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  Parkers car buyer’s toolkit
  Buying a car is a stressful time. Whether it’s new or used, the amount of money you could be spending means you don’t want to get anything wrong or be...
  24 Dec 2010
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  Skoda Yeti: excels in snow
  As the snow continued to fall and the fun of throwing snowballs and building a snow bunny (don’t ask) started to wear off the realisation that we would have to...
  23 Dec 2010
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  Top five Christmas present carriers
  You’ve got the kids, the dog, the cat, the presents and the mince pies to get to the mother-in-law’s by Christmas Eve for a festive week of overdulging in things...
  20 Dec 2010
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  Peugeot 3008: round-up
  The 3008 has been a star performer. It may not be the kind of car you would rush into work to tell your work colleagues that you own or the...
  16 Dec 2010
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  Top ten stocking fillers
  Product: Sesbastian’s coming of age – 2010 Formula One Season Review DVDPrice: £19.99Available from: Grand Prix ModelsOk, we wanted Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button to win the championship, but Vettel...
  16 Dec 2010
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  Don't tick that box - extras to avoid
  Ceramic brakes Probably only appropriate on expensive supercars but in the main, it’s difficult to justify the outlay, unless you are a regular track dayer. Let’s take the Audi RS5 as an example. Ceramic brakes will cost £6,000 and if...
  15 Dec 2010
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  Skoda Yeti: love-in
  They might not be the most common of sites on UK roads, but here at the Bauer offices we have two Yetis in the car park. Along with our version,...
  10 Dec 2010
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  Peugeot 3008: head-up display
  One of the new technologies spreading into mainstream cars is the head-up display. As far as I’m concerned it is a great piece of safety kit because rather than taking your...
  10 Dec 2010
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  First drive: Honda Jazz IMA 1.3 CVT
  At a glance little has changed for the revised Honda Jazz. This new model, due out in February, looks much like the last one but delve beneath the surface and you’ll realise Honda is pushing...
  9 Dec 2010
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  Motorists cut servicing to save cash
  A survey by Parker’s has shown that almost a quarter of motorists have stopped servicing their cars in order to save cash. In our poll 23% of people responded say...
  9 Dec 2010
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  Top 11 registrations
  Tomorrow you’ll be able to buy the new ‘11′ car registration numbers, opening up myriad possibilities of combinations for your next private plate. We’ve scoured the DVLA website for the...
  6 Dec 2010
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  Peugeot 3008: Grip Control
  The winter weather has clobbed the country and even the hardest of drivers with the most robust of 4x4s will venture cautiously into the snowy landscapes where there once used...
  3 Dec 2010