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  Most reliable cars in the UK unveiled in huge poll of fleet operators 10 Nov 2010 (News)
  There are also British success stories in the commercial vehicles' top 10 with Southampton's Ford Transit at the top of the table, followed by the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in second place and the Ford Transit Connect in third. The Luton-manufactured Vauxhall Vivaro is eighth in the commercial vehicles table.
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  New Fiesta and Fusion Autobox on Motability 3 Jan 2003 (News)
  MAGIC (Mobility and General Information Centre), Ford’s free information service for disabled and mature drivers, today announced the launch onto the Motability Scheme of New Fiesta and Ford Fusion models, which feature Durashift EST (Electronic Shift Technology), a new automatic shift transmission with the logical shift pattern of forward for down and back for up.
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  Fiat Doblo is best performing van at first MoT, while Ford Ranger is pick of the pick-ups 16 Oct 2017 (News)
  The Fiat panel van is the best by far when it comes to breezing through the first MoT, with 84 per cent of vans registered in 2013 passing the test in 2016. In second place is the Ford Ranger with 81 per cent passing, while the Toyota Hilux is third with an average first year pass rate of 80 per cent. What are the UK's best vans for passing the first MoT?
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  Hot Spring Deals from Drivethedeal 14 May 2003 (News)
  Remember, all www.drivethedeal.com cars are UK supppled and warranted with 12 months VED, so are just as you would get from any UK franchised dealer, except you get them for less money. Audi A4 1.9 TDI PD 130 SE 4-dr: £19,224 Ford Ka 1.3 (70bhp ohc) 3-dr: £5,663 Ford Fiesta 1.25 16v Finesse 3-dr: £6,817 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 5-dr: £11,105 Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI PD 130 Ghia: £18,844 Honda Civic Type R: £14,592 Honda CRV 2.0 SE Sport: £16,809 Peugeot 307 1.6SE 5-dr, a/c: £12,204 Renault Megane Sporthatch Dynamique dCi 120: £12,345 Toyota Corolla 1.6 T3 5-dr: £10,622 Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTi coupe: £14,916 Toyota MR2 1.8 VVTi roadster: £15,301 Toyota RAV-4 2.0GX 5-dr: £15,973 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo roadster: £23,269 Vauxhall Zafira 2.0Dti Design 7-seater: £13,696 VW Golf GT 1.9 TDI PD 130 3-dr: £14,776 VW Passat 1.9TDI PD 130 SE 4-dr: £15,862 For more information and to get a direct quotation, link here: www.drivethedeal.com
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  Electric scooters available in new 'scrappage scheme' 3 Feb 2011 (News)
  Technical information   e 1 e 1+ e 3 Motor 2000W 3000W 4000W Battery Lithium Ion DC 60V, 40AH Lithium Ion Lithium Ion Charger 110V-250V/50Hz-60Hz 110V-250V/50Hz-60Hz 110V-250V/50Hz-60Hz Charge-up time 4hrs* 2 4hrs 4hrs Max torque 110Nm 110Nm 160Nm Max speed 28mph 43mph 55mph Range (Miles) 50* 1 50* 1 based on 38AH battery 40* 1 at top speed / 70* 1 at 35mph Climbing ability 1:4 gradient (70kg rider) 1:4 gradient (70kg rider) 1:3 gradient (70kg rider) Maximum load capacity 128kg 128kg 200kg Dimensions LxWxH 1790x700x1130mm 1790x700x1130mm 2020x670x1210mm Brakes Discs front/rear Discs front/rear Discs front/rear Seat height 900mm 900mm 910mm * 1 maximum range subject to speed, weather conditions and condition of battery * 2 charge-up time 6-10hrs with silicon battery
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  Capri Brooklands heads to auction 23 Apr 2018 (News)
  A Ford Capri 280 Brooklands and Jaguar XJ-SC V12 Cabriolet are two of the headline-grabbing cars going under the hammer from the Patrick Collection this week. The fast Ford, which has just one UK registered keeper, has covered 4138 miles from new – and over the past 14 years, it has clocked up just 300.
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  Ford engineers now work in virtual reality 8 Jun 2015 (News)
  Ford has revealed the virtual environment in which its technicians test car interiors before production. Called ‘Computer Automated Virtual Environment,’ or CAVE, the system tracks engineers wearing 3D glasses and motion detectors and creates a realistic virtual environment around them.
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  Motorists confess their bad habits 19 Aug 2011 (News)
  Adrian Walsh, of motoring safety partnership RoadSafe, said: “There is a need for people to learn again how to drive. Advanced driving lessons are an extremely good idea." Ford also asked about their latest safety technology – 32% said airbags were the most important technology, followed by Active City Stop with 19% and voice control systems, with 11%.  
