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  How The Recession Has Hit Used Car Sales 29 Jul 2009 (News)
  However there hasn't been any increase in the percentage of car buyers who take the environment into consideration when choosing their next car - this has stayed at 6% for the second year running. Mileage and Age becoming less important in choice of car For those motorists who do plan to change their car, price is the number one consideration at 50% - although this is a 2% drop from 2008.
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  GM Europe Secures Bridging Loan 1 Jun 2009 (News)
  The trustee agreement is structured to have no impact on the day-to-day activities of the European operations during the transition period and GM’s current European management team continues to run the operations. It is expected that the process to finalize a new partner will take several weeks to complete, although no firm timeframe has been established. GM U.S. Files/GM Europe facilities operate as normal In the U.S., GM Corporation today announced an agreement with the U.S.
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  VALUES OF PRESTIGE CABRIOLETS FALL TO ALL-TIME LOW 5 Mar 2009 (News)
  The publisher of used car dealer ‘bible’, Glass’s Guide, reports that year-old prestige drop-tops are worth up to 24 per cent less than in March 2008 (see table below), and signals that now could be the ideal time to buy in advance of anticipated price rises in the run up to summer. Glass’s compared values of one-year-old roadsters (e.g. BMW Z4), upper-medium cabriolets (e.g. Audi A4 Cabriolet), and luxury sports soft-tops (e.g. Jaguar XK Convertible) in March 2008 versus March 2009.
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  Loaded R500L Sold For £40k At Auction Today 8 Jan 2007 (News)
  In the Black Horse section just about every 2nd car seemed to be a Range Rover, but some of the prices they were run to or knocked down for weren’t too bad in the circumstances. Judge for yourself. As usual, ‘s’ means ‘sold’, ‘p’ means ‘provisional’, ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 20-6-2015 20 Jun 2015 (News)
  It is a diesel least likely to suffer DPF problems as long as it gets a reasonable number of regular long runs to balance pottering about locally. I quite like the look of the Mercedes GLA, but I wouldn't recommend one. Neither would I recommend the Lexus NX hybrid, but a new 2.0 petrol turbo NX should be arriving soon.
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  New and Used Car Deals of the Week 17 Jan 2003 (News)
  Masses of manufacturer deals this week as carmakers cut prices to keep stock moving in the run-up to March. Trawl through the list, then link to the websites for the very latest deals. Note: subheads are NOT links, only the links are links. UKCARBROKER (All UK supplied and 3 year UK warranted with 12 months VED) Toyota Yaris 1.0 S (PAS) 3DRS £6,569 Toyota Yaris 1.4 D4D S (PAS) 3DRS £7,649 Toyota Yaris 1.0 GS (PAS) 3DRS £7,409 All these cars can be fitted with £800 of driving instruction dual controls, extra mirrors and passenger speedo FREE OF CHARGE Golf 1.4 E (75 bhp) 3Dr £9,174 Golf 1.4 E (75 bhp) 5 Drs £9,620 Golf 1.9 E (68 bhp) SDI 5Dr £9,757 Golf 1.4 S (75 bhp) 3Dr £9,601 Golf 1.6 S (105 bhp) 5Dr £10,702 Golf 1.9 S TDI PD (100 bhp) 5Dr £11,974 Following UK supplied Skodas with 12 months insurance included:- Skoda Octavia 1.6 Classic 5drs £9,689 Skoda Octavia 2.0 Ambiente 5drs £11,269 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI Elegance 5drs £13,099 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI