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Mr & Mrs Geer had decided that they wanted a new car and had set their heart on buying a Toyota. They had owned their Volkswagen Polo for 14 years but felt it was time for a change. After looking around the SLM Toyota Uckfield dealership, they found their perfect car, the New Toyota Yaris! They took delivery in April from Daniel Goodchild our Sales Executive. Mr and Mrs Geer were very s...

24Posted: 24th Apr 2014

Ben Nash - My First 3 Events of 2014

I have competed in my first 3 events of 2014 at Denham Golf Club, the Addington Golf Club and the Oxfordshire Golf Club, and am looking forward to the year ahead! Denham Golf Club My season started on the 20th March at Denham Golf Club, it was a little cold and I felt out of practice as Cooden Beach had only opened a fe...

24Posted: 24th Apr 2014

Sporty new Corsa a joy about town

The new Vauxhall Corsa SXi “sits below the Corsa SRi in the line-up, and offers equipment designed to make the car feel more sporty than the lower-spec models, but without the hard sports suspension from the SRi”, says Auto Express. The car is available in either three-door or five-door versions with a choice of engi...

24Posted: 24th Apr 2014

New engine builds character

Autocar’s Steve Cropley says it’s “surprising” how a better engine can “improve the whole of a car’s character”, in his review of the Astra Sports Tourer 1.6 CDTi. “The arrival of a new aluminium-blocked 1.6-litre unit – which matches the power and torque of some of 2.0-litre versions, complies with Eur...

24Posted: 24th Apr 2014

More to the VXR8 than meets the eye

“Aussie-built Vauxhall V8s are fun but crude, right? Wrong,” says Autocar’s Richard Bremner, as the new VXR8 goes toe-to-toe with the BMW M5 and Mercedes E63. Despite looking “as traditional as a Vegemite sandwich”, the VXR8 is “more sophisticated” than it lets on. “This is a substantially different beast...

24Posted: 24th Apr 2014

ADAM travel fasts

With spring arriving, Autocar’s Mark Tisshaw has been settling in with his long-term Vauxhall ADAM, and he’s not the only one either, after he saw plenty of them during a Sunday drive. “Each ADAM was wearing a shiny new 14-plate and they all looked cheery in their vivid and unique colour schemes. Of course, the bla...

23Posted: 23rd Apr 2014

SLM Nissan To Sponsor Hastings Beer & Music Festival 2014

SLM Nissan are once again sponsoring the Hastings Beer & Music Festival this July. The festival, organised by the Hastings Round Table, first began back in 1981. It has since become a major event in the area, bringing over 80 local and unique ales to one place along with a whole host of entertainment. If beer isn’...

23Posted: 23rd Apr 2014

SLM Nissan supports Hastings Half Marathon

The 30th Hastings Half Marathon took place on Sunday 23rd March 2014 and it was an honour for SLM Nissan to support the event by supplying the start vehicle and some support vehicles. The Hastings Half Marathon, voted 'Best Half Marathon in the UK' multiple times, is organised by The Hastings Lion Club with th...

22Posted: 22nd Apr 2014

Ben's Tops Tips from the Tour

In some instances it is important that you use the 'Slider' technique. Here are Ben's Top Tips on how to execute the slider. A slider is a fade, normally I would use it when the hole is shaped left to right, or when the wind is from the left, with a slider you want the ball to start left and move through t...

22Posted: 22nd Apr 2014

Introducing the New Toyota Aygo

SLM Toyota are excited to introduce the New Aygo, which will be arriving July 2014! The New Toyota Aygo is colourful and playful building on the success of its predecessor. The New Aygo is the perfect city car with its improved 1.0 litre VVT-I engine creating class leading fuel efficiency and low CO2 emission, the New A...

17Posted: 17th Apr 2014

Easter Eggs for the Children's Ward

The children on Kipling ward over the Easter will have plenty of Easter eggs thanks to a donation by Tesco and St Leonard's Motors Toyota. A shopping trolley full of Easter eggs was delivered to the ward and accepted by Ward Matron Caroline Stephenson. Ward Matron Caroline Stephenson said; "I would like to than...

1Posted: 1st Apr 2014

Happy 1st Birthday to Sussex Used Cars

Here at Sussex Used Cars we are celebrating our 1st birthday! We're of course proudly still part of the SLM group who have been selling cars for over 50 years. And since opening our doors on 1st April 2013 we have seen many very happy customers come through our doors as well as a whole host of outstanding used cars. ...