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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 17 14 Jun 2013 (News)
  as well as we should on the hills,' says the driver of the 100-year-old car with a body made of plywood.
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  Rovers Cheaper at Auction Today 8 Apr 2005 (News)
  As you would expect, Rover prices took a hit today. But everything has its level and the slide was by no means disastrous. The 6-month-old 4,791 mile 2004/54 reg Rover 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary S auto in the photo, which lists at an optimistic £24,800 new, bid to £10,500
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  Video: Police pursue stolen Morris Minor 13 Nov 2018 (News)
  This is the moment a stolen Morris Minor nearly crashed at a junction while being pursued by police. The incident happened in the Fagley area of Bradford on Saturday. The car was reported as stolen at 7.30am and was spotted by West Yorkshire Police just after 8am
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  New Kia Shuma: More Power for Same Money 30 Jan 2001 (News)
  Kia has replaced its 87bhp 1.5 litre and 108bhp 1.8 litre Shuma engines with a new 1.6 developing 100bhp. The new car lists at a starting price of £8,495 including Kias three year / 60,000 mile warranty and is 17% more fuel efficent than the old 1.8. The Kia Sportage 4x4 has been updated
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  Car Crime Census 2013: Top 10 cars that thieves steal from 1 Aug 2013 (News)
  the top 10 gallery below to find out more. Most of the cars in this list, perhaps unsurprisingly, are either old and outdated or imported. Cars originally sold in markets outside of Europe tend to have poorer security systems, while older models often have no security systems at all
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  Geneva Motor Show 2018: Next-gen Toyota Auris breaks cover 6 Mar 2018 (News)
  . Under the bonnet, the third-gen Toyota Auris is offered with a 100PS 1.2 petrol engine and choice of two hybrids. The 120PS 1.8-litre petrol hybrid from the old car is carried over and offered alongside a new 2.0 petrol hybrid with 177PS.  The 1.4
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  SEAT puts disabled youngsters in the driving seat 21 Oct 2011 (News)
  Ibiza fitted with DSG gearbox and hand controls, as well as dual controls for the driving instructor. The lessons, which launch at the end of October 2011, are backed by 26-year-old TV presenter Sophie Morgan, who was paralysed in a car accident at the age of 18. She said: “Having had
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  Ford Dealer Offer Hard to Beat 19 Apr 2002 (News)
  For just four days starting today, Thames Valley Ford Dealers are offering deals on Kas, old Fiestas and Focuses that compare very favourably with import supersite prices. £5,495 buys a Ka 1, which comes with power steering, split/fold rear seat and driver’s airbag
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  More Engine Options for Bora and Passat 4 May 2001 (News)
  VWs Bora four-door saloon is now available in base S trim with the same old tech 2.0 litre 8 valve engine as the Golf Mk IV GTi. With 5-speed manual gearbox it lists at £13,615 and with 4-speed autobox at £14,440. CO2 emissions are 194g/km for the manual and 221g/km for the auto
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  Hundreds of classic diesels could be crushed if new scrappage scheme goes ahead 23 Dec 2014 (News)
  Mayor of London Boris Johnson is calling on the Government to launch a new scrappage scheme initiative aimed at  getting rid of polluting old diesel cars – putting ‘youngtimers’ such as the Mercedes-Benz 300D (W124) at risk. The call
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  2012 Honda Civic 12 Sep 2011 (News)
    road   conditions. It goes on sale in the UK in January 2012. Every change was made for a reason. In project leader Takehko Masuda’s words, “form follows function”. It is much more aerodynamic than the old car with 12.6% better CDA which brings a big improvement in high
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  SEAT Stresses 18 May 2009 (News)
  car buyers qualify for a £2,000 contribution towards a new SEAT in exchange for a commitment to scrap their old vehicle, should mean the removal of thousands of relatively heavily polluting aged motors from the UK’s roads. So, not only does the scrappage incentive mean
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  Used car sales rise in 2016 due to the PCP effect 17 Feb 2017 (News)
  of private sales - around 60 per cent - an ever increasing number of cars are coming onto the used market at three-years-old, meaning there's more choice for second-hand buyers. And it's small cars that dominate. The standard small hatchback accounted for one in every three used car sales
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  272-mile Mk1 Morris Minor-Mini Super De Luxe for sale 9 Sep 2019 (News)
  in 1968 so that she could learn to drive. Sadly, she never passed her test and the car was garaged until heading to auction a few years ago. As a results, it is in ‘timewarp’ condition. For example, the door strikers, which were painted in Old English White to match the bodywork
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  Peugeot to change car naming policy 25 May 2012 (News)
  was positioned, so smaller cars had a smaller number – the 107 is the smallest model, the 508 the largest. Next, there was a zero, or more recently two zeros, followed by the car’s ‘generation’ – so the 307 was replaced by the 308. In future, though, the final digit
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  21 Year Old Land Cruiser Drives 4,600 Miles Kabul to Goodwood 17 Jul 2014 (News)
  operations by offering a chance to get involved in the business of racing cars and bikes. The tough 4×4 proved its mettle as the support vehicle in the fund-raising journey from Afghanistan to the Goodwood Festival of Speed that has raised more than £22,000 for Mission Motorsport, a group
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  SAAB Owners To Benefit From 25% Reduction in Warranty Premiums 3 Dec 2011 (News)
  In the wake of the news of the demise of SAAB GB, the warranty specialist, Warranty Direct, is offering SAAB owners 25% off any new warranty policy for SAABs less than three years-old. SAAB, which has traded in the UK for more than 50 years, went into administration on 29th
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  Low Emission Cars Now Lowest Depreciators 9 Apr 2009 (News)
  . “The improvement in values of city cars is all the more remarkable when you take into account the massive growth in the supply of three-year-old examples – annual sales in 2003 were 95,000, and by 2006 they had grown to 162,000,” explains Adrian Rushmore, Managing Editor at Glass’s
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  Surprisingly Dear at Auction Today 29 Aug 2003 (News)
  Now we’re just days away from 53 reg, which is bound to bring a flood of fresh stock onto the auction scene. But from some of the prices achieved today you wouldn’t have believed it. The old shape 31k mile 2000W Clio 172 in the photo started sensibly enough at £7,000
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  REG PLATES DON'T REGISTER WITH MOTORISTS 11 Aug 2008 (News)
  averaging nearly £900 more than the 2006 '06' registered car. For a two to three year old Ford Focus, the change of plate can result in a £400 rise in value." He concluded: "A used car is likely to be one of the most expensive purchases many people make, so it is essential