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  Classic Jaguars and Rolls Royces in Sandown Park Auction 12 May 2009 (News)
  Affinity with the marque A specialist dealer in classic Jaguars in the 1980s and ‘90s, Barons’ MD Laurence Sayers-Gillan also used to own and run a Jaguar racing team, campaigning a 550bhp V12 S3 Saloon in the AMOC Inter Marque Championship and other national race series. In addition, he was a founder member of the Jaguar Car Club and served on the Jaguar Drivers’ Club competition committee.
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  Ford Could Offer £4,500 Scrappage For Mondeo Size Cars 23 Apr 2009 (News)
  * "Ford is taking a leadership role in this scrappage scheme and we will be helping all our new customers through the process," added Nigel. "We'll even collect a non-running eligible old car free of charge. "Although very welcome, the extra sales we expect from this new scheme will only bring a depleted automotive market back up to levels of 15 years ago at best, so our sector still faces tough challenges."
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  What Effect is a £2,000 Scrappage Scheme Likely to Have? 21 Apr 2009 (News)
  And great pressure from the manufacturers to reduce fleet discounts. The knock-on effect of this could be significant increases for people running cars on Motability Finance (Europe’s largest fleet). With Sterling 40% down against the Euro and Motability demanding 40% discounts, EU manufacturers have been selling them cars at a substantial loss and obviously cannot continue to do so.
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  Low Emission Zone Phase III Postponed 3 Feb 2009 (News)
  The cost of finding this out has been about £50 million in set up costs and a further £10 million in annual running costs. At least now the damage has been limited and we can start to look at more intelligent ways of reducing emissions in the capital without more companies being put out of business.” Bringing vehicles up to the required standards has already cost business around £40 million.
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  SEPTEMBER OFFERSFROM SEAT 13 Aug 2008 (News)
  Meanwhile, car buyers looking for the same stunning value on something a little larger should look no further than the perennially popular SEAT Leon. In the run-up to September anyone purchasing a Leon 1.9 TDI, in newly-launched Emoción spec, will be able to upgrade to the superior Stylance level for free. That means a whole host of additional features including dual zone climate control, electric front and rear windows and cruise control.
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  Mobile speed trap fines expected to rise by 40% 10 Jan 2006 (News)
  www.carparts-direct.co.uk claims record sales for the Quintezz speed camera detector were recorded in the run up to Christmas. The company ran a unique promotion of buy one at £199 and get a second one at half price, paying just £99.50 for the second unit. The promotion is to continue until the end of February - Visit www.carparts-direct.co.uk or call 01332 290833.
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  Some Quite Cheap Cars at Auction Today 22 Nov 2004 (News)
  A 154k mile 92K Cavalier 2.0iGLS that started at £50 went on to sell for £220. So always remember: the bargains are out there, but they stop being bargains if you run away with yourself and end up paying too much. Full programme of big sales for the rest of the week with ex-fleet, finance and part-exchanges on Wednesday and Friday, an Alphabet sale on Wednesday, the big LCV sale on Thursday and Motability on Friday.
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  Auction Prices Starting to Soften At Last 20 Sep 2004 (News)
  Less sensible was £4,250 paid for a 92k mile Y reg Picasso HDI, £16,900 paid for a 9k mile 2003/53 reg Jaguar X-Type 2.0D SE, £4,150 paid for an 11k mile 02 reg Yaris 1.0GS, £5,700 paid for a 37k mile 02 reg Focus 1.6LX, and £12,850 paid for a 62k mile 2001/51 Audi S3. Buy of the day definitely wasn’t the non-running 193,000 mile 89F Peugeot 205 XS with a rusty door bid to a fiver. It was a 45k mile Y reg Volvo V70 2.4T Geartronic sold for just £10,600. As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit

  Lively Auction For Late December Today 18 Dec 2002 (News)
  But BCA put on a full sale, giving dealers and fleets a second-last chance to get stock off their books before the year end. Last chance realistically will be Friday when BCA will runs another full programme including entries from PHH, Fleetlease, Lloyds TSB Autolease, Vauxhall Masterhire, Interleasing and Inchcape, plus the usual LCV sale. Today’s hot little numbers included Black Horse 17, a repossessed 49k mile unwarranted 2000W Honda Integra R for which there is a huge demand among the Fast and Furious Max Power brigade.
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  Lots of Price Variation at Auction Today 20 Nov 2002 (News)
  A 12k mile 2001X facelift Corolla 1.4 5-door sold for a sensible £4,500. A 12k mile 02 reg Mercedes E200 Kompressor Classic with the run-out ‘enhanced spec’ alloys sold for £16,200. A 57k mile 98S Hyundai Sonata 2.0CDX made £2,150. And a 150k mile 90G Carlton 2.0CDI auto estate went for £160. So there was something for everyone.
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  Bags of Bargains at Blackbushe Today 23 Oct 2002 (News)
  Auction prices are now very definitely dropping to the usual seasonal low, particularly for finance end of-contract-cars and snatchbacks. Instead of running them through the halls relentlessly in an attempt to improve on low bids, finance companies are now taking the money. Lowlights of today included a spotless silver 14,000 mile 2001Y Vectra 2.2iLS, freshly serviced at 13,000 miles, sold for just £6,150.
