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Sinclair Van Centre Cardiff Sponsor ‘Dubs at the Castle Volkswagen 2009’
For the 2nd year running, dubs at the castle, an exclusive 3 day Volkswagen lifestyle event is being held in the beautiful grounds of Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire between 17th-19th July 2009
With Sinclair Van Centre Cardiff being the main sponsor, its means four days of show casing the Caravelle and exclusive new California along with point of sale trailer and experienced sales advisers to help with any queries and questions on the complete lifestyle range of Volkswagen Commercials.
Following on from the success of last year it looks like it is set to be another fantastic family run event with live bands and DJ, bars and local food, kids entertainment, show and shine, autojumble and plenty of trading stalls
For more information on this event and for tickets visit www.dubsatthecastle.com
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Volkswagen launch the Lifestyle vehicles ‘Escape’ campaign
Volkswagen campers, vans and Kombis have fast become style icons over the past 60 years – being used to escape the drain of everyday life to having fun doing what we want in our leisure time. To help celebrate this heritage, Volkswagen has launched the Lifestyle ‘escape’ campaign.
The new website, vwescape.co.uk has been set up to showcase the modern equivalents of these vehicles – the Caravelle people carrier, Transporter kombi and California campervan. The website has been set to encourage people to share their own personal ‘escapes’, as well as play host to a competition which people can enter to win their own Volkswagen escape in a California, plus much more.
To set a great example, Volkswagen has appointed some sporting brand ambassadors who will be uploading images of themselves in action with their vehicles. These include windsurfer and Olympic medallist Bryony Shaw, professional wakeboarder Matt Crowhurst, and Radio One DJ Jo Whiley.
To bring all this to life, two boldly decorated ‘Escape’ vehicles will be touring the country attending various summer events detailed on the website to show the versatility of the seven-seater Caravelle and California campervan, while at the same time meeting people, seeing how they are having fun, and uploading a host of photos and videos taken along the way.
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AdBlues Required for Euro 5 Crafter Owners
Along with the new compliances of the Euro 5 exhaust emissions regulations comes the requirements of regular top ups to Volkswagen Crafters with a new substance called AdBlue. This is a water based additive with a 32.5 per cent urea content
AdBlue is needed because Euro 5 Crafters are fitted with something called Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR). It converts any NOx – oxides of nitrogen – in the exhaust system into nitrogen and water without producing undesirable by-products and the AdBlue helps it to do so.
Refills of the tank of Crafters will be done free of charge during the first three years of ownership by Volkswagen dealers and authorised repairers. It will need replenishing every 10,000-14,000miles and when owners eventually have to pay for it themselves, going on today’s prices it will cost in the region of 77p a litre.
For more information on this please contact us on 0845 128 8601, where one of our sales advisors will be able to talk you through the regulations.
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Take That Tour in the Volkswagen Caravelle
Take That is seems are keen fans of the Volkswagen Caravelle – having already toured in one two years previous on their ‘Beautiful World’ comeback tour, they have opted for the spacious and versatile vehicle once again with their current ‘The Circus Live’ tour.
In fact Gary Barlow, lead singer of Take That states: ‘We love the Caravelle. It’s comfortable when we’re travelling and even with the four of us, it’s really spacious’
Apart from being a popular choice within the music industry and with many other celebrities, the Caravelle is also a fantastic family vehicle – with space for seven people and luggage plus powerful and frugal TDI engines means performance and economy all in one!
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Appearance Pack Adds Style and Value to the Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s best selling van just got better with a new ‘appearance pack’ now available – this is no doubt going to add style and substance and act as a great desirable selling tool when it comes to resale
The ‘appearance pack’ is available on the entire range of short and long wheelbase Transporter panel vans plus not forgetting the Kombi passenger window vans. Enhancements from the appearance pack include: body coloured bumpers, electrically adjustable folding and heated body-coloured door mirrors plus electric front windows – All this for just £610+VAT
Production for transporters started nearly 60 years ago and has since produced more than 10 million – which is a testament to the popularity of this Volkswagen Commercial favourite!
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Sinclair Van Centres Support the Scrappage Scheme
The 2009 budget reviews confirmed that a £2000 Government Scrappage Scheme would be implemented on all vehicles over ten years old, when traded in for a new vehicle. Running from 18th May 2009 until March 2010.
We are pleased to confirm that this not only applies to cars but light commercial vehicles to!
As an authorised Volkswagen Commercial dealer, Sinclair Van Centres, situated at both Swansea and Cardiff have access to the full range of light commercial vehicles available through Volkswagen and both cash purchase and finance packages can be arranged.
The scrappage scheme eligibility is as follows:
The vehicle that is traded in must:
- be a car or small van weighing up to 3,500kg
- be first registered in the UK on or before 31 August 1999
- either be registered or have a SORN with the driver and vehicle licensing agency in your name
- have been registered to you continuously for 12 calendar months before the order date of the new vehicle
- have a UK address on the registration certificate
There are also a few rules on the new vehicle that is to be bought from participating in the scheme. The weight of the car or small van can not exceed 3,500kg; it must be first registered in the UK on or after 18 May 2009 and it must be declared new at first registration in the UK with no former keepers.
Are you eligible? - Contact us now at
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Introducing the Amarok – The New Volkswagen pickup
Showcased last year as a concept, the new pickup now has a name – Amarok, which is due to be launched in Europe in 2010.
The new name means ‘wolf’ in the language of the Inuit, one of the Eskimo people who live in northern Canada and Greenland who highly regard the wolf as king of the wilderness and a figure of robustness, endurance and superiority. It translates into ‘he loves stones’ in the languages spoken in South America
The new name was selected to fit the characteristics of the new pickup, and is meant to invoke positive associations in all relevant international markets
The Amarok which has been developed from scratch will be launched as a double cab pickup with four-wheel drive, with a single cab version being introduced at a later date. It includes Volkswagen’s powerful yet efficient, next generation common rail turbo diesel engines which will achieve class leading fuel consumption and emissions.
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Green Credentials for the latest ‘Blue’ Crafter Van Models
The latest Volkswagen ‘Blue’ Crafter panel van, chassis and double cab ranges are set to become among the cleanest and most refined vehicles in their class. There have been substantial changes to the drivetrain to make it both quieter and smoother thanks to great torque. Conversely, fuel economy rises and emissions fall to not only meet but exceed the latest Euro V standards.
As a result of this the new Crafter Euro V BlueTDI range has achieved certification as an EEV (Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle) – meaning it meets the most exacting European exhaust standard for commercial vehicles. Moreover, in the UK, any crafter Euro V models registered before the end of 2010 qualify for lower road tax (RFL) for the lifetime of the vehicle – saving £60 per annum!
These achievements are a result of a combination of improvements, including new manual gearboxes, a modified DPF (Diesel Particular Filter), enhanced BlueTDI common rail, direct injection diesel engines and refinements used on Volkswagen’s latest BlueMotion models.
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The All New California
Flexible Living, Travel Reinvented... Everything you need in one versatile van – even the kitchen sink!
The California offers complete motoring comfort – high body rigidity, large anti-roll bars, McPherson suspension struts and independent rear suspension combine to ensure a dynamic driving experience
Home from home – everything you need for cooking, extra seating available with removable fifth seat plus standard safety features.
Available in TDI diesel engines with ‘Pumpe Duese’ technology - 130PS and 174PS variants.
View the video to get the full feel and versatility of the new California
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Future Volkswagen Camper Van Maybe?
Could this be the next generation? - Is this the way Volkswagen is heading?
Tel: 0845 128 4689 E-mail: sales@directvwvans.co.uk