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  Honest John’s Deals of the Week 28 Sep 2016 (News)
  Renault has launched a number of 66-plate deals, with £1500 off the cash price of its Twingo SCe 70 in Expression, Play and Colour Run Special Edition trim levels, while the Dynamique model is available with £1700 off list price. Click for more info Monday 05 September  Get up to £50 cashback on selected TomToms at Halfords.
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  Wheeler Dealer Restoration Book Out 2 Mar 2015 (News)
  There are so many around that you won’t have trouble finding a good one, and as long as it’s not suffering from rot or been abused it should be cheap to run as well. 5.  Porsche 911 (993) Mike says: “To be honest, I was really shocked at the condition of the 911 – I don’t think I’d ever seen one as abused as this.
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  Secret documents revealed: The future of BL, Part two 19 Jun 2013 (News)
  We're serialising the documents in three parts. This is the second part, covers December 1979-March 1980 and runs to 164 pages. As the 1980s dawned, BL's future may have been secured in the short term when the government backed BL boss Sir Michael Edwardes' corporate plan in December 1979, but continued success depended on future profitability.
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  McClaren MP4-12C GT3 debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed 1 Jul 2011 (News)
  New components designed to optimise the car’s aerodynamic performance include a front radiator, which increases the maximum ambient temperature at which the car can run, along with a new gearbox cooler mounted on the rear Aerodeck.  These features complete an aerodynamics package incorporating a new front splitter, door blade, rear wing, diffuser and louvres in the front fenders, all of which is produced entirely from carbon fibre by McLaren Racing, following design input from McLaren Automotive.
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  Historics Countach Down to Christmas 24 Nov 2010 (News)
  On the 7th day of Christmas…an Austin 7 Nicknamed the ‘Baby Austin’ due to its diminutive size for the time, the Austin 7 became one of the most popular cars ever built in this era, doing for British mass motoring what the Model T Ford did in the United States of America.  Offered at no reserve, DG 5731 has featured in the London to Brighton Austin 7 Run and is an enchanting example of this most popular motorcar. On the 8th day of Christmas…a Fiat Abarth 600D The ultimate wolf-in-sheeps-clothing, Historics is anticipating offers in the region of £8,000 for a 1963 Fiat Abarth 600D, tuned to produce more than 90mph through its diminutive 903cc engine and four speed manual gearbox.
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  Caterham Day at Castle Combe on 3rd May 22 Apr 2010 (News)
    The meat in the Fisher sandwich was Saltford's Steven Jensen, having his first run in the Kevin Mills Racing Spectrum.    Hoping to get on terms with Class B leader, Allen, is Bradford on Avon's David Vivian, another Wiltshire College driver.   Chippenham's Kyle Tilley was a clear winner of Class C at Easter in his Van Diemen RF87, Westbury's John Hallam needing to close a large speed deficit in the RIADRO Racing RF89.
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  Baron's British Heritage Auction 8th September at Sandown Park 31 Aug 2009 (News)
  “Bringing 15 years’ classic car auction experience with the major auction houses and my own valuation business, together with a lifetime’s knowledge of vintage and classic cars, I am relishing this ‘hands-on’ role to develop Barons’ business further whilst continuing to run my own valuation business.” Julian’s career started in Sotheby’s Classic Car Department, followed by a period in the Automobilia Department at Brooks. He returned to Sotheby’s to head up the Classic Car Department in the mid 1990s, then spent five years developing the Vintage & Classic Car Auctions Department at Cheffins.
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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.