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Vauxhall.com @ The 1999 London Motor Show

by Shane O' Donoghue / Mark Sims

(Vauxhall press release)
VAUXHALL.COM SPECIFICATIONS
Vauxhall today unveiled prices and specifications of the six special models it will offer for sale via the internet from 1 November.

Special .com badges tell the rest of the world the car is playing a major role in the latest technological revolution - that it was bought over the internet at www.vauxhall.co.uk.

Retail customers anywhere in the UK can buy a new car from Vauxhall online from the comfort of their own home. And they can fix a test drive, arrange finance and estimate the value of their used car directly on their PC.

The car will even be delivered to their door.

Initially there will be six special ".com" cars, two each from the Corsa, Astra and Vectra ranges.

Corsa.com comes in three or five-door form. Specification includes:

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  • Star Silver/Arden Blue paint
  • 1.2 16v engine
  • 8 spoke alloy wheels
  • Power steering
  • Central locking with security deadlocks
  • Electronic engine deadlock immobiliser
  • Driver�s seat height adjuster
  • Slide/tilt glass sunroof with interior blind
  • Tinted glass
  • Driver�s full size airbag
  • CAR300 with 6 speakers
  • Rev counter
  • Body coloured bumpers and door mirrors
  • On the road price: three-door - �8,150; five-door - �8,550

Astra.com is in five door or estate versions with this specification:

  • Star Silver/Classic Green/Polar Sea Blue paint
  • 1.6 8v engine
  • Alloy wheels with lockable centre caps
  • Electro-hydraulic power steering
  • Remote central deadlocking
  • Tinted glass
  • Air conditioning
  • Driver and passenger�s full sized airbags
  • CAR300 and six speakers
  • Body coloured bumpers, door mirrors and tailgate handle
  • 60/40 split folding rear seat back (and base on estate)
  • Head restraints and three point inertia-reel seat belts on all three rear seats
  • Rear seat armrest with load-through facility
  • Roof rails (estate)
  • Driver�s seat height adjuster
  • On the road price: five-door - � 11,500; estate - �12,250
Vectra.com is also in five-door or estate form with:
  • Star Silver/Nocturno Blue paint
  • 1.8 16v engine
  • Alloy wheels
  • Power steering
  • Remote central deadlocking
  • Tinted glass
  • Air conditioning
  • Driver and passenger�s full sized airbags
  • CDR500 with 10 speakers and steering wheel mounted audio controls
  • Head restraints and three point inertia-reel seat belts on all three rear seats
  • Trafficmaster Oracle
  • ABS
  • Driver�s seat height adjuster
  • Front seat lumbar adjustment
  • Tiltable steering column
  • Electric front windows
  • On the road price: five-door - � 13,750; estate �14,650

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