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  Scramble for Cars at Auction Today 24 Jul 2002 (News)
  But, not letting the side down, a 68,000 mile 2.0LX four door with a/c and alloys shot straight past its reserve of £4,400 to sell for £4,700, a 79,000 mile 99V 1.8iLX 5-door with a/c and rust in the back window sold for £4,750 and a silly spec 28,000 mile 99V 1.8 Zetec 3-door with neither climate pack nor sunroof bid to £5,750. Handsome Rover 75s also make the running with private buyers. An unmarked 28,000 mile Oxford built 99V 2.0 V6 Connoisseur, resplendent in Wedgwood Blue metallic, made a whopping £9,000 and a 20,000 mile Oxford built 2000W 2.5 V6 Club SE in much less fetching Arden Green bid to £9,650.
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  New BIK Tax Beating C Class 9 Jul 2002 (News)
  The new C180 KOMPRESSOR has an output of 143 bhp (at 5,200 rpm) and a maximum torque of 220 Nm (between 2,500 and 4,200 rpm), 15 percent more than the preceding model. It gets to 60mph 1.3 seconds faster than the previous C180 and now runs to an 8mph higher top speed of 139 mph. The new 163 bhp (at 5,500 rpm) C200 KOMPRESSOR unit develops 230 Nm of torque between 3,000-4,000 rpm. The fuel consumption advantage over the preceding model is more than 12 per cent (now 32.8 mpg combined).
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  Auction Prices High, but Bargains for the Brave 1 Mar 2002 (News)
  With very few exceptions, prices remained solid as a traffic-calming kerbstone. And the trade was paying the big money rather than just running up Billy Bunters. £10,550 was a lot for 40,000 mile 99V Honda CRV 2.0 ES. So was £8,775 for a 55,000 mile 2000W Passat TDI SE badged as a 115 but described as a 90. So was £14,200 for a 33,000 mile 2000W Lexus IS200 S automatic.
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  Big Car Bargains at Blackbushe 13 Jul 2001 (News)
  The very wide variety of other entries includes a 9,500 mile 1982 Vauxhall Chevette, a 1904 Pierce Arrow Motorette (which qualifies for the Brighton Run), and a 1928 Chevrolet Model AB roadster. Full list of entries at www.classic-car-auction.co.uk , or tel: 01252 877317. Coys will also be holding an important Classic auction at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London on 30th July.
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  Big Historic Car Racing Event at Castle Combe This Weekend 2 Oct 2012 (News)
  Prebble normally has little opposition, though there have been rumours of a return of Melksham's Simon Norris in his even more powerful Evo, which could give Prebble some work to do. Bath driver Guy Parr has his Nemesis in class A run by the Dursley based Wayne Poole Racing team. In the 'Invitation' class are four drivers from the Nissan Playstation GT Academy in their 370Zs, up against Josh Smith from Weston Super Mare in his Radical PR6.
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  Chris Evans First CarFest Just Weeks Away 8 Aug 2012 (News)
  Those performing include the RAF Hot Air Balloons, Dancing JCB Diggers, Trailstar Motorcycle Trial Riders, Segway Racing, The Blades aerial display team, a firework display from Fuse Fireworks plus jousting from the The Knights of the Damned. For foodies Laverstoke Park Farm will be running a range of workshops including ice cream making, bread making, butter churning and biscuit decorating. It will also host a DIY BBQ Zone where visitors can cook food they’ve bought from around the show and get expert advice from staff.
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  Hidden Heroes: Fiat Bravo HGT 10 May 2019 (News)
  .  Then there was the power delivery - smooth, tractable and free-revving, it felt more powerful than it was. That was further addressed in 2000 with the run-out model, the HGT 155, which had 154bhp (or 155PS, from which it gained its name). The extra 10 horses, along with some Abarth body styling features, made it even more interesting to drive.  It handled tidily, too.
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  Hidden Heroes: SEAT Toledo V5 5 Apr 2019 (News)
  First, it’s an oddball, and we like cars that don’t conform. Second, it’s a cracking car to drive, and those high running costs, coupled to the fact that not many people know what it is, mean that used prices are devilishly cheap.  Scouring the small ads, the cheapest example we found was just £295, with four months’ MoT, while if you’ve got £1000 to spend then apart from the examples already cherished by enthusiasts, you can pretty much take your pick.  If you do, then what you’ll end up with is a real Q-car.
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  1954 Austin Healey 5.7 V8 in Historics 2nd March Classic Car Auction 25 Feb 2019 (News)
  Nevertheless, Healey Chevrolets were often seen at British speed hillclimbs in the 1960s, sometimes jacked up between runs while their owners changed the spark plugs via the front wheelarches (they wouldn't have had that problem with a Chrysler hemi). This particular car was imported from the USA in 2011, underwent a ground up restoration, was fitted with a 5-speed Tremec manual transmission and a Ford 9-inch diff.