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  Emissions 8 May 2009 (News)
  According to Clean Green Cars publisher Jay Nagley, the carbon output of the latest autos is dropping and making "real gains" with advanced technology. He discussed the issue as the website unveiled its latest CO2 data, showing Ford to be the best at reducing emissions. The Fiesta ECOnetic car was found to be the greenest family vehicle as it gives off 98 g/km and is therefore exempt from road tax. "Ford continues to offer vehicles relevant to customer and environmental needs," said the British arm of the group's managing director.
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  Save £6,500 on Mondeo ST 155 diesels 23 Feb 2007 (News)
  www.uk-car-discount.co.uk Offers Rare Ford Mondeo ST. Over £6,500 Saving on Mondeo ST 2.2 TDCi 155 5 Door Vehicles Available to secure for April Delivery 07 Plate. UK Dealer Supplied with Free Delivery, 12 Months VED ('Road Tax') and 1st Registration Fee All Included.
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  Unspecified Discounts on Focus STs From Stock 25 Jan 2007 (News)
  www.uk-car-discount.co.uk Has Ford Focus ST2 and ST3 from stock. UK Dealer Supplied with Free Delivery, 12 Months VED ('Road Tax') and 1st Registration Fee All Included. Huge savings on Manufacturers List Price. 10 Assorted ST2 And ST3 3 Door Available Some with options in Performance Blue, Panther Black and Sea Grey.
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  Discounted Cars On Credit For 'Bad' Credit Risks 20 Apr 2005 (News)
  This months offers include: Citroen Picasso 1.8 Exclusive £9995, FIAT Punto 1.2 Active 3 Door £5995, Ford Focus (New Shape) 1.4 Studio 3 Door £9995, Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 5Door £11995, Ford Mondeo 2.0 Tdci 115 Bhp LX 5 Door £12995, Mazda 3 1.4 TS 5 Door £11195, Mazda 6 1.8TS 5 Door £12995, Nissan Almera 1.5S 3 Door £7495, Nissan Micra 1.0E 3 Door £6995, Nissan Primera 1.8S 5 Door £10295, Renault Clio 1.2 Authentique 3 Door £6895, Renault 1.4 Authentique £11130, SEAT Leon 1.4S £9895.
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  Big Discounts For Poor Credit Risks 18 Apr 2005 (News)
  WHAT YOU SEE ON SCREEN IS WHAT YOU PAY This week's special offers Citroen Picasso 1.8 Exclusive £9995 Fiat Punto 1.2 Active 3 Door £5995 Ford Focus (New Shape) 1.4 Studio 3 Door £9995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 5 Door £11995 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 115 Bhp LX 5 Door £12995 Mazda 3 1.4 TS 5 Door £11195 Mazda 6 1.8TS 5 Door £12995 Nissan Almera 1.5S 3 Door £7495 Nissan Micra 1.0E 3 Door £6995 Nissan Primera 1.8S 5 Door £10295 Renault Clio 1.2 Authentique 3 Door £6895 Renault 1.4 Authentique £11130 Seat Leon 1.4S £9895 Finance available in most cases to buyers with poor credit records.
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  Welsh Motor Show 22nd to 24th June 17 Jun 2001 (News)
  New models on display include the new Citroën C5, Skoda Octavia RS, Astra Convertible 1.8i 16v, Volkswagen Passat, Audi A4, Peugeot 307 and 206 Coupe/Cabriolet, Daewoo Tacuma, Ford Maverick, Ford Mondeo, Chrysler Prowler, Saab 9-3 range, Mercedes-Benz C-Class sports coupe, C-Class Estate, and new A-Class. Unusually, visitors can actually buy cars and bikes and other items from the stands and last year's event saw a new car being sold every 12 minutes.
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  MoT Data for Sheffield 6 May 2014 (News)
  The Sheffield postcode area is large, with a lot of cars tested over a year. The pass rate for S postcodes is slightly above average overall and the tables below reflect this, with a majority of green numbers. Green indicates a pass rate above the national average. The best performing car maker is Lotus, followed by Bentley.
