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Charlie Martin Fiat Panda 100HP front quarter lead
Martin's 100HP cost £3800 with 80,500 miles on the clock – relatively low mileage for the breed

I spent £4k on a Fiat Panda 100HP – but it ended in disaster

The hot Panda is a joy to drive, but you need to buy very carefully...

I spent £4k on a Fiat Panda 100HP – but it ended in disaster

The most expensive cars ever sold

The most expensive cars ever sold

The best cheap used electric cars

The best cheap used electric cars

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price

Past masters: the best used British bargains on the market today

Past masters: the best used British bargains on the market today

How to get a nearly-new Ford Puma for less than £19,000

How to get a nearly-new Ford Puma for less than £19,000
90s gems

Boxster, Focus, Twingo... The best 1990s classics to buy in 2025

Boxster, Focus, Twingo... The best 1990s classics to buy in 2025
Jaguar X Type Alex Wolstenholme front quarter static
X-Type fell into Wolstenholme's hands courtesy of a friend's parent's neighbour

I bought a V6 Jaguar for £400 and doubled my money

I bought a V6 Jaguar for £400 and doubled my money
Autocar best value used cars

The best value used cars

The best value used cars
Evolution of EV s 2023 jb20230809 7239
You don't have to stick with low-mileage or younger EVs as long as you're realistic about range

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV
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Latest nearly new buying guides

Audi A3 saloon front three quarter tracking

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

Audi's usefully practical, fine-quality baby saloon finally gets the recognition it deserves

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

Nearly new buying guide: Honda Civic Type R (FK8)

Nearly new buying guide: Honda Civic Type R (FK8)

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Passat Estate

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Passat Estate

Nearly new buying guide: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

Nearly new buying guide: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

Nearly new buying guide: Range Rover Evoque

Nearly new buying guide: Range Rover Evoque

Nearly new buying guide: Porsche Panamera

Nearly new buying guide: Porsche Panamera

Nearly new buying guide: Abarth 595

Nearly new buying guide: Abarth 595

Nearly new buying guide: BMW 5 Series

Nearly new buying guide: BMW 5 Series

Nearly new buying guide: BMW M2

Nearly new buying guide: BMW M2
BMW i8 Coupe
The i8 arrived as a butterfly-doored, low-slung plug-in hybrid

Used car buying guide: BMW i8

Used car buying guide: BMW i8
Volkswagen Touran front three quarter
The Touran is one of our favourite MPVs and one of the best-selling MPVs on the market

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Touran

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Touran
Ford Fiesta front three quarter
The Fiesta is available with a raft of engines, with outputs from 69bhp to 197bhp

Nearly new buying guide: Ford Fiesta

Nearly new buying guide: Ford Fiesta
BMW X3 front three quarter
The BMW X3 has a breadth of abilities few rivals can match

Nearly new buying guide: BMW X3

Nearly new buying guide: BMW X3
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Latest used car buying guides

Evolution of EV s 2023 jb20230809 7239
You don't have to stick with low-mileage or younger EVs as long as you're realistic about range

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

There are some great used electric car deals to be had at the moment – and cheap prices don’t mean dead batteries

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

Used car buying guide: Honda CR-V (Mk4)

Used car buying guide: Honda CR-V (Mk4)

Used car buying guide: Renault Scenic

Used car buying guide: Renault Scenic

Used car buying guide: Alfa Romeo 4C

Used car buying guide: Alfa Romeo 4C

Used car buying guide: Volvo V40

Used car buying guide: Volvo V40

Used car buying guide: Ford Fiesta

Used car buying guide: Ford Fiesta

Used car buying guide: Jaguar XFR

Used car buying guide: Jaguar XFR

Used car buying guide: Honda Integra Type R Mk1 and Mk2

Used car buying guide: Honda Integra Type R Mk1 and Mk2

Used car buying guide: Aston Martin V8

Used car buying guide: Aston Martin V8
volkswagen golf high mile jh 5
Could you guess which one of these cars has done 129,000 miles, at a glance?

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price
audi a3 cab2

Weird and wonderful secondhand Christmas cars

Weird and wonderful secondhand Christmas cars
Land Rover Freelander front three quarter
The Freelander is a handsome and interesting SUV with a string of Land Rover firsts to its name

Used car buying guide: Land Rover Freelander Mk1

Used car buying guide: Land Rover Freelander Mk1
Nissan Micra 160SR front three quarter
In 2005, Nissan revived the SR moniker for the Micra

Used car buying guide: Nissan Micra 160SR

Used car buying guide: Nissan Micra 160SR
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Latest second-hand picks

90s gems

Boxster, Focus, Twingo... The best 1990s classics to buy in 2025

From Rovers to Porsche, BMWs to Vauxhalls, there's a '90s star out there for everyone

Boxster, Focus, Twingo... The best 1990s classics to buy in 2025

Non-ULEZ-compliant classics at bargain prices

Non-ULEZ-compliant classics at bargain prices

Shire-county stalwarts - which cars did we miss?

Shire-county stalwarts - which cars did we miss?

Greatest roadtests ever: Seat Leon Cupra R

Greatest roadtests ever: Seat Leon Cupra R

Audi R8 to Vauxhall VX220: Used mid-engined sports cars

Audi R8 to Vauxhall VX220: Used mid-engined sports cars

Buy them before we do: Used picks for July 1

Buy them before we do: Used picks for July 1

Take it or leave it: why the McLaren 12C was a near-masterpiece

Take it or leave it: why the McLaren 12C was a near-masterpiece

Take it or leave it: used picks for 10 June

Take it or leave it: used picks for 10 June

Take it or leave it: used picks including special two-door coupe

Take it or leave it: used picks including special two-door coupe
Volkswagen Golf GTI generations

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs
Porsche Boxster GTS front cornering

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k
Toyota GT86 fron

The best used cars - driven, rated and ranked

The best used cars - driven, rated and ranked
BMW I3 front tracking

Best ULEZ-compliant used cars

Best ULEZ-compliant used cars
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