1987 fiat panda 4x4 £15,250

The Fiat Grande Panda could easily have been dull and unimaginative. Something that, because of cost-cutting and its relatively low asking price, was bereft of unique, headline-grabbing features. But

Panda Hybrid brims with style and humour, while staying affordable

Two simple cars: old 4x4 Fiat Pandas. One less simple plan: buy them in Europe, drive them 1000 miles to the UK. Probability of success: zero

The Fiat Panda 4x4 is an unlikely cult hero. A small hatchback is never going to have the ground clearance for hardcore off-roading, nor the torque to be a capable tow vehicle. And yet its pluckiness

1 FIAT GRANDE PANDA PRICE: £20,975–£23,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an

P38s are often seen as a challenging DIY-maintenance money pits but a well-chosen one can be a genuine pleasure to own – and, if you buy right, a bargain, too