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  Suzuki Grand Vitara: farewell
  The Suzuki Grand Vitara has served nine hard months at Parker’s and has been driven by the whole team. In many ways the 4x4 has shone but there are some things we would love...
  23 Aug 2010
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  Crash scams reach record levels
  UK motorists are facing an average £40 rise on their insurance premiums because of ‘crash-for-cash‘ scams. The number of fraudulent claims has been steadily rising, to the point where motoring insurance fraud has now become the...
  23 Aug 2010
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  Skoda announce new TDI engine
  Skoda has added a new cleaner and more frugal diesel engine to the Superb model range. Replacing the current 1.9 TDI engine, the new 1.6 TDI version is more economical and less polluting. Compared...
  20 Aug 2010
• New Ford Mondeo Sport announced
  There are big savings to be made with a new derivative of Ford’s Mondeo, the special edition ‘Sport’. Timed to coincide with the new ‘60′ registration plates, you can now buy a Mondeo...
  20 Aug 2010
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  Price falls on electric car
  Mitsubishi has dropped the price again on its i-MiEV electric car. The launch price will now be £23,990, including the government’s subsidy of £5,000. The price of the i-MiEV original started out...
  20 Aug 2010
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  Buyers turned off by electric cars
  More than two-thirds of the UK population wouldn’t buy an electric car, according to a Parker’s survey. In the survey, 69% of Parker’s.co.uk users said that they wouldn’t buy an electric...
  20 Aug 2010
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  Skoda Fabia vRS Estate: first drive
  Getting the right mix of performance and practicality at an affordable price is not always the easiest thing to find, but with the Skoda Fabia vRS Estate you get all of...
  19 Aug 2010
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  Top value special edition models
  Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Edition   In cash terms it costs you more than the regular Astra VXR but with the extras you actually end up saving around £1,200. You best be...
  19 Aug 2010
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  Special edition Smart for the UK
  Smart has announced a special edition model to celebrate ten years of UK sales. Dubbed the Smart Fortwo gb-10 edition, only 100 cars will be produced and each will get...
  19 Aug 2010
• Renault Megane Coupe: goodbye to the French coupe
    When my Renault Megane long-termer turned up I was intrigued to see if the build quality and reliability would be as good as the French maker claimed. I can safely say that the car passed...
  18 Aug 2010
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  Perodua extends swappage scheme
  Perodua has extended its ‘swappage allowance’ scheme, which will now continue until October 31. This will enable customers who are looking to buy a Perodua, and have a car to trade in,...
  18 Aug 2010
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  Peugeot RCZ automatic: first drive
  The Peugeot RCZ sports Coupe is designed to take on the might of the Audi TT and, with its good looks and a decent selection of petrol and diesel engines, it’ll...
  18 Aug 2010