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02 52 BMW 320Ci ES CONVERTIBLE, platinum silver, metollic linish, block power hood, obundonce of walnut veneer trim, radio (OSS, plus CD, multiploy unit, rear pocking sensors 69,000 miles, sove £2000 on current retail value cl our borgoln price of o n ly ......£12,950


02 52 HONDA ACCORD VTEC sport lOSOcc, alloys, oir con, deep blue metallic ..................... £3,995


02 02 CITROEN SAXO 1.6 VTR, diamond block finish, sunroof, rod/CO, ............................. £3,995


01 51 MAZDA PREMACY 1.8 PHROL GXi MPV, electric blue, olr con, sunroof, still under manufacturers extended worronty.......... £3,995


9 9 T V W GOLF 1.6 SF, 5 dr, green metallic, controsting interior .£3,995


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02 52 FORD KA 1.3, silver, colour coded bumpen, 30,000 miles £2,995


02 52 FORD KA, red over block, power steering, lodio/cossetle £2,995


02 02 FORD KA 1300CC red over block finish, power steering. .£2,495


95 M SAAB 900 5, Convertible, blue met, blue power hood, leather interior ............................. £2,495


00 X RENAULT LAGUNA 1.8 SPORT, gunsmoke grey met, oir con, sunroof...................... £2,295


99 S FIESTA 1.4 GHIA X, 5 dr, burgundy metallic, alloys, air con, sunroof, iodio/(D, only 43,000 miles, full service history .......... £2,195


OOVFIATSEICENTOl.l 'SPORT', 3dr, bright yellow, sunroof, lodio/CD, 25,000 mis, F.S.H........... £1,995


04 53 FORD KA, dork blue, colour 01 51 NISSAN ALMERA E 1.5 3dr, coded bumpers, only 5,000 miles . . . red, one locol business owner £1,995 ............................. £3,995


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03 ROVER 75 1.8 TURBO, in silver blue metallic, 33,000 miles only. Don't miss it at just ..£5,500 2001 LANDROVER FREELANDER 2.0 TD4 ES AUTO, in blue metallic, leather, beated seats, all extras ........................................................£8,450 2001 [Y] PEUGEOT 307 RAPIER 16V, 5 door in gold, alloys, air con, 44,000 miles, one owner, Bargain at .............................................. £4,400 00 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDX 2.2 ESTATE, in blue metallic, pristine condition, only 42,000 miles £3,500 W ROVER 25, 5 door saloon in light blue metallic, Excellent value for only........................ £2,495 5 HONDA CIVIC 1.4, 5 door, in green metallic .........£2,450


99 V V E C R A 1.8 IS, blue oircon,


01 51 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.8 todio/CD, superb, condition .£1,495 PETROL DYNAMIQUE ESTATE, steel grey, 17' alloys, air con, half leather interior, radio/CD plus CD multi-stacker 03 CITROEN CIS DIESEL VAN, in unit, motorway mileage hence bargain red, 51,000 mis, boorded out, very


price of o n ly.................£3,295 clean ........................ £1,995 A ll major credit ca rds accepted


T CITROEN SAXO VTR, in re d ...................£2,450 T VAUXHALL CORSA, 5 door in blue metallic ...............................................................£1.995


T ROVER 200, in green metallic, 36,000 miles, EXCELLENT CAR FO R ..............................£1,795 P PEUGEOT 106, in green, 50,000 miles, sunroof, A right cracker fo r ................................. £1,450 M VOLKSWAGON GOLF MATCH, very low mileage, alloys etc....................................................£1,650 N HONDA CIVIC, in red with history ..........£1,195 P VOLKSWAGON POLO, good condition, good mileage ....................................................... £395


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99 T MERCEDES CLK 230 SPORT KOMPRESSOR AUTO CABRIOLET, full service hisiory. black leather turn C11.99S I


VRENAULTSCENiCSPORTAUZEI.B.PAS, &\v. EMCL atkiys. met fe d ......... 13.995


53 RENAULT CLIO AUTHENTIQUE 1.5 O C I65 PAS C lew silver ....... £4,495 |


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W FO R D FIESTA 1.6 2 E T EC S . PAS. C L EW , alloys, met blue ....... C3.595


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PAS. alloys, c/lockmg. ABS. brakes, excfiileiil inside & out...........£2,4'


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X CITROEN PICASSO 1.6LX 16v, PAS. C L EW , met re d ....................£3.495


