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Cleaning a car before putting it up for private sale can add £600 to its value
According to the used car experts behind Glass’s Guide to Car Values, cleaning a car before putting it up for private sale can add up to £600 to its value. And it only takes a few hours and a relatively small amount of money to get the results which will help to achieve a healthy premium. EurotaxGlass’s has revealed that, by presenting a car in prime condition, a private vendor can increase the chance of securing a sale at their desired price... [more]
Mini is the UK's slowest depreciating car
According to latest research from Parker’s Car Guides, the MINI reclaimed its crown as the UK’s slowest depreciating car in 2007. In its annual depreciation report, Parker’s compared last January’s new prices with what an owner can expect if they sell privately now. It found that buyers of a MINI this time last year will now have lost an average of just £1,388. That works out at just £27 a week – or the cost of a couple of Starbucks coffees every... [more]
BMW to launch M3 Saloon
Hot on the heels of the arrival of a new M3 Coupé, BMW UK has announced details of the four-door M3 Saloon. While four generations of M3 have been built, this is only the second time an M3 Saloon has been offered. Thirteen years after the launch of the original M3 Saloon, the new car offers the same levels of performance as the latest Coupé. With the added practicality of the four-door bodyshell, the new M3 Saloon will appeal to an ... [more]
New BMW 1 Series Convertible
BMW UK has announced the new BMW 1 Series Convertible. Powered by four- and six-cylinder engines, from the entry-level 143hp 118i Convertible to the 306hp 135i Convertible, the open-topped 1 Series uses elements of BMW’s EfficientDynamics programme to deliver high-performance, economical and low-emission, roof-down motoring. The Convertible is the fourth derivative of 1 Series to be launched and will carry over much of the styling and technol... [more]
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BMW Sauber Monza test notes 2008-08-27 (Motorsport.com)Weather conditions: Sunny all day. Temperatures: Air: 23 - 30C, Track: 28 - 44C In the morning Nick Heidfeld worked on the mechanical setup of the BMW Sauber F1.08 car. Preparing for the upcoming Belgian and Italian Grand Prix he worked on suspension setup, gearbox ratios and brake balance. |
Yachting: BMW Oracle prepare new trimaran for sea trials (The New Zealand Herald)The new trimaran built for BMW Oracle Racing may not make it to the starting line of the America's Cup because of a fight in New York courts but it is impressing the sailors who are about to put it through its sea trials on Puget Sound. |
Spy Photos: 2010 BMW X3 (The Car Connection)TheCarConnection.com's spy photographers have snapped these photos of the 2010 BMW X3, in its clearest form yet--albeit with some crazy LSD-head vinyl coating applied to its new panels. With the new GLK from Mercedes on the market, and Audi's Q5 just days from the showroom, BMW is said to be accelerating the development of the new model so .. |
BMW may resume Series 3 assembly here (Manila Bulletin)Alvarez-owned Asian Carmakers Corp., which owns 30 percent of BMW Philippines, mulls resumption of its local assembly of BMW’s best selling model Series 3 as soon as the domestic motor vehicle sales reaches 150,000 units annually. |
Audi Runs Over Mercedes, BMW (BrandWeek)Audi next month will build on a campaign launched during the Olympics in which consumers are informed not just how fuel-efficient its A4 is, but how much better it performs and looks versus Mercedes and BMW. |
BMW M3 CSL High-Performance Lightweight Canceled [2010 BMW M3 CSL] (Jalopnik)Oh woe, oh terrible day, word comes down from Bavaria that the distilled essence of BMW, the 470 HP 2010 BMW M3 CSL has been canceled. BMW’s head honcho at the M division, Ludwig Willisch told CAR... |
BMW UK network changes - latest (AM Online)Yorkshire dealer group JCT600 is selling its Almondbury BMW dealership in Huddersfield. The buyer is understood to be Sandal BMW which already represents the brand in Wakefield and has been a BMW dealer for a number of years. |
F1: BMW tell Heidfeld to lift his game (autosport.com)BMW Sauber have told Nick Heidfeld that he must lift his game more to convince them he has got over his early season problems with their car if he wants to remain as Robert Kubica's teammate next year. |
BMW will boost U.S. prices 2.1% on '09 models (The Auto Channel)New York, New York - August 25, 2008 - According to Craig Trudell of Automotive News, BMW of North America LLC said today that it will raise U.S. vehicle prices 2.1 percent across its lineup of BMW-branded vehicles for the 2009 model year. |
2008 Paris Auto Show Preview: BMW To Debut Four New Cars (Edmunds.com)MUNICH, Germany — The biannual Paris auto show is not normally the selected site for world debuts as is the case in Detroit, Frankfurt and Tokyo — but, where BMW is concerned, the 2008 Paris Auto Show will be different. |