Ambiente Est £12,239 Skoda Octavia 2.0 Elegance Est £12,839 Link here:- www.ukcarbroker.co.uk EUROAUTO Cars available now, directly from stock, or for 10 – 12 weeks delivery:- BMW 320DSE 4-door: £20,355 OTR BMW 330D 204bhp: £24,375 BMW 530D Sport 4-door: £27,500 Link here:- www.euroauto.co.uk Trade Sales of Slough Ford Focus 1.6LX, a/c, alloys: £9,499 Alfa 156 2.0TS Selaspeed Sportwagon Veloce: £13,999 VW Golf 2.3 V5 170bhp 5-door, a/c, alloys: £13,999 Renault Laguna 1.8 Expression, a/c, alloys: £10,699 52 reg Mercedes SL500, UK spec, command satnav, lthr: £72,999 52 reg Audi A8 2.8 Quattro, a/c, lthr, alloys: £26,999 52 reg Porsche 996 Tiptronic cabrio, a/c: £59,999 Toyota Yaris 1.3CDX 5-dr, a/c, alloys, s/r: £8,999 Corsa 1.2 Comfort 5-dr, a/c, PAS: £5,999 Astra 1.4 16v 5-dr, a/c, PAS: £7,699 Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia 5-dr, a/c, alloys: £9,999 Ford Focus 1.4CL, PAS: £7,999 Ford Focus ST170, a/c, alloys: £12,999 Ford Mondeo 1.8 Zetec, a/c: £11,999 Ford Galaxy LX TDI 115, a/c: £15,999 Zafira 2.0DI 16v Comfort, a/c: £12,499 Renault Clio 1.2 Expression 5-dr, a/c, PAS: £6,999 Renault Sport Clio 172, a/c, lthe, alloys: £11,699 Renault Megane 1.4 Authentique 5-dr, a/c, PAS: £7,699 FIAT Punto 1.2 Active, PAS: £5,699 FIAT Stilo 1.6 Active, a/c, PAS: £8,999 Peugeot 206CC 1.6 power top: £12,499 Peugeot 307 1.6 petrol, a/c: £9,699 Peugeot 406 2.2HDI coupe, a/c, lthr, alloys: £19,999 Alfa 147 1.6TS, a/c: £10,699 Alfa 156 1.6TS: £10,699 VW Golf GT TDI PD130, a/c, alloys: £14,499 Audi A3 S3 225bhp Quattro: £21,699 BMW 320D SE, a/c, alloys: £19,999 Jaguar X-Type 2.0 V6, a/c, alloys: £16,999 Mercedes C180 saloon, ABS: £17,699 Rover 75 2.0CDT diesel Club Tourer, a/c, alloys: £15,299 Rover 45 1.4, PAS: £8,499 MGTF 1.6i, alloys, PAS: £12,699 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.0 Touring man or auto, a/c: £13,299 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.0CRD Touring, a/c, alloys: £14,999 Honda Stream 2.0 VTEC, 7 seater, a/c: £13,699 Mazda Tribute 2.0 4x4 (Maverick), a/c, lthr, alloys: £14,499 Nissan Primera 1.6, a/c: £9,699 Nissan Patrol 3.0GR DI Touring SE+, lthr, a/c: £22,999 Subaru Forester 2.0 Estate: £10,999 Link here:- www.trade-sales.co.uk The Great Trade Centre X reg Honda Accord 2.0SE: from £5,799 (121 Hondas in stock) X reg Renault Megane 1.6RT Alize: £4,599 (218 Renaults in stock) X reg Astra 1.6: from £4,999 (430 Vauxhalls in stock) V reg VW Passat 1.8SE: from £5,799 (397 VWs in stock) W reg Vectra 1.8LS: from £4,299 (430 Vauxhalls in stock) V reg Toyota Avensis 1.6: from £3,699 (111 Toyotas in stock) X reg Ford Escort Flight Estate: from £2,999 (520 Fords in stock) V reg Ford Fiesta 1.3 Finesse: from £3,799 (520 Fords in stock) V reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec: from £4,499 (520 Fords in stock) X reg Ford Mondeo LX: from £3,999 (520 Fords in stock) Y reg FIAT Brava 1.2/1.6 SX: from £4,999 (336 FIATs in stock) X reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 Envoy: frm £3,799 (430 Vauxhalls in stock) X reg Nissan Micra 1.0S 3-dr: from £3,699 (122 Nissans in stock) V reg Zafira 1.6: from £5,799 (248 MPVs in stock) V reg BMW E46 316i 1.9SE: from £7,999 (211 BMWs in stock) V reg Mercedes C180: from £6,999 (202 Mercedes in stock) New 52 FIAT Punto Active 5-dr, PAS: from £5,999 (limited stocks) New 52 VW Golf 1.4S 5-dr: from £10,999 (limited stocks) New 52 Focus 1.6LX 5-dr, a/c, alloys: £9,999 (limited stocks) New 52 Peugeot 206CC 1.6, a/c, CD: from £12,999 (limited stocks) New 52 Renault Megane 1.6 Cabriolet: from £12,799 (limited stocks) New 52 MINI Cooper, Chilli pack, lthr, a/c, s/r: