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Sure-Sell Charade makes £700 over book at auction today 14 Sep 2007 (News)
me they are getting their cheques in a little as 3 days, too, without having to waste money on advertising and time fending off endless numbers of canvassers. Crucially, Group 1 insurance made this a decent first car for a 17 year old, though I’m not sure how many young lads would take -
AA to 'Power' Silverstone Classic 16 Dec 2011 (News)
of all generations. In 2011 more than 80,000 people attended the three-day summer festival savouring the very best of historic racing, huge displays of classic cars, a retail village, air displays, fun fair and live music from classic rock bands. Now the partnership -
Today’s Car Auction Bidding Calmer After First Week Buying Frenzy 15 Jan 2014 (News)
, and private buyers can expect to see this reflected in prices on the forecourt. Variety is now feeding in, with newcomer cars such as Hyundais, KIAs and Nissan Qashqais that started to sell in big numbers three years ago coming through in greater numbers and holding onto their values. Most -
Prices Generally Up at Auction Today 30 Jan 2009 (News)
Sky News was there reporting live by satellite. I don’t know what the message was, but from what I could see demand for the right cars is exceeding supply and prices are actually rising. I’ll give you some examples later. However, with this happening at a time when -
Mixed Fortunes at Auction Today 12 Feb 2007 (News)
of RHD customer cars in September. So Smart Roadsters have bottomed. And £5.900 wasn’t enough to buy the 10k mile 2005/54 in the photo. With Spring also on the horizon expect prices to rise a bit in the coming months. However, not everything is as straightforward -
No Sign of Recession at Auction Today 24 Aug 2009 (News)
. Downmarket, prices were still rock solid. 07 (that’s two year old) Fiesta 1.2 Style Climates making as much as £5,800. Though mileage was making an honest difference. £1,700 for 18k miles in the case of a pair of Mitsubishi Outlanders. While 74k miles pulled a 2005/55 -
Sports cars cheap at auction today 22 Oct 2007 (News)
The market seems to have taken a bit of a tumble over the last week, to put it mildly. Many of the big sites are quiet. And at least one mortgage broker has seen his business drop from fourteen enquiries a day to one. Since rising property values are where half of the money for used cars comes from -
Friday concept: Jaguar XJ41/42 5 Jul 2013 (News)
the 1980s attempt at replacing one of the most iconic cars of all time, the Jaguar E-type. And during the early 1990s, the XJ41 and XJ42 came tantalisingly close to production. The first F-type -
Jaguar XJ41/42 5 Jul 2013 (News)
the 1980s attempt at replacing one of the most iconic cars of all time, the Jaguar E-type. And during the early 1990s, the XJ41 and XJ42 came tantalisingly close to production. The first F-type -
SKYACTIV. The future of cars according to Mazda – Driven. 5 Jun 2011 (News)
You only have to drive a 20-year-old car to realise how much better cars are today. A Sierra felt pretty good in 1991. But compared to today’s Mondeo it feels almost prehistoric. So what will tomorrow’s cars feel like? To find out, we’ve been -
Auction Prices Now Close to Rock Bottom 14 Nov 2008 (News)
. Bids kicked off at just £12k, but then a bit of a battle ensued, and someone with an intimate knowledge of common rail diesel injection systems (or not) eventually bought it for £16k. The opposite extreme was a 2005/55 and therefore three-year-old Toyota Aygo 1.0 5-door -
AA Launches Refresher Courses for Rusty Drivers 11 Nov 2010 (News)
made them a more confident driver; 86% say it has made them safer; 71% will definitely drive more since doing the course; only 13% say they will not; 72% are now driving in situations they previously avoided, including (in order): car parks/parallel parking; busy -
Porsche 997 Sells on eBay for £63,700 26 Aug 2005 (News)
was sold today. It appears that an unlucky fellow from Doncaster had a motorcycle accident and was selling a Carrera S as a result. An ex-Porsche Demonstrator, this high spec (£77k new) 05/54 plate car had only 2700 miles, was midnight blue and had the manual gearbox. It made £63,700 -
Fabulous Auction of Classic Cars, Guitars, Guns and Automobilia Tuesday 1st December 30 Nov 2009 (News)
Coys 'True Greats' Auction at The Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster on 1st December embraces Automobilia, Guns, Classic Guitars and Classic Cars. There are some truly breathtaking investments at a time when money is losing value, including the unique 1934 MG K3 'Cream Cracker -
04 MINI Cooper £7,800 at Auction Today 9 Aug 2006 (News)
But don’t start thinking MINIs are getting cheaper. This one has done 77,000 miles. There were some cars going for reasonable money today, though. Like a 2002/51 Mercedes C220 CDI for just £6,050. And a 2003/53 S320CDI (less than 3 years old) for £18,400. But the cheap 03 Leon -
Rover P8 & P9 2 Aug 2013 (News)
In 1966, the Rover car company literally had the world at its feet: In the shape of the design team led by David Bache and engineering department headed up by Spen King, the company had arguably the strongest development team of any British car company in post-war -
Auction Report Double Bill – eBay 8th May 2005 11 May 2005 (News)
with the neon washers. This was a 96P car with 4m MOT and 124k. One to watch The pearl blue Porsche 911 C4S Tiptronic (996) on a 99T with 55,000 miles stalled at £27,500. The Pope’s old March 1999 grey VW Golf with 75,000 km made a startling 188,938.88 or £129,007.47 -
Very Cheap Cars At Auction Today 21 May 2008 (News)
284g/km CO2 and £440 tax next year did for this 90k mile 2004/53 RX-8 231. Mind you, 90k miles may also have had something to do with it. The car sold for just £5,300. Mega miles (151,587 of them) saw a 2005/55 Passat TDI 105 sell for £6,000. An 82k mile 2004/54 -
Sebastien Loeb Gets FTD at Goodwood Festival of Speed 30 Jun 2014 (News)
and on the final straight, limiting his maximum speed to 145mph. Watched by more than 3,000 people on a delayed 'live stream' (and thousands more live on Sky TV) he beat Michael Bartels Maserati MC12 with a time of 45.82, Kenny Brack's McLaren F1 GTR 'Long Tail' at 47.52 and rising star, 23 year old -
Sebastien Loeb Gets FTD at Goodwood Festival of Speed 30 Jun 2014 (News)
and on the final straight, limiting his maximum speed to 145mph. Watched by more than 3,000 people on a delayed 'live stream' (and thousands more live on Sky TV) he beat Michael Bartels Maserati MC12 with a time of 45.82, Kenny Brack's McLaren F1 GTR 'Long Tail' at 47.52 and rising star, 23 year old