Showing results in  News [Show all channels]

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• 
  Lex Warns of Increased Engine Failures 12 Nov 2002 (News)
  will not help fund the replacement and we have to pass the hefty bill onto our customer, who is far from happy. Talking to other contract hire companies they are also experiencing these types of problems,’ he added. Wiseman cites his own new BMW 318 company car as a good example as it used
• 
  Big Repair Bills in Two Years After Manufacturer Warranty. 13 Nov 2002 (News)
  a collective average of £248.03 per visit. BMW bucks the trend of the executive car segment with a below market average claim of £253. Mercedes-Benz cost £324.34. McClure-Fisher warns: "Consumers rarely factor the cost of repair bills when they look for a new car
• 
  ‘January Jump’ Starts Early at BCA Blackbushe 15 Nov 2002 (News)
  . And just about everything else was the same story. Especially late 5-Series BMWs (seems there’s a real shortage of these). A 34k mile 2001Y 535i V8 auto sold for £19,800; a lovely but 10k mile 2000X 530i Sport auto made £16,600; and would the auctioneer let a 48k mile 2001X 520i 2.2SE
• 
  It's End of Year New Car Bargain Time 16 Nov 2002 (News)
  for £6,569: a useful saving on its £7,195 list price. Trade Sales has managed to land another supply of Ford Kas from just £5,299, Punto Actives from £5,799, and has even cut £1,000 off its price of a New shape BMW 745i with leather and satnav, now a mere £48,999. Trawl through
• 
  New M3 SMG with Satnav For £43,500 18 Nov 2002 (News)
  This week's Deal of the Week from www.showroom4cars.com is a new BMW M3 SMG Coupe in Titanium Silver metallic, with SMG sequential gearbox, black nappa leather, sunroof, 6 CD autochanger, Satnav with TV and Harmon Kardon audio, for just
• 
  Lots of Price Variation at Auction Today 20 Nov 2002 (News)
  to report that, though prices are generally up due to dealers buying early for the new year, there were some reasonably cheap cars. The first I saw was a 94,000 mile 98R BMW 318Ti Compact in a sort of Azalea lipstick-red metallic with alloys and eight BMW stamps in the service book. It had
• 
  More New Car Offers Than Ever 23 Nov 2002 (News)
  :- Trading Standards Approved as first Fair Trade internet dealer. All cars available for Immediate Delivery:- New BMW M3 Coupe manual: £39,830. New BMW M3 Coupe SMG + loaded: £46,485 New Mercedes C32 AMG 354bhp, TV + loaded: £45,995 New Jaguar S-Type R, s/r
• 
  Corvette Makes £25,400 at Auction Today 25 Nov 2002 (News)
  . And the other front-runner, an 11 month old 16k mile 2001/51 reg BMW X5 4.4i Sport auto bid to a provisional £40,250. A few dealers got out of big cars they’d had on their hands for too long. A 5k mile 2001/51 reg Jaguar XJ8 3.2 Executive sold for £23,750; a 35k mile 2001Y BMW
• 
  Where The Deals Are This Weekend 29 Nov 2002 (News)
  : www.drivethedeal.com Showroom4cars:- Renault Espace The Race 2.2dCi (2002 model): £17,255 Peugeot 406 Coupe 2.2HDI, lthr, Satnav: £12,499 BMW M3 SMG coupe, CD, satnav, lthr (4 wks delivery): £43,499 Nissan X-Trail 2.2DI SE 6-speed (4 wks
• 
  £12,550 off Aston Martin DB7 5.9 V12 Vantage 5 Dec 2002 (News)
  Coupe auto: £89,995 NEW Audi S3 Quattro 225bhp, Bose 6CD Hifi: £25,395 NEW BMW Compact 320td SE met paint, leather: £20,695 NEW BMW 318 Ci Coupe met paint, leather £20,595 NEW BMW 320d SE heated seats, CD: £21,495 NEW BMW 330d SE Touring auto
• 
  December Deals May Never Be Repeated 6 Dec 2002 (News)
  : £17,999 Isuzu Trooper 3.5 Insignia LWB auto: £23,249 Peugeot 406 Coupe 2.2HDI, lthr, Satnav: £12,499 BMW M3 SMG coupe, CD, satnav, lthr (4 wks delivery): £43,499 Nissan X-Trail 2.2DI SE 6-speed (4 wks delivery): £17,999 Alfa Romeo GTV V6 6-speed (16
• 
  Top Car End of Year Clearance Today 9 Dec 2002 (News)
  It’s getting near the end of the year and time to balance the books, so today, to my eyes, at least 75% of the Top Car entries at Blackbushe looked to have sold. Useful info for the people who write the trade guides was seeing a 14k mile 2002/51 reg BMW 735i which lists
• 
  Police Auction Real Crowd Pleaser 13 Dec 2002 (News)
  in non-white black made a monster £11,200. Other highlights were a ex-Hants 144k mile 99T BMW 325TDS auto Touring, bid to a provisional £3,800 and a metallic blue 109k mile 97R Volvo 960 3.0 Executive auto, sold for £4,650. Cheapies included an ex Bedfordshire 76k mile
• 
  Shortage of New BMWs, SAABs and Volvos 14 Dec 2002 (News)
  The 49,792 Norwegian registered Tricolor transporting 2,862 new RHD BMWs, SAABs and Volvos to Southampton collided in fog with the Bahamas registered Kariba on Saturday morning, and sank in 30 motres of water 30 miles off Ramsgate. In a spokesman's words, the cars are all written off
• 
  Megane Cabrios From Just £10,499 20 Dec 2002 (News)
  VW Golf 1.4E 5-der, PAS: £8,999 VW Golf GT TDI PD130, a/c, alloys: £14,499 VW Golf V5 170bhp, a/c, alloys: £13,999 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
• 
  More Buyers Than Cars at Auction Today 3 Jan 2003 (News)
  200 1.4SEi made a plain crazy £3,750. Possibly the most interesting appearance of the day was a personally imported 1,400 mile 02 reg BMW 320D Compact bid to £13,900, but sadly the importer had failed to spec it up with a/c, alloys or anything much to make it the very
• 
  Best of the New Year Deals 6 Jan 2003 (News)
  :- www.ukcarbroker.co.uk EUROAUTO Cars available now, directly from stock, or for 10 – 12 weeks delivery:- BMW 320DSE 4-door: £19,655 on the road BMW 530D Sport 4-door: £27,500 Link here
• 
  BMW and Suzuki Free Service Deals 10 Jan 2003 (News)
  BMW and Suzuki are offering 3 year service and maintenance inclusive prices on new cars. The BMW deal includes oil services, inspection services, brake pads and discs, brake fluid, wiper blades and all labour charges for 3 years or 60,000 miles and BMW reckons it could be worth up
• 
  Best of the New Year deals 10 Jan 2003 (News)
  delivery:- BMW 320DSE 4-door: £19,655 on the road BMW 530D Sport 4-door: £27,500 Link here:- www.euroauto.co.uk Trade Sales of Slough 52 reg Mercedes SL500, UK spec
• 
  Status Stuff dear, but P/Xs Cheap at Auction Today 15 Jan 2003 (News)
  for £10,000. Another, this time a 40k mile 2000V in much less sought-after solid red, bid to £9,300. A big batch of Rover 75s was quite instructive, too. They were all 2000W reg BMW Oxford built cars with black sills, and prices varied enormously according to colour, engine and spec