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  Used Van Buying Guide: Vivaro 2001 - 2014 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  Above £3000 and the choice is vast, covering all age and type of Vivaros, from Crewcabs and dropsides to some specialist refrigerated models, and recovery vehicles. Ignore age, instead buy on condition, service history and mileage here, again, you really can afford to be picky given the vast number of vehicles on sale. Up into the £5000 and above sphere and you’ll start to find sub-100,000, lightly used examples, many residing in van sales centres and often coming with warranties.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Toyota Hilux 2004-2015 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  The biggest selection of used vehicles is around the £10,000 mark, where you’ll have access to a huge number on sale, with reasonable rather than galactic mileages. You can afford to be picky here, so buy on condition, check out what extras - hardtops etc are included - and make sure it’s got all its paperwork and service history.  To find the latest deals, visit:  Honest John Vans For Sale What we said   "The Toyota Hilux is as much a byword for pick-up trucks as the Ford Transit is for panel vans.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Volkswagen Caddy 2010-2015 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  If you’re after a 4Motion you’ll be in for a search, they’re rare - at the time of writing this we could only find one for sale in the UK - and that means a premium.     To find the latest deals, visit:  Honest John Vans For Sale What we said  " Despite the modest power figures, the more powerful 1.6 TDI engine is surprisingly quick in the Caddy, helped by 250Nm of torque.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Nissan NV200 2009-2019 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  As with most commercial vehicles prices are more aligned with mileage than years. It is possible, as an example to buy a higher mileage 100,000+ miles 2012 1.5 SE for the same price as a 2010, 65,000 1.5 SE model. Around £3000 will buy you the earliest, highest mileage examples, though the £5000-£6000 price category provides a huge choice of newer examples, in higher specifications (Bluetooth equipped) in the 30,000-60,000 mileage range.
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  Used Pick-Up Buying Guide: Nissan Navara 2005-2016 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  Many run faultlessly, though likewise some cause endless trouble, though you can minimise the chances of that by buying one that’s been meticulously maintained. With its key rival known for their reliability it’s a difficult vehicle to recommend though, Nissan admitting it’s gone to great lengths with its replacement to fix the many problems associated with this 2005 - 2016 model.  Looking for more used van buying guides?
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  Used Buying Guide: Volkswagen Amarok 2011-2019 16 Jun 2025 (News)
    >>>To find the latest Amarok deals, visit: Honest John Vans For Sale Spend between £12,000-£15,000 and you’ll have a huge choice of vehicles on offer, with sensible mileages, full dealer history and more often than not one previous owner.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Renault Trafic 2001-2014 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  Part supply is plentiful, as are the vans themselves.  Looking for more used van buying guides?  Click here
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  Used van buying guide: Peugeot Boxer 2006-2019 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  >>>To find the latest deals, visit: Honest John Vans For Sale Above £6000 you can start to be very picky, demand a full service history and seek out those desirable options, there being plenty of fine-condition Boxers in this price point. From £9000 you’re in the sphere of two to three-year old examples, with lower mileages in excellent condition.
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  Peugeot Expert Used Guide 2007-2016 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  The Peugeot Expert was revealed in 2006 before going on sale in the UK in February 2007. Like its predecessor, it’s the sister van to the Citroen Dispatch, though as part of the Sevel Nord joint venture the same basic van is shared with both Fiat and Toyota with the Scudo and ProAce respectively.
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  Huge Expansion in Live Online Auctions 4 Mar 2009 (News)
  In a number of sales this year, BCA has had more buyers online than in the auction hall, notably a recent BMW Open auction where 300 hall bidders were joined by 308 Live Online bidders, more than doubling the buying power.
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  LEX AND BCA EXPAND LIVE ONLINE 25 Apr 2008 (News)
  A Live Online pilot scheme with BCA in March returned excellent results for Lex, adding several thousand pounds to the bottom line of each sale and attracting over 120 buyers to bid online at each event. Around a third of Lex cars were bid on by Live Online participants, with 17% of the entry actually being sold to online bidders.
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  Audi Q7 Sells on BCA 'Buy Now' in 82 Seconds 29 Jun 2012 (News)
  The vehicle details will indicate the sale end date and time.  A selection of Buy Now vehicles is available to view and buy 24/7 - the sales are frequently updated, so check back regularly. Once purchased, a vehicle disappears from the sale.
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  BCA Expands Online Auction Service 23 May 2009 (News)
  The average Live Online sale now sells around 17% of the entry to net bidders and this percentage is also expected to rise. In a number of sales this year, BCA has had more buyers online than in the auction hall, and in total nearly 1,500 individual buyers purchase online in a monthly period.
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  Online car auctions 'defy economic downturn' 27 Oct 2008 (News)
  Commenting on the popularity of the sales, Manheim's managing director Mike Pilkington stated: "The record number of online car sales achieved via Simulcast in September clearly shows there is still a good level of activity in the market.
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  Manheim Auctions Online Simulcast Figures Almost Double 11 Jul 2009 (News)
  The acceleration in the growth of sales through Simulcast, Manheim Auctions’ online broadcast of physical auctions, has exceeded all expectations this year as the record number of online sales achieved during the whole of 2008 is now already history.
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  Dealer Buys Two Cars at BCA Blackbushe - From 6,000 Miles Away 14 Aug 2009 (News)
  The spread of BCA's Live Online service has been far and wide, as Portsmouth dealer Paul Taylor used 1-2-Call Mobile Internet to buy two cars Live Online at BCA Blackbushe on Monday from Khemmarat on the banks of the Mekong River that divides Thailand and Laos.
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  Online Auction Buying Beats The Snow 9 Jan 2010 (News)
    Like BCA's Live Online, Manheim Auctions’ Simulcast links trade buyers via the internet to physical auctions, where they can view, bid and buy vehicles in real time, competing with other online buyers as well as buyers actually in the auction hall.
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  Roaring Start to 2011 by British Car Auctions 26 Jan 2011 (News)
  BCA sold nearly 14,000 cars, vans and trucks during the week, generating a turnover approaching £70 million.  Online sales continued to flourish with hundreds of professional buyers logging onto the Bid Now, Buy Now and Live Online services every day and nearly 3,000 vehicles being purchased by online bidders during that week alone.
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  A fifth of car buyers scared off by negative online reviews 12 Jun 2019 (News)
  Pushy sales tactics, negative online reviews and a reluctance to offer test drives are all factors that scare car buyers away from second-hand dealers, research has revealed. A survey of 17,230 car buyers by the AA found that nearly a fifth (19 per cent) are put off by a reputation for over-aggressive sales tactics, while 18 per cent will avoid a showroom altogether if they've previously read a negative online review.
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  Export success as Europeans buy Car Parts from UK online supplier 26 Aug 2008 (News)
  The French, Germans, Spanish and especially the Irish are having an online frenzy ordering Car Parts from the UK and saving as much as 70% compared to buying in their own country, claims a new report. Export sales of car parts to do-it-yourself enthusiasts and the garage trade have increased by 285% in the last year as the value of the Euro has risen by around 20%.