from £14,999 Link here:- www.greattradecentre.co.uk Showroom4cars New UK supplied Skoda Octavia RS 180bhp estates: from £14,599 New Proton Satria 1.8 GTI, immediate delivery: £10,747.50 PEUGEOT 206 1.4 Quicksilver 3dr a/c: £9,484 PEUGEOT 206 1.6 XSi 3dr a/c: £10,449 PEUGEOT 206 2.0 HDi 90 D Turbo 3dr a/c: £11,155 PEUGEOT 206 2.0 HDi 90 D Turbo SW Estate a/c: £11,935 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 HDi 110 D Turbo 5dr a/c: £14,235 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 TD HDi 110 SW 7 seat Estate a/c: £14,335 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 XSi 3dr a/c: £12,895 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDi 110 GLX 7 seat Family Estate a/c: £14,395.
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  BCA Pulse June 2010: Markets calm in June, but pressure remains 14 Jul 2010 (News)
  Performance against CAP Clean was broadly in line with last month at 96.68%.Year on year values, however, remain behind for the second month running, but by a lower margin than seen in May - just £48 separates the average values recorded in June 2009 from June 2010, compared to £117 last month. The primary driver of the value recovery was a change in model mix that saw a 16% uplift in the volume of premium fleet cars sold by BCA.
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  Used car price rises mask sector declines, says BCA 16 Jan 2010 (News)
    Much of this was due to a change in model mix that saw a greater percentage of higher value nearly-new cars sold, combined with a seasonally stronger market in the run-up to Christmas The overall average value for cars sold in December was £6,188 – an increase of £185 (3.1%) compared to November’s figure of £5,903.
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  Today's Motor Show News 26 Jul 2008 (News)
  Navigate your way through green tips with Citroen Citroen is rewarding 'green' thinking at this year's British International Motor Show with a competition to win a TomTom satellite navigation system. The initiative is being run from a Citroen Picasso on display at the Greener Driving Pavilion at the Show and is centered on ten top tips to help motorists improve their environmental driving credentials. To stand a chance of winning, all visitors need to do is pick up a leaflet and answer a simple question based on the top tips, which include, keeping your tyres correctly inflated, as this could improve fuel consumption by 4%, assisting your car's aerodynamics by removing roof racks when not in use and not having windows open when traveling at high speeds.
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  Classic Auctions to Die For: 22nd July 2008 16 Jul 2008 (News)
  Very good usable example, 4 speed, blue, £1000-2000 1964 Bentley S2 Standard Steel Saloon. Registration JMC 1B, £6500-9000 1958 Bentley SI Standard Steel Saloon. Running restoration, red, £5000-8000 1980 Bentley T2 Saloon. Outstanding, silver, Jack Barclay history, £7500-10000 1990 BMW 635CSi Highline Coupe. Possibly the last registered RHD, £3500-£5,500 1988 BMW Alpina B12 LWB Sports Saloon.
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  High mileage cheap at auction today 19 Oct 2007 (News)
  £9,800 for a 22k mile 1.9TD Ambiente DSG estate, £11,400 for a 5k mile 06 2.0TDI 140 Elegance and a strong £14,550 for a 2k mile 07 2.0TDI 120 Laurent & Klement DSG estate. On the other hand I’ve never seen a running MGF sell for as little as £1,425. This one was a 96P with 51,000 warranted miles. Here’s the list. As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘n/s’ means not sold.
