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BMW 3-Series Touring: Sharp new designBMW announced revisions to the 3-Series at the end of 2008 with some design tweaks and more efficient engines. These changes are pretty subtle and in the 320d Touring the main differences can...28 Jul 2009
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Suzuki Splash: CheerioGoodbye Splash My time with the Splash has come to an end and it all seems to have gone very quickly. Despite some initial reservations I have constantly been impressed by the Splash....28 Jul 2009
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£500 off a new Fiat for new driversNew drivers will get a £500 discount on any brand-new Fiat when they pass their test with driving school BSM. The money off comes as the manufacturer is set to take over from Vauxhall...28 Jul 2009
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Volvo V50: Washed upPreviously I wrote about the V50’s appetite for screenwash, partly because of the headlamp wash which has been specified as part of the winter pack. It appears there is a certain...22 Jul 2009
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Suzuki Splash: Reliable, rugged and robustThe Suzuki has now done almost 8,000 miles – nearly 5,000 of these since I got it in March – and in all this time there have been no problems at all. The...21 Jul 2009
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Suzuki Splash: Petrol vs dieselAs with all car choices, one of the biggest decisions is whether to go for a diesel or petrol. I went for the petrol version of the Splash as I...21 Jul 2009
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Suzuki Splash: Low cost optionHaving worked out that the Splash was cheaper to buy than the Agila I thought that it would be worth looking at the other costs involved in owning a car....21 Jul 2009
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Price drop brings sense back to buying dieselThe tumbling cost of diesel over the past 12 months has made running a diesel-fuelled car much more competitive, according to the latest results from Parker’s petrol-v-diesel calculator The premium at the...18 Jul 2009
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BMW 316d is £120 to tax, 118g/km CO2 and could save company car buyers £500 a yearBMW has announced a green version of the 3-Series saloon that falls into the lowest company car tax band for diesels. It means a 40 per cent tax payer choosing the...17 Jul 2009
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July price increases wipe out scrappage scheme savingsA fresh round of new car price rises is threatening to wipe out savings offered by the scrappage scheme. Latest research from Parkers shows that seven major car makers increased prices from 1 July, in...8 Jul 2009
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Honda Civic: Unique styleCompared to the previous Honda Civic from 2000, the current model is unrecognisable. Where most models go through a noticeable evolution – the Volkswagen Golf being a prime example – this Civic...8 Jul 2009
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New car sales down as scrappage scheme does little to slow the slumpLatest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the first full month of sales under the Government’s scrappage scheme has failed to halt the decline of...6 Jul 2009