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By STEVE WALKER


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GRAND REDUCTIONS 02 52 BMW X5 3.0 0 AUTO, met ice green, black leather


02 52 MERCEDES E320 GDI ELEGANCE AUTO, silver, grey leather . 06 06 PEUGEOT407 2.0 HO1136 SE ESTATE, black, panorainic roof 07 07 FOROMONOEO 2,0 TITANIUM, met blue, 1ovmer,FSH


04 04 PEUGEOT 407 HOI EXECUTIVE AUTO, black, black leather, salnav 05 05 PEUGEOT 206 2.0 GTl 180, black, air con, alloys,! owner


. 0656 VAUXHALLVECTRA 1.8 SRI, 5dr, silver, air con, alloys 06 06 VAUXHALLVECTRA 1.8 DESIGN, silver, air con, alloys-


04 54 FREELANDER 1.8 SE, silver, 5dr,1owner 06 05 FORD MONDE01.8 LX, 5dr, black,! owner


03 03 SUZUKI GRAND VITAHI 2.0,5dr, met red, 1 owner 03 03 FORD MONDEO 2.0 LX, 5dr, red, FSH, immaculate


- . ^ 0303 CITR0ENXSARA1.6LX, metblue,aircon,12,000miles ■ ■ V-, . ,,vE3,eS3- . SPORTS & EXECUTIVE 03 03 BMW X5 3.0 0 SPORT black, black leather, sat nav. . . . . - I ........■ ■ ■ ■ •... .. .. .. .. .. ., • • • • • • • • • .^8.888


04 04 BMW 5300 SE AUTO, met grey, black leather, 1 owner, FSH, New Model....................... ....................................£iJ,99a 05 05 AUDI A41.8 T S-LINE E AUTOMATIC, Met grey. FSH ................ ...................... .......... ............................ • r .£14,989 06 06 HYUNDAI COUPE 2.7 V6 AUTO, black, black leather, 15k .............. ..........................M,ass - 03 03 BMW 318 tl SE COMPACT, met aqua, air con, alloys


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02 52 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 WTi COUPE, met blue, air con, alloys, 45k........... 02 02VWGOLF2.8V64 MOTION,5dr,Silver,Climate,alloys,FSH


CONVERTIBLES


03 53 PEUGEOT 206 2.0 ALLURE CABRIOLET, moonstone, black leather, 1 owner, FSH------. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 ,4 9 9 05 05 FORD STREETKA LUXURY, in met blue, black leather, air con, 19k .......................................... 0202 MAZDAMX-51.61 CONVERTIBLE,red,FSH,44,600 m ile s ...........■........ .,.................-... .. .. .. ., .. ,. ...£0,999 .


HANDPICKED


05 53 FORD FIESTA 1.4 GHIA, 5dr, silver, black leather, 17,000 miles, 1 owner, FSH ......... ....................................... .. .£6,999 06 55 PEUGEOT 4071.8 Si Silver, 1 owner, low miles ......................................................... v


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05 55 RENAULT HEGANE1.B DYNAMIOUE, 3dr, met red, 1 owner, 24,000 m i l e s . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . , . . .“ ,999 03 53 TOYOTA AVENSIS1.8 T2,5dr hatch, red, 26,000 miles, 1 owner, FSH ............................ ....... .......................... .“ ,999 03 53 RENAULT MEGANE DYNAMIQUE, 5dr in met blue, air con, alloy wheels. . . . . i ............ .................................. ,.. .“ ,999 0151 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 XSi, 5dr, met bronze, climate control


. 04 54 FIAT PUNTO ACTIVE, 3dr, met blue, c/locking, CD, 22,000 miles ; ...... ....................... ............. r ........... ....... “ ,999 ■01 Y VOLVO S80 2.8T, silver, black l e a t h 01Y TOYOTA COROLLA CALIDA, 5dr, Sliver . ; ............ 03 03VAUXHALLOMEGA2.2 CD, s i l v e r -


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06 56 HONDA CRV EXECUTIVE AUTO, Met grey, black leather, 1 owner, 15k, FSH .................................. 05 05 FORD GAIAXY 2.3 ZETEC 7 SEATS, met blue, 1 owner , . ..........


- 03 03 HONDA CRV 2.0 V-TEC SE SPORT AUTO, black, black leather, 47k . . : . . . . . ............... 04 54 RENAULT SCENIC 1.4 EXPRESSION,' Storm blue, air con, 32k 0352MAZDAPREMACY2.0GXE,5dr,metblue,-7seater .


