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  Goodwood Festival of Speed: Jaguar Project 7 takes a bow 10 Jul 2013 (News)
  Powering it is a tweaked version of Jaguar’s vocal 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine in 550PS/680Nm form. That should give the Project 7 a useful boost over the V8 S it's based upon. One thing we do know is that it's going to sound good – Project 7 features a free-flow exhaust system with a ceramic finish. We'll have to wait and see how well it drives, but JLR's feted chassis guru Mike Cross is confident: 'It’s visceral in every sense – its response, its sound and its sheer performance.
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  Renault Uses Westfield Shopping Mall to Show Captur to Families 23 May 2013 (News)
  Renault has gone straight to the heart of the target market for its new Captur crossover with 'Captur Life', the biggest ever car event in Westfield Shopping Mall . From 20th May and 19th June, Renault has taken over Westfield London W12’s main atrium, in the largest ever product launch in London’s premier shopping venue, to launch its exciting new Captur crossover.   Over the course of the four-week promotion, the Captur will have a colourful, fun, and 100% interactive presence, including a series of daring and entertaining activities for all the family, as well as a soon-to-be-revealed TV celebrity.   Captur, Renault’s new compact crossover, is available to order now in UK showrooms, but to get it out to a significant audience ahead of its 1st  July official launch, it has chosen arguably London’s most high-profile shopping destination, which receives over half a million visitors per week.   The Captur is fully customisable, inside and out.
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  Latest Land Rover offers from Drive the Deal 17 May 2013 (News)
  .  With savings of around £2,000-£4,000 off a new Evoque, these deals are not to be missed. Land Rover Freelander 2 2.2 TD4 S 5dr £21,996 Saving £2,430 Land Rover Freelander 2 2.2 TD4 GS 5dr £23,533 Saving £3,643 * Land Rover Freelander 2 2.2 TD4 XS 5dr £25,981 Saving £3,945 * Land Rover Freelander 2 2.2 SD4 XS 5dr Auto £28,311 Saving £4,204 * * The quoted prices include a £1,000 discount which is conditional upon you taking out PCP finance at  5.9% APR Representative  over 18-48 months with 0% - 30% deposit.
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  Latest Nissan offers from Drive the Deal 14 May 2012 (News)
  Nissan Micra 1.2 Visia 5dr £7,626 Saving £2,123 Nissan Micra 1.2 DiG-S Acenta 5dr [Sat Nav] £9,996 Saving £2,753 Nissan are marketing various finance deals. Also, they are marketing a free 4 years servicing plan plus 4 years Roadside assistance package if you take PCP finance with Nissan.
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  Michelin Alpin 4 Judged Best Cold Weather Tyre by Which 4 Jan 2012 (News)
  "Although these figures may still seem small, this is impressive growth given that the weather conditions, usually the main trigger for sales, have been relatively mild up to this point." The Michelin tyres awarded Which?'s 'Best Buy' performed to a high standard in snow, wet and icy driving conditions. The Alpin A4 was described as "performing well across the board" whilst the Primacy Alpin PA3 demonstrated "Michelin's strength in designing tyres that wear as well as the best in the class".
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  Even Hotter 265PS SEAT Leon Cupra R 19 Aug 2009 (News)
  Instantly becoming the most muscular production model ever to wear the trademark SEAT ‘S’, the forthcoming Leon Cupra R matches the power output of the title-winning SEAT Leon TDI World Touring Car. Naturally, the new Leon’s 265 PS direct injection 2.0 TSI engine is the star of the show boasting not only tremendous power, but also easy torque transmission and remarkable flexibility.
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  RENAULT LAUNCHES NEW WHEEL-IN KANGOO AT MOBILITY ROAD SHOW 2009 28 May 2009 (News)
  Depending on the conversion specification, New Kangoo WAV offers grab handle bars with cup holders and rear storage compartments, which again ensures the rear occupant has easy access to all the items. The rear seat(s) offers exceptional flexibility, with the capacity to tilt, slide, fold or be removed completely. Also with the New Kangoo, the front folding passenger seat enables longer objects to be carried, for example, a hoist when travelling on holiday, small carpet rugs, or even a small Christmas tree.
