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  Quick Delivery BMW X3 2.0d Sport - Lease from £359.99 7 Jul 2006 (News)
  If you can't find the new car you are looking for please call for competitive quotes on all makes and models or use our instant online pricing facility. BMW X3 2.0d Sport Manual, Sapphire Black / Anthracite Cloth, Aluminium Running Boards, Sun Protection Glass. 24 Month Contract Hire 10,000 pa = £379.99 + Vat 15,000 pa = £399.99 + Vat 20,000 pa = £429.99 + Vat 30,000 pa = £464.99 + Vat 36 Month Contract Hire 10,000 pa = £359.99 + Vat 15,000 pa = £389.99 + Vat 20,000 pa = £409.99 + Vat 30,000 pa = £429.99 + Vat.
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  Secrets of the 2,000,000 Mile Volvo 13 Aug 2002 (News)
  ” ·Develop a good relationship with your dealer and mechanic. “Both are your partners in the long run.” ·Use petrol from a high volume station. “Without heavy traffic petrol remains in storage units for long periods of time.” ·When your car makes a funny noise, listen to it.
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  Britain's Cheapest Power-Steered Car 15 Jan 2002 (News)
  Like the power-steered Daewoo Matiz, this is an excellent car for the elderly, combining small size with low price and low running costs. Dimensions of the 5-door are: length 3,480mm (11 ft 5in); width 1,490mm (4 ft 11in), and the turning circle is just 8.6 metres (28ft 2in) so no problems getting it into the garage.
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  Dodgy Engine Warning From Ford 4 Apr 2001 (News)
  A Ford remanufactured engine will cost not much more to buy than the three engines we tested, and it will provide far better value in the long-run, says Axel Donges, Co-ordinator, Ford European Service Engine Programme. Ford remanufactured engines are fully re-machined and re-engineered so that they meet original performance, durability and emissions levels.
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  High Milers Still Auction Bargains 12 Jan 2001 (News)
  When you consider that most of these cars will have done their mileage at 80mph on the motorway and hardly had time to get cold, these high mileage engines could well be in better condition than a 20,000 miler in a six year old that spent most of its life doing short runs from cold. Exceptions, as on Wednesday, were Audis, VWs and Ford Focuses, all of which are continue to attract high bids. A 111,000 mile 96P Audi A4 TDI 90 sold for £6,050, an 18,000 mile 99V Golf Mk IV Gti 1.8T sold for £12,450, a 94,000 mile 97P Golf Mk III 2.0 Gti sold for £5,025 and top bid for a 77,000 mile 97P Audi A3 1.6SE was £6,950.
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  Amazingly Diverse Entry in Historics 13th July Classic Car Auction 28 Jun 2019 (News)
  Sergio Pininfarina even declared it “one of the most beautiful American cars ever built.” Running well and last MoTd to October 2018, putting it back on the road should be no problem. Sold at No Reserve. 2002 Ferrari 550 Barchetta 6-speed manual.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column: 23-5-2015 23 May 2015 (News)
  Obviously these should be necessary journeys if possible, otherwise it is ridiculous to own a car you need for short runs, but have to take on long runs every week just to keep it in proper running condition. Next time, switch to petrol.   Steppy Graft Having recently been looking to move to a different area and to purchase a new house, I have been appalled by the number of properties I have seen which are blighted, in my view, by road humps, either adjacent to the property, or on a route where one has to negotiate them whenever driving to, or away, from the property.  These houses were instantly deleted from my short list.
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  Historics 21st September Classic Car Auction Viewing 19 Sep 2019 (News)
  Lot 140 is a LHD 1961 flat floor Jaguar E-Type 3.8 S1 roadster that could do with a little more work or could be run pretty much as it is. Interestingly, it is being offered at No Reserve, but that doesn’t mean it will come cheap.   Lot 254.is a 1987 Bedford YNL Plaxton bodied coach re-modelled in homage to ‘The Italian Job’ and decked out to take three Minis inside.
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  Modern Classics drive online-only auction sales 18 Sep 2019 (News)
  And a period correct 1959 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk1 from 27 year ownership attracted exceptionally high levels of bidding. Treated to a chassis-up restoration in 1993 and regularly driven, including on the school run, it was sold for an above-estimate £36,575.
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  A Grand Monday: Citroen CX Familiale 23 Oct 2017 (News)
  s=carAndClassic&id=C925417" target="_blank">this seemingly presentable (if a little scruffy) example could be your next family motor. It's temptingly cheap. Ridiculously so, in fact, for a CX that is up and running and has a valid MoT. It's also a CX25, which means it comes with the 2.5-litre fuel-injected engine out of the CX GTi, so not only is it comfy, it's also surprisingly fast.  So what's not to like?
