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  • Prices All Over The Place At Auction Today 11 Oct 2002 (News)
    When you get traders telling you that prices for the same car can vary by £1,000 one day to the next you know the market is on the edge of a cliff. On the one hand, traders are still buying to firm orders. On the other, cars are simply going to the highest bidder and vendors are glad to get
  • Scramble for Cars at Auction Today 24 Jul 2002 (News)
    Last week’s warning turned out to be about a week premature. And Blackbushe today was flooded with private punters anxious to buy a car either for the holidays or instead of them. So, while there were still plenty of cheapies, there were also more than a few bidding battles taking cars well
  • Curios: Modified London taxis 24 Jan 2014 (News)
    The Austin FX4 taxi was a mainstay of city life for years, but it's rapidly disappearing off our roads, due to old age. Before they're all gone, here are some interesting variations, you might never have seen. For a while in the 1960s
  • Future Classic Friday: Volkswagen New Beetle 15 Sep 2017 (News)
    Replacing an icon isn't easy, but get it right and it can be an unprecedented success. For that, just look at BMW's MINI and Fiat's current 500, both of which manage to trade on the back of hard-earned heritage and have become cult cars themselves. The Volkswagen New
  • DTV Vauxhall Firenza Magnum heads to auction 18 Feb 2016 (News)
    up the hill than 'Old Nail'. The car was used to advertise the 72nd Members' Meeting at Goodwood in 2014, when the Gerry Marshall Trophy was instigated, and is eligible for racing
  • SMMT issues a statement on Volkswagen emissions scandal 23 Sep 2015 (News)
    The industry body for car manufacturers - the SMMT - has issued a statement on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. In an effort to reassure car buyers that this is an isolated incident and limited to the American market, it has said: “The UK automotive
  • Second Preview Brightwells Classic Car Auction, Leominster, Wednesday 26th November 18 Nov 2014 (News)
    As more lots roll in, Brightwells Classic Car and Motorcycle Auction at Leominster on 26 th November is shaping up to be possibly the classic sale of the year . We’ve already given it a first preview
  • Latest Warranty Direct Figures Confirm Honda Most Reliable Cars 22 Jul 2009 (News)
    . That’s the message from automotive insurance specialist, Warranty Direct, as it unveiled its Manufacturer Reliability Index ( www.reliabilityindex.co.uk ) of the most dependable used cars (3-6 year old) for 2009
  • MGF Just £2,450 at Auction Today 18 May 2005 (News)
    . But, as always, it wasn’t all that way. Bidding on a 29k mile 2003/53 reg Audi A4 Avant 2.5 V6 TDI 180 quattro was very strong and the car sold for £18,050. A 41k mile Y reg Porsche Boxster 3.2S on 19” alloys raised a top bid of £18,900. And a 6k mile 2004/54 reg KIA Sorento 2.5 CRDI XS
  • Fantastic first year for Mercedes Driving Academy 24 Jun 2010 (News)
    endorsement that our methods really work, and a wonderful birthday present!  We are now seeking more qualified instructors who want to learn the new methods and join us as coaches at the Driving Academy.”  While car control, traffic awareness, risk assessment
  • Young Driver Scheme Rolls Out Nationwide 11 Feb 2010 (News)
    .   Sponsored by Admiral MultiCar and SEAT UK, Young Driver teaches youngsters to drive dual-controlled cars in a safe and measured environment. Professional Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) have been amazed how focussed and determined the new learners have been, showing unprecedented commitment in taking
  • Why 2019 could be the best time to buy a diesel 1 Feb 2019 (News)
    since the start of 2017. That's according to car buying comparison site Motorway.co.uk, which has monitored the prices of used petrol and diesel cars less than five years old. It discovered that the average price of a diesel car at the beginning of 2017 was £14,327, dropping
  • Comment: Could the new MG be China's Datsun 240Z? 21 Apr 2017 (News)
    Back in the late 1960s, one of the more prominent names in the fledgling Japanese car industry told the world it was about to build a sports car. Not only that, but a sports car that would take on the Europeans and the Americans and beat them at their own game. And my
  • Cars Cheap As You Like at Auction Today 10 Nov 2010 (News)
    , as it usually is at this time of year.   06 MINI Cooper? Yours for £3,700. Rock bottom, despite the small matter of 107,000 miles. 2007/57 Mondeo 1.8TDCI 125 Zetec, under £5,000. Massive 3 year old Chrysler 300C diesel
  • Honest John's Deals of the Week 30 Jun 2017 (News)
    . >> Click here to see the deal Save 50% on your breakdown cover with GreenFlag If your vehicle is  10 years old or under, get 50% off  your renewal quote from the AA or RAC for the closest equivalent GreenFlag Vehicle Cover. If your
  • A Grand Monday: Volvo 940 Wentworth 10 Apr 2017 (News)
    can you possibly give a car a more middle class name?) joined the range in 1992, essentially as a special edition, but in reality it would remain as part of the line-up until 1996, as the retail-focused model. Middle England lapped it up. It was based on the 940 SE Turbo estate, but came
  • Paris Motor Show 2014: Suzuki debuts new Vitara 2 Oct 2014 (News)
    Show . It hits UK showrooms in Spring 2015.  Despite being a small SUV with a familiar name and which is now quarter of a century old, the Vitara has to date managed to sit slightly askew of the wildly popular crossover SUV group that is forming an ever-more-lucrative
  • Geneva Motor Show 2013: Volkswagen Golf estate makes its debut 5 Mar 2013 (News)
    , SEAT Leon and Skoda Octavia), is up to 105kg lighter than the old car. That's helped to reduce CO2 emissions, with the headlining BlueMotion model coming in at 87 g/km CO2 and an official combined fuel consumption figure of 8 5.6 mpg (equivalent to 87 g/km
  • Geneva Motor Show 2012: Bentley launches new Continental GT...watch 5 Mar 2012 (News)
    as the Geneva show car. This includes the gloss black grille, twin ‘figure eight’ exhaust tailpipes and red enamel Bentley winged ‘B’ badges. Just 100 will be made. Makes your old Matchbox models look a little inadequate. Other Bentley accessories in the new Continental V8 range
  • Auction Prices Starting to Level Off 19 Jan 2001 (News)
    came his way for £3,700 to £3,775. A batch of four 15,000 mile Nissan Micra 1.0 3-door Profile models all sold for £4,050 to £4,150. An 83,000 mile 98R BMW 318i coupe sold for £8,750 which is last year’s money for a three year old; a 66,000 mile 97R BMW 318i with a/c
 

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