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'04 04 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HOI EXECUTIVE AUTO, black, black leather, climate, sat nav................................... 03 52 PEUGEOT3072.0 HOI RAPIER,Silver, D-r 1 owner.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . ..v.


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06 56 HONDA CRV EXECUTIVE AUTO, met grey, black leather, 1 owner, 15k, F S H , --- ------- -.,... .. .. . .£13,999 04 04 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HOI EXECUTIVE SALOON, black, leather, 32,000 m i l e s .......... .......... ....... .“ ,899


■' 05 55 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.8 LIFE, 5dr, auto, silver, 20,000 miles ........ .......... ..... . . .................... ........'. . . . . . . . . .“ ,999 1 03 03 HONDA CRV 2,0 V-TEC SE SPORT AUTO, black, black leather, 47k


^ / v............. ■_■ ■ ■ •£"■999 . ■ 4 WHEEL DRIVE - 05 55 NISSAN PATHFINDER 2.5 dCI SE, 5dr, 7 seat, black, climate, alloys, 1 owner, 29k . . . . . . . ; . . . ; ............ . .. .y.... .£13,899


' 05 55 TOYOTA RAV 4 2.0 XTS AUTO, black, black leather, sat nav, cost new £25,000 .................................... ..... ...... . .£11,999 . 04 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN EQUIPPE 3.20 AUTO, In Silver, black leather, 7 seater 00 X MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.5 GLS, in black over Sliver, tan leather/.


• 04 04 FREELANDER 2.5 SE V6 AUTO, black, cream leather/alcantara, FSH , . . . . . . . . . . . ’..... . ■ . 03 03SUZUKIGRANDVITARA,redovergold,1 o w n e r


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. 02 52 FREELANDER 1.8 ES, met red, grey leather, air con, alloys, 54k, FSH 04 04 SUZUKIJIMNY MODE in black with black lealher, 30k miles


02 52 UNDROVER FREEUNDER 1.8 S, 3dr, met blue, 2 owners, FSH . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . ..... COMMERCIALS 04 54 TOYOTA Hl-ACE PANEL VAN, White, 1 owner, private use , . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . .. .. . . .. . . ; ■ . •£6,888 +VAT 03/53 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 200 LX TDD! SWB. white. Side loading door, air con. . . . . , . . . . . . . . ; ; ; . . . . . . . . .£4,999 + vm


•Finance'Example: Fial Panda 1.1 Active £4999. £99 deposit foiiowed by 60 payments of £107 per month. £175 credit faciiity fee to be added to first payment. £85 completion fee to be added to finai payment (Typicai APR (13.9%) , ■


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FIAT GRANDE PUNTO 2006 (56 REG) 1.2 DYNAMICS £4,999


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these models hard to spot, as the unique and rather vivid Col­ orado Red paintwork is topped off with a full chequered-flag roof decal. It is that other throwback to motor­ ing days past, BMW’s new MINI, that has helped re- popularised the perr sonalisation of small cars with exterior graphics, and the cur­ rent Fiesta is one of a number of rival mod­ els to get in on the act. The range-topping


Fiesta ST is available with roof stripes that evoke the famous liv­ ery of the 1960s Ford GT40 race cars, and the Zetec S Red has its black and white checks. ........ Equipment levels


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are particularly gen­ erous, given that the special Zetec S Red elements come in addition to the items found on the standard Zetec-S, which itself is no pauper. There is dark pri­


vacy glass on the rear windows, while pan­ ther black paint fea­ tures on the door mir­ rors, doorhandles, bodyside mouldings, roof spoiler and tail­ gate handle, all adding to the stylish look. .Also standard are a Quickclear heat­ ed front windscreen, ebony leather seats, 16in. alloy wheels, air conditioning and heated electrically- operated door mir­


rors. The asking price


for all this is £13,000, which according to Ford gives the Kesta ^


Zetec Red edition over £1,000 of free


equipment. ■ Although the stan­ dard Fiesta Zetec S is available ivith a choice of petrol and diesel power plants, Ford is only offering,, the Zetec S Red vvijjA) the petrol option. 16-valve 1.6-litre engine is no ball of fire, blit it is enough ; to render the Fiesta a warm hatchling. Ford w iIk ; claims a sprint to 60 • ggg m.p.h. in 9.9 seconds,


■and a top speed of ' 114 m.p.h. •- ■


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XAiSkoda’.’ stuff:: is getting a little boring.


