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Old 17th February 2019, 01:42 PM
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Default BBC reporting on German cars

An article here mainly about Porsche and "potential" post-Brexit price increase due to tariffs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47270616
They clearly know a lot about Porsche in the BBC - my bold highlighting....

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The UK is one of Porsche's biggest markets. The company sold 256,000 cars worldwide last year, with more than 12,500 in Britain.

The company, famous for its red sports cars, makes a range of other models.
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2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
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1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
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