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  Industry experts CAP confirms market remains stable 1 Apr 2010 (News)
  Stability continues in the used car trade market as supply and demand remain balanced, according to the latest edition of CAP Black Book. Overall average trade values are slightly increased at 3yrs/60,000 miles in every sector, with the start of the convertible season heralded
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  USED-CAR PRICES JUMP 25% AND COULD RISE FURTHER, SAYS GLASS’S 30 Jul 2009 (News)
  Despite an unprecedented 25 per cent rise this year in prices of cars up to one year old, Glass’s is urging would-be car buyers to buy now. Used car stocks have dwindled to an all-time low, prices may go still higher, and the choice of vehicles is likely to become even
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  Bruce McLaren tribute set for Silverstone Classic 20 Jun 2017 (News)
  Mans, two Can-Am titles, and four Grands Prix before he was killed when testing a sports car at Goodwood in 1970. He was 32 years old. Today, the McLaren race team has won 20 F1 World Championships – 12 for drivers, eight for constructors – and 182 Grands Prix. McLaren cars has also
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  Chevrolet gives buyers a high-five 9 Jul 2010 (News)
  health checks and free MoT test cover until the car is five years old. Chevrolet calls the package its 5-Year Promise. "This is, quite simply, the best ever commitment to quality and aftersales ever offered by a car manufacturer in the UK," said Chevrolet UK MD Mark Terry. "Other makers have
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  Motorpoint Says Ford Price Increase Makes Mockery of Scrappage 29 Jun 2009 (News)
  the weakness of Sterling for the latest price hike, the fact remains that the increases in its list prices cancel out the savings available through the car scrappage scheme. "As a consequence, some people going to their local Ford dealer with a 10 year-old car are likely to find themselves paying
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  VIDEO: Tesla Model 3 review - like the future got trapped inside the past 31 Jan 2020 (News)
  The Model 3 is the car that Tesla hopes will take battery electric vehicles to the masses. Even though it costs forty grand upwards. Ouch. Is it good enough?  Click play below to watch Mark's video review, and let us know what you think in the comments below...
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  The MoT Files: 10 SUVs with the lowest MoT pass rate 17 Oct 2017 (News)
  If a car fails to clear the first hurdle and struggles to make it through even its very first MoT test at three years old, then it is not only annoying, but could give any confidence you have in it a kicking. These are the SUVs that were most likely to fail that first MoT
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  Secrets of the 2,000,000 Mile Volvo 13 Aug 2002 (News)
  Back in 1966, 24 year old science teacher Irv Gordon went out and bought a new Volvo P1800 Coupe, advertised around that time with the words, “Think of it as a souped-down Ferrari”. Now, 36 years and 2,000,000 miles later, Irv is bringing his car to Europe. Irv will begin
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  SEAT Young Drivers scheme reaches 25,000 lessons 20 Sep 2011 (News)
  The SEAT Younger Driver programme, which provides driving lessons to 11-17-year-olds, celebrated its 25,000 th lesson this week. The programme was launched two years ago and allows eager teens to get behind the wheel before they hold
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  MG Rover Sale: Streetwise From Just £8,590 11 Apr 2004 (News)
  www.mg-rover.com has an April 2004 Sale. All cars come with a 3 year warranty, 3 years servicing and 3 years roadside assistance:- Rover 25 Impression 3-dr, alys, s/r: £8,495 OTR Rover Streetwise 1.4 (84PS), alys
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  Big Repair Bills in Two Years After Manufacturer Warranty. 13 Nov 2002 (News)
  exotic machinery like the Subaru Impreza leaving you with a £3,000 bill." According to the 2002 Used Car Market Report from BCA Europe, 1,660,000 cars aged 3 - 5 years old ( just over 26% of the £25.4 Billion used car market) were sold over the past twelve months. Franchised
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  Vauxhall to sell on internet 14 Nov 2000 (News)
  allowance for their old car and arrange Vauxhall Finance. The website is www.vauxhall.co.uk
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  New Car Show Rescues and Restores Crumbling Classics 30 Jan 2013 (News)
  A new British car show recreates a formula seen in the USA, but instead of customising old snotters, it restores neglected classics to their former glory and the delight of their owners. The show is called Car SOS, and is exclusive to National Geographic Channel
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  The MoT Files: The 10 worst small hatchbacks for passing the MoT 27 Mar 2019 (News)
  Careful analysis of the MoT Files has revealed the worst small cars for passing their first MoT at three years old.  Vehicle repairs and failed MoTs can be the biggest headache of all for any car owner, potentially putting your
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  Skoda Octavia vRS (2001-2005) 19 Jun 2016 (News)
  still worked. There are plenty of 15 year old cars for which you can’t say the same. On the road it’s great fun and feels like a smaller car with good agility in corners while the ride is amazingly forgiving. Compared to the later Octavia vRS it is a little soft in corners but out
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  Heroes: Stanley Mann 11 Feb 2016 (News)
  , 1945, Stanley, who began his career as a professional photographer, became smitten with Bentleys after he obtained an opportunity to restore a 3 litre - a car that revealed to him a quality of engineering excellence and racing potential that truly fired his imagination. Abandoning photography
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  The MoT Files: Bottom 50 MoT performers 6 May 2014 (News)
  ?  We list the 50 models that have the lowest overall pass rates in the country. We’ve put a filter on so only models of which more than 5000 were tested appear, to filter out rare cars or particularly old models. 
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  Used car values down 14 Jun 2011 (News)
  The used car marketplace is in decline, with an abundance of poor quality stock and low buyer confidence cited as the main reasons, according to CAP. The average used car value (at three years old with 60,000 miles) dropped by 4.6% in May 2011, and it’s predicted to drop
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  A Grand Monday: Austin Maestro 1.6L 27 Nov 2017 (News)
  legal during that time. The buyer admits that the car isn't perfect, but it's pretty tidy for a 34-year old Maestro - a car that wasn't renowned for its rust-resilience even when new. A life spent in London has probaby helped, as the MoT history shows it has only covered 8000 miles in the past
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  Lord Mountbatten’s Rolls for sale 14 Mar 2016 (News)
  had survived in remarkably original condition, and after its completion drove the car to Lord Mountbatten's home at Broadlands in Hampshire, where its first owner was reintroduced to his old car. Years later Captain Symmons decided to sell the Silver Ghost and offered it to Lord Mountbatten