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Hyundai ix20 1.4 CRDi Classic (2011 Feb)
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HYUNDAI’S ix20 is one of those cars that’s difficult to classify – is it a supermini or perhaps even a mini MPV?Perhaps the best description and one that actually sums it up rather well would be ‘a supermini on steroids’.At first glance it certainly ... Hyundai ix20 1.4 CRDi Classic

First to see will by a... Rover (2008 May)
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Maybe I’m getting old, maybe I’m going mad, but whatever it is I’m currently looking at Rovers with a real longing. I can’t drive past one that’s for sale without taking a much closer look. The other day it was a 2001 R... First to see will by a... Rover

Ford vehicles older than 3 years can compete for a free makeover (2010 Apr)
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With over 3.8 million pre-2008 Ford cars remaining on the road following the end of Government scrappage incentives, Ford dealers are gearing up to service more of them. Helping to attract more out-of-warranty Fords to dealers is the offer of a fr... Ford vehicles older than 3 years can compete for a free makeover

Ford skips the light van-tastic (2013 Feb)
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JUST get yourself a Transit and we’ll shift that stuff in no time.Those words have been uttered by countless odd-job men, happy helpers and dads needing to move everything from lawnmowers and bikes to furniture and cartons.The point though is that ra... Ford skips the light van-tastic

Ford scores on doors (2012 Aug)
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ONLY a fool fails to pay attention when Ford releases a new model.And when that model is a Ford the likes of which has never been seen before, everyone should take notice.Enter the B-MAX – the little car with sliding doors which will be taking on eve... Ford scores on doors

Ford B-MAX Zetec 1.0 EcoBoost (2013 Mar)
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THE Ford Fusion was probably Ford's least-loved model in the UK but its successor is a totally different proposition.For the stylish B-MAX has a distinctive design that does away with the traditional pillar between front and back doors which gives wi... Ford B-MAX Zetec 1.0 EcoBoost

Ford B-MAX Zetec 1.0 (2013 Jan)
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FORD really is out to make a splash with the new B-MAX small MPV.A natural and updated successor to the Fusion, the B-MAX has a distinctive design that does away with the traditional pillar between front and back doors which gives wide open access fr... Ford B-MAX Zetec 1.0

Ford takes simple approach to C-MAX (2010 Dec)
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BUYING a new Ford used to be a time-consuming and complex business.You needed to take a month off work, build an extra office to house all the brochures and price lists before you could even present a case to the family.The choice of engines, spec an... Ford takes simple approach to C-MAX

Get the Max with Ford's seven seater (2010 Nov)
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THE all-new five-seat Ford C-MAX and seven-seat Grand C-MAX will be sold in just Zetec or Titanium trim levels, with prices starting at a competitive £16,745.Ford learned from the launch of the original model seven years ago that some buyers wanted m... Get the Max with Ford's seven seater

Ford Grand C-Max Titanium (2011 Feb)
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SLOWLY but surely, Ford is making significant inroads into the MPV sector.It has the big Galaxy, the sporting S-Max, and not one but two medium sized models, the five-seat C-Max and seven-seat Grand C-Max.At the launch of the original C-Max in 2003, ... Ford Grand C-Max Titanium

Ford C-MAX 1.6 TDCi Titanium (2011 May)
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MULTI purpose vehicles and what are known as crossovers – MPVs that look more like 4x4s – have stormed up the sales charts in recent years, but the pendulum has swung again.Offering a five-seat MPV simply isn’t enough, you need seven.And for Ford tha... Ford C-MAX 1.6 TDCi Titanium

Midi-Ford MPV a winner (2011 Nov)
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WHEN it comes to buying second-hand, it’s a good idea to check out the retained value of cars after three years.That’s how to find out which one is going to be cheapest, to maximise your value.Because of its popularity new, the Ford C-Max is a great ... Midi-Ford MPV a winner

Ford Focus C-Max 1.8 Zetec (2004 Mar)
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IT was the equivalent of a new Royal birth. When the latest member of the Ford Focus family made its appearance, there was a stir across the motoring world.After all, the Ford Focus is the world's best selling car. And Ford promised the C-Max would d... Ford Focus C-Max 1.8 Zetec

Ford polishes up family values with C-Max (2003 Jul)
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RENAULT bosses may well be rubbing their hands with glee over the reception received by the new Megane Scenic Multi Activity Vehicle, but they need to keep an eye over their shoulder because there is a blue badge coming up in the fast lane.Ford may w... Ford polishes up family values with C-Max

Ford goes coy over C-Max prices (2003 Jul)
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FORD IS being coy about the pricing of its long-awaited entry into the medium sized people mover market, the Focus C-Max.Not once, as the team behind the Big Blue Oval's flexible five seater revealed their pride and joy to Europe's motoring pundits, ... Ford goes coy over C-Max prices

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Hot Focus meets World Cup hero (2010 Jun)
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OLD meets new to celebrate 40 years of Ford motorsport success at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month. Taking centre stage will be the victorious Ford Escort driven by Gunnar Palm and Hannu Mikkola in the 1970 London– Mexico rally. Starting fro... Hot Focus meets World Cup hero

Electrical problems? (2008 Apr)
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Hi My Ford Escort  rear lights keep failing along with a few dashboard instrument lights. Plus my engine keeps cutting out for no reason with abnormal revs, whats the cause of this please? Electrical problems?

Suspension noise (2008 Mar)
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hi I have a Ford Escort estate , and have just had both wishbones replaced and now there is a rattle sound travels on cars. I know but it wasnt there before I had wishbones done. I took it back and they said when it gets louder c... Suspension noise

Gardens wither in drive for parking (2012 Aug)
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THAT great British tradition and showpiece, the front garden, is shrinking rapidly in the drive for more off street parking.Despite the proliferation of TV gardening and green awareness programmes, the rose beds and lawns of Britain are gradually bei... Gardens wither in drive for parking

Ford offers and news (2010 Feb)
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Click the image below to learn about Ford latest offers on: Scrappage deals (it runs until the end of March 2010) New & used Ford brochures and test drives New Ford deals with some of the cheapest finance offers available on any ... Ford offers and news

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