Mercedes has announced...
Mercedes has announced prices for its new B-Class. The í‚á£16,995 base B150 kicks off the line-up, and comes with air-con, a CD player and foglamps as standard. SE trim adds 16-inch alloy wheels, colour-coded mirrors plus a chrome exhaust for an extra í‚á£950. Diesel prices start from í‚á£18,995 for the entry-level B180 CDI, and rise to í‚á£21,575 for the B200 CDI SE. The top-of-the-range B200 Turbo offers 193bhp, and costs í‚á£22,795.
According to research...
According to research from easyMoney.com nearly half of the youngsters buy their own car, with only a quarter relying on a helping hand from their parents.
This comes despite the spiralling cost of car ownership - up to ÷£130 per month - and the fact that the average spent on a first car is now over 5,000 pounds.
To finance their wheels, a third of young Brits are prepared to sacrifice their social life or new clothes, while 7 percent consider getting a second job!
For many of the new drivers the main incentive is sex appeal or an improved social life, but lads should think twice about buying a hot-hatch to boost their love life, as only 1 in a 100 girls questioned found boy racers attractive (well that"s what they say, anyway).