Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 13 November

Porsche 911 Turbo, £49,750: Stuttgart’s finest may have had a bit of an off day with the ‘fried egg’ 996 generation. But this is the Turbo, so it avoids the worrisome IMS bearing issues and its 3.6-litre flat six sends 414bhp to all four wheels – in this case via a six-speed manual, pleasingly.

Aston Martin DB7 GTA, £41,950: The GTA stands for Grand Touring Automatic, not Grand Theft Auto, but £42k for one of 112 examples built is a bit of a steal. Subtly marked out by its mesh grille and bonnet vents, the special edition also packs uprated suspension and beefier brakes.

Honda NSX, £45,995: With its manual gearbox, unassisted steering and bare-bones interior, the Mk1 NSX is a world away from today’s techfest of a machine. Happily, prices are, too, and this impeccably well-kept 1994 example can be had for not much more than a new Civic Type R.

TVR Tuscan S, £48,000: Feeling lucky, punk? If so, jolly good, because the strikingly styled Tuscan is one of the finest driver’s cars ever to come out of Britain but also one of the riskiest. If you’re going to take the plunge, you might as well go all out with the 390bhp 4.0-litre S.

Auction watch

Saab 96 V4: Swedish rally driver Erik Carlsson is said to have ‘invented’ left-foot braking as a means of maintaining momentum through corners in his 36bhp two-stroke Saab 92, but the dizzying 64bhp output of this later 96 means its new owner needn’t be so dexterous. That Ford-derived V4 engine is of the suck-squeeze-bang-blow variety, too, so has just the one tank to top up. The innovative over-running clutch (or freewheel) does make engine braking a bit tricky, however, so let’s hope the new owner lives in a flat area. Just £6400 nabbed this Trollhättan timewarp.

Future classic

Peugeot 106 Quicksilver, £2995: Quiksilver may not be the most fashionable brand on the high street any more, but millennial French superminis, particularly those with a sportier inclination, are enjoying something of a renaissance. Nearly £3000 for a Peugeot 106 from 2001 – even one of the increasingly rare limited-edition cars – might seem a bit optimistic, but look at recent surges in value for the older 205 GTi and 106 Rallye for reassurance that your investment could soon bear fruit. The towering stack of history and new gear linkages help to sweeten the deal.

Clash of the classifieds

Brief: I’ve got £5000 to spend on an endangered V8.

Range Rover 4.6 HSE, £4990

Rover SD1 3500 Vanden Plas auto, £4500

Max Adams: A high attrition rate due to the typical British Leyland build quality and biblical rates of tinworm have drastically thinned the herd of SD1s, particularly for my Vanden Plas example. My extensive coffee-break research suggests there are only 22 Vanden Plas autos left registered on the road!

Felix Page: On one thing we can agree: the Buick-derived Rover V8 is one of the finest engines ever made. I prefer mine in 4.6-litre flavour, though, and in something a little more modern. This P38-generation 1997 Range Rover comes resplendent in HSE trim so packs a wealth of welcome refinements. Plus, the previous owner has put a PlayStation in the back, so James will have something to do when the suspension inevitably fails.