Simister’s smart buys

I agree wholeheartedly with Illya Verpraet about adaptive cruise control (Testing, Testing, 4 June): it simply doesn’t work as it should and is inferior to normal cruise control. I find ACC as utterly

ASKING £9750 PRICE ENGINE 998cc/4-cyl/OHV POWER 39bhp@4750rpm TORQUE ...

ASKING £14,995 PRICE ENGINE 2299cc/4-cyl/OHC POWER 134bhp@5100rpm TORQUE ...

The original BMW X1 racked up more than 700,000 global sales between 2009 and 2015, but for all its success it was plainly styled, poorly packaged and flawed on the road. Happily, the Mk2 car of 2015

Looking for an alternative to Eighties German grunt? Then this masterpiece of Swedish engineering should be right at the top of your shopping list

Ian Cushway searches out new and used parts prices