Category D, or Cat D as it is commonly abbreviated is one of 5 categories of insurance total loss. This means that if a car is damaged in such a way that the insurance company regards it as uneconomical to repair it is a total loss and assigned one of these five categories. Sometimes you will see [...]
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Some car dealers use a system called “Advanced Vehicle Imagery” from AutoExposure. This is how we take our photographs; once the car is cleaned we lead it out onto the gravel and take ten external photos and ten internal photos. We also do the wheels if the car has alloys, the engine bay, the boot [...]
November 1st 2011 is moving day for Thornton Auto Centre. After over 12 years in our current location at 286 Fleetwood Road South we’re moving just two numbers away to 290 Fleetwood Road South. Why we’re moving Our lease comes to an end as of 31st October 2011 and since our landlord has decided to [...]
Due to road re-surfacing works access to Thornton Auto Centre at Four Lane Ends will only be possible if travelling from the roundabout at Amounderness Way. We expect the temporary system to be in force for around two weeks. You can still access the garage including Mobiltune for all your servicing and MOT needs but [...]
Two new arrivals for this week, including the dazzling metallic red Mazda 3. The Mazda is well known for it’s reliability and build quality. The excellent interior is only outdone by the sparkling red paintwork. The photos of this car really don’t do the colour justice, it is fantastic to see. The car has the [...]
Plans by telecoms giants O2 and Vodafone to erect a large mast and cabinet directly in front of our car sales display are currently on hold after we successfully prevented contractors from beginning work on Tuesday 24th May. We received strong backing from our local MP, Mr Ben Wallace and have received support from local media The [...]
Just arrived in stock is the 2008 facelifted Ford Focus. With it’s updated front and rear bumpers and restyled, upgraded interior the facelift version adds a lot to the already excellent Ford Focus 2 platform. This car has covered just 55k and is 1 owner with full Ford main dealer service history. The immaculate bodywork [...]
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