Simister’s smart buys

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SWVA, POOLE. 31 JULY

James Walshe says that the Frogeye is proof that size doesn’t matter

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

(1996-2002)

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,