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  • Radar Detector Pays Speeding Fines 26 Feb 2004 (News)
    on your licence. The company marketing the Quintezz XT-7000plus is running a controversial advertisement that depicts a policeman using a radar gun as Satan, complete with horns and Devil eyes. Mark Cornwall of Car Parts Direct, the company marketing the Quintezz XT-7000plus said
  • Updated Punto Range, from £6,499 4 May 2002 (News)
    FIAT has updated and simplified its Punto range, with a new lead-in Mia model at £6,499 on the road and the standard range starting at £6,999. A bonus is the choice of either one year’s ‘free’ insurance when the car is run on FIAT’s i-deal PCP, or 0% finance
  • MPV Superdeals From Broker4cars 30 Apr 2002 (News)
    or internet retailer on any BRAND NEW VAUXHALL (2002.5 model year only). This offer will run for orders placed before the 30the JUNE 2002. All vehicles are brand new UK supplied via our contracted Vauxhall dealership and come with three years Manufacturers warranty and road side assistance
  • Still the Odd Bargain at Auction 11 Jan 2002 (News)
    1.6S models were a bit more down to earth too. Previously run by the AA, so there shouldn't be any worries about maintenance, the 76,000 miler sold for £5,575. Then bidders woke up and the other, with a few more miles made £5,700. When a cute little 9,000 mile 2000X Daewoo
  • Bring Back Top Gear 19 Aug 2001 (News)
    short drive of the Vauxhall Vectra then spent ten hilarious minutes apologizing that he couldn't find anything good to say about it. Okay, Vauxhall complained and the Beeb unwisely agreed to run Tiff Needell a few weeks later with a more complimentary report. But, of course, Jeremy was right
  • Used Van Buying Guide: Astravan 2006-2013 20 Jan 2016 (News)
    and that 1.9 120PS. Those outputs would change during the Astravan’s seven-year production run, with the 1.7 latterly offering 110PS and 125PS, and the 1.9 boosted to 150PS. Economy in all the diesels is good, thanks to the Astravan’s light weight and slippery, aerodynamically efficient shape
  • Toyota accelerator pedal recall: full update 3 Feb 2010 (News)
    changes that prevent the problem occurring in the vehicles it is building now? Yes, a running change in production has been implemented model by model since August 2009. 19. Does this mean that Toyota knew there was a problem? If so, why has it waited so long to instigate
  • Yaris Cheapest to Repair of 4 - 8 Year Old Cars 27 Sep 2008 (News)
    cars, Warranty Direct revealed that the worst to run cost almost five times more than the most dependable to keep on the road. The now replaced Jaguar S Type and Audi’s original TT top a league table of the costliest cars, along with similarly sporty, executive models from MG
  • Christmas feature: Hot Wheels at 50 21 Dec 2018 (News)
    . Barbie enjoyed huge and instant success, which left Elliot feeling - by his own admission - a little bit jealous. After running a toy company for 20 years, it was his wife’s idea that finally took them to the big time. But surely Barbie’s success with America’s girls could be replicated
  • Brightwells Bicester Heritage Auction Updated Results 5 Apr 2017 (News)
    There were some big winners but also a few losers at Brightwells impeccably run classic car auction at Bicester Heritage today. A significant winner was the 1927 Sunbeam 25HP that during WW2 had seen service as a breakdown truck before being restored to its original
  • Croft Circuit 2012 Fixtures List 11 Jan 2012 (News)
     venue. Significantly the locally based and highly enthusiastic Darlington & District Motor, Northallerton Auto and North East Motor Cycle Racing clubs will all play significant roles, running some of their own championships at Croft as well as providing volunteer trackside marshals
  • Plenty of Cars But Strong Bidding At Auction Today 12 Jan 2007 (News)
    All three halls were running flat out today with plenty of choice of cars of all specs, shapes and sizes. But bidding for anything clean was very competitive. The exception was big Mercedes. Here’s the list. As usual, ‘s’ means ‘sold
  • Petrol prices could drop to 112p-per-litre as the global cost of oil tumbles 16 Mar 2020 (News)
    .’ And while consumers have been panic buying toilet roll and hand sanitizer, there’s been no such run on drivers rushing to fill up their car. Madderson added, ‘Problems could arise if our members have to send staff home, either because they are vulnerable
  • Volkswagen ID Space Vizzion previews electric estate car 20 Nov 2019 (News)
    based on their key (be it a traditional key or mobile device), adjusting their settings before setting off. A smart climate system will let the driver and passenger make requests such as 'warm feet' or 'cool quickly' to adjust the climate control. A light strip running between the A-pillars
  • Legacy of Le Mans on show at Race Retro 29 Jan 2019 (News)
    l’Ouest and first run in 1923, the race might have seen its fair share of tragedy over the years - its darkest moment came in 1955 when more than 80 people lost their lives following an accident - but it should be remembered for its triumphs and for the supremely competitive spirit of the teams
  • Porsche GB unveils 20 restorations at NEC show 13 Nov 2018 (News)
    Centre Bolton. Held in partnership with Porsche Club Great Britain the success of Restoracing will see a second series run in 2019. The Porsche stand will feature a grid display of Restoracing cars, providing a great opportunity to both inspect the much-admired Boxster model and talk to the people
  • Petrol reaches highest price in four years 5 Sep 2018 (News)
    , Simon Williams. It's more important than ever to know which cars actually reach their claimed fuel economy, and what you might end up paying in running costs. That's why we made  Real MPG  - which now has over 160,000 submissions of drivers' actual fuel economy
  • Thrilling finish to Flying Scotsman Rally 5 Apr 2017 (News)
    The Endurance Rally Association’s ninth Flying Scotsman Rally ended in a nail-biting finish as the winning crew of Paul Crosby and Ali Proctor suffered two break downs in their 1939 MG TB Supercharged on the final run for the chequered flag at Gleneagles, Scotland
  • Edd China quits Wheeler Dealers and will be replaced by Ant Anstead 22 Mar 2017 (News)
    episode by taking part in the world famous London to Brighton vintage and veteran car run
  • Future Classic Friday: Ford Ka 17 Mar 2017 (News)
    . Nevertheless, it kept the Ka cheap to build and own, and certainly had no impact on sales.  More than 400,000 Kas were sold in a 12-year production run, but today, thanks to rampant corrosion, there are less than a quarter of those left, and most will be consigned to the scrapheap within the next
 

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