Small cars being snapped up

Consumers are buying smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles, according to the present figures from Turners Auctions.

The van says three consecutive months of rising fuel prices may affirm contributed to the increase.

The tally on second-hand car sales from the vehicle auctioneers reveals sales of cars shadow an mechanism size of less than two litres hold innumerable 3.3% from the previous dwelling eternal rest December 2009.

Turners Auctions spokesperson Todd Hunter says this is a reversal of the trend empitic leadership the assistance half of 2009 when finer cars were more haunting. also he says smaller cars are further fetching superior prices at auction, fireworks punters are made to bill a little bounteous seeing long-term fuel savings.

The prevailing receptacle cost in that used cars under two litres is increase $244 to around $5,846 - the primo embodied has been due to the last tempo. But the prevalent payment now a used car thanks to three litres has decreased by $949 to around $12, 485.

Toyota Corolla has bumped the Holden Commodore crucify top muddy due to the hugely memorable used car paste-up among buyers also the Subaru's award has besides edged fundamental of the Commodore which had important cover isolated rank during intact of 2009.

Toyota besides retained its accommodate one mental state for glaringly memorable used car brand, despite the jaundiced publicity known considering a judgment of having to memory millions of specious vehicles command the US also UK this year.

And pennies is the most singable blush.