Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Citroen XM

We called the Citroën XM the world’s comfiest car in 1989, and as for its supposed electrical frailty and scary suspension? All bark and no bite

16 November 2020
Used car buying guide: Citroen XM
Porsche 911 - front
Restomod specialist Singer teamed up with Williams to create a ‘reimagined’ 964 with 500bhp and a 9000rpm redline
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Used car buying guide: Porsche 911 (964)

The 964-generation Porsche 911 has plenty to offer enthusiasts with budgets from £30,000 to six figures and some way beyond

9 November 2020
Used car buying guide: Porsche 911 (964)
Datsun 240z - front
Datsun rejected Yamaha’s proposal for the 240Z, which went on to become the jaw-dropping Toyota 2000GT
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Used car buying guide: Datsun 240Z

Datsun went a long way towards improving its image in 1969 with a gratifying sports coupé, and it remains affordable – for now

2 November 2020
Used car buying guide: Datsun 240Z
Ferrari 599 - front
The track-only 599XX made headlines when it broke the seven-minute barrier at the Nürburgring
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Used car buying guide: Ferrari 599

The sublime Ferrari 599 can now be bought for a third of its original price - although you’ll have to stump up more for Eric Clapton’s old motor…

26 October 2020
Used car buying guide: Ferrari 599
Ford Fiesta ST - front
Entertaining handling has always been the ST’s biggest draw
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Used car buying guide: Ford Fiesta ST 150

The Fiesta ST is the most affordable of fun, fast Fords, and an older example of this engaging hot supermini costs little more than a grand

19 October 2020
Used car buying guide: Ford Fiesta ST 150
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X - front
There’s some clever chassis tech but it needs looking after
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Used car buying guide: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X

The last-hurrah throwback to a time when Mitsubishi’s product portfolio could still excite enthusiasts

12 October 2020
Used car buying guide: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
Fiat Panda - front
Panda 100HP is like a rocket-propelled shopping trolley
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Used car buying guide: Fiat Panda

Even the fan-favourite 4x4 and hilarious 100HP versions of the previous-generation Fiat Panda cost peanuts these days

5 October 2020
Used car buying guide: Fiat Panda
McLaren 650S - front
Mid-mounted V8 sounds best with the roof removed
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Used car buying guide: McLaren 650S

Classier than a 12C, cheaper than a 720S – this could be the sweetest of Woking’s supercars as a used buy

28 September 2020
Used car buying guide: McLaren 650S
Jaguar XJ40
Do your bit for this disappearing icon: the XJ40
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Used car buying guide: Jaguar XJ40

Surely you would have to be mad to buy a British luxury car built in the 1980s? Not completely

14 September 2020
Used car buying guide: Jaguar XJ40
Nissan 350Z
Forget about your MX-5, 350Z is how to get your V6 fix
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Used car buying guide: Nissan 350Z

If you have a need for speed on a budget, you can’t do much better than the 350Z that Nissan offered from 2002 to 2009

7 September 2020
Used car buying guide: Nissan 350Z

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