Visiting a dealership
Dealers should provide ‘clear and accurate info’
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A car's service history: what is it really worth?

We hit the showrooms to find out when ‘full service history’ is not all it seems and whether dealers play fair over it

A car's service history: what is it really worth?
MG F cornering - front
If you can get past your badge snobbery, the MG F is a really good laugh
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Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 30 August

Perky, good-looking and dynamically composed, the MG F is a budget-friendly and niche alternative to the Mazda MX-5

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 30 August
Used car buying guide: Ferrari 456 - driving front
All versions of the 456 used a 436bhp front-mounted V12
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Used car buying guide: Ferrari 456

The Ferrari 456 was designed to be used, but many have suffered at the hands of cash-strapped owners

Used car buying guide: Ferrari 456
Volkswagen Corrado driving - side
Corrado's handsome angular bodywork can fall victim to rust, so get the torch out
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Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 23 August

New, the Volkswagen Corrado was referred to as 'the people's Porsche', which means you don't pay over the odds today

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 23 August
Used car buying guide: BMW M3 (E92)
The V8 makes 414bhp, or 444bhp in later special-edition models
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Used car buying guide: BMW M3 (E92)

The E90, E92 and E93 M3 saloon, coupé and convertible took BMW’s performance icon to new levels of technical sophistication

Used car buying guide: BMW M3 (E92)
Henry Chang's car-based sculptures
Great Scott! What would Doc Brown make of this?
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Beyond Thunderdome: Henry Chang's insane automotive sculptures

They’re like something out of a Mad Max movie, and as we discover, the artist behind them is just as unique and untamed

Beyond Thunderdome: Henry Chang's insane automotive sculptures
Tempest of England
Joe Mason’s flourishing farm-based Reliant business was started back in 2002
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The sharpest tools: Meeting Britain's shed-based car makers

Britain’s cottage industry is thriving. We visit some low-volume manufacturers in Worcestershire – and sample their wares

The sharpest tools: Meeting Britain's shed-based car makers
Classic 1990s wedge-shaped grand tourer with a BMW badge: a snip at £2995
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Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 16 August

Less than £3000 for a bona fide BMW performance icon? Just don't expect fuel costs to be as cheap

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 16 August
Used car buying guide: Bentley Turbo R - cornering front
So His Lordship can keep an eye on Parker up front, the range-topping RT Mulliner has a second speedometer in the back
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Used car buying guide: Bentley Turbo R

If you’re tempted to chance your arm on a winged B, the Turbo R has a lot going for it. But buy only if the car has a genuinely solid-gold service history

Used car buying guide: Bentley Turbo R
Old vs new at Volvo's service department
Ratcliffe (left) and Kershaw have different approaches when it comes to car maintenance
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A fine balance: meeting the car technicians blending old skills with new

Does old-school spannering still have a place in the modern workshop? These techs are keeping yesterday’s skills alive while mastering today’s motors

A fine balance: meeting the car technicians blending old skills with new
Maserati 3200 GT
Maserati 3200 GT
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Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 9 August

With decent service history, stunning lines and a raunchy 3.2-litre V8, this 2001 Maserati 3200 GT is a proper performance bargain

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 9 August

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