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  Big Bargains at Top Car Auction Today 10 Jul 2006 (News)
  Today’s Top Car gave a fairly firm handle on what you need to pay for current shape BMW 7-Series. There were more XJs under £20k. A black Mercedes CLS500 sold for £39,500. A quick C32AMG sold for £17,100. And a very tasty E55 AMG Estate saw a top bid of £27,400
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  Motability Bargains at Auction Today 22 Jul 2005 (News)
  , mark-free metallic blue 2004/54 Smart Roadster in the photo had a CD and leather seats and a nice set of alloys so at £7,600 was a good private buy if not such a good one for the trade. A 1,458 mile 05 reg Grand Scenic 1.6 7-seater represented a fair old saving at £9,500. A 14k mile
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  Historics 8th July Classic Car Auction Preview 6 Jul 2017 (News)
    Lot 106  2017 Jaguar XK120 Roadster Not a real one. A very sophisticated child’s car with a front mounted 110cc four-stroke engine and a three-speed dog clutch transmission. Adjustable pedals mean anyone can drive it from a 10-year-old child to a tall adult. Estimated
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  Forget Speeding in France 3 May 2004 (News)
  their licences and cars confiscated until their hearings. In the future, offending drivers may meet even more serious deterrents if proposed new legislation aimed at cutting France’s road death toll is adopted by the British Government. French authorities claim that ten per cent
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  Barn Find Boosts Barons Classic Jaguar Auction Entry List 10 Jun 2009 (News)
  Barons Jaguar Heritage, Classic & Collectors' car sale takes place at Sandown Park on June 16th Jaguar fans should find plenty to tempt them in Barons' Jaguar Heritage selection at Sandown Park on June 16th. With entries ranging from a genuine barn find 1938 SS 3.5 Saloon
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  Cheap part-exchanges starting to flood the auctions 7 Sep 2005 (News)
  diesel that followed it made a strong £1,000 and the 114k mile 97R Golf 1.4L that followed that sold for £1,175. And a really bashed about 142k mile 98R Subaru Legacy 2.0GLS estate with a much used towhook that came through a few cars later sold for £500. Upscale a long way
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  Chelsea Legends, 5th September, to feature 'Le Mans' 24 Aug 2010 (News)
  cars as well as other displays. This year’s Chelsea AutoLegends will feature a special collection of cars from the Le Mans 24 Hours, the world’s most famous sportscar race. Adding to the celebrations there will be a special focus on the Le Mans movie starring Steve
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  Car Auction Prices Might Have Peaked 1 Apr 2009 (News)
  After three months of price rises that saw one junior supercar go up in the books £6,000 last month then £2,000 this month, and month on month rises of £600 even for average cars, the market might have got to the point where it can’t take any more. When prices
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  New LCV report points way to recovery from recession 26 Feb 2010 (News)
  three-to-five year old fleet & lease vehicles.   This situation is likely to remain until volumes of new sales increase and ‘freshen’ the used stock supplies. The report includes data from the ‘Fleeteye’ survey
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  BMW M5 Still Up For Grabs at Auction 22 May 2002 (News)
  BCA Blackbushe a call on 01252 878555 to find out when it’s next passing the block. There were some bargains today. Despite a very leggy 108,000 miles a three year old 99T MB C220 CDI Classic with a/c but no history sold for a sensible £7,550. £6,825 was far from crazy
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  Learner drivers allowed on the motorway 4 Jun 2018 (News)
  and then drive on a fast three- or four-lane motorway without any supervision (other than my 17-year-old mates egging me on) strikes me as bonkers. Fortunately, since then, I’ve gained quite a bit of experience of driving on motorways. But before I’ve even joined the A1(M), Rebecca
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  Auction Prices Probably Low As They’ll Go 9 Dec 2005 (News)
  The annual low seems to be later this year, but auction floor prices are now on the floor and I can’t imagine them sinking any lower. The three-month old 4,758 mile C-Max 1.6 TDCI 90 LX sold for £9,100, which is a whopping £6,000 under list. A 5k mile 05 Zafira 1.6 Life sold
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  Demand Floods In To Auctions 23 Jul 2007 (News)
  With so many cars destroyed by the recent change of climate, astute dealers are stocking up to meet demand once insurance payouts start floating through letterboxes. The cars fetching strong money split into two types: those likely to sell to third party flood victims and those
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  AM Vanquish £62,500 at Auction Today 11 Sep 2007 (News)
  a strong £1,650. And even an undistinguished 10k mile 4 year old Suzuki Alto, original price £5,000, was £1,750. Looks like new cars will be cheap this autumn, and used cars expensive. From 17th September BCA offers new ways to pay. You can now use Mastercard
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  Santa Pod Raceway Presents Bug Jam 24, Europe's Best VW Show. 16 Jun 2010 (News)
  in the many 'Run What You Brung' sessions held over the weekend. Running on the strip throughout the show will be Fireforce, Santa Pod's own 280mph Jet Car, the insane Jet Beetle and of course, the 7-second quarter mile turning 2 seat dragster, for the very brave to ride in. Polishing buffs
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  October is Tyre Safety Month 2 Oct 2010 (News)
    October's tyre safety month is underway and 7 year-old 'mechanics' Kyanne and Finlay are urging drivers to take the 20p test in order to stay safe and legal. The pair's appeal can be seen in an online movie ( www.tyresafe.or g) where they show
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  Classics Over Estimate at Auction Today 1 Dec 2003 (News)
  . The other little piece of history was a 1936 Austin 7 Royal Mail van entered directly by Royal Mail having been used for promotional work. Like the Morgan it “required recommissioning”, yet nevertheless romped away to sell for £5,700: £700 over estimate. Two 24 year old
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  Wheel to Wheel Formula Ford Racing at Castle Combe on Monday 31 May 2012 (News)
  in the mix too. Longing to be unleashed in the dry is the mighty BMW E63 M6 of Vadabar M.D. Doug Watson from Blagdon, whilst going well in Watson's old BMW Z3 M Coupe is Bath's Angus Gorringe. Many of those cars will feature in the 'fun' 'Open Sports & GTs' race
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  MOTORPOINT STAR DEALS OF THE WEEK 20 Jul 2008 (News)
  , Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Metallic Paint, Power Steering and Traction Control. 32.5 MPG (combined) Premium Cars Honda Accord 2.4 i-VTEC EX 4-dr Auto. Old model unreg. Only £15,999 – a saving of £5,873 This model comes fitted with ABS, Air Conditioning
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  Scrapping Over the Scraps at Auction Today 2 Mar 2009 (News)
  With so many cars now being sucked out of the UK market into Ireland and other RHD counties due to the weakness of Sterling, prices here continue to escalate. Even the big supersites are finding themselves unable to source the numbers of cars they need for the right sort of money