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  A Grand Monday: MG ZS 28 Aug 2017 (News)
  Although it’s covered a fair few miles (147,000), its previous owner of ten years apparently maintained it very well and it’s in excellent running order. In the last year or two it’s received a new cambelt, new clutch and so on, and the car comes MoT’d until August 2018. The car’s Birmingham-based private vendor reports that the panels are rust-free and the leather interior (with seats apparently from a Rover 45 Connoisseur) is in very good order.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 3 Jul 2017 (News)
  >> Click here to see the tweet £500 of free fuel when you buy a new Skoda on PCP Skoda's Big Event is offering customers who buy a new model on PCP - except the Kodiaq - a £500 fuel voucher. The event runs until 17 July. There is also a £500 test drive voucher for Kodiaq customers and deposit contributions of up to £2000 depending on the model. >> Click here to see the deal   Save up to 15% on driving lessons with RED Driving School RED is now offering various driving lesson package discounts, including : 8% off 10 lessons, 10% on 20 lessons, 12% on 30 lessons and 15% on 40 lessons.
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  Silverstone Classic 2017: Williams to celebrate 40th anniversary 3 Jul 2017 (News)
  However, earlier this year it returned to Silverstone, and has subsequently been fully restored by Williams Heritage, the team’s division which preserves, showcases and runs a fleet of cars dating back to the company’s birth in 1977. Underlining the growing importance of this dedicated Heritage department, it is headed by Sir Frank’s son Jonathan Williams and managed by long-time Williams team manager and engineer Dickie Stanford.
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  Alvis name revived for continuation classics 31 Jan 2017 (News)
  Among the Alvis cars at the show will be a 1966 Graber-bodied TF21 (pictured above), made in the company’s penultimate year, and a 4.3-litre drophead coupé with Lancefield coachwork from 1937. The cars are originals but Alvis is offering hand-built facsimiles of both as part of a limited run of continuation models.  Another original that’s also now available as an Alvis continuation model, the head-turning Bertelli-bodied 4.3-litre Sports Coupé from 1935, will be shown on the company’s display stand.
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  Renault launches 66-plate offers with £7995 Twingo 23 Aug 2016 (News)
  Normally priced at   £9995, the Twingo Play is available from £8495 while the entry Expression model starts from £7995. The range-topping Colour Run Twingo also qualifies for the 66-plate discount, with prices starting from £8995 (usually £10,495) and includes electric panoramic fabric folding sunroom and 15-inch alloy wheels as standard.
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  Ground effect F1 cars to star at Goodwood 25 Jan 2016 (News)
  A field of more than 30 ground effect F1 cars will take to the Goodwood Motor Circuit for a high-speed demonstration run as part of the Members’ Meeting. The list of participating cars includes every model of ground effect Lotus, Ferrari 312T5, Williams FW07 and FW08, Brabham BT49C and McLaren MP4, as well as lesser known marques like Ensign, Fittipaldi, Osella and Wolf.
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  Italian classics welcome at La Vie en Blu 10 Dec 2015 (News)
  A host of cars have been confirmed for next year’s event, which will be its tenth running. There’s a Bugatti Veyron Supersport and a Bugatti Pur Sang, but also a Ferrari Enzo, and a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB set to appear. Described by enthusiasts as a miniature Goodwood Revival, the 2016 must-do motoring event takes place on 28-29 May at the Prescott Hill Climb in Gotherington, Gloucestershire.
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  Race Retro to celebrate racing driver Damon Hill's career 25 Nov 2015 (News)
  Williams Grand Prix Engineering was founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams and engineer Sir Patrick Head, the cars on show at Race Retro form part of Williams Heritage whose mission is to preserve, showcase, run and service cars from the teams past. It is overseen by Jonathan Williams and former Williams team manager Dickie Stanford. Both Jonathan and Dickie will be available for Q&A’s on the live stage during Race Retro.
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  1972 SAAB 96 Returned to Dealer 12 Nov 2015 (News)
  He realised from the number plate the car had originally been registered in Salop but had no idea that his father John Edwards Snr had sold the car when new until he drove it home to Shrewsbury. Mr Edwards Snr, 81, who retired from running the garage in 1996, was amazed to see the red SAAB (which he originally sold for £1,023) return to the forecourt. Mr Edwards had liked that particular car so much back in 1972 that he had photographed it and hung its picture in the garage for many years.
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  From kit to car in just six hours at Regent Street Motor Show 20 Oct 2015 (News)
  Many owners and their passengers will be in period costume, preparing themselves for the famous Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which sets off from nearby Hyde Park early the following morning (Sunday, 1 November). The veterans will be rubbing shoulders with classic cars, new cars and futuristic ‘low or no’ emission electric and hybrid vehicles.