Category Archives: car

Buy a new car for 99p

Want a new car without the price tag? Halfords is selling a ‘New Car Air Freshener,’ designed to make a car smell like it’s brand new. Does it work? We put it to the test.

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Borat’s Bentley?

Forget America, Britain and Germany… Bentley is opening a dealership in Kazakhstan – the home country of fictional film star Borat. Bentley says the new dealership is evidence of “the growing demand for Bentleys far beyond the company’s traditional markets”.

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Lost Keys and site improvements

The last week and a half has seen a huge amount of activity on autotrader.co.uk. Not only has the site been improved as a result of feedback, but last week also saw the launch of the Auto Trader Lost Keys … Continue reading

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What are your favourite car films?

Honda has asked the nation what its favourite ‘real world’ car films are – and they want you to star in the next one. What are your favourite car films?

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Caption competition

OK you know the deal by now – here’s today’s caption competition. Post your captions in the comments box below. Humorous responses encouraged.

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Special-edition Mito for Maserati

Maserati has teamed up with Alfa Romeo to create 100 special-edition Mitos. The limited run will be dispatched to Maserati dealers across Europe to be used as courtesy cars.

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The UK’s speed camera hotspots

New research has revealed the top three areas for speeding convictions. Do you live near a speed camera hotpot? Here’s the full list:

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Wrong number

Ever since the first registration number was issued in the UK way back in 1904, car owners have paid daft sums of money to secure something tasty, to make their car stand out from the crowd. While an expensive car … Continue reading

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Underwater caption competition

We’ve had some weird and wonderful caption competitions here at Auto Trader – even some photos of cars on water – but none under water. Until now. This is the Rinspeed sQuba – a car which can drive across land … Continue reading

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Cheap and cheerful

Kia is about to launch its new supermini, the Venga, in the UK. Having just driven it, I can confirm that while it isn’t class leading, it is thoroughly competent both dynamically and in terms of build quality. This is … Continue reading

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