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By ANDY ENRIGHT


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roadsters”wrritio:iose


themselves upon the driver.


Be it through a rock hard ‘perform­


ance’ suspension set­ up, deafening wind noise at speed or a


low-slung body that’s impossible to exit


06 06 BMW 318 Ci CONVERTIBLE, red, 8,000 miles, 1 owner. Sport


WAS NOW £22,999 £21,999


05 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID WARRIOR LWB, silver, leather, 20k miles £19,999 £16,999 05 05 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO VIII260, black, the best 02 02 JAGUAR X-TYPE 3.0 V6 SPORT AUTO, leather, FSH 06 55 PEUGEOT 4071.8 S, silver, 26,000 miles, 1 owner


04 04 FORD MONDEO 2,0 TDCi GHIA, silver, 1 owner, 37,000 miles


04 54 AUDI A6 3.0 TOi QUATTRO SE AUTO, met green, black leather, 1 owner, FSH . . . . 04 04 OMW 530 SE DIESEL AUTO, met grey, grey leather, 1 owner, F S H ..................................... 06 05 HONDA CIVIC 1.0 l-irTEC GX 5dr, black climate alloys, CD, sal nav, 15,000 miles . 05 05 OMW116 SPORT, silver, 29,000 miles, FSH, climate, alloys....................................................


£14,999 £13,999 £8,999 £7,999 £8,499 £7,999 £7,999 £6,999


.£18,999 .£ 17,999 .£12,999 .£11,999


03 52 MERCEDES C220 CD! SPORTS COUPE SE AUTO, Panoramic Roof, Evo Pack, leather.....................................................................£11,999 02 02 MERCEDES C270 COi, AVANTGARDE AUTG, Met Blue, leather, FS H .................................................................................................................£9,999 04 04 VW GO L F 2.0 GT FSi, 3 rlr, silver, black leather, AC, Alloys, CD, healed seats............................................................................................£9,499 06 55 VAUXHALL VECTRA SRi W T i , Silver, 32,000 miles, 1 t 1 owner, F S H .........................................................................


£8,499


03 0 3 14INI COOPER, met blue, alloys, 25,000 miles..................................................... ' . ..........................................................................................................£7,999 02 52 MINI COOPER CHILLI, Silver, 46,000 miles, FSH, s/roof, aloys, big spec: ................................................................................................£7,999 99 T AUDI n (100) COUPE Q U A n R O LH D, silver, leather, lull UK spec.....................................................................................................................0 ,9 9 9 03 03 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0 GX, 5dr, met blue, air con, alloys, C D ............................................................................................ ; ........................ : . £6,999


WAS NOW SAVE


02 52 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2.0 TURBO DIESEL, 5dr, met red, 1 owner £6,999 £5,999 £1,000 03 53 VW PASSAT 1.8TSE AUTOMATIC, silver, FSH 05 54 PEUGEOT 2061.6 QUICKSILVER, silver, low mileage, 04 54 ROVER 451.4 CLUB SE, silver, 2 owners


03 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 2.0 2.0TDYNAMIQUE,5dr, met grey, 34,000 £4,999 £3,999 £1,000 03 52 ROVER 751.8 CLUB SE, met green, climate, alloys, 42,000 miles £4,999 £3,999 £1,000


06 06 MINI ONE, met blue, 9,000 miles, 1 owner, F S H ..................................................................................................................................................................£9,9S9 05 55 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2.4 AUTO, silver, 12,000 miles, 1 owner, FS H ...........................................................................................................£8,999 06 06 FORD M OND E0 1.8 L X , 5dr, Silver, 1 owner, a/con......................................................................................................


0 ,9 99


06 06 BMW 318CI SPORT CAB, Red, 8,000 miles, 1 owner, leather........................................................... 06 06 AUDI A 4 1 .8 T SPORT AUTO CAB, black, vanilla leather, elec hood, climate, stunning. 0 1 Y AUDI T T 225 ROADSTER, silver, low mileage, leather, climate, alloys............................................ 06 06 NISSAN MICRA ESSENSA, Red, 2 owner, FSH, low mileage..............................................................


