Could a fully optioned E30 325i be a budget alternative to a period M3? Alan Anderson thinks that it just might be…

WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see whether a modernised 2005 car can be better than a new one The last time I ran a 2005-model-year long-term test car was, more or less, in 2005. But here we are again. This

ASKING £7995 PRICE ENGINE 1796cc/4-cyl/OHC POWER 116bhp@5000rpm TORQUE ...

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The prospect of good value dominates this year’s UK Bull Market List from Hagerty, with many of its featured cars leaning on ownership prospects rather than steep curves in prices. Even the Ferrari F4

Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?