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Almost three quarters of UK consumers would buy British if given a £100,000 budget to spend on a new car, according to new research from online insurance company swiftcover.com.

Sweeping aside their German and Italian rivals, British marques emerge as unanimous favorites amongst UK car buyers, with 69 per cent claiming they would opt for a British brand if they had the money to do so.

Topping the ‘Dream Car’ list with almost a quarter of the votes is Aston Martin (24%), followed by Range Rover (19%), Bentley (16%) and Rolls Royce (10%). German and Italian luxury marques faired badly by comparison – with just one per cent opting for a Lamborghini, 9 per cent for a Ferrari, 9 per cent for a Porsche and 2 per cent for a Maserati.

The top ten swiftcover.com “Dream Cars” for 2008 are:

1. Aston Martin 24%
2. Range Rover 19%
3. Bentley 16%
4. Rolls Royce 10%
5. Porsche 9%
5. Ferrari 9%
7. BMW 6%
8. Mercedes 4%
9. Maserati 2%
10. Lamborghini 1%
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It is with regret we have to inform you of the sad passing of Brian Griffin.

Brian passed away in Cheltenham Hospital during the early hours of Sunday 5th January after a short illness. Over the years Brian’s contribution to the British Car Industry, especially the MG marque, has been truly enormous. Starting in1960 with the British Motor Corporation where he served a five-year apprenticeship at Longbridge he remained with the company in all it’s guises until the closure of MG Rover, and MG Sport and Racing,

After this Brian remained active around the MG scene and with his wife Marion, ran their own business, X Power Products. He always had a smile on his face and time to talk.

So many times Brian has made the seemingly impossible happen for MG and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. We send our condolences to Marion and family.

His full obituary can be read here.

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