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  New Audi A4 15 Oct 2000 (News)
  Audi simultaneously revealed the 2001 A4 model at Audi Centres throughout Europe on Tuesday 10th October. The new car is certainly a very classy number, with much better head and legroom than before and a new chassis featuring aluminium suspension components to offer better ride and handling
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  New Sports Cars at the Show 18 Oct 2000 (News)
  Halls 6, 7 and 8 at the NEC are proving a haven for sports car enthusiasts. The old Dutch manufacturer Spyker has been revived with a stunning new sports-car, the Spyker C8. It features an aluminium spaceframe chassis, 4,172cc Audi V8 developing 400bhp, manual 6 speed gearbox, 0-60 in just over 4
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  Jaguar announces new X Type 1 Nov 2000 (News)
  Jaguar today issued the first official pictures of the new X Type to go on sale in the UK in Summer 2001. This four-wheel-drive four-door saloon car will have 2.5 litre and 3.0 litre V6 engines derived from the 24 valve Ford V6 and will compete against the new Audi A4, the BMW 3 Series
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  Alfa 147 voted 'Car of the Year' 15 Nov 2000 (News)
  Hearts narrowly won over heads in the voting for European Car of the Year 2000 and the small but sporty Alfa 147 beat the big but brilliant new Ford Mondeo by just three points. Third in the top ten was the Toyota Prius hybrid; fourth, the all alloy Audi A2; fifth, the new Mercedes C Class; sixth
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  New Audi A4 Prices Announced 14 Dec 2000 (News)
  When it goes on sale in the UK on 1/3/2001, the new Audi A4 will be priced from £18,640 on the road, some £1,500 more than originally anticipated. £18,640 buys the 130bhp 2.0 litre petrol model, which is very well equipped with such items as alloy wheels, electronic brake force
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  Auction price ups and downs 10 Jan 2001 (News)
  apiece which sold for £3,850 to £4,000, a pair of 99V Skoda Octavia 1.8SLXis with 15,000 and 16,000 miles which sold for £7,050 and £6,800 and an 84,000 mile 98R Audi A4 TDI 110 which sold for £8,050. Of somewhat less appeal were a dealer group's selection of pre-registered
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  Audi cuts prices for 2001 A3 11 Jan 2001 (News)
  Audi has announced reduced prices for its revamped 2001 A3 model. 3-doors start at £14,605 for the 1.6, rising through £16,335 for the TDI 110, £18,045 for the TDI 110 SE and £20,895 for the 1.8T Sport quattro to £24,770 for the S3 quattro. 5-doors start
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  High Milers Still Auction Bargains 12 Jan 2001 (News)
  , as on Wednesday, were Audis, VWs and Ford Focuses, all of which are continue to attract high bids. A 111,000 mile 96P Audi A4 TDI 90 sold for £6,050, an 18,000 mile 99V Golf Mk IV Gti 1.8T sold for £12,450, a 94,000 mile 97P Golf Mk III 2.0 Gti sold for £5,025 and top bid for a 77,000 mile 97P
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  Auction Prices 'Over Book' 17 Jan 2001 (News)
  of sunroof and air-conditioning (mileage-adjusted trade book £9,700). A 22,000 mile 97R Audi A3 1.8SE made £10,700. And a desirable 29,000 mile 99V Mercedes C220 CDI Esprit manual which started at £12,000 went all the way to sell at a bang-on-book £16,300. But it wasn't just German
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  Auction Prices Starting to Level Off 19 Jan 2001 (News)
  ; and a pair of new shape 99S 40,000 mile Astra Envoy estates for £5,000 apiece. However, strong money was still being paid forAudis. A 77,000 mile 97P Audi A3 1.6SE sold to the trade for £7,100; a 79,000 mile 97R A3 T Sport for £8,400; and an admittedly rare 57,000 mile 99S A3 TDI 110 SE
