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Updating the Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech Flair 12v (110bhp) Hatchback 5dr 1199cc Petrol Manual (6 Speed) Petrol Manual quickly is brilliant because Google loves to use me as the choice for listing these cars.

This is very difficult for some people to control because of the damn human nature. But try to look at your car as a simple consumer goods, like a fridge or microwave. Who would get excited by a microwave…? Because these cars are so very, very cheap, often dealer makes just a tiny profit. Almost like handling fee. Me too. I work on numbers of cars, like airline ticket consolidators sell tickets.

Christopher Macgowan, Chief Executive of the SMMT wrote to me and said “Ling, thank you very much for giving us the opportunity at SMMT to look at the impact of the (environmental) label in a different media from the car showroom. We have always been aware that like the “white goods” label on which the car label is based, that its merits extend beyond the car showroom. In addition we know that the earlier in the buying process the purchaser thinks about low CO2 emissions the more consideration it will be given in the buying process. The industry is committed to seeing the environmental credentials of cars being widely publicised and the SMMT will continue to provide leadership in this area; as with all new initiatives in a huge industry like ours, it takes a bit of time to become widespread and universally available but please be in no doubt that the SMMT and I personally are determined to see the widespread use of the new label.”

For this brand new Citroen C4 Cactus Petrol Manual, the latest CO2 figure is just 117g/km. When I chose this trim, it was because I have a few of these available. Different trims will have different CO2.

My Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech Flair 12v (110bhp) Hatchback 5dr 1199cc Petrol Manual (6 Speed) Petrol Manual gearbox is only £217.58 inc VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Business customers, make sure you deduct the VAT, when making decisions. As I can’t tell what type of customer you are (business or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).

This price on my Citroen C4 Cactus includes full road tax for the length of the contract, on all of my cars and vans! Free delivery to your home or work and free collection from you at the end! £217.58 inc VAT per month is based on you driving 10,000 miles per annum, but higher mileages are usually available at a small extra cost. If you go over the allocated miles, you can pay a small excess mileage charge, usually between 3p and 15p per mile.

The comparative or “fridge” label, is compulsory in car showrooms – except you’ve got to DRIVE there to see it! I won an industry award for displaying it electronically for all website visitors. I am the proud winner of the 2008 Best Environmentalist 2008 Automotive Management Award. Like me, Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair talks straight about cars versus planes. “The usual horseshit”, he says. One day, every car will be as Green as my Jolly Green Nuclear Missile Truck “Calm down dear!” – it’s only done 1,000 miles since 1970.

Regular servicing helps keep the engine at best efficiency.

Look at this comment. It is not just me who is a mentalist.

Wicked!!! Your site is great and you are hilarious!!! Worth visiting for the humour.
Marie Balchin, Ceredigion, SA48 8BY
mariebalchin_@hotmail.com

The different fuels have different merits from an environmental perspective. Compared to petrol, diesel vehicles have significantly lower CO2 emissions per kilometre traveled because of the higher efficiency of diesel engines and hence have a lower impact on climate change. Diesel vehicles also emit lower levels of CO and HC than equivalent petrol vehicles. However diesel engines emit greater levels of NOx and Particles than new petrol vehicles. As mentioned earlier, emissions of such pollutants are an air quality issue, particularly in urban areas.

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I am amazed the Post Office needs to be privatised, the amount that my customers spend sending me letters about their new cars. Here, Emma explains how they are getting on with their Nissan Qashqai

Emma says…
Ling is a really fun and friendly company. They make leasing a car easy as pie. Very professional when needed. I have had no problems from start to finish. Thank you so much for my lovely new Qashqai. Excellent delivery, the dealer even bought my old car!

Emma
Bushey Heath
WD23 ***

Editor Note: Emma, that’s great, I am happy you are happy. Lovely to deal with you while you waited for the Qashqai. Hope it is fine in all this bloody snow (as I type this!). – Ling

Don’t spend so much on fuel! If you get a new Hyundai i10 Petrol 1.0 T-GDi N Line (100bhp) Hatchback 5dr Petrol Manual Manual, then you will spend less because the CO2 value has changed. That means more MPG.

With my deals, you get a brand new car with zero miles on the clock, delivered to your door. The new car is fully taxed and has the full manufacturer’s warranty and AA cover. It has proper New Car Smell; you know this smell? MMMMM!

