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It’s never easy finding a new car, and in today’s market, buying a new car can be prohibitive for some. It’s always important to weight up the pros and cons before deciding to buy new or used, which is why it’s useful to find a website online where you can look at some great new and used motors. I recently decided to trade in my ten year old Vauxhall Frontera, because it was costing me a fortune in fuel, and I knew that if I didn’t sell it this year, I could expect a pretty big problem to arise in the near future. The car has done almost 150,000 miles, and it is really starting to feel like it is nearing the end of the road!
I started looking online, and it was clear to me that it made much more sense for me to buy a used car. If I went for the same vehicle as last time then I could expect to buy a three year old model for about half the price of a new similar vehicle! This level of saving is unprecedented and it really shows you why so many people are buying second hand cars.
Most garages will now sell used cars with pretty decent warranties attached, so there is no real need to worry about reliability. Insurance can also be cheaper, because what you are insuring is worth less than the new car you might have purchased.
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To meet the growing demand for compact and small cars in Europe, Opel plans to market a new small model.
By Opel is to threaten that car “legislature” in its segment. Recently, chief sales and marketing of Opel, Alain Visser stated that the new model will be positioned below the Corsa and the company has labeled as “iPod on wheels.” Visser said the new model will appear later after 24 months. In February, the boss of Opel, Nick Reilly said that Opel will invest 11 billion euros over the next 5 years to improve technology and to propose new models. Provided by Opel in 2014 80% of their models have up to 3 years. So for this year are 10 launches planned. They include new generations of the Meriva, Corsa, Movano and wagon version of the Astra (Sports Tourer). In 2011 there will be 4 more launches, including electric Ampera in several versions.
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On Monday, it was shown the new generation of commercial Renault Master, and his twin Opel / Vauxhall Movano. The two brands have developed a new light trucks together and they will be offered in four versions of the length of the body and three versions of the roof height. Vans will be produced, but also cars with cab and chassis. There will also form a double room. The modular platform developed by Renault and Opel can be a front or a rear-wheel drive. Both cars look exactly the same, the only difference is in the radiator grille and emblem. Master Movano and just have the same car, it will be on sale in Europe this spring. Load them up will be 2254 kilograms or 17 m3. in the van and 2495 kilograms in the version with a single chassis and cab.
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In September of the upcoming Paris Motor Show, Opel will present an entirely new model. This will be a small city car that will be displayed as the concept. In the company, however, has decided to make this model series, as the serial version will be ready early next year and will most likely be available until the end of 2011. The new model of urban car Opel has been created based on a few forgotten concept called Trixx and displayed in an already far in 2004. This model has been developed for several years, but last year about the chaos associated with the ownership of the Opel was frozen by the European division of General Motors. When the head of GM Europe last December stood Nick Riley (Nick Reilly), he immediately revive the project.
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