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Used Approved BMW - Car Review (2008 May)
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Used Car Expert ask, "What do I get if I buy a Used Approved BMW?" Are the cars inspected? “Yes, all cars are given a full road test after which any mechanical faults are rectified using genuine BMW parts. More than 120 rigor... Used Approved BMW

BMW 535d M Sport - Car Review (2011 Jun)
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IT’S hard to imagine a more consummate all-rounder in the executive saloon segment than BMW’s 5 Series.Long seen as the class leader that others seek to match, it continues to go from strength to strength.There are models to suit all tastes and budge... BMW 535d M Sport

BMW 535d Touring M Sport - Car Review (2011 Aug)
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IT'S the ultimate Q-car - restrained and elegant despite the well-muscled flanks, and within it’s opulent and commodious.Yet beneath the fluted bonnet there’s a near-300bhp twin turbo diesel engine that delivers genuine thump-in-the-rump power.The BM... BMW 535d Touring M Sport

BMW 320d M-Sport - Car Review (2010 Nov)
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IT is a company confident in its own technology and building prowess that awards itself the motto Ultimate Driving Machine.It’s a bold statement and not everyone would agree. BMWs can polarise opinion and in many case are respected, rather than loved... BMW 320d M-Sport

BMW 535d M Sport - Car Review (2011 Jun)
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When you have reached the top of the tree there is only one way to go - unless, that is, you continue to outperform the opposition.And that’s exactly what’s happened with the BMW 5-Series, which just seems to get better and better. Which is quite an ... BMW 535d M Sport

Who'd have thought it - an electric BMW - Car Review (2011 Aug)
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BMW will unveil its i3 electric supermini concept at the Frankfurt motor show in September, but it’s not going to be available until 2013. It’s powered by a 125kW electric motor driving through a single-speed gearbox and the company claims a range of... Who'd have thought it - an electric BMW

BMW 335 Coupe M Sport - Car Review (2010 Oct)
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A TAD aggressive, distinctly flash and sharp suits – whether male or female. These are adjectives or accessories that are generally associated with BMW.The marque that has come to epitomise the upwardly mobile is pretty universally accepted for its e... BMW 335 Coupe M Sport

Touring completes 5 Series trilogy - Car Review (2010 Sep)
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IT hasn’t taken too long for BMW to finally complete its latest trilogy.Hard on the heels of the recently-launched 5 Series Gran Turismo and saloon pairing, in heralds the last piece of the jigsaw in the form of the Touring, a truly magnificent estat... Touring completes 5 Series trilogy

Beemer best all rounder - Car Review (2010 Sep)
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I HAVE just started saving – I don’t care how long it takes – I am going to have a BMW 530d.I have talked before of cars which can be all things to all men but this – or it’s estate brother - has to be the pinnacle of that idea.It’s just about big en... Beemer best all rounder

Used Eco-friendly Family Cars - Car Review (2009 Nov)
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BMW 1-Series Co2: 18-224 It feels a lot like a BMW 3-Series to drive. But it is cramped and impractical in comparison to Audi and Mercedes' entry-level cars because its more like a car and less like a bubble. Which makes it the only alternative for... Used Eco-friendly Family Cars

Location, location, location - Car Review (2012 May)
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THERE are many, many factors to consider when buying a car.You’ve got to pick a budget – check what that’ll get you and try to find something you can live with. Next you attempt to balance mileage, condition and age.Then specification and location - ... Location, location, location

Worst is best - Car Review (2009 May)
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When it comes to buying cars, good depreciation stats are bad and bad stats are good. Obviously if you want to sell, then the reverse is true. So looking at Used Car Expert’s Depreciation Index I headed for the worst performers of 2008. These ... Worst is best

Cut-price coupes - Car Review (2011 Jul)
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MERCEDES has just launched a rather glamorous new C-Class Coupe.Like the much bigger E-Class coupe, it’s based on the current mechanicals and shares that car’s excellent range of engines including a super-frugal 2.1 diesel and 1.6 turbo petrol that r... Cut-price coupes

The price of premium - Car Review (2011 Oct)
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GOING to the supermarket can be terrifying these days - you just fill up with what you consider to be a normal shop – and then find you need to sell the kids to pay for it.Everything seems to have doubled in price.So it’s a pleasant surprise to find ... The price of premium

Detroit doppelgangers - Car Review (2012 Jan)
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THE Detroit Motor Show is upon us and car makers from all over the world are wheeling out their latest concepts to tempt the all important American market.There is some impressive stuff including the startling and long overdue new NSX from Honda, the... Detroit doppelgangers

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Alpina writes a new chapter (2010 May)
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IT’S a far cry from the old days of building typewriters, but Alpina has just launched a stunning new performance model in the UK. Alpina, a car manufacturer in its own right since 1983, is the only company to work on engine and chassis development w... Alpina writes a new chapter

Should I buy a BMW Alpina? (2008 Jun)
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I am soon to relocate to Belgium and have decided to take up the company car option, and sell my much loved Porsche Boxster. Whilst I want to gain the benefits of a comfortable long-distance driving experience, I don't want to lose the responsive ha... Should I buy a BMW Alpina?

Pivotal model for BMW (2012 May)
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BMW took a major step into the future with the introduction of the 'Neue Klasse' in the early 1960s.This was the first proper attempt by the Bavarian car maker to woo the middle management types. They had fielded the 700 but it was really not up to t... Pivotal model for BMW

BCA predicts demand for 1980s classics (2008 Feb)
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Cars from the 1980s are back in fashion as ‘Ashes to Ashes’, the new series that sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt, starts tonight (7th February 2008) on the BBC. This time the action takes place in the eighties, with Gene swapping his For... BCA predicts demand for 1980s classics

BMW Open Weekend – save £520 a year (2008 May)
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With fuel prices passing the £5-per-gallon mark for the first time, the BMW UK dealer network is to stage a BMW EfficientDynamics Open Weekend where drivers of all makes and models of car will be able to take advantage of a free multi-point car... BMW Open Weekend – save £520 a year

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