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  VAT RELIEF FOR THE DISABLED 21 Jul 2001 (News)
  To qualify for the relief the adapted vehicle must be for domestic or personal use and not be used for commercial or business purposes. This means that vehicles owned and run by a business do not qualify for the VAT relief regardless of who uses them or how they have been adapted. Disabled people who have purchased adapted vehicles at the zero rate may use these vehicles in their work capacity where this is incidental to their main use as a private vehicle.
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  City Rover Goes on Sale from £6,495 6 Nov 2003 (News)
  MG Rover Group engineers have tuned the chassis, which has all-independent coil sprung suspension (McPherson strut front, semi-trailing arms at the rear), specifying 14 inch by 5J wheels and 175/60R 14 tyres, a lower ride height and revised damper and spring rates to give an optimised ride and handling balance. Smooth running is ensured by the fully counterbalanced crankshaft running in five main bearings, with a deep-skirted crankcase extending well below the crankshaft centreline for greater strength and stiffness. As part of the CityRover specification, engineers have added a hydraulic engine mount for enhanced refinement.
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  Next Exciting Round of BTCC at Croft 18th/19th June 6 Jun 2011 (News)
  Also in action on BTCC weekend at Croft (18-19 June) will be a further nine races for categories run by thriving Leeds-based UK sportscar manufacturer Ginetta with its Junior and GT Supercup championships plus Renault's Formula Renault single-seater and Clio Cup saloon car series. The same Formula Renault championship has in recent years produced Formula 1 stars such as Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen and Paul di Resta and fans at Croft could just be seeing another young hotshot making his or her way to the top – among those on the grid notably is Josh Hill, son of 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill while contesting the Clio Cup is Lewis Hamilton's younger brother Nicolas in his debut season of racing.
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  Captain America movie cars and trucks hugely exceed auction estimates 3 Mar 2011 (News)
  The most exciting bidding of the day was for a 1933 Dodge Wrecker, seemingly hauled out of the desert near Paton, New Mexico, and not having run for 50 years. (The strange round thing on the side in some photos is actually part of the winch that didn't quite fit within the rear sides.) Completely covered in surface rust, but with no holes that I could see, it was the most atmospheric vehicle on sale and, though estimated at a low £1,000 to £3,000, romped away to sell for £10,200 (£11,424 with 10% commission + VAT).
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  Aftermarket Stop Start improves economy up to 25% 12 Sep 2010 (News)
    With SpeedStart, the driver can leave the vehicle in gear and no matter how low the engine revs an instant restart is achieved by simply coming off the brake pedal; and in less time than it takes the driver to move his foot to the accelerator the engine is running again. “The motorist needs a seamless integration of technology and the industry needs cost-effective solutions,” says CPT’s senior manager for micro-hybrids Mike Dowsett, who will attend the LCV 2010 event with SpeedStart principal engineer Toby Heason.
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  Auction Prices No Weaker in June 6 Jun 2009 (News)
  Supply shortage v/s demand and continued used car exports due to the weakness of Sterling is still keeping prices up. Together, of course, with some naughty running up of private bidders by traders. An 06 Megane CC had looked good value at an opening bid of £4,500 and still sensible at £5,200, at which point the Internet bidders dropped out.
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  New and Used Car Deals of the Week 25 Jan 2003 (News)
  Masses more manufacturer deals this week as carmakers cut prices to keep stock moving in the run-up to March. Latest are the Imagine range of Honda Civics. Trade Sales of Slough has also cut between £200 to £600 off some prices. Trawl through the list, then link to the websites for the very latest deals.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Nissan NV200 2009-2019 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  .  Spacious yet compact, the NV200 is a perfect urban van that’s yet to be surpassed on volume among its regular wheelbase rivals. Inexpensive to buy and run, the NV200 might not be the first light can you think of in the class, but it’s well worth consideration. 
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  New Shape Mondeo Down to £4,500 at Auction Today 27 Aug 2010 (News)
    While best buy of the day was? Just run your eyes down the list and see how quickly you spot it.   Once again, BCA Blackbushe will be pulling out all the stops to put on a 400-car mega sale for the Bank Holiday crowds on Monday 30 th August.