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  JAGUARS TO ROAR AND ROLLS-ROYCES TO SHINE AT SANDOWN PARK 17 May 2009 (News)
  Barons is also inviting entries from owners of other classic machines for June 16th. Two early entries include a pair of stately 1920’s Rolls-Royce 20hp Laundaulet Limousines,with original coachwork. The 1927 Park Ward-bodied example, registration number RR 8426, carries an estimate of £43,000-£50,000, while the outstanding 1929 Hooper-bodied car is estimated at £33,000-£36,000.
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  Classic Jaguars and Rolls Royces in Sandown Park Auction 12 May 2009 (News)
  Barons is also inviting entries from owners of other classic machines for June 16th. Two early entries include a pair of stately 1920’s Rolls-Royce 20hp Laundaulet Limousines,with original coachwork. The 1927 Park Ward-bodied example, registration number RR 8426, carries an estimate of £43,000-£50,000, while the outstanding 1929 Hooper-bodied car is estimated at £33,000-£36,000.
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  176 MOTORBIKES SOLD IN BCA AUCTION 13 Mar 2008 (News)
  The sale established new sold and turnover benchmarks for a BCA motorbike sale and underlined the event’s huge popularity with both the trade and motorcycle enthusiasts. One of the star performers was a BMW K1200 S at 27,000 miles that sold for £6,700 – more than £2,000 above guide values - while a selection of 29 Police ‘bikes proved a major attraction. With a new cost of around £10,000 each, the ex-Police Honda ST1300 Pan Europeans were seen as great value for money.
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  Huge Savings on European Imported Cars 16 Nov 2007 (News)
  The full Mercedes Benz Range is available to order to UK spec plus any optionsexamples: Mercedes Benz C Class C220 CDi SE £23,447.00 Save £1,660.00 Mercedes Benz C Class C320 CDi Elegance Auto £31,612.00 Save£2,836.00 Mercedes Benz SLK200 Roadster £25,827.00 Save £2,935.00 Mercedes Benz CLS320 CDi £38,799.00 Save £5,158.00 Mercedes Benz CL500 Coupe£73,597.00 Save £6,055.00 Mercedes Benz S500 Saloon £61,966.00 Save£7,951.00 Mercedes Benz SL350 Roadster£55,845.00 Save £7,937.00 Mercedes Benz GL320 CDi £46,314.00 Save £4,225.00 Mercedes Benz E220 CDi Elegance Saloon £26,847.00 Save £4,445.00 A SELECTION OF VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MODELS AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER / JANUARY DELIVERY some with Leather Interior and Metallic paint at extra cost Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDi S 5 doors Extras including 2 Zone Air Conditioning, I pod connectivity Alloy Wheels Front Fog Lights £14,699.00 Volkswagen Golf 1.4TSi GT Sport 3 doors £15,499.00 Various Colours Save£1,923.00 Volkswagen Golf 1.4TSi GT Sport 5 doors £15,999.00 Save £1,923.00 Volkswagen Golf 1.4TSi GT Sport DSG 5 doors £17,199.00 Save £2,053.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDi GT Sport 140 3 doors £16,250.00 Save £2,137.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDi GT Sport 140 5 doors £16,750.00 Save £2,137.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDi GT Sport 140 DSG 5 doors £17,799.00 Save£2,443.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDi GT Sport 170 3 doors £17,550.00 Save £1,962.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDi GT Sport 170 5 doors £18,150.00 Save £1,862.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDi GT Sport 170 DSG 5 doors £19,100.00 Save£2,252.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GTi 200 3 doors £17,495.00 Save £3,112.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GTi 200 5 doors £17,895.00 Save £3,212.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GTi 200 DSG 3 doors £18,895.00 Save £3,042.00 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GTi 200 DSG 5 doors £19,295.00 Save £3,142.00 A selection of Jaguar models available Jaguar XJ 2.7TDV Sovereign LWB Auto£45,399.00 Save £7,893.00 Jaguar XKR Coupe £64,999.00 Save £5,098.00 Jaguar XKR Convertible £69,999.00 Save £6,098.00 A selection of Land Rover models available Land Rover Freelander 2.2TD4 HSE 5dr £27,999.00 Save £2,961.00 Land Rover Discovery 2.7TD HSE Auto £38,649.00 Save £5,886.00 Range Rover Sport 3.6TDV8 HSE £49,000.00 Save £4,550.00 Range Rover 3.6TDV8 Vogue £53,999.00 Save £8,601.00 Range Rover 3.6TDV8 Vogue SE £60,999.00 Save £9,601.00 OTHER MAKES AND MODELS AVAILABLE AT: www.smart-car-buyer.co.uk
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  SUMMER DEALS FROM KIA 16 Jul 2007 (News)
  For £1000 less than the standard G and GS models, upon which they are based, buyers get an impressive specification, including front and rear electric windows, alloy wheels and a redesigned chrome tailgate badge. Due to increased demand, cee’d S, GS and LS diesel derivatives are also available for the same price as their petrol counterparts. With savings of up to £1000 there has not been a better time to invest. If that was not enough, the cee’d SR models, with a low insurance group, ABS, remote central locking, CD with MP3 player and 16" alloy wheels, to mention but a few features, have had their prices frozen.
