They were simpler, Britpoppy times with dial-up internet (1p-per-minute? Bargain - Yes really). The cars were brilliant, too. Not just characterful and entertaining, they were also safer than cars had ever been. The widespread adoption of ABS and crumple zones, along with power steering and air-con made them easier to live with – and today they remain eminently fixable, rather than being chip-based life forms. But when you wander around a car park, how many ’90s survivors do you find?

They seem to be disappearing fast and are now owned by only the eccentric or impoverished. But now, the recent arrival of E10 petrol has condemned cars that can’t drink it to obsolescence, pricing frugal motorists out of cars mostly made before 2002. But if you’re happy to pay the extra for super-unleaded fuel, which ’90s models should you save for posterity?

Example prices correct at the time of writing. As with all older cars, keep an eye on their ULEZ status and how that might affect your usage where you live and work