Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 5 February

Quirky cars tend to hold their value on the used market, and they don't come much quirkier than the Suzuki Jimny

5 February 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 5 February
20 ford focus estate
2006 Ford Focus or a deposit on a PCP? Your choice
Used cars

James Ruppert: The past is the future when it comes to cars

If you’re hardly driving any more, why buy new? Instead, plump for a banger

2 February 2021
James Ruppert: The past is the future when it comes to cars
20 114582 25 Years of Type R   The 2001 Civic Type R EP3
The more powerful JDM engine was built in Japan, shipped to Swindon for installation into the car and returned to its homeland in situ
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Honda Civic Type R

The EP3-generation Honda Civic Type R may still have a boy-racer reputation, but cared-for examples are quickly rising in value

1 February 2021
Used car buying guide: Honda Civic Type R
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 29 January

Infiniti has been out of Europe for a whole two years now - but the used market is a time-machine to the brand's best

29 January 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 29 January
100 corvette
What’s more American than a Corvette? A left-hand-drive Corvette…
Used cars

James Ruppert: Turn left for huge savings

Kicking the habit of right-hand driving will save you big money on the used market

26 January 2021
James Ruppert: Turn left for huge savings
20 volvo p1800
Roger Moore nearly drove an E-Type in The Saint, but Jaguar turned down the publicity opportunity, paving the way for the P1800 to become a TV star
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Volvo P1800

Volvo doesn’t often make a coupé, but its P1800 just so happens to be among the prettiest – and most reliable – of its kind

25 January 2021
Used car buying guide: Volvo P1800
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 22 January

Open-roof cruisers don't sit naturally with winter, but sunshine is just around the corner

22 January 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 22 January
10 proton gen 2
Proton Gen-2 offers a lot of family car for less than £1000
Used cars

James Ruppert: For truly bargain bangers, go East

Far East budget brands do a great line in good-value used cars

19 January 2021
James Ruppert: For truly bargain bangers, go East
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 15 January

Gearbox aside, the Kia Stinger was and still is a true snorter. Sunset yellow or Ember Orange?

15 January 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 15 January
Audi A8
A 2010 A8 4.2 TDI with 76,000 miles is just under £14,000
Used cars

James Ruppert: Oil burners still have a place in the used market

They may be out of fashion, but a diesel barge is still your best bet for chomping up miles - and second-hand bargains abound

12 January 2021
James Ruppert: Oil burners still have a place in the used market

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