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  Top Cars and Classic Cars at BCA Blackbushe 27 Nov 2005 (News)
  Tuesday 29th Classic and Historic Auction from 12.00noon Entries and estimates: 1928 Austin Seven Two Seat Tourer £7,500-£8,250 1932 Austin 7 Arrow Foursome Sports £7,000-£8,500 1939 Fiat 1500 Drophead Coupe (For restoration) £2,500-£3,500 1947 Bedford M-Type Fuel Merchant's Lorry £12,000-£14,000 1952 MG TD LHD (Fully restored) £12,500-£14,000 1954 Riley 11⁄2 Litre RME (Reg No: 111 RME) £5,000-£5,750 1956 Jaguar Mk1 2.4 £6,500-£7,500 1956 Commer Pump/Escape £3,000-£4,000 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-dr Sedan £11,000-£12,000 1957 Bedford A-Series Dropside £8,000-£9,000 1958 Nash Metropolitan £3,250-£3,750 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL £22,500-£25,000 1964 Ford Zodiac III £1,600-£2,000 1965 Daimler Majestic Major £3,000-£4,000 1967 Jaguar Mk2 3.8-litre MOD £10,500-£11,500 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite IV £3,000-£3,650 1969 MGC Roadster £8,750-£9,500 1970 MGB GT £2,350-£2,850 1972 Rover V8 3500 S £1,500-£1,850 1972 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce 2000 £6,000-£7,000 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I £4,750-£5,500 1976 Ford Granada MkI £1,500-£1,750 1979 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 11 'Red Label' £8,000-£9,000 1979 Ford Escort MK 2 1.6 Ghia £1,500-£1,750 1980 Porsche 924 Turbo £1,500-£1,800 1981 Ferrari Mondial £8,000-£9,000 1981 Bristol 412 S2 £10,000-£11,500 1984 Jaguar Sovereign HE £4,000-£5,000 1986 Alfa-Romeo Spider Veloce £2,500-£3,000 1988 Jaguar XJS Convertible £7,250-£8,500 1988 Mercedes-Benz 190E Cosworth £3,000-£3,500 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300CE £3,500-£4,000 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet £23,000-£25,000 1990 Jaguar XJS £3,000-£3,500 1993 MG RV8 £8,000-£9,000 1994 Jaguar D-Type Replica £18,000-£22,000 2000 Mini Cooper Sports 500 (850 miles) £9,000-£10,000 For full entry list link to www.classic-car-auction.co.uk Wednesday 30th Fleet & Finance, Leaseplan, Lex Vehicle Leasing, General section, Jardine p/x, Snows p/x, Trident p/x, Black Horse.
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  06 Fiesta 1.6 Ghia auto, 8k miles, £6,500 23 Oct 2008 (News)
  www.ukcarbroker.co.uk has a one off offer: Ford Fiesta 1.6 Ghia Auto 5Drs 2006/06, 8k miles with FSH, Panther Black metallic with grey leather. £6,500 Wife's car. Reason for sale: hardly ever used. (Car in photo a stock shot.
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  Soft-tops cheap at auction today 10 Oct 2007 (News)
  A mileage of 76k wasn’t warranted on a 1996N Citroen ZX 1.4i Elation, yet it was obviously well cared for and had 8 stamps in its service book so at £400 looked a good buy to me. Here’s the list. As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. Audi A4 1.8SE Avant, 1998S, 163k miles £1,000 BMW 525iSE auto, Y reg, 59k miles £5,600s BMW E60 525D SE man, 04 reg, 64k miles £12,000s BMW X5 3.0i Sport auto, 2002/52, 65k miles £13,600s Citroen C2 1.6VTS, 2006/56, 11k miles £6,500s Citroen ZX 1.4i Elation, 1996N, 76k miles £400s Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.8SX, Y reg, 76k miles £2,000s Daewoo Kalos 1.4SX 5-dr, 03 reg, 17k miles £2,650s Ford Focus 1.6 Ti-VCT Titanium, 05 reg, 17k miles £7,400s Ford Focus 2.5ST 5-dr, 07 reg, 9k miles £12,000p Honda Civic 1.6VTEC S 5-dr, 2001X, 61k n/w £3,050s Jaguar X-Type 2.0D SE, 04 reg, 48k miles £8,800s Jeep Cherokee 2.5TD, 1997R, 103k n/w £1,875s MGF 1.8 roadster, 1999T, 81k n/w £2,000s MGTF 135 Sunstorm, 05 reg, 16k miles £7,100s MB A170CDI Classic autoclutch, 2000V, 62k miles £2,425s MB C220 CDI A/G auto, 2004/54, 43k miles £13,200s MINI Cooper 1.6, 2002/52, 23k miles £6,600s Peugeot 307 2.0HDI 90 S 5-dr, 04 reg, 87k miles £3,950s Rover 75 2.5V6 Club SE auto, 02 reg, 58k n/w £3,100s Smart ForTwo Pure, 2004/54, 16k miles £3,400s Toyota Previa 2.4CDX 7-seater, 2001/51, 66k miles £7,300s Toyota MR2 1.8 roadster, 2000X, 64k n/w £4,950s Vauxhall Tigra 1.4 Chequers, 1999V, 106k n/w, £1,500s VW Bora TDI PD 130, 2001/51, 75k miles £4,600s VW Passat 2.0 petrol 130SE, 2002/52, 67k miles £3,075s VW Passat 1.9TDI PD 100, 2003/52, 66k miles £4,300s VW Passat 1.9TDI PD 100 HL, 2004/54, 85k miles £6,100s VW Passat 2.0TDI PD 140 Sport, 06 reg, 25k miles £11,950s Volvo V40 1.9SE TD Estate, 1998R, 95k miles £1,575s Volvo 850 2.5 10v Estate, 1995N, 143k miles £675s Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in October Thursday 11th October 10.00am start Light Commercials from Lloyds TSB, Dagenham Motors, Royal Mail, Lex, Vauxhall Leasing, Fleet Direct, Northgate, Peugeot.
