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  Rover price cuts 15 Oct 2000 (News)
  with the useful 103 bhp engine. Rover 75s start at £16,495 for the 1.8 Classic, MGFs at £16,995 for the 1.8i and 'old' Minis at £8,495 for the retro Mini Classic Se7en.
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  Alfa 147 voted 'Car of the Year' 15 Nov 2000 (News)
  , the new Vauxhall Corsa; seventh, the new Volvo V70; eighth, the Chrysler PT Cruiser; ninth, the Peugeot 607; and tenth, the Citroen Picasso mini MPV. Good though it may be, the fact that a small, sporty car with excessive fuel consumption (Autocar test: 26.9mpg overall for the 1.6) calls into question
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  Mitsubishi Announces Y reg Space Star Specials 26 Jan 2001 (News)
  Mitsubishi has announced SE versions of its Space Star 1.3 and 1.8 litre mini MPV with extra equipment for no extra cost. This includes ABS, air conditioning, alloy wheels, roof bars, front fog lamps and a CD player. The Space Star 1.3 SE is priced at £11,595 on the road and the Space Star
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  Mazda Y reg Specials 26 Jan 2001 (News)
  start at £14,995 on the road. The Mazda Premacy mini mpv has four airbags as standard, airbag switch off facility, ABS, alarm and immobiliser. Prices start at £13,495 on the road and include a three year warranty.
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  Daihatsu YRV On Sale 7 Feb 2001 (News)
  Daihatsu, now part of Toyota, has put its YRV seen at last years Motor Show on sale in the UK as from March. The new car represents a cross between a small hatchback like the Toyota Yaris and a mini mpv like the Yaris Verso. It has basically the same 87bhp 1.3 litre VVT engine with 88.5lb ft torque
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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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  Hot New British-Built Honda Civic 21 Feb 2001 (News)
  wheel, 17 inch alloy wheels, 205/45 R17 tyres. The new Type-R and other three-door Civics will be built at Honda's plant at Swindon which is soon expected to become Britain's highest output car factory. The Type-R will go on sale in the UK in October. The seven seater Honda Stream mini MPV
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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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  Two More New Models from Hyundai 9 Mar 2001 (News)
  . At an overall length of 4,025mm Hyundai states that the Matrix is the shortest mini MPV on the market. Width is 1,740mm and height, 1,625mm. Versatility is enhanced by a 60/40 split sliding and double-folding rear seat. The other new arrival is a tough, chassis-framed 4x4 to be called the Terracan
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  Peugeot 307 Specs and Prices 2 Apr 2001 (News)
  Peugeot has announced Specifications and prices for its new 307 model which replaces the 306 in June and, like the new Honda Civic, combines elements of a family hatchback and mini-mpv. There will be five basic spec levels: Style, Rapier, LX, GLX and XSi with a choice of seven
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  MINI Prices Announced 12 Apr 2001 (News)
  MINI One and MINI Cooper go on sale in the UK on July 7 and prices have been announced that will set the pulses of MINI fans racing. MINI One will have an on-the-road price of £10,300 (retail list price of £9,900) and MINI Cooper will be available on the road at £11,600 (retail
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  Mixed Reviews of New MINI 23 May 2001 (News)
  First official road tests and driving impressions of the new MINI were published today, after testing by journalists on Monday and Tuesday. While reports universally praised the build quality, the interior, the ride, the economy, the quick steering and the handling, the engines
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  Low Running Costs for New MINI 9 Jun 2001 (News)
  Official Insurance Groups for the new MINI have just been announced: a low 5E for the MINI One and 8E for the MINI Cooper. On top of that, MINI tlc is a 5 year 50,000 mile service package available for a fixed price of just £100 when purchased with a new MINI
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  Santa Fe Gets Diesel Option 10 Jul 2001 (News)
  engine, this one 1.5 litres for its new Matrix mini-MPV towards the end of 2001. More at www.Hyundai-car.co.uk
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  Sebring Soft-top, Here This Summer 12 Jul 2001 (News)
  radio cassette and CD player; 150 watt infinity speakers; leather steering wheel and gearknob; power socket; glass rear window with defroster; mini computer with compass and temperature gauge; 205/60R x 16 tyres; 12 spoke alloy wheels; compact spare wheel plus full size alloy spare wheel (choose which
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  MINI Sold Out Until Next Year 14 Jul 2001 (News)
  Apart from the three that got burned out in the Bradford riots last weekend, the new MINI has been a sell-out. BMW has issued a press release stating that none will be delivered before October. And Quentin Willson's column in The Daily Mirror on Friday told us that orders for MINI Coopers are so
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  Classic Auctions: 24th and 26th September 3 Sep 2001 (News)
  M.P.W. TWO DOOR COUPE Lot 13: 1992 BENTLEY EIGHT SALOON Lot 14: 1969 MORRIS MINI 1275 COOPER 'S' SALOON Lot 15: 1968 JAGUAR 340 SALOON Lot 16: 1923 RILEY 11/40 NARROW BODIED 4 SEAT TOURER Lot 17: 1937 AUSTIN 7 'C' CAB VAN Lot 18: 1962 LOTUS ELITE S2 COUPE
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  New FIAT Stilo Replaces Bravo and Brava 5 Sep 2001 (News)
  size, length, breadth and height. The three door version is thus geared towards individualism, performance and driving satisfaction, while the five door offers interior comfort, space, versatility of use and rationality. As with mini MPVs in the same market sector, the five-door Stilo has
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  MINI News 6 Sep 2001 (News)
  Hot on the heels of the exploding MINI recall, BMW has announced a Hydrogen powered version. MINIs were recalled this week because the paint around the filler tube can wear away, creating a risk of a static spark when a fuel pump nozzle is inserted. 500 MINIs sold so far are being
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  Mini Recall 3 Oct 2001 (News)
  MG Rover has recalled 5,809 Minis from VIN BD134000 built from August 1996 to January 1999. There is a possibility of rear wheel bearings failing due to water ingress which, if left unchecked, could cause the wheel to detatch from the stub axle. Vibration and noise caused will alert most owners