R PEUGEOT 1061.1 XN INDEPENOENCE, low Ins. low tax. 48k only, very dean car. ideal first ca r ............ .............. £1.995


01 YVAUXHALLZAFIRA1.6 CLUB 16V. only 53k. PAS. EW. EM. air con. recent service & timing belt F S H .........£4.995


W VOLVO C70 I S G T A U T O l CONVERTIBLE. Icalticr. alloys, s ilv e r . ..........................................£8.995 I


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04 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HIGKLINE 130. black, above a'/erago miles, but excellent, one c.vner. F S H ........£5-995


M a t HONDA CIVIC 1.61V I IC SPORT. 3dr. 21k miiCs. ABS. air con. a.1oys- cd player, stunning....... ............ £8,4951


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representing these marques and the vans, if there are any, tend to be tucked away in a dingy corner of the forecourt playing second fiddle to the passenger-carrying models under the showroom spot­ lights. In the majority of cases, this has little bearing on the qual­ ity of the service being offered. It’s just occasionally, that a busi­ ness customer may feel the people he’s dealing with aren’t fully tuned in to his needs. With LDV this is less likely to happen. The company only makes vans, so the whole focus of its business is van buyers and their specific require­ ments. Until recently, the prob­ lem was that the vans LDV made were long past their best but the arrival of the Maxus changed all that. The LDV Convoy first hit the


streets back in 1996. I t was a mild refresh of the Rover 400 Series van which had already been in service for longer than most people cared to remember. All this means th at the Maxus arrived to take over from a Con­ voy that has long since passed pensionable age. The result of a £500m invest­


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ment, the Maxus is key to the company’s long-term survival. I t’s a large panel van offered in short and long wheelbase form with three gross vehicle weights of 2.8, 3.2 and 3.5 tonnes. Fur­ ther scope for mixing and match­ ing is provided by the three roof heights. The various body style options give rise to load volumes ranging between 7m3 and 11.4ms with the available payload falling within a 917kg to 1,616kg span. One area where the old Convoy


panel van was below par was in the contents of its engine bay. The Maxus takes a reassuringly modern approach here with a 2.5- litre CDi common-rail diesel unit th a t’s a world a way from the Convoy’s diesel engine. The Maxus’ power plant is available in 95bhp or 120bhp forms but we may see a more muscular 145bhp version in the not too distant future. In both cases, peak power is delivered at 3,800rpm but it’s the torque that the engines gener­ ate which will be of more interest to prospective buyers. 1841b/ft is a decent amount of pulling power


l m o s t all the main­ stream light commercial vehicle manufacturers are


to eek out of a 95bhp engine and with 2211b/ft, the 120bhp unit is more impressive still. In both cases the torque hits home at use­ fully low engine speeds, giving the Maxus enough oomph to get briskly off the line with a heavy load on board and reducing the need for frantic gear swapping when a steep incline is encoun­ tered. Get behind the wheel and the


engine’s refinement is well up to scratch. It idles smoothly with vibration in the cab well sup­ pressed and at motorway speeds, the engine’s note is far from intrusive. The 120bhp option is definitely worth paying extra for if you plan on making the most of the Maxus’ payload capacity but the smaller unit would be ade­ quate for lighter duties. On start­ ing both the Maxus engines, you have to wait for the glow plug light to extinguish before twisting the key. LDV has managed to design a


body shell for the Maxus that is 20% stiffer than the old Convoy’s and this pays off in the form of more composed handling. The standard of construction is also far in excess of past LDV models. Dash-mounted gear levers are now de’rigeur in panel van circles and the Maxus conforms to the trend. The stick sprouts from the centre console clearing the floor space for improved cross-cabin access, it falls easily to hand and the shifting action between the five ratios has a firm, positive feel to it. Elsewhere in the cab, the instrument binnacle is centrally located above oval air vents, the tactile ventilation system dials and the CD stereo. This is far from ideal with the


driver forced to glance over to the left to keep a check on the vehi­ cle’s speed but it facilitates the Maxus’ simple conversion from right-hand drive to left-hand drive for those important Euro­ pean markets. All Maxus models are front-


wheel drive only and this has helped the designers to give the vehicle a low loading height through the back and side doors. The side-hinged doors at the rear stretch right up to the vehicle’s roofline for the biggest possible loading aperture. Likewise, the sliding side door is usefully wide and there’s the option of specify­ ing a matching one on the other flank for a greater choice of load­ ing options.


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