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A three-year-old Hyundai i20 'will be worth more than its rivals' 30 Dec 2008 (News)
People looking at buying a car that will retain more of its value than its rivals are being urged to consider the new Hyundai i20. The manufacturer has cited predictions -
Interesting Entries For Monday’s Classic Auction 20 Feb 2005 (News)
BCA’s Classic Sale on Monday doesn’t have a lot of really old cars. But it’s an excellent event to buy a late ‘nostalgia’ classic. The star of the show is this 1973 MGB GT ‘Sebring’, a recreation of a development car for the good looking MGB -
Sir Ray Tindle to notch up 50 London to Brighton runs 28 Aug 2013 (News)
£250 demob payment. Sir Ray said: 'I can recall the exact spot on Streatham Common where my parents took me to watch these wonderful old machines pass. Of course, then the oldest car taking part was probably only about 30 years old but still totally different from their modern counterparts. I -
Scrappage Scheme Sells 35,000 New Cars 29 May 2009 (News)
ten years old was scrapped and a car less than one year old was purchased. -
More Power For Passat 10 May 2002 (News)
on the combined cycle, and CO2 emissions are down from 206g/km to 194g/km. The price for the S spec with standard air-conditioning goes up by £155 to a still very reasonable £14,850, but because CO2 emissions are down company car drivers will actually pay less BIK tax than for the old car. The Passat -
Drive it Day at Vauxhall's Heritage Centre 23 Feb 2009 (News)
. Drive it Day is an initiative set up by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs – an umbrella body representing the classic vehicle movement in the UK – to encourage owners of old or interesting cars, vans, bikes or trucks to take to the road for one day and demonstrate the strength -
Year Old Polo Makes 80% of List at Auction 13 Jun 2001 (News)
If anyone forgot that Small Status Sells they got a sharp reminder at BCA Blackbushe today. A 4,500 mile 2000W VW Polo 1.4SE automatic 3-door, which lists at £11,245, sold at open auction for all of £9,725. It wasn't the only VAG car to do well in the VW -
Top 10: NEC Classic Motor Show cars 11 Nov 2017 (News)
This weekend's 2017 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show looks set to be another resounding success, with over 2500 classics of all types on display. More than a million square feet of floorspace has been dedicated to old vehicles, which means there’s something for just about -
Top 10: Classic superminis 18 Jul 2014 (News)
The creation of the supermini was perhaps inevitable. By the start of the 1970s, British Leyland’s evergreen Mini was already more than a decade old, and the gap between it and the family cars of the time was growing ever larger. Car manufacturers began -
Plenty of Low Bids at Auction Today 5 Dec 2003 (News)
old, had 23,000 miles unwarranted on it and a flat battery (under the rear parcel shelf, it seems). A coupe with the same age and mileage books at over £12k. But all this could raise was a very provisional £9,700. A stunning three year old E39 530i Sport auto with leather -
MoT Files: Top 10 tips for passing the MoT 18 Feb 2019 (News)
, although cars more than 40 years old are exempt from this. -
The 10 least reliable post-manufacturer warranty cars 31 Jul 2017 (News)
We've listed the 10 least reliable post-manufacturer warranty cars, sorted by how many claims each model has had. This is based on claims from Warranty Direct from 2014 to 2017 and is correlated from 40,000 policies of four year old vehicles -
Gallery: The pop-up classic car show 11 May 2016 (News)
As the proud owner of a Triumph Herald Convertible and an early Austin 1100, 70-year-old Roy Webb likes nothing more than attending classic shows and events around the UK. But the onset of ill health in January of this year, and the subsequent diagnosis of lung disease, made the 2016 show season -
Approved Used Ferraris Up To 9 Years Old 19 Jan 2008 (News)
Ferrari GB Ltd has announced the launch of a new Ferrari Approved programme which offers peace of mind and reassurance for customers purchasing a Ferrari up to 9 years old. With the support of a warranty underwritten by Ferrari, and the most comprehensive technical inspection -
Audi scrappage to continue in 2018 21 Dec 2017 (News)
. >> Your guide to all the scrappage schemes currently on offer Audi’s scrappage scheme allows buyers to trade-in their old diesels to claim between £2000 and £8000 on a new petrol, diesel or e-tron Audi. The trade-in car can be any make or model - not just -
Spyker C8 Stars at Manheim Colchester Prestige Car Auction 10 Nov 2009 (News)
. Chris Cush, General Manager, Manheim Auctions, Colchester said: “Despite the economic uncertainty the demand for prestige cars, especially the old, the rare and the unusual remains strong. The values achieved were much higher than expected and we anticipate a lot of interest from vendors -
Top ten ways to beat the thieves 21 Jul 2014 (News)
In the old days, car thieves would smash a window, open the bonnet and hotwire a car to get it going, but now the techniques are far more advanced. Thieves are hacking into cars through diagnostic ports or cloning keys, or even burgling houses specifically to make off -
The MoT Files: Top 10 1980s cars 6 May 2014 (News)
We've compiled a top 10 for the best cars registered during the 1980s for passing their MoT tests. Forget the notion that you might have harboured over the years that old British cars are flaky and unreliable, as six of the cars in this list were made in the UK. We've -
10 Year Old Toyota Yaris Verso Wins Which Satisfaction Survey 22 Jul 2011 (News)
). The bottom of the table has a distinctly Gallic flavour – seven out of the ten least popular cars are French. The old model Renault Laguna Sport Tourer hits rock bottom with a score of 49.4%. Non-engine electrics are the main cause of its many breakdowns and faults -
Skoda Cuts List Prices by 10% 1 Jul 2004 (News)
Now that the new Octavia is here www.skoda.co.uk has cut list prices of the carryover old model Octavia by 10%. Unlike a limited special offer, these are list price cuts so mean a reduction in BIK for anyone running one as a company car. Old