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  One Third of Used Cars Break Down in 1st Year 5 Nov 2003 (News)
  Failures are highest in the first six months, suggesting very strongly that that an impending problem was the reason for sale. 17.1% of 3-5 year old cars suffer a failure in the first 6 months, 23.2% of 6-8 year old cars and 24.1% of cars 9 years old or more. People buying privately can protect themselves against this in two ways: Firstly, have the car inspected for faults before they buy it.
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  £850 Vectra at Auction Today 25 Jan 2002 (News)
  The cars everyone wants are expensive, of course. But that doesn't prevent others being bargains. It helps. The public wants to buy one to three year old hatchbacks in nice bright colours, so it simply isn’t interested in mega-mile ex-taxis like the otherwise respectable 96N Vectra 1.7TD Envoy in the photo.
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  Classic advert of the week: Volkswagen Golf 28 Jul 2015 (News)
  The advert finishes with our favourite granny waving off her old Golf, with Dutch text rolling on to the screen that loosely translates as: 'Not every old lady is reliable, but fortunately every Golf is'.  Brilliant, eh?
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  Old MINI diesel top of residuals league 26 Nov 2008 (News)
  Worst performer, Alfa Romeo 166, retained just 12 per cent of its value after three years. The Yaris powered 1.4 MINI One diesel is the UKs slowest-depreciating used car, according to new analysis of the residual values of three-year-old vehicles carried out by EurotaxGlass's, publisher of Glass's Guide. It currently has an average trade-in value of 63.2 per cent, better than that of any other used car currently on sale.
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  Hyundai takes 5,400 Orders Under Scrappage 22 May 2009 (News)
  For many it is an opportunity to buy their first ever new car, and is enormously exciting. Some people look a little embarrassed when they turn up at a showroom with an old car which is literally falling to pieces but we’re happy to take anything as long as it meets the government’s criteria.
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  VIDEO: car news in two minutes 27 Jan 2017 (News)
  Same old format, nice new face. Our David does the news in two minutes.
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  NEC Classic: 10 highlights from Friday 14 Nov 2014 (News)
  There is a lot to see at the NEC Classic Car Show with more or less every single type of car fan catered for. American muscle, old British sports cars, Italian thoroughbreds - even motorcycles and mundane machines like Skodas and Ladas. Here’s a cross-section of my personal favourites.
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  Chevrolet buyers may be able to bag a bargain 7 May 2009 (News)
  In order to be eligible for the initiative, people must have owned a car that is a minimum of ten years old for at least 12 months. Motorists who are in possession of such a vehicle and decide to trade it in for the Matiz could make savings in other areas as well, Chevrolet stated.
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  Young drivers 'can cut insurance costs' 10 Jun 2008 (News)
  The analysis looked at more than 12 million car insurance quotes over the past year and concluded that the biggest difference was between teenagers - an 18-year-old woman will pay £861 less on average than an 18-year-old man. Peter Gerrard, head of insurance research at Moneysupermarket.com, said: "There are ways [young and newly qualified drivers] can cut their insurance costs such as adding a parent to the policy or looking at specialist insurers who target young drivers.
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  New £2000 diesel scrappage scheme set to be announced 20 Apr 2017 (News)
  Any vehicles that don't comply with the Euro 4 (petrol) and Euro 6 (diesel) standards will be required to pay £12.50 on top of the congestion charge. The rules effectively mean that petrol cars over ten years old and diesel cars more than two years old in 2017 will not comply when the scheme is introduced in 2019. The new taxes hope to lower NOx emissions by 50 per cent in 2020, but will bring the cost of driving a non-compliant car in central London to £24 per day.
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  Carsite Warns That Waiting For Used Prices to Fall Might Cost You Money 4 Aug 2009 (News)
  More than 220,000* 56 plate registered cars could hit the market this September as fleet and leasing companies begin to refresh their customers with new cars. But once these are sold the used market will be starved of cars. Buyers looking for bargains in the three-year-old used car bracket have benefitted from the restricted choice in the nearly-new (one year or less) market with values either appreciating or stabilising.
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  Russ Swift’s old Montego to go under the hammer 7 Jan 2016 (News)
  An Austin Montego that was once owned by stunt driver Russ Swift is going under the hammer at Anglia Car Auctions later this month.
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  Nissan responds to scrappage scheme 24 Apr 2009 (News)
  Motorists who were hoping that the government's vehicle scrappage scheme would help them out in buying a car - only to find they are not eligible - may welcome a deal being offered by Nissan. In order to be able to participate in the programme announced by Alistair Darling this week, drivers must own an auto this is at least ten years old.
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  Is Drive it Day successful in getting the message across? 28 Apr 2014 (News)
  It was heartening seeing so many people out and about, too. Not just us on our run, nor the many cars that filed into Gaydon, but those who appeared to be just out and about pottering in their MGs, Jaguars, Triumphs, MGs and Fords. So, all's well in the world, and the classic car scene can hold its head high following the estimated 250,000 old vehicles that trundled out on to the Queen's highway yesterday, then.
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  New used car warranty from Toyota 22 Mar 2012 (News)
  Customers buying a Toyota Approved Used Car with up to 150,000 recorded miles get a minimum 12 months’ warranty, with the option to 'top-up' the extended warranty to provide up to five years of cover. If the used car is less than five years old when purchased, up to 48 months’ warranty can be added while if it is between five and eight years old, up to an extra 24 months can be purchased.
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  Honest John announces partnership with AROnline 11 Jan 2012 (News)
  Going into partnership with HJ offers many opportunities to spread the word.” Honest John said, “Keith’s site more or less ends where ours starts so it a perfect fit. Keeping old British cars going creates a lot of work making and fitting the bits for them. So it could be argued that old cars actually keep more skilled British craftsmen in jobs than mass producing new cars.” You can visit AROnline by clicking here . 
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  Two years free servicing on Approved Used Saabs 7 Jul 2011 (News)
  The future of Saab may still be uncertain but that hasn't stopped Saab in the UK from offering a free two year servicing plan on Approved Used cars. The free servicing plan, worth up to £700, is available on all used cars up to five years old or up to 60,000 miles, All Approved Used vehicles purchased from a Saab dealership come with an industry-leading guarantee for a minimum of 12 months or 15,000 miles on vehicles up to 10 years or 100,000 miles, plus a comprehensive multi-point mechanical check and 12 months Saab AA Assistance.
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  Swappage is the new scrappage for Skoda 23 Mar 2010 (News)
  Commenting, David Ovenden, Head of Škoda Operations, said: "The scrappage scheme was an extremely effective initiative, which gave drivers a strong incentive to replace their old and less efficient vehicles for a brand new one. Due to the fuel efficiency and excellent value of our cars, we found many new consumers which haven't been in the market for a new car for many years, choosing a Škoda.
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  Ex-Rental Fords Remain Excellent Value at Auction 5 Nov 2002 (News)
  Estates are even more. Someone went really wild and paid £9,600 for a ten month old, 5,500 mile 2.0 Zetec. And naturally they wanted well over £10,000 for 3,000 mile 02 reg ex-demo LX TDCi 130. Focuses are far better cars than Escorts ever were. Yet they are now selling at around the same price levels as Escorts used to.
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  Jaguars top the bill at Historics this weekend 28 Aug 2013 (News)
  Historics' 31 August sale promises a great selection of traditonal English sports cars for those looking for the quintessential summer classic car. But star of the sale is a 51-year old Jaguar E-type ‘Low Drag Coupé’, which will no doubt attract the highest bids of all the 50 sports cars on offer.