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A Guide To Car Loans And Finance Deals

April 19, 2010
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Cars are expensive purchases for almost all of us. Anything that has three or more zeroes tends to make you think before you dive in. However, when you’re looking at a gleaming new set of wheels, you can quite easily get emotionally involved in the purchase. This is why it’s so important to know what [...]

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Serviceable Cars Being Scrapped

April 14, 2010

How do you feel about the fact that there are perfectly good cars (some of which will no doubt have done fewer miles than you’d expect due to their age) up for scrap? The Mail Online is reporting that 400,000 vehicles have been scrapped through the government scrappage scheme and almost all of those are [...]

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Do You Drive Before You Buy?

April 10, 2010

It’s a pet hate of mine – when a buyer gets in their mind that they want a particular car, despite the fact that they’ve never driven it, or even suitable alternatives that better suit their needs. Not only do they run the risk of being disappointed, but by driving before buying, they can sure [...]

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Petrol Prices May Be Hitting Record Levels Soon

April 8, 2010

The Mail Online is reporting that petrol prices may be rising to record levels soon – which will obviously have a massive knock-on effect for motorists who visit the pumps on a weekly basis. I filled up a little earlier in the week and paid just under 120p per litre – a staggering amount which [...]

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Toyota – Now Offering Peace Of Mind

March 30, 2010

In the latest news to win back customers after the accelerator debacle of some of their cars, Toyota is now offering a great deal in order to create some piece of mind. The latest deal covers all new cars purchased from 27th of March 2010 and means that you can choose either a warranty that [...]

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SEAT Exeo Offers

February 24, 2010
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Normally the 1st of March is one of the busiest times of the year for new car sales. SEAT is unveiling a tempting package of offers on its executive class models. SEAT is offering a number of deals in March including an attractive three-year (36-month) 0% finance deal on the bulk of the Exeo and [...]

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Your Windscreen – Give It A Look Over!

February 20, 2010

Auto Windscreens is predicting a fourfold increase in vehicles that fail their MOT due to windscreen damage caused by the UK’s frost damaged roads. Already nearly 2 million vehicles (8.4%) fail their MOT test in the UK each year due to windscreen damage. The freezing weather has left the UK’s roads exposed to a damaging [...]

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Vauxhall’s Swappage Scheme Includes Three New Models

February 15, 2010
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The ‘Swappage Programme‘ ran by Vauxhall – which includes their most popular models – has had an overhaul to now include three new models, the Insignia, Meriva and Zafira. Vauxhall’s Swappage offer allows buyers to use any seven-year-old UK-registered car with insurance, road tax and MOT – no matter what its value or condition – [...]

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Winter Weather Conditions Drive Buyers Into Land Rover Showrooms

February 7, 2010
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It seems that poor weather has been sending people into 4×4 showrooms and specifically those of Land Rover. Subsequently, sales have gone up. For January 2010 sales levels were up 58% versus January 2009 nearly doubling the industry average – with Discovery up 92%, Range Rover Sport up 66%, Freelander up 57% and Range Rover [...]

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Nissan Sunderland Creates Jobs By Restarting The Third Shift

February 1, 2010
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In recent news, Nissan has created 400 temporary fixed term contracts at the Sunderland plant in the North East of England. Recruitment has now begun for workers to be involved in the production process of the seemingly ever popular Qashqai, which has a major update coming in March 2010. Trevor Mann, Nissan Senior Vice President [...]

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