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  Cheapest Alloy XJ Yet At Auction Today 19 Oct 2005 (News)
  However, a 54k mile 2001/51 X-Type 2.5V6 sold for £7,100, a 57k mile 04 X-Type 2.0D SE sold for £11,800 and a 38k mile 2002/52 S-Type 2.5 V6 Sport auto sold for £12,650. Bids on the 83k mile 2003/53 XJ 3.0 V6 auto with leather in the photo started at a low £15,000 and ran out at £16,900, so if comes back again you know roughly what you will have to pay for it.
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  Rovers Not Cheap at Auction Today 27 Apr 2005 (News)
  As on Monday I’ll list the other more interesting ‘solds’ for you to make up your own minds: 39k mile 2001/51 BMW X5 3.0i auto, leather £18,500p 100k mile 2000X Mondeo II 2.0 Ghia estate £3,350 106k mile 95N Jaguar Sovereign 4.0 £3,300 52k mile 02 reg Jaguar S-Type 3.0V6 6-speed auto £12,100 22k mile 2000X LandRover Freelander 2.5V6 SWB £6,250 89k mile Y reg Lexus RX300, Navigator and leather £10,600 83k mile 02 reg Lexus LS430 5-speed auto £16,700 40k mile 98S Mercedes E240 Elegance 7-seat estate £7,450 12k mile 04 reg Megane 1.4 Dynamique 5-dr £5,900p 38k mile 2000X Skoda Fabia 1.45 16v Comfort £2,650 46k mile 2002/52 Skoda Fabia 1.9SDI Classic £3,600 26k mile 03 reg LandCruiser 3.0 D-4D 7-seater £19,800 There will be a big Citroen sale of more than 100 cars on Friday, so another opportunity to snatch an 04 Picasso Desire for a touch over £7,000 (or a Desire Diesel for £8,500).
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  New Car PCP Deals From £400 a month 3 Dec 2004 (News)
  Audi A4 1.8T Quattro Cabrio - 36 Month Deal @ £412.99 BMW X3 2.0d SE 5dr- 36 Month Deal @ £419.99 Alfa Romeo Gt 1.9 JTD 16V M-jet 2dr- 36 Month Deal @ £422.99 Land Rover Discovery 2.7 Td V6 5 seat 5dr- 48 Month Deal @ £429.99 BMW 3 Series 318 Ci SE 2dr- 36 Month Deal @ £434.99 Audi A6 2.4 SE 4dr- 36 Month Deal @ £437.99 Toyota Landcruiser 3.0 D-4D LC3 5dr [6]- 36 Month Deal @ £437.99 BMW 5 Series 520i SE 4dr- 36 Month Deal @ £439.99 Nissan 350z 3.5 V6 3dr- 36 Month Deal @ £439.99 BMW 5 Series 525i SE 5dr - 48 Month Deal @ £446.99 Volkswagen Touareg 2.5 TDI 5dr- 36 Month Deal @ £459.99 Volkswagen Touareg 2.5 TDI Sport 5dr Auto- 48 Month Deal @ £459.99 BMW 5 Series 530d SE 4dr- 48 Month Deal @ £469.99 Mercedes-benz M Class ML270 CDI 5dr Tip Auto- 48 Month Deal @ £473.99 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD Limited 5dr Auto - 48 Month Deal @ £479.99 Volvo Xc90 2.4 D5 S 5dr - 48 Month Deal @ £489.99 Mercedes-benz E Class E220 CDI Avantgarde 4dr Auto- 48 Month Deal @ £492.99 BMW 5 Series 525d Sport 4dr Auto- 36 Month Deal @ £ 499.99 Toyota Landcruiser 3.0 D-4D LC4 5dr Auto [5]- 48 Month Deal @ £524.99 BMW 3 Series 325 Ci 2dr - 36 Month Deal @ £584.99 Audi A8 3.0 TDI Quattro 4dr Tip Auto- 36 Month Deal @ £706.99 Land Rover Range Rover 3.0 Td6 SE 4dr Auto- 48 Month Deal @ £729.99 BMW 7 Series 730d SE 4dr Auto - 48 Month Deal @ £749.99 Volkswagen Touareg 5.0 V10 TDI 5dr Auto- 48 Month Deal @ £815.99 For more information on any of the above please call the sales team on 08707 875418 or email sales@dsgauto.com .