Martin Callanan (Euro MP for the North East Region) said “Ling and her unique website LINGsCARS.com displays environmental information in a way that leads the UK motor industry. Following my discussions with her about greening the business, Ling has grasped the environmental nettle and is giving UK car buyers comprehensive environmental data on all new cars for sale in the UK to enable them to make an informed choice. LINGsCARS.com gives a fantastic amount of green information on her new cars, which the rest of the UK motor industry would do well to emulate. Using the internet is already the most energy efficient way of researching and buying a new car, so well done Ling for taking the personal responsibility to push this carbon data to the top of her agenda and to push environmental awareness a big step further”

I have taken a typical model of this car from my website – the Hyundai i10 Petrol Manual. For this car, the CO2 is now just g/km. Other trim levels might differ slightly.

My Hyundai i10 1.0 T-GDi N Line (100bhp) Hatchback 5dr Petrol Manual Petrol Manual gearbox is only £162.65 inc VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Business customers, make sure you deduct the VAT, when making decisions. As I can’t tell what type of customer you are (business or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).

This price on my Hyundai i10 includes full road tax for the length of the contract, on all of my cars and vans! Free delivery to your home or work and free collection from you at the end! £162.65 inc VAT per month is based on you driving 10,000 miles per annum, but higher mileages are usually available at a small extra cost. If you go over the allocated miles, you can pay a small excess mileage charge, usually between 3p and 15p per mile.

One of my best awards was the 2008 best non-franchise environmentalist, awarded by Automotive Management. The web is fickle, I have noticed LINGsCARS.com is the ONLY new car supplier to display and promote environmental info for ALL new cars, on the web! My website won “BEST non-franchised WEBSITE 2007” in the Automotive Management Awards.

Try to avoid using your car for short journeys – use public transport, ride a bicycle or walk.

I have so many of these website comments, they are overflowing on my desk!

This is brilliant!
Stephen Mitchell, Fife, KY7 6TW
fathermitch_@yahoo.com

Hybrid vehicles combine an internal combustion engine with an electric motor and battery. There are various ways in which hybrid vehicles can operate. For example the electric motor can be used to provide additional power during acceleration and high load conditions. The battery can then be recharged by the internal combustion engine or from energy absorbed during braking, or, in some cases, from an external electrical supply. Hybrid vehicles offer reduced fuel consumption and CO2 with potentially some reduction in emissions of local pollutants.

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How much do I spend on stamps??? It must add up because I send every customer a nice thank-you letter. Peter replied with a letter back to me about the Honda Jazz that was delivered, new. Here it is:

Peter says…
Great Cars!
Great Prices!
Great Service!

Peter
Stockton on Tees
TS18 ***

Editor Note: Wah! This Honda Jazz is the 3rd car you have had from me this year, Peter! No wonder you are tired of writing long letters to me! Keep it short and sweet like Honda Jazz, eh? Thanks for business, what a shame Stockton is 1 hour from Gateshead, or I would ask you to begin cleaning contract in my kitchen! Soy sauce and noodles from floor to ceiling! Yum. – Ling

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I always ask my customers if they have comments about getting their new car. Really, I am looking for criticisms (so I can improve my service). However, customers like Martin show that it is hard to generate real criticism. I can only improve if I know if anything is wrong. So, no thanks to Martin 🙂

Martin says…
Great service – Ling kept me well updated about progress of my Vauxhall Corsa SRi order and delivery. She even advised me to stay away from “Dog Cock Red”, which was sound advice (ooooops, Ling). Car is a minter, fast as f***! Thanks for a cracking new car buying experience.

Martin
Oldham
OL2 ***

Editor Note: Hahahahah, Martin, you are a web manager for the NHS, so I appreciate you liked my online service and website! That colour is the trade name for fire-engine red. Lovely-bubbly to get you a car (which came from Essex, the miles added on the delivery will be adjusted on the contract). Happy, happy, happy 🙂 – Ling

Checking against the values I publish for the Honda Jazz 1.5 i-MMD Hybrid eCVT SR (109bhp) Hatchback 5dr Petrol/electric Automatic Hybrid Automatic, I have noticed a small error, so I’m publishing these new figures today. Please read.

Most extras fitted onto cars don’t seem to make difference to the resale price in 2-3 years. Metallic paint, leather and aircon actually do, but let’s face it most cars I sell come with aircon and met paint, anyway. So, if you ask for quote to include extras, you can bet life that it will mean you pay the whole cost of the extra thing, divided by the number of rentals.

My customers have obtained their cars by the lowest polluting method possible – by acquiring them electronically from the internet. No one has had to travel to a showroom (repeatedly) or contributed to car dealers’ massive environmental overheads (heating, lighting, water use, fuel, staffing costs). The cars I supply are often delivered direct from manufacturers’ depots, or where they have been “through” a dealer, they have not required the showroom overhead (these efficiencies have the added benefit of reducing costs!).

