Mercedes-Benz W124: Review and Buyer's Guide

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Mercedes-Benz W124

Roomy and hard wearing inside, solid build quality that disguises miles well, still has class especially...

Ford Focus

Good to drive. Roomy cabin well thought through. Massive choice of used Focus at sensible prices. Better...

BMW 3-series E46

Decent rear wheel drive handling. Some status. Plenty of choice.

Volkswagen Corrado

The best mid-sized coupe of its era, and probably best of all in the lowliest 16V version - which is...

Volvo P1800, S, E and ES

Delightful to drive, useful in ES form - 'The Saint's' car will always be cool

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Cars Of The 1980s

Red braces, filofaxes and pinstriped cars - welcome to the '80s

Lancia Delta Integrale

Brilliant steering and handling, lots of power and pace, 8V drivertrain is bulletproof

Jaguar XJ-S

Grace, pace and space. It's getting better as the years go by. Lots of versions to choose from - six-cylinder...

Porsche 944

Brilliant handling, torquey and refined engines, brisk performance (fast in the turbos)

Peugeot 205GTI

Great handling, brilliant styling, excellent performance, a very cool 1980s hot hatchback that everyone's...

Austin Metro

Cheap and fun, familiar mechanical package

Cars of The 1970s

Our pick of five great cars to buy from the decade that taste forgot

Volkswagen Golf Mk1 GTI

Brilliant to drive, great performance, and utterly classless

Ford Cortina Mk3

Looks cool and was in 'Life on Mars'. Simple to fix, and get parts for.

Citroen CX

Otherworldly ride comfort, effortless long distance cruising, roomy interior, head-turning looks

Lamborghini Countach

The ultimate supercar of the '70s, brilliant V12 engine, amazing styling with scissor doors, and QV models...

Saab 99 Turbo

Turbo punch, excellent roadholding, chunky looks

Cars Of The 1960s

Our pick of five great classics to buy from the swinging sixties

MG MGB

Good to look at, fun to drive, amazing parts availability, the archetypal classic roadster and coupe

Jaguar E-type

Beautiful styling, excellent road manners, and in real terms, for a car with such iconic status, values...

Alfa Romeo Giulia

Gorgeous looks, fun to drive, endlessly tuneable

Mini Cooper 1071S

Low-key looks, higher performance than the standard Mini-Cooper

Lotus Elan Sprint

Electrifying performance