The best car in the world?

ASKING £9995 PRICE ENGINE 4146cc/V8/OHC POWER 218bhp@5200rpm TORQUE ...

WISE BUYER MERCEDES-BENZ SL (R129) 1988-2002 Slick and ...

There’s no shortage of variety with used BMWs. But the bargains? That’s a trickier path to tread – let CAR be your guide

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

IN THE HEART OF AFFALTERBACH IN the mid-2000s, Mercedes-AMG threw everything it had into the development of its first bespoke engine: the 6.2-litre M156 V8. Its generous outputs and raucous soundtrack

We were spoiled for choice when it came to outlandish performance that was genuinely attainable back in the Nineties, as this super sextet of buys proves