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  New Skoda Octavia 4x4 Estate 23 Jan 2001 (News)
  The Skoda Octavia 4x4 Estate goes on sale on 1st February priced at a reasonable £16,200 on the road. It has the same sophisticated Haldex clutched 4x4 system as the Audi TT, together with ABS, EDS, ASR and ESP, so traction is not going to be a problem in winter driving conditions. The engine
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  Todays Auction Ups and Downs 24 Jan 2001 (News)
  automatic estate with a blowing exhaust and £5,275 for a 125,000 mile 97R Audi A6 1.8T with a/c and alloys. Full list of UK auction centres in the Directory on this website. To subscribe to BCA Auctionview, giving composite prices achieved and details of cars in upcoming BCA auctions, visit
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  Best Cars Still Big Money at Auction 9 Feb 2001 (News)
  for £21,400; a 22,000 miles 99T new shape BMW 323i made £16,500 as did a 44,000 mile 98R Mercedes E280 Avant Garde; a 9,000 mile 99V Audi A3 1.8T Sport 5-door sold for £14,600; a 107,000 mile 97R BMW 528i Touring automatic with lots of extras made £12,200; and a 42,000 mile 99S VW Golf Mk IV
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  Private Buyers Still Paying for Status 16 Feb 2001 (News)
  full well that an undersupplied market is likely to be swamped in four weeks time, very few dealers are buying for stock. A 20,000 mile 98R Audi A3 1.8SE made an enormous £10,800; a 38,000 mile BMW 318Ti Compact without sunroof, a/c or alloys sold for £8,725; an 80,000 mile 98S Mercedes
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  Skoda Octavia 4x4 Estate £14,995 20 Feb 2001 (News)
  The Skoda Octavia 4x4 Estate with Haldex coupled 4x4 system and other mechanicals from the Audi TT including ASR, ESP and EBD is now available from www.showroom4cars.com for just £14,995. These cars are UK supplied so carry the full
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  Spring Sale of 50 Soft-Tops on 19th March 7 Mar 2001 (News)
  includes fourteen MGFs; seven SAAB convertibles; seven BMW 3-Series convertibles (including a 103,000 mile M3 Evo); five BMW Z3 roadsters (including two 3.0 litre models); four Audi Cabriolets; and four Renault Megane convertibles, as well as Golfs, 306s and a Jaguar XK8 convertible. More
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  R reg under £3,000; P reg under £2,000 9 Mar 2001 (News)
  , a 22,000 mile example sold for a high £17,300. A 59,000 mile 97P Mercedes E280 Elegance made £13,450; a 6,000 mile 99T E240 Elegance sold for £18,550; a 54,000 mile 98R BMW 735i E38 sold for £16,500; and a 38,000 mile 98R Audi A4 2.4SE Avant with a scratch on the side sold
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  VW Revives Microbus 13 Mar 2001 (News)
  VAG's 236bhp 3.2 litre V6, as found under the bonnet of top versions of the latest Audi A4. Torque is 236lb ft and the gearbox is a five-speed Tiptronic. Interior design features include a dash mounted gearshift lever, seven TV/video plasma screens and three rows of seats the centre pair
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  Sale of Sixty One Soft Tops on 19th March 16 Mar 2001 (News)
  M3 Evo); five BMW Z3 roadsters (including two 3.0 litre models); four Audi Cabriolets; and four Renault Megane convertibles, as well as Golfs, 306s, a Jaguar XK8 convertible and a Porsche Boxter. BCA is so concerned about presenting them in top condition, the auction house has even shrink-wrapped
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  Todays Auction at BCA Blackbushe 16 Mar 2001 (News)
  . £20,200 looked a lot to me for a 7,000 mile 2000W BMW 323i 4-door and at £9,400 a 66,000 mile Audi A3 1.8T Sport was plain expensive. So was £11,050 for a 54,000 mile 98R BMW 328i. But a couple of under-performers were a 42,000 mile 98R Jaguar XK8, sold for £28,450, and a 29,000 mile 99T