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2001 AUDI TT
1.8T QUATTRO
110,000 miles, £1000
It’s incredible that these haven’t yet
turned into more expensively priced
classic icons. So hurry while stocks last.
Coil packs fail, instrument clusters go
dark or misbehave, and the suspension
can be an MOT failure point, so it may
need a set of bushes.
OFF-ROADER FOR THE PRICE OF THE
NEW DEFENDER’S OFF-ROAD PACK
We’ve all sat and specced ourselves one of those new-fangled Land Rovers. For £1405, you can get black roof rails, a domestic
plug socket, an electronic active differential and some off-road tyres. Or you could, of course, get a complete 4x4.
2004 T OYO TA R AV4 2 .0 D - 4 D X T 3
100,000 miles, £1399
Here is something that’s Defender sized. It may not be as square, but its diesel engine is
tough and its build quality is great. The 2003-06 model is relatively fixable compared with
later versions. It’s just like a high-up car and the perfect used compact SUV.
2005 KIA SORENTO 2.5 CRDi XE
140,000 miles, £990
The Sorento is a grown-up 4x4. It’s the equal of a Land Rover
Discovery but far cheaper and much less likely to break down.
XE models have a manