Just 9% of new cars on sale come with the once ubiquitous manual handbrake, according to an annual study. The research by CarGurus, the fastest-growing automotive marketplace in the UK to shop, buy, and sell used vehicles, also showed that car buyers now have 61% fewer cars to choose from …
Read More »Last hurrah for the manual handbrake
New research has revealed that less than a quarter of new cars have a manual handbrake fitted. CarGurus, the leading automotive shopping site, found that just 24% of new cars on sale in the UK today come with a manually operated handbrake, falling even further from 30% recorded last year. …
Read More »Revealed: Britain’s best used cars
The SEAT Ateca has won the inaugural UK Best Used Car Awards staged by leading online automotive marketplace, CarGurus. Recognising the best buys in the used car market across 13 categories, including city cars, superminis, small family cars, crossovers, SUVs and performance cars, the expert judging panel of motoring journalists also looked …
Read More »Weirdest things car buyers bring to test drives
A 12-foot snake, a mattress and a pair of parrots are among the strangest things potential car buyers have brought to a test drive, according to new research by online used car platform, CarGurus. Thousands of used car dealers in the CarGurus’ UK network were surveyed to find out the …
Read More »Cheapest UK city to buy a new car revealed
New research suggests that there’s as postcode lottery when it comes to buying a new car with a difference of as much as £7,000 between cities in the UK. Car accessory firm Ixplor decided to find out how prices changed throughout the country for two popular models – the Volkswagen …
Read More »All I want for Christmas… is an Audi TT
The popular Audi TT has topped a British drivers’ Christmas wish list. According to data from CarGurus, the online automotive marketplace, searches for the the TT have more more than doubled in December compared to November. Most searched for cars on CarGurus this Christmas Number Model Nov – Dec increase …
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