For this brand new Honda Jazz Hybrid Automatic, the latest CO2 figure is just g/km. When I chose this trim, it was because I have a few of these available. Different trims will have different CO2.

My Honda Jazz 1.5 i-MMD Hybrid eCVT SR (109bhp) Hatchback 5dr Petrol/electric Automatic Hybrid Automatic gearbox is only £199.99 inc VAT per month with 6 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Business customers, make sure you deduct the VAT, when making decisions. As I can’t tell what type of customer you are (business or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).

This price on my Honda Jazz includes full road tax for the length of the contract, on all of my cars and vans! Free delivery to your home or work and free collection from you at the end! £199.99 inc VAT per month is based on you driving 10,000 miles per annum, but higher mileages are usually available at a small extra cost. If you go over the allocated miles, you can pay a small excess mileage charge, usually between 3p and 15p per mile.

The comparative or “fridge” label, is compulsory in car showrooms – except you’ve got to DRIVE there to see it! I won an industry award for displaying it electronically for all website visitors. I am the proud winner of the 2008 Best Environmentalist 2008 Automotive Management Award. Like me, Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair talks straight about cars versus planes. “The usual horseshit”, he says. One day, every car will be as Green as my Jolly Green Nuclear Missile Truck “Calm down dear!” – it’s only done 1,000 miles since 1970.

Drive smoothly and efficiently – harsh acceleration and heavy braking have a very significant effect on fuel consumption, driving more smoothly saves fuel.

My website comment page is overflowing. This is one of my favourites.

This site is so original.
Rory Hurren, Eastbourne, BN23 8HF
geoffery.hurren_@btopenworld.com

Climate Change is recognised as one of the greatest environmental threats facing the World today and it has long been appreciated by Governments, that reducing the impact of the motor vehicle has an important part to play in addressing this threat.

I am Ling and my Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech Flair 12v (110bhp) Hatchback 5dr 1199cc Petrol Manual (6 Speed) Petrol Manual has a new CO2 value today. So I post it here in my blog. I always update very fast. Can anyone name another website that can do this stuff as fast as me?

Local franchised dealer will sort out any warranty problems for free, but on most contracts (except VW group) any VAT registered garage can service car very cheap. Don’t use manufacturer agents, they are damn expensive. You never have an MOT (except on occasional 3-year contracts), car is always too young.

My customers have obtained their cars by the lowest polluting method possible – by acquiring them electronically from the internet. No one has had to travel to a showroom (repeatedly) or contributed to car dealers’ massive environmental overheads (heating, lighting, water use, fuel, staffing costs). The cars I supply are often delivered direct from manufacturers’ depots, or where they have been “through” a dealer, they have not required the showroom overhead (these efficiencies have the added benefit of reducing costs!).

For this brand new Citroen C4 Cactus Petrol Manual, the latest CO2 figure is just 117g/km. When I chose this trim, it was because I have a few of these available. Different trims will have different CO2.

My Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech Flair 12v (110bhp) Hatchback 5dr 1199cc Petrol Manual (6 Speed) Petrol Manual gearbox is only £217.58 inc VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Business customers, make sure you deduct the VAT, when making decisions. As I can’t tell what type of customer you are (business or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).

This price on my Citroen C4 Cactus includes full road tax for the length of the contract, on all of my cars and vans! Free delivery to your home or work and free collection from you at the end! £217.58 inc VAT per month is based on you driving 10,000 miles per annum, but higher mileages are usually available at a small extra cost. If you go over the allocated miles, you can pay a small excess mileage charge, usually between 3p and 15p per mile.

Remember I won the best non-franchise environmentalist 2008 in the Automotive Industry Awards. Don’t let these manufacturers fool you; LINGsCARS.com is the ONLY new car supplier to display and promote environmental info for ALL new cars, on the web! I have a Master’s Degree in Environmental Quality from Bournemouth Univeristy in 2000, plus a BSc in Applied Chemistry from Jinan University, Guanzhou in 1997.

Lose weight – don’t carry unnecessary weight, remove roof racks when not in use.

I have hundreds of these comments on my website:

I’ve never laughed so much visiting a website as much as I have with this one. Thanks a lot. You have already filled my day with happiness reading this site.
Lisa Heslam, Washington, NE37 2LF
lishes68_@aol.com

Dealers are also required to display a poster � in paper or as an electronic display, in a prominent position, showing the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for all new passenger car models displayed, or offered for sale through that particular showroom. In addition to the above, the directive also requires manufacturers to include fuel consumption and CO2 emissions data in all brochures and printed advertisements, provided that the literature relates to a specific model of car. These requirements were implemented into UK law by The Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 emissions Information) Regulations 2001, which came into force on the 21st of November 2001.