.£21,999


. £21,999 .£10,999 ..£9 ,9 99


04 54 AUDI A6 3.0 TD IQ U AH R O SE AUTO, met green, 1 owner, FSH. leather, climate. . 04 04 BMW 530 SE DIESEL AUTO, met grey, grey leather, 1 owner, F S H ..................................... 02 52 MERCEDES E320 CD! AVANTGARDE AUTO, silver, grey leather, FSH, climate............... 06 56 RENAULT MEGANE1.5 OCi DYNAHIQU E , Comfort Pack, Met Black.................................. 06 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TOCi LX (FACELIFT ), Silver, 1 owner, FSH.............................................. 05 54 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCi GHIA (NEW SHAPE), 5 dr, silver, a/c, alloys, CD, 1 owner,., 06 56 RENAULT C L I0 1.5 DCi EXPRESSION. Met red, 1 owner, FSH.................................................... 04 54 RENAULT SCENIC 1.5 DCI EXPRESSION, 37,000 miles. Met G re y ........................................ 03 03 VW PASSAT 1.9S TDi 100. Silver, climate, F S H ...................................................................................... 04 54 CITROEN PICASSO 2.0 HDi EXCLUSIVE, met, grey, a/con, alloys...........................................


.£18,999 .£17,999 .£14,999 . .0 ,9 9 9 . .0 ,9 9 9 ..£ 7 ,9 9 9 ..£6 ,9 99 ..£ 6 ,49 9 ..£ 6 ,49 9 ..£5 ,49 9


06 56 VW POLO 1 .2 S , 17,000 miles, Met Grey, 1 owner, 3 door, a/con. alloys...........................................................................................................£6,999 05 55 HONDA JA Z Z DSi 1 .2 S , 5dr, Black, 1 owner. 16.000 miles...........................................................................................................................................£6,999 07 57 FIAT GRANDE PUNTO, 3dr, Azure, delivery miles...............................................................................................................................................................£6,499 05 05 TOYOTA YARIS COLOUR COLLECTION, Silver, 1 owner, FSH.....................................................................................................................................£6,499 07 07 FIAT GRANDE PUNTO, 5dr, colour choice. 5.000 miles, 1 owner............................................................................................................................£5,999 04 04 SEAT LEON 1.6 SX, silver, a/c, alloys, 1 owner, FSH ..........................................................................................................................................................£5,999 04 54 NISSAN PRIMERA 1.8S, silver, a/con.......................................................................................................................................................................................... £5,999 04 04 ROVER 251.61 X L , 5 dr, silver, leather, a/c, alloys, s/r, CD, 23,000 miles...........................................................................................................£4,499 04 04 VW LUPO , summer blue, 1 .0 E , 3dr.................................................................................................................................................................................................£4,399 04 04 PUNT0 1 .2 ACTIVE, 5 dr, black, 1 owner, F S H ......................................................................................................................................................................£3,999 04 54 FIAT PUNTO ACTIVE, 3 dr, met grey, low mileage................................................................................................................................................................0 ,999 02 52 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6 CLUB, 5 dr. Silver..................................................................................................................................................................................0 ,999 04 54 FIAT PUNTO ACTIVE, met blue, low mileage............................................................................................................................................................................0 ,999 04 04 FIAT PUNT0 1 .2 ACTIVE, 3 dr, mel blue, demo + 1 owner. 37,000 mis..............................................................................................................0 ,999 02 02 RENAULT C L I0 1 .2 BILLABONG, 3 dr, silver............................................................................................................................................................................0 ,999 02 02 ROVER 25 IMPRESSION, met blue.................................................................................................................................................................................................0 ,999 0 1 Y RENAULT MEGANE EXPRESSION +, 5 dr, silver......................................................................................................... ......................................................0 ,999 00 W TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 GLS, 5 dr, met green..........................................................................................................................................................................0 ,999


£6,999 £5,999 £1,000 £5,999 £5,499 £500 £4,999 £3,999 £1,000


with any dignity. Not so Chrysler’s Cross­


fire Roadster. This is an open-top car that mixes style and road presence vvith a big­ ger serving of deco­


rum than you’d per­ haps imagine.


A lot of work has


gone into making the Roadster look as


good as it does. Right from the outset, Chrysler was not


interested in making the usual wobbly soft-top conversion,


adding a full SOlbs of strengthening to the . chassis in order to prevent body flex.


Many roadsters look as if they’re wearing an ill-fitting toupee with the top up but the Crossfire looks


stubby and purpose­ ful. Some will find it even better looking


than the coupe origi­ nal. With a conven­


tional electric-folding fabric roof, top up to top down takes 22 seconds after the


driver has pulled the ripcord-shaped han­


dle in the windscreen header and pressed the button on the centre console.


Powered by that 217bhp SIX. the


O 4 5 4 A U D IA 6 3 .0 T D iO U A T T R O S EM O .r rc tg rc 'i i , 1owner,FSH cim t


04 04 BMW 530 SE DIESEL AUTO, mel grey, grey leather, 1 owner................................................................................................................ 04 54 VW TOURAN 2.0 TDi SPORT AUTO, 23,000 Miles, black, black leather. 7 seater......................................... 05 55 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2.4 AUTO, silver, 12,000 miles, 1 owner, F S H ........................................................... 05 05 FORD FOCUS 1 .6 ZETEC AUTOMATIC, Black, a/con, alloys................ .......................................................................


