Back in 2000, England were thoroughly disappointing when they crashed out of a major football tournament, while Chelsea won the FA Cup.
Ronan Keating was at number one, Ridley Scott unleashed Gladiator at the cinema, the Ford Focus was the top selling car and the cost of fuel hit an all-time high.
Ten years on, history has repeated itself in the football, Ronan has been number one with Boyzone, Ridley Scott turned his attention to a Robin Hood blockbuster, the Ford Focus is still a top five bestseller and perhaps most depressingly the cost of fuel has hit a new all-time high.
In many ways things haven’t changed much in 10 years, especially for the motorist, although the kit in our cars has changed beyond recognition - sat navs have replaced the road atlas, Ronan’s on an iPod rather than CD and the kids are watching films on portable DVD players rather than playing I-Spy.
One thing that definitely hasn’t changed is how we buy car insurance - elephant.co.uk launched in 2000 and it’s still providing seriously good car insurance.
And to mark its 10th birthday everyone who buys or renews their car insurance with elephant.co.uk in August will have the chance to win their premium back (up to £1,000. Terms and conditions apply. Available at elephant.co.uk).
To celebrate their 10th birthday elephant.co.uk are offering one lucky winner an iPod Nano and iPod Trip for their car.
Just answer this question to be in with a chance of winning:
What was the top selling car in the year 2000? a) Ford Focus, b) Ford Fiesta, c) Peugeot 206.
Send your answer, with your name, address and contact number on a postcard or a stuck-down envelope to: Elephant Competition, News Shopper, Mega House, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BT.
You can also enter by sending a text. Type IPOD leave a space and send your answer with your name and address to 80360.
The closing date for entries is August 6.
Competition rules: Employees of Newsquest (London) Ltd, their families and anyone else connected with this promotion are not eligible to enter. Prizes are not transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The editor’s decision is final. Texts cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Text lines close 5/8/2010 at 11.59pm. For full terms visit newsquest.co.uk/terms. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group.
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