Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Rover 75

The 75 saloon failed to save Rover but it’s a classy old exec that will run and run given TLC

9 August 2021
Used car buying guide: Rover 75
Used cars

Cheap ULEZ exempt cars: the best used cars to beat the ULEZ

Second-hand car shopping is getting harder because of low-emission zones. We pick the best city-friendly bargains

8 August 2021
Cheap ULEZ exempt cars: the best used cars to beat the ULEZ
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 6 August

A top-notch, sporty coupe that’s less than half price? The BMW M235i is a steal in the classifieds

6 August 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 6 August
Used cars

James Ruppert: what to buy to escape a work van on days off?

If you spend most of your working life in a van, there’s big appeal in something sportier for the weekends

3 August 2021
James Ruppert: what to buy to escape a work van on days off?
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: BMW 3 Series (E46)

To relive what for many is the highlight of the 3 Series story so far, the E46 generation of 1999-2006, all you need is £500

2 August 2021
Used car buying guide: BMW 3 Series (E46)
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 30 July

If hunting for a hardcore hot hatchback, would you prefer a modern, fire-spitting tech-fest or a gracefully ageing modern classic? This week, we’re making a claim for the latter option

30 July 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 30 July
Used cars

James Ruppert: New car prices have doubled in a decade - so buy used

'Carflation' is a very real phenomenon, according to our second-hand expert

27 July 2021
James Ruppert: New car prices have doubled in a decade - so buy used
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Renault Twingo RS

Fettled by Renault Sport, the Twingo RS is quick, agile and fun. It’s also available from £1500 these days, which makes it a star buy

26 July 2021
Used car buying guide: Renault Twingo RS
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 23 July

Mercedes expected big things of the R-Class, promising “a wholly new motoring experience”. It didn't quite deliver at the time, but now looks tempting in the classifieds

23 July 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 23 July
Used cars

James Ruppert: Don't get scorched by sub-standard tyres

Check the rubber of these used cars carefully before you commit to the buy

20 July 2021
James Ruppert: Don't get scorched by sub-standard tyres

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