Latest used car advice

Evolution of EV s 2023 jb20230809 7239
You don't have to stick with low-mileage or younger EVs as long as you're realistic about range

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

There are some great used electric car deals to be had at the moment – and cheap prices don’t mean dead batteries

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price

Past masters: the best used British bargains on the market today

Past masters: the best used British bargains on the market today

The best value used cars for enthusiasts

The best value used cars for enthusiasts

How to get a nearly-new Ford Puma for less than £19,000

How to get a nearly-new Ford Puma for less than £19,000

The best wildcard used hot hatches on the market

The best wildcard used hot hatches on the market

The must-have modern classics to buy now before prices surge

The must-have modern classics to buy now before prices surge

Unicorns: The small-selling cars, now vanishing fast

Unicorns: The small-selling cars, now vanishing fast
1955 mercedes benz 300 sl studio front three quarters
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé is the world's most expensive car

The most expensive cars ever sold

The most expensive cars ever sold
Autocar best cheap used electric cars

The best cheap used electric cars

The best cheap used electric cars
Volkswagen Golf GTI generations

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs
Porsche Boxster GTS front cornering

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k
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Latest nearly new buying guides

Audi A3 saloon front three quarter tracking

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

Audi's usefully practical, fine-quality baby saloon finally gets the recognition it deserves

Nearly new buying guide: Audi A3 saloon

Nearly new buying guide: Honda Civic Type R (FK8)

Nearly new buying guide: Honda Civic Type R (FK8)

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Passat Estate

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Passat Estate

Nearly new buying guide: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

Nearly new buying guide: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

Nearly new buying guide: Range Rover Evoque

Nearly new buying guide: Range Rover Evoque

Nearly new buying guide: Porsche Panamera

Nearly new buying guide: Porsche Panamera

Nearly new buying guide: Abarth 595

Nearly new buying guide: Abarth 595

Nearly new buying guide: BMW 5 Series

Nearly new buying guide: BMW 5 Series

Nearly new buying guide: BMW M2

Nearly new buying guide: BMW M2
BMW i8 Coupe
The i8 arrived as a butterfly-doored, low-slung plug-in hybrid

Used car buying guide: BMW i8

Used car buying guide: BMW i8
Volkswagen Touran front three quarter
The Touran is one of our favourite MPVs and one of the best-selling MPVs on the market

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Touran

Nearly new buying guide: Volkswagen Touran
Ford Fiesta front three quarter
The Fiesta is available with a raft of engines, with outputs from 69bhp to 197bhp

Nearly new buying guide: Ford Fiesta

Nearly new buying guide: Ford Fiesta
BMW X3 front three quarter
The BMW X3 has a breadth of abilities few rivals can match

Nearly new buying guide: BMW X3

Nearly new buying guide: BMW X3
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Latest used car buying guides

Evolution of EV s 2023 jb20230809 7239
You don't have to stick with low-mileage or younger EVs as long as you're realistic about range

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

There are some great used electric car deals to be had at the moment – and cheap prices don’t mean dead batteries

Buy low, cell high: what to look out for when buying a used EV

Used car buying guide: Honda CR-V (Mk4)

Used car buying guide: Honda CR-V (Mk4)

Used car buying guide: Renault Scenic

Used car buying guide: Renault Scenic

Used car buying guide: Alfa Romeo 4C

Used car buying guide: Alfa Romeo 4C

Used car buying guide: Volvo V40

Used car buying guide: Volvo V40

Used car buying guide: Ford Fiesta

Used car buying guide: Ford Fiesta

Used car buying guide: Jaguar XFR

Used car buying guide: Jaguar XFR

Used car buying guide: Honda Integra Type R Mk1 and Mk2

Used car buying guide: Honda Integra Type R Mk1 and Mk2

Used car buying guide: Aston Martin V8

Used car buying guide: Aston Martin V8
volkswagen golf high mile jh 5
Could you guess which one of these cars has done 129,000 miles, at a glance?

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price

How to buy a high-mileage used car for half price
audi a3 cab2

Weird and wonderful secondhand Christmas cars

Weird and wonderful secondhand Christmas cars
Land Rover Freelander front three quarter
The Freelander is a handsome and interesting SUV with a string of Land Rover firsts to its name

Used car buying guide: Land Rover Freelander Mk1

Used car buying guide: Land Rover Freelander Mk1
Nissan Micra 160SR front three quarter
In 2005, Nissan revived the SR moniker for the Micra

Used car buying guide: Nissan Micra 160SR

Used car buying guide: Nissan Micra 160SR
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Latest second-hand picks

Volkswagen Golf GTI generations

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

The Golf has sold in so many forms that choosing one can be confusing - we pick the gems

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

Shire-county stalwarts - which cars did we miss?

Shire-county stalwarts - which cars did we miss?

Greatest roadtests ever: Seat Leon Cupra R

Greatest roadtests ever: Seat Leon Cupra R

Audi R8 to Vauxhall VX220: Used mid-engined sports cars

Audi R8 to Vauxhall VX220: Used mid-engined sports cars

Buy them before we do: Used picks for July 1

Buy them before we do: Used picks for July 1

Take it or leave it: why the McLaren 12C was a near-masterpiece

Take it or leave it: why the McLaren 12C was a near-masterpiece

Take it or leave it: used picks for 10 June

Take it or leave it: used picks for 10 June

Take it or leave it: used picks including special two-door coupe

Take it or leave it: used picks including special two-door coupe

Take it or leave it: second-hand picks for 27 May

Take it or leave it: second-hand picks for 27 May
Porsche Boxster GTS front cornering

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k

The dream used cars to buy in 2025, from £1000-£100k
Toyota GT86 fron

The best used cars - driven, rated and ranked

The best used cars - driven, rated and ranked
BMW I3 front tracking

Best ULEZ-compliant used cars

Best ULEZ-compliant used cars
Non ULEZ bargains compilation
London ULEZ will be expanded on 29 August, so there are plenty of deals on non-compliant cars

Non-ULEZ-compliant classics at bargain prices

Non-ULEZ-compliant classics at bargain prices
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