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  Suzuki Extends 0% Finance on Scrappage until 30th September 1 Jul 2009 (News)
  into its third month, customers purchasing a Swift, Grand Vitara, SX4 or Splash, can use their 10 year old “banger” towards the deposit on their new car and still benefit from 0% APR. A new Swift GLX 3 door is available for £192 per month, payable over three years. Suzuki
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  MOTORPOINT STAR DEALS OF THE WEEK 18 Apr 2008 (News)
  Family Cars Renault Megane 1.9 dCi 130 Dynamique 5-dr Manual Diesel Hatchback. NEW AT £11,299 SIGNIFICANT SAVING OF £5,073 Premium Cars BMW 525i SE 4-dr Auto Saloon. OLD STOCK AT £25,999 ASTONISHING SAVING OF £10,141 Jaguar
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  A Grand Monday: Renault Espace 19 Feb 2018 (News)
  It may appear to be as french as baguettes, brie and fine wine, but the Renault Espace was originally conceived in Coventry... It was a car with a strained start in life, originally planned as a Talbot, to replace the Matra Rancho, the engineering for the fibreglass
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  Rare Porsche 911 up for sale 19 Sep 2017 (News)
  . Early in its life, the car had the catalytic converter removed and was fitted with a performance chip. The resulting dyno test printout showed 278.8bhp at 5909rpm. The car’s history file includes a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, membership details of the 964 RS Register, old MoT
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  A Grand Monday: Low-mileage Montego estate, £899 25 Jan 2016 (News)
  new’. We don’t know if that’s really something we’d want to boast about, but it does look very original. There are three former keepers on the logbook and the car has an MoT certificate until 7 May. The seller assures us it’s a lovely car, 'I bought
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  Grand Monday: Low-mileage Rover 820 £450 14 Sep 2015 (News)
  Here’s a lot of car for not very much money. This 1993 Rover 800 Si has covered just 49k and is up for £450 in Reading . That gets you a car with an MoT until March next year, bodywork and interior that’s
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  New apprentice scheme for classic specialists announced 29 Oct 2013 (News)
  The Guild of Specialist Engineers has set up a new apprenticeship programme, which will see many more young people in the UK working with historic transport. The Guild has recently been set up to represent and promote the interests of specialist engineers of classic cars
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  Ford Fiesta sales pass four million 15 Jul 2013 (News)
  to the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine while the Dagenham Diesel Centre develops diesel powertrains for fitment to the Fiesta. Things have moved on since 1976 – it’d take 80 modern Ford Fiestas to produce the same level of NOX emissions as the just one original 1976 car. The old Fiesta had
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  Alfa Scrappage Deal means MiTo For £8,995 6 May 2009 (News)
  of old cars (10 years and older) to trade up to a brand new model with a £1,000 windfall matched by the manufacturer, means eligible motorists can own a stunning Alfa MiTo 1.4 16V Turismo for just £8,995. The last Alfa Romeo to be sold in the UK for under £9,000
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  MOTORPOINT STAR DEALS OF THE WEEK 5 Jan 2008 (News)
  OF £6,403 Small Cars Nissan Note 1.4S [AC] 5-dr Manual Hatchback. NEW AT £7,999 SERIOUS SAVING OF £2,776 Family Cars Sector Honda Accord 2.4 i-VTEC EX 4-dr Auto Saloon. NEW AT £15,999 SIGNIFICANT SAVING OF £5,473
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  Comment: Government targets diesel drivers in 2016 6 Jan 2016 (News)
  previous commitments to lift it from April 2016. This is at a time when the majority of diesel company cars would be less than four years old and a sizeable proportion would be compliant with the very latest European emissions rules. Diesel cars and their drivers became an easy target
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  Natwest Backs American Car Dealer 13 Sep 2008 (News)
  ’ experience in the automobile industry, having become an apprentice mechanic at 15 years old before focusing his attentions on establishing his own business. The Sovereign Cars showroom itself was opened in 1985. Today it displays more than 70 high quality specialist vehicles and holds in excess
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  Used Premium Cars at Down to 1/3 of the Price 9 Jun 2009 (News)
  www.motorpoint.co.uk offers savings of up to £21,426 on the new list prices prices on a selection of premium models up to two years old over the next seven days Deal of the Week BMW 325i SE 2dr Manual Coupe. 07 Reg
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  Auction Prices Continue to Rise 7 Dec 2001 (News)
  The menu at BCA Blackbushe today was much the same as last week. High miles continued to command low money, while desirable cars with punter-friendly line of figures became just a little bit dearer. The bargain basement included an 82,000 mile 97R Escort 1.6LX sold for £2,250
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  Alpine triumphs at Concours de l’Ordinaire 14 Aug 2018 (News)
  , replete with period pork pie hats, an old car showroom desk, period beige plastic telephone and old copies of magazines and car valuation guides. FOTU regular and keen Fiat enthusiast Gavin Bushby was delighted to receive the sought-after People's Choice award for this very original 1982 Fiat Strada 65CL
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  New Book on 1950s and 1960s Diecast Toy Cars 12 Aug 2009 (News)
  now from bookshops or from www.veloce.co.uk . THE AUTHOR Andrew Ralston received his first Dinky Toy car, a Riley, when he was about five years old, and ever since has been passionately interested in anything to do with cars. He has built up
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 27-6-2015 27 Jun 2015 (News)
  to: letters@honestjohn.co.uk   Please try to keep them as short as possible.   Lessor evil I have a three-year lease on a Skoda Citigo, which is now 14 months old. I have driven for over 40 years without accident or incident. Last week, the car came to a frozen halt. I
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  Prices cut on nearly-new cars as dealers try to tempt buyers back 4 Dec 2020 (News)
  reason for this is to boost sales figures at the end of a month or quarter so dealers meet the target set by the manufacturer, which earns them a bonus. There is no age limit on what can be described as a pre-reg car, but almost all will be less than six months old and have fewer than 500 miles
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  Supermarket giant enters the used car market 4 Apr 2011 (News)
  . Tesco Cars will advertise up to 3,000 cars every week with fresh stock added to the website daily. A wide range of models -between six months and three years old - includes family-sized MPVs, fuel-efficient city cars and well-specified executive saloons. Sir Trevor Chinn, Chairman of Tesco Cars
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  Buyers Turn a Profit on Scrappage 23 Jun 2009 (News)
  scrappage scheme “The highly publicised scrappage scheme is having a ‘halo effect’ that benefits much of the used car market,” says Rushmore. “The vast majority of car buyers entering the market will continue to be trading up from a car that is under 10 years old