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  Some Quite Cheap Cars at Auction Today 22 Nov 2004 (News)
  And in another hall, a 2003/53 Mercedes E320 Avantgarde CDI with incorrect mileage bid to just £24,200. Even MINIs seem to have become a bit more sensible. An 11k mile 04 reg Cooper S bid to £13,050; a 14k mile 2002/52 reg Cooper in metallic dark green with a full length sunroof bid to £9,550; and a 67k mile 2001/51 reg Cooper sold for £8,250. A 91k mile Y reg Freelander TD4 5-door auto sold for £7,400; a 122k mile 2001/51 reg BMW 320dSE 150bhp sold for £8,400; a 58k mile 2003/52 reg VW Bora TDI PD 130 6-speed sold for £7,800; a 135k mile 2000W Skoda Octavia TDI 110SX sold for £2,300; a 25k mile 20001/51 reg Honda Civic 1.6SE auto sold for £5,500.
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  More Cheap Cars at Auction Today 15 Oct 2004 (News)
  A 111k 2001/51 SEAT Leon TDI 110SE bid to £3,950. A 118k mile 2001/51 Jaguar X Type 2.5V6 auto bid to £7,100. A 93k mile 02 reg Jaguar S Type 2.5 V6 manual bid to just £8,200. A 64k mile Y reg BMW 525iSE Touring bid to £9,000. And a 57k mile 2003/52 reg Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0TD with a creased door sold for £9,150. Yet in contrast to a 46k mile 2001/51 Previa D4-D GLS 7-seater which sold for £13,100 on Wednesday, today’s 30k mile 2002/52 Previa D4-D CDX started at £13k yet went on to sell for £17,500.
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  Classic Bargains at Blackbushe Today 14 Feb 2004 (News)
  Other sellers included a 1936 BSA Scout 4-seat sports tourer, sold for £6,300; a 1948 Morris 8 Series E four-door, sold for £1,950; a 1933 Austin 10/4 saloon, sold for £2,650 and a 1933 Austin 10/4 5-cwt van, bought for its plate of ‘JH 5770’ for £2,950 by a bidder who just happened to have the same initials. A 1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, presented as a prize on Channel 5’s Fifth Gear TV Show, went for a mere £4,000; a saggy and baggy 1966 Humber Imperia sold for £800; a mismatched, incomplete AC Cobra frame with Mk II front suspension pick-ups and set up for a Mk IV independent rear end sold for a massive £4,300; probably the best Reliant Scimitar SSI the world will ever see, with a modified 135bhp engine, went for a grand; but low bid of the day had to be the paltry £2,500 bid for a magnificent, near-unique 1959 GAZ 13 Chaika limousine.
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  Plenty of Surprises at Auction Today 26 Nov 2003 (News)
  But all the 18k mile 2002/51 reg 318i 2.0 Compact could raise was £11,400. A severely over-specced 16k mile 02 reg MINI Cooper S, with just about every option but strangely unattractive in silver and black, sold for £15,150 which must be around £5k less than it cost. A 32k mile 2000W CL500 sold for a low £36,800, yet a 75k mile 95N XJ6 3.2 Sport made a high £5,500.
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  Corvette Makes £25,400 at Auction Today 25 Nov 2002 (News)
  (New ones are down to £5,300 as Nissan clears out stocks to prepare for the cute 2003 model, launching mid January.) But Group 2 insurance Corsa 1.2 16v models are solid as a rock. A 47k mile 99T Club with s/r and PAS was reserved at £2,650, yet sailed straight past to sell for £2,950. More big fleet, finance and part-exchange sale at Blackbushe on Wednesday and Friday. For information of upcoming BCA auctions, visit www.bca-auctions.co.uk Full list of auction centres throughout the country at www.honestjohn.co.uk (go back to the home-page and click on auction directory).