" £18,o 9 0 7 ,9 9 9 02,999 0,999 0,999


05 05 TOYOTA C0 R 0 L LA1 .6 ,3 d r , colour collection, silver, a/con, alloys, CO..............................................................................................................0,999


£25,995 3.2V6 Cross­ fire Roadster boasts


a respectable turn of speed, making


60mph in 6.3 seconds and running straight and true at an indi­ cated maximum of 150mph.


The fascia is well


04 54 l ANDROv ER DISCOVERY 2.7TD HSE, Auto, silver, black leather, climate, alloys. Sat Nav, 35,000 miles......................03,9 99 04 53 LANDROVER DISCOVERY 2.5 TD5 ES PREMIER, black, black leather, 7 seats, elec seats, sat nav............................ ' . . . 0 4 ,9 99 03 03 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN WARRIOR AUTO 3.5 GDI, Black, 56,000 miles, 5dr, auto, FSH......................................................................£9,999 04 04 U N D R O V ER FR E EU N D EH 1 .B S , 3 dr. Ice blue, 40,000 miles, FSH.................................................................................................................£8,999 03 53 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 3.0 AUTO E LEG ANC E, silver, black leather, climate. 33.000 miles..............................................£8,999 04 04 U N D R O V ER FR E EU N D ER 2.5 S E AUTO, black, beige alcanUta, air con, s/roof. alloys. 45.000 miles...............................0 ,9 9 9 02 02 HONDA CRV 2.0 SE SPORT AUTO , silver, new model, FSH, alloys, climale. sunroof.............................................................................£6,999 03 03 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2 .0 ,5 dr, met red, elec pack, cd, alloys, 1 owner..................................................................................................£5,999 01 Y SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 TURBO, met green, leather.......................................................................................................................................................£4.999


05 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SPORT ESTATE, Topaz blue, black leather, 31,000 miles


, 04 54 VW TOURAN 2.0 TDi SPORT AUTO, 23,000 miles, black, black leather, v-rare - 02 02 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY 2.4T S ESTATE, met bronze, climate, alloys, CD 05 05 VAUXHALL SIGNUM 2.0 DTI, Black, 5dr, 48,000 miles.................. ; . . . 03 03 PEUGEOT 807 2.0 HDi G LX , met blue, climate, alloys, CD ............................................... 05 54 CITROEN PICASS01 .6 DESIRE, Silver, low mileage, 2 owners, FSH............ . 04 54 RENAULT SCENIC 1 .4 EXPRESSION, a/c, 29,000 miles. Met Blue............ 04 54 RENAULT SCENIC 1 .4 AUTHEHRQUE, 39,000 miles. Met R e d ............. 04 54 NISSAN A LH ER A TIND 1 .8 S , 5 d r , 21,000 miles, FSH, blue......................................


04 54 TOYOTA HIACE 280 GS PANEL VAN, 27,000 miles, very clean..................................................................................................£6.999 PLUS VAT 02 52 U N D R O V ER FR E EU N D ER TD 4 , red, alloys, 1 owner, F S H ........................................................................................................£5.999 PLUS VAT


. 04 54 RENAULT SCENIC 1 .4 EXPRESSION, met grey, a/cofi...................................... ■ 04 53 MG n 1 .8 TOURING 160, Met Blue, 2 owner; FSH, 1/2 leather............. 04 54 CITROEN BERLINGO FORTE MULRWAGON, silver, 39,000,1 owner, FSH . . . .


25% DISCOUNT OFF OUR WORKSHOP LAROUR RATE TO PREVW Um o EXISTING CUSTOMERS^ FOR AN IMMEDIATE QUOTATION CALL OUR SERVICE MANAGER, JIMMY RLACK.


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executed with three chrome-ringed dials


straight ahead of the driver and an attrac­ tive steering wheel, although the materi­


als quality of the fas­ cia isn’t of the high­


est quality. Standard equipment includes four airbagsA^l^’ed and power-oi^i'ted


leather seats, electric windows and mirrors, central locking and a


240 watt Infinity CD stereo with two sub­ woofers and six


tweeters. Although with its Teutonic


basis it’s about as American as


bratwurst and weiss- bier, the Crossfire


Roadster is an engag- intr character.