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  Gallardo makes £73k at Top Car Today 12 Jun 2006 (News)
  Entries include: 2005/55 X5 Audi TT Quattro 240PS Sport, Misano Red, 10k miles 05 reg Mercedes SL500, Brilliant Silver, 2k miles 05 reg Jaguar X-Type 2.0D Sport, Quartz, 9k miles 05 reg Jaguar S-Type 2.7 V6d Sport auto, Ultraviolet, 10k miles 05 reg BMW 525d M Sport auto, Silver Grey, 18k miles 05 reg Mercedes S280, Obsidian Black, 21k miles 2004/54 Lexus SC430, Platinum Ice, 21k miles 04 reg Jaguar S-Type 4.2R, Ultraviolet, 21k miles 04 reg BMW 330Ci coupe auto, Titanium Silver, 27k miles 04 reg BMW 760Li, Black Sapphire, 52k miles 2003/53 BMW545iSE, Olivin, 30k miles 03 reg Jaguar XJR, Anthracite, 34k miles 02 reg BMW M3 Coupe, Estoril Blue, 45k miles Y reg Mercedes CL600 coupe, Obsidian Black, 42k miles For more info phone Sebastian on 0115 987 3311 or visit

  Merc CLS Under £30k at auction today. 6 Nov 2006 (News)
  Bargains amongst other makes and models included a 59k mile 2004/54 MINI Cooper convertible with leather, sold for £9,950; a 24k mile 04 ref facelift but white ex-doctors Honda Civic 1.6 SE auto, sold for £6,500; and a 178k mile 2002/52 Volvo V70 2.4 140 SE manual with leather sold for £3,900 Here’s the list. ‘s’ means sold. ‘n/w’ means unwarranted mileage. ‘p’ means top provisional bid. ‘n/s’ means not sold, ‘D/R’ means damaged and repaired. Audi TT180 FWD coupe, 2004/54, 17k miles £14,000s BMW 330iSE auto, 2001/51, 21k miles £10,400s BMW 520iSE auto E60, 04 reg, 51k miles £14,900s Citroen Saxo 1.0 East Coast, 1998S, 50k miles n/w £900s Citroen AX 1.0 Cascade, 1994L, 93k miles n/w £225s Citroen Xsara 1.9LD estate, Y reg, 37k miles n/w £2,025s FIAT Panda 1.1 Active, 2005/55, 2,607 miles n/w £3,500s Ford Street Ka Luxury, 2004/54, 17k miles £6,500s Ford Escort 1.4 3-dr, 1998R, 65k miles £850s Ford Mondeo 2.0i Zetec estate, 1999V, 94k miles £1,200s Mercedes E220CDI A/G auto, 2002/52, 144k miles £11,100s Mercedes E320CDI A/G estate, 2001/51, 71k miles £12,600s Mercedes CLS350, 18”, leather, 05 reg, 29k miles £29,300s Mercedes SL55AMG, 05 reg, 20k miles n/w £47,000 n/s MINI Cooper, 02 reg, 61k miles £6,575s MINI Cooper convertible, 2004/54, 59k miles £9,950 MGTF 1.8 135PS, leather, 2003/53, miles n/w £5,550s MINI Cooper, 2002/02, 61k miles £6,575s Rover 216 16v cabrio (perfect hood), 1992K, 113k miles £450s SAAB 9-3 Aero manual, 04 reg, 35k miles £11,000s Vauxhall Corsa 1.4LS 5-dr auto, 1996P, 71k miles £750s Volvo V70 2.4 SE 140 man, lthr, 2002/52, 178k miles £3,900s Upcoming Auctions at BCA Blackbushe in November Tuesday 7th November from 10.30am (Peugeot Closed Sale.