. : You likely already know that this Czech maker pro­ duces some pretty . impressive cars thesedays-and ■ none more so than the model I have- been checking out ; here, the second generation Supeeb.- Thisissupposed-'


ly a medium-range Mondeo-sized fami­ ly saloon: at least,, that is the way it is : priced. Checkout


- theroominthe' back, however, and it is much more akin to cars from the next class up- BMW’s 5-&ries, Audi’s A6 and so on. Of course, if you


do not care about back seat space, that is not going to attract you very


- much. You might also be put off by the fact that there are no hatchback or estate bodystyle options. ;. But what you


cannot get away, from is that this car, like every other Skoda, offers quite outstanding value > for money. And on that basis,


you may well feel like I did, that it is a car you just cannot ignore.


The Practicalities Once I seated


myself inside, the first thing that


struck me was the . wood trim - actually done rather well. - , Adorning the dash­ board and the doors, the dark timber is. tasteful and Ger­ manic.


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- .The Superb’s size immediately strikes you. The old Superb was hardly com­ pact, hut this model is 35mm longer. From some angles, the shape is not par­ ticularly graceful, but it is pleasant enough and from the inside it is hard not to be impressed. The Volkswagen


and Audi design cues are evident all around the interior and the general feel­ ing of quality is tan­ gible. In the rear, your lucky passen­ gers will find leg. • room of a level only usually found in lux­ ury saloons. There’s 19mm of extra knee room over the old Superb and space, for even the prepos­ terously tall to get . comfy. Hatchback or


saloon? It is the perennial poser for buyers in the medi­ um-range sector, but the Skoda Superb neatly sidesteps it by being both , bodystyles at the ■ same time. Skoda has engi- .


neered a novel rear opening for the car. which provides access to the large • 565-litre luggage bay in the style either of a saloon or


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buttons on the - Superb’s rear and a small saloon hoot lifts open. Press the • other and the whole of the rear wind­ screen rises up as . one with the boot lid to form a full-size -. . - hatch opening. • This novel


arrangement proba­ bly adds little in terms of practicali­ ty. but the Superb is highly practical already. Fold down the rear seats and a huge 1,670-litre space presents itself.


Behind the Wheel Most buyers will


go for the smaller engine options. There is the familiar 1.4-litre turbo- . charged petrol engine that through some dark magic manages to produce 125 b.h.p. and moves this one and a half tonne car with some alacrity. Then there is the


meatier 1.8-litre . turbo offering with ■ 160 b.h.p. and the 3.6-litre V6 topping the petrol range \vith 260 b.h.p.


are where the money of high-mileage drivers will probably go and here there’s an aged 105 b.h.p. 1.9-litre option along with two far more satisfactory 2.0-litre TDI units. Thel40b.h.p. option will probably account to more sales than any other


.engine, but the pull of the 170 b.h.p. option will be tough to resist. It is an advanced common- rail injection unit, the first ever in a . Skoda, with high standards of refine­ ment as well as a mid-range that is punchier than Ricky Hatton. Since this car is,


as I said, based on a VW Passat, Fwas not expecting a par­ ticularly involving dri-ving experience- and I did not get one. Still, the ride is


pretty good, even by modem standards, thanks to Skoda’s careful tweaking of. the four-link strut and torsion beam ' suspension. It is cer­ tainly difficult to imagine anyone get­ ting out of shape in one, particularly as ESP Electronic Sta­


bility Control is ■ standard.


Value for Money. . The “executive


car for medium range money” prem­ ise that has been so r central to the. Superb’s success down the years holds firm with the latest car. Prices open at around. £15,500 rising only around £10,000 to a V6 model with all the bells and whis-■ tics. At those prices, the Superb looks • like a lot of car for ■ the money. There are S,SE


and Elegance trim levels, but all include seven airbags, an alarm, Climatic air condi­ tioning, a CD/MP3 stereo, alloy wheels, electric windows all- round,electric mir­ rors, the ESP stabil­ ity programme and front foglights.


Could I Live With One? Skoda, as we all


know, has changed out of all recogni­ tion over the last . five years. And yes, the Superb is just as good as the other VW-inspired designs which have gone before it.


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