10 fiat 500 northcoast 500 6963 2100x1400 78c0ecc4 1de3 4094 bc66 b7e74df08eaf
There are plenty of fairly new Fiat 500s about for low prices
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James Ruppert: Ordinary cars for extraordinary prices

At the price of the typical indie dealer sale, you can strike gold

James Ruppert: Ordinary cars for extraordinary prices
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James Ruppert: What kind of wheels should a surfer buy?

An old, interesting estate, like this Peugeot 505, is a cool choice

James Ruppert: What kind of wheels should a surfer buy?
10 mercedes c class
You can get a nearly new C-Class and change from £20k
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James Ruppert: Used cars to buy to treat yourself

When your people-carrying days are over, a second-hand Mercedes C-Class could beckon

James Ruppert: Used cars to buy to treat yourself
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James Ruppert: Larger dealers can still deliver cheap motoring

Lockdown may have paused private sales, but click and collect is still available for affordable used models

James Ruppert: Larger dealers can still deliver cheap motoring
20 ford focus estate
2006 Ford Focus or a deposit on a PCP? Your choice
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James Ruppert: The past is the future when it comes to cars

If you’re hardly driving any more, why buy new? Instead, plump for a banger

James Ruppert: The past is the future when it comes to cars
100 corvette
What’s more American than a Corvette? A left-hand-drive Corvette…
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James Ruppert: Turn left for huge savings

Kicking the habit of right-hand driving will save you big money on the used market

James Ruppert: Turn left for huge savings
10 proton gen 2
Proton Gen-2 offers a lot of family car for less than £1000
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James Ruppert: For truly bargain bangers, go East

Far East budget brands do a great line in good-value used cars

James Ruppert: For truly bargain bangers, go East
Audi A8
A 2010 A8 4.2 TDI with 76,000 miles is just under £14,000
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James Ruppert: Oil burners still have a place in the used market

They may be out of fashion, but a diesel barge is still your best bet for chomping up miles - and second-hand bargains abound

James Ruppert: Oil burners still have a place in the used market
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James Ruppert: Long-haul leaders for £1500

An Alfa 166 – with a V6, naturally – would be a brave yet fun choice

James Ruppert: Long-haul leaders for £1500
eDub
Even electric skeptics will warm to eDub's converted VW Camper
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Should you electrify your classic car?

Is it sacrilege to convert a Volkswagen Camper or Golf GTI to battery power, or is it a timely way of injecting fresh life into a much-loved classic? We take a closer look

Should you electrify your classic car?
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Bangernomics 21 for 2021: James Ruppert's best used buys

Bag the right motor and your year should work out just fine. Here are our picks in all the categories that matter

Bangernomics 21 for 2021: James Ruppert's best used buys

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