR Renault Laguna 1.8 Expression £13250.00 OTR Renault Laguna 1.9 DCi Expression £14690.00 OTR Renault Laguna 1.8 Dynamique £13595.00 OTR Renault 1.9 DCi Dynamique £14995.00 OTR All cars are supplied directly from Renault UK and come with three years manufacturer/dealer warranty and roadside assistance. All prices include 12 months VED and Registration Tax. More at www.broker4cars.co.uk
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  Cut-Price Evo VI and FTO 16 Oct 2001 (News)
  www.showroom4cars.com has a large selection of unregistered official UK cars, all available for immediate delivery, and with the Ralliart three year warranty. MITSUBISHI RALLIART EVOLUTION VI GSR 4dr SALOON save £4,896.00 showroom4cars price £26,099.00 UK SUPPLIED WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY MITSUBISHI RALLIART EVOLUTION VI Tommi Makinen Edition 4dr SALOON save £5,296.00 showroom4cars price £27,699.00 UK SUPPLIED WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY MITSUBISHI RALLIART EVOLUTION VI Tommi Makinen WRC 4dr SALOON save £5,396.00 showroom4cars price £28,299.00 UK SUPPLIED WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY Also available a selection of Mitsubishi FTO Coupés MITSUBISHI RALLIART FTO 2.0 V6 200PS MIVECS GPX 2dr COUPE save £4,196.00 showroom4cars price £18,799.00 UK SUPPLIED WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY MITSUBISHI RALLIART FTO 2.0 V6 200PS MIVECS GPX 2dr Auto COUPE save £4,291.00 showroom4cars price £19,699.00 UK SUPPLIED WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY More information at www.showroom4cars.com Press Information:-
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  Powershift Grants Extended to Older Vehicles 11 Oct 2001 (News)
  Grants will be available to cover 30% to 50% of the cost of approved conversions to LPG fuelling, which usually range from around £1,300 to around £1,800. 902 refuelling stations now offer LPG. Grants for the conversion costs of new cars and light vans will be revised from 1st April 2002 and will range from 30% to 40% of the conversion cost, depending on the level of emissions improvement. The Powershift Register lists all models for which approved conversions and grants are available.
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  'New' SAAB 9-5 from October 5 Jul 2001 (News)
  SAAB is about to unveil a heavily revised 9-5 model due to go on sale in the UK from October. Happily for recent buyers the car looks little different from the current model, but under its skin some significant changes have been made. It will feature an early appearance of General Motors new 3.0 litre 176bhp common rail turbodiesel V6 engine which puts out 258lb ft (350Nm) torque and if its fuel consumption and emissions are low enough will be a serious rival to Ford-Volvo's new D5 (see Volvo news item).