Simister’s smart buys

We Brits like used cars. More than 7.6 million were sold last year, outstripping new ones by four to one. The top 10 sellers form a fail-safe selection that ticks most of the important boxes, notably

TYPICAL. Weeks of scorching summer weather, and as soon as we produce a rundown of our favourite second-hand convertibles, the heavens open. But all is not lost – thanks to modern drop-top technology,

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James Walshe on how to buy the best example of Jag’s XJ for the Nineties

Tom Andrews discovered a love for classics when he bought his neighbour’s VW Beetle

Danny buys a holiday wagon, at a price he could afford