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I am amazed the Post Office needs to be privatised, the amount that my customers spend sending me letters about their new cars. Here, Joanne explains how they are getting on with their Vauxhall Corsa

Joanne says…
Have nothing bad to say whatsoever – the whole process was so easy. Was a bit nervous at first doing it all online, didn’t actually speak to anyone but soon got over it! Any questions I had were answered in a matter of minutes. Have recommended Ling to everyone. Think you have a customer for life in me!! Delivery excellent: On time as described, can’t ask for more!

Joanne
Rochdale
OL11 ***

Editor Note: Joanne, you are an example of a super customer who went through my whole process and we never actually spoke. It shows the completeness of my LINGO system, I think. You are also a police officer, so I have withheld your address for security. Wear your stab-vest at all times, I want to keep my “customer for life” for a long time! Thanks so much for the comments, they mean a great deal to me. Have a happy time with the new Corsa! – Ling

Checking against the values I publish for the Hyundai i10 1.0 T-GDi N Line (100bhp) Hatchback 5dr Petrol Manual Petrol Manual, I have noticed a small error, so I’m publishing these new figures today. Please read.

Have you ever rented a self-drive car for a day or a week? Well, Contract Hire is exactly the same, just for a longer period. Easy, isn’t it? It’s available for businesses or for private individuals. You may have seen me turning down investment on Dragon’s Den! Read on to understand how it works. Occasionally, I can supply PCP, leasing and lease hire (but not often). If you’re reading this because you are unsure if you should use LINGsCARS.com, have a look at my 900+ customer letters.

On new cars for example, average CO2 has been cut by more than 10 per cent in six years. Improvements at manufacturing sites have been more significant. Published in September, the SMMT’s seventh annual sustainability report showed that average energy used � and CO2 emitted – to produce each vehicle in the UK has been halved in just four years.

Working it out from the tables, the CO2 is just g/km for the Hyundai i10 Petrol Manual. There are a few cars in this range, so different specs will give slightly different CO2 values.

My Hyundai i10 1.0 T-GDi N Line (100bhp) Hatchback 5dr Petrol Manual Petrol Manual gearbox is only £162.65 inc VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Business customers, make sure you deduct the VAT, when making decisions. As I can’t tell what type of customer you are (business or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).

This price on my Hyundai i10 includes full road tax for the length of the contract, on all of my cars and vans! Free delivery to your home or work and free collection from you at the end! £162.65 inc VAT per month is based on you driving 10,000 miles per annum, but higher mileages are usually available at a small extra cost. If you go over the allocated miles, you can pay a small excess mileage charge, usually between 3p and 15p per mile.

The comparative or “fridge” label, is compulsory in car showrooms – except you’ve got to DRIVE there to see it! I won an industry award for displaying it electronically for all website visitors. I am the proud winner of the 2008 Best Environmentalist 2008 Automotive Management Award. Like me, Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair talks straight about cars versus planes. “The usual horseshit”, he says. One day, every car will be as Green as my Jolly Green Nuclear Missile Truck “Calm down dear!” – it’s only done 1,000 miles since 1970.

Try to avoid using your car for short journeys – use public transport, ride a bicycle or walk.

I get tired of typing out these comments, but… here’s one.

Your site made me laugh out loud – a rare treat! Not many do that. Cheers.
Dave Harries, North Weald, CM16 6DB
harriesmob_@ntlworld.com

Climate Change is recognised as one of the greatest environmental threats facing the World today and it has long been appreciated by Governments, that reducing the impact of the motor vehicle has an important part to play in addressing this threat.

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How much do I spend on stamps??? It must add up because I send every customer a nice thank-you letter. John replied with a letter back to me about the Honda Civic that was delivered, new. Here it is:

John says…
Absolutely faultless service from Ling. From start to finish she kept me informed of the progress of my application. The new Honda Civic is a dream. I would highly recommend Ling’s service to anyone (I already have). Absolutely no complaints. Excellent delivery of my new Civic – prompt, polite, courteous, A1.

John
Coventry
CV2 ***

Editor Note: John, well you are a busy man at the moment, as you are an Employment Advisor. Thanks for the brilliant letter, it’s great to deal with a customer with such a sense of humour 🙂 The Civics are really great cars, and built in the UK! Enjoy it! – Ling