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A car dealer on the Isle of Wight is the latest to offer a buy-one-get-one-free car offer. The Daily Telegraph reports that Roger Sixsmith’s dealership in Newport is offering a free Citroen C1 Vibe worth around £7,386 OTR to customers who buy a Citroen C4 Picasso Lounge worth around £23,995. He said: “We are offering this deal [...]

December 23rd, 2008

As part of Vauxhall ‘Big Value Drive’ which runs from December 3rd 2008 until February 2nd 2009, the entire Vauxhall range is available with 0 per cent finance for up to four years (see Vauxhall‘s website for full details) plus some fantastic savings on the list price. For example the Astra Life 1.4i now for just [...]

December 22nd, 2008

The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S sets yet another milestone in terms of sportiness in the high performance luxury saloon segment of the automotive market. Conceived and developed as “a real driving machine in the guise of a luxury saloon”, the Quattroporte Sport GT S is the ultimate expression of Maserati’s sportiness in the [...]

December 22nd, 2008

New Audi A3 Black Edition models emerge from the shadows this month to join the popular three-door, five-door Sportback and Cabriolet ranges. Combining dark and brooding looks with an exceptional specification that takes the top S line model as its basis, the new limited run A3 range can be ordered now priced from £22,215 OTR [...]

December 22nd, 2008

A sat-nav system is top of the wish list in Christmas gift list for motorists according to a survey of 7,380 AA Populus Panel members. A nodding father Christmas, for the car’s back shelf, was the least most wanted item. Good news then for RoadTestReports.co.uk’s sat-nav competition, which closed on the 15th December, congratulations to our winner.   59 per [...]

December 22nd, 2008

Following annoucements last week from several car manufacturers, SEAT is the latest to annoucement a January Sale across the majority of its range. The Spanish car maker is offering up to £2000 off the list price of its cars for the whole of January, in its “Join The Revolution” promotion.  Until January 31st 2009, SEAT are offering [...]

December 22nd, 2008

Insurance company, Norwich Union reveals the busiest times of year for motor accident claims. So while you’re jotting down all those anniversaries and birthdays on your calendar for 2009 over the next week, here’s Norwich Union’s key times of the year when you should take extra care in your car. Firstly: January Unsurprisingly January is [...]

December 19th, 2008

As collaborations go in motorsport there haven’t been many as successful as McLaren and their work with German giant Mercedes-Benz and the two have collaborated again on a new supercar – strictly limited to 75 units. The spectacular looking car has neither windscreen nor roof and clearly harks back to the earlier days of motorsport; [...]

December 19th, 2008

With the imminent arrival in the UK of the all-new Kia Soul – due March 2009 in the UK – the Korean manufacturer is set to unveil yet another Soul concept at the Detroit Motor Show. Back in July 2008, Kia wowed the crowds at the London Motor Show with three highly individual Soul concepts [...]

December 19th, 2008

Qashqai+2 ownership has just become even more affordable with the introduction of two new wallet-friendly engines to the range. Nissan’s award-winning seven-seater crossover can now be specified with 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel power, in addition to the 2.0-litre petrol and diesel units already available. Starting at £15,495 for the 1.6 Visia, and £16,995 for [...]

December 18th, 2008