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  New Sports Cars at the Show 18 Oct 2000 (News)
  supercar to be called the Ascari KZ1. Engine is the V8 from BMW's M5 bored out to 4,928cc and developing 520bhp. Gearbox is 6 speed, 0-60 is expected to be 3.7 seconds and top speed over 200mph. Price will be in the region of £130,000. This really is one to see because it's a stunning looking car
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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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  Auction Prices Up 20 Dec 2000 (News)
  sold for a high £8,350. The Great Trade Centre buyer even remarked that cars were marked up for less on his site. There really weren’t many bargains at all, unless you consider £3,925 cheap for a 140,000 mile 95M BMW 318i with a sunroof. Other cars not too dear included an 82,000 mile
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  Auction prices continue to firm up 22 Dec 2000 (News)
  At the last auction of the year (my year anyway) prices continued to firm up in anticipation of a rise in demand in January. £7,000 was bang on book money for a 77,000 mile 98R E36 BMW 318i with a/c in perfect condition, but this one was not. It had visible signs of repaired accident damage
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  Auction price ups and downs 10 Jan 2001 (News)
  2000X Discovery 4.0 litre V8 GS 7-seater which bid to a derisory £15,700 against its current list price of £27,115. BMW E46 3-Series are also becoming more affordable even though depreciation is comparatively small. Top bid for a 44,000 mile 98S 318iSE was £12,650, which means its
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  Auction Prices 'Over Book' 17 Jan 2001 (News)
  Auction prices for late plate ex-fleet cars were very high at BCA Blackbushe today, sometimes even exceeding book retail or more for some models. As before, the most wanted cars are German. £10,200 was paid for a 57,000 mile 97R BMW 318iS Coupe in silver with the unusual combination
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  Auction Prices Starting to Level Off 19 Jan 2001 (News)
  came his way for £3,700 to £3,775. A batch of four 15,000 mile Nissan Micra 1.0 3-door Profile models all sold for £4,050 to £4,150. An 83,000 mile 98R BMW 318i coupe sold for £8,750 which is last year’s money for a three year old; a 66,000 mile 97R BMW 318i with a/c
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  Todays Auction Ups and Downs 24 Jan 2001 (News)
  with 15,000 and 28,000 miles sold for £10,900 and £11,850. If you were after a sports car you could have gone for a repossessed 26,000 mile 97R Toyota MR2 2.0 litre which bid to £8,975; a 63,000 mile repo 96P BMW M3 Evo which bid to £15,450; an unwarranted 21,000 mile repo 96N Porsche
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  Shortage of Cars Pushes Auction prices Up 26 Jan 2001 (News)
  for with lower mileages a week ago. A 77,000 mile 97R BMW 520iSE, admittedly in a nice metallic shade of violet, sold for £10,150. A 92,000 mile 97R 323i Coupe automatic with leather reached a high £9,950. A 64,000 mile 98R Vectra SRI 140 made a very strong £6,150. A pair of E46 BMW 323iSEs
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  Today's Highs and Lows at BCA Blackbushe 2 Feb 2001 (News)
  in March. High prices paid today included £9,000 for a 36,000 mile 99T Passat 1.8SE Turbo; £8,750 for a 52,000 mile 98R BMW 316i Coupe, £8,300 for a 129,000 mile 97R Mercedes C200 Classic automatic; £8,150 for a 19,000 mile 2000W Mondeo 2.0iLX automatic; £5,100 for a 52,000
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  Top Money for Top Cars at BCA Blackbushe 5 Feb 2001 (News)
  Bidding for Top Cars reflected the state of the market at BCA Blackbushe today. Many of the cars that sold made either trade book or above book money. But where the cars were disposed of by fleets as opposed to traders there were still bargains to be had. Well above book were a 55,000 mile 98S BMW
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  Best Cars Still Big Money at Auction 9 Feb 2001 (News)
  Even auctions of ex-fleet cars are still seeing big bids for desirable German cars. But, as ever, there are still bargains to be had for opportunists prepared to wave their catalogues at the auctioneer when the bidding is slow. On the one hand, a 15,000 mile 2000W BMW 323 CI coupe sold
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  BMW Debuts Six New Cars 16 Feb 2001 (News)
  BMW is unveiling six new cars at the Geneva Motor Show. Most important is the World debut of the new 3 Series Compact which will compete head-on against Mercedes C Class Sport Coupe. First releases of the new Compact will be powered either by a British-built 1.6 litre 116bhp
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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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  MINI Sale Date Announced 20 Feb 2001 (News)
  BMW has announced a sale date for the new MINI of Saturday 7th July 2001. The MINI will on sale in the UK before any other World market. It will be available with 90bhp standard or 115bhp Cooper engines and a 163bhp Cooper S will follow in 2002. Though BMW is setting up stand-alone
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  MINI Specifications Announced 26 Feb 2001 (News)
  To get the maximum publicity it can for the new MINI at the Geneva Motor Show BMW has now announced specifications and names for the new MINIs which will go on sale in the UK on Saturday 7th July 2001. The 90bhp MINI will be called the MINI ONE. Its 1,598cc engine will put out 90bhp
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  Land Rover Cuts Prices and restricts Supply 27 Feb 2001 (News)
  to £42,995; and 4.6 petrol Vogue models down to £49,995. All are covered by a three year warranty which does not apply to personal imports. A further announcement is that due to demand greatly exceeding supply of BMW sourced TD4 engines for the Freelander model, a Privilege cashback
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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)
  93L Mazda 323i GLX F-Type; £800 paid for a really doggy 82,000 mile 90H Carina II 2.0 Executive and £1,800 paid for a smart 72,000 mile 95M Rover 214Si facelift model. Company directors fodder was not cheap either. Though a 73,000 mile 99T BMW 323iSE E46 bid to a low £14,450
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  Sale of Sixty One Soft Tops on 19th March 16 Mar 2001 (News)
  The entry for BCA's convertible sale at 12.30pm on Monday 19th March has now grown to sixty-one. There are all fresh ex-fleet cars, direct from the Leaseplan fleet. The mouthwatering selection includes fourteen MGFs; seven SAAB convertibles; seven BMW 3-Series convertibles (including a 103,000 mile