When you look at this affordable bunch, there are strong grounds for concluding that you never need to spend more to buy an interesting car with plenty of life left in it. The only significant drawbacks will be outdated or no sat-nav (to which the solution is easy), potentially high VED costs and the possibility that eventually your car’s emissions could exclude it from some British and European cities.

But you will, of course, be doing your bit for the planet if you look after said car and maximise the use of its manufacturing carbon footprint.

To narrow the search to better quality cars, we’re looking only at those that have done fewer than 40,000 miles. It’s a very juicy array.