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gUNUMinD Ranoe o f fuel economy figures fo r Freelander 2 mpg [l/lOOkm): urban 30.6 [9.2] -17.9 (15.8], exixa.urban 45.5 [6.2] - 33.0 (8.6), combined 37.7 (7.5) - 25.2 (11.2), CO, emissions 194 - 265g/km. s S B n Y Car shown features the following options a t additional cost: 17" alloy wheels £400, Bi-Xenon headlamps with headlamp washers and front fog lamps £995, metallic paint £490. ,


All UK Rnvsr vphirip= frnm ?nn? mnripl vear include as standard the CO, Offset Package which is based on offsetting the CO; produced by a vehicle over45,000 miles, please visit www.iandrover.co.uk/sustainability for further information. *Payable with the Guaranteed Minim..r« c 4-°


p X r charges miy'be made subject to Services. AL12RW.E60E.


wohiria at- fhp pnri nf the aareemEnt Promotion applies to vehicles first registered in the customer's name between July 12007 and September 30 2007. Finance subject to status. Guarantees/indemnities may be required. “f the agreement. Certain categories of business user may be excluded. Details correct at time of going to press and are subject to change without notice. Land Rover Financial


twww.hillendaleico/uky ^1 READY FOR ACTION


Class leading technology. Eyecatching design. Breathtaking performance. The all new Freelander 2.


• 2.2 litre TD4 turbo diesel 400 Nm of torque and 160 PS


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24 Monthly Payments of On The Road Cash Price* Customer Deposit Amount o f Credit


Total Charge for Credit


Total Amount Payable by customer


£229,50


£23,349.00 £5,999.00 £17,350.00 £2,143,00


£25,492.00


Guaranteed Minimum Future Value/ Optional Final Payment (including £95 Purchase Fee*) £13,765.00


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|vith Coupe Bellagio...


behind will probably come the need for a high standard specification. Peugeot’s 407 Coupe Bellagio aims to satisfy on both counts. This extra-value version of the


I


recently announced HDi 136 diesel model costs little more than the stan­ dard variant, yet includes a RT4 Multi Media System that includes Colour Satellite Navigation (with European mapping), TMC (Traffic management information), an audible GSM phone (with inbuilt voice activated hands free controls) plus a MP3 30GB hard drive (for mapping and music storage func­ tion), 18in. Galaxy alloy wheels (HDi 136 Sport models ordinarily take Win.) and twin chromed exhaust pipes. There’s also a choice of two new colours - Flamenco Bed or the new Nera Black metallic. All for £21,995, at least £5',000-£6,000 less than a comparable specified BMW or Audi alternative.


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F YOU are buying a Coupe, then style will be pretty high up your list of ‘must have’ features. Not far


By JONATHAN CROUCH / And the engine? Well, it’s true that


136bhp is a lot less than you’d find in diesel variants offered by German rivals: there’s the 205bhp 2.7-litre V6 HDi model on offer for around £4,000 more if th a t’s an issue (though you can’t have that car with a manual gear­ box). But should it be? After all, this car


manages the rest to 60 in 10.1 seconds on the way to a maximum of 129mph. In a BMW or an Audi, you might find yourself yearning for more power. In a 407 Coupe, it’s really about as fast as you want to be going. Not that there’s anything wrong with


the handling balance of this car. I t ’s jiist that it’s intentionally been set up as a Grand Tourer than a B-road blaster. With some rivals, it’s hard to know


which of the two the designers and engineers had in mind, these cars falling


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between the two stools and achieving neither end. In the 407, you always know where you stand. With the pressure off the need to


drive like Lewis Hamilton, you can set­ tle back and enjoy this car for what it is.


You could spend three or four times


as much and still come up \vith no more comfortable way of covering very long distances in extreme comfort. Just as well then that RT4 satellite navigation is fitted as standard. So, in addition to the ‘Bellagio’ kit already mentioned, are xenon headlamps, an


electrochrome anti-dazzle rear view mirror, cruise control with a built-in speed limiter, rear parking sensors, lam­ inated side windows, dual-zone climate control, central door locking, auto headlamps and wipers, tyre pressure sensors and ESP stability control. If you didn’t know this car’s raison d’etre, you could guess it from a glance at the specification list. On the road, this car will hustle hap­


pily through a set of fast sweepers and its body control is always unflustered but, as we’ve said, this is not a sporty car.


The Freelander2TD4 manual delivers an average of 37.7mpg , ' _ , You’ll know within 10 yards of set­


ting off that the quiet helm and velvety ride quality instead focus on refinement and civility rather than open aggres­ sion. Such is the refinement of the 407 Coupe that you’ll often find yourself travelling far faster than you at first imagined, something worth bearing in mind when coming into a hairpin bend! The 407 Coupe has been something


of a slow burner for Peugeot but this Bellagio variant looks like a decent deal on an under-rated car. Try one before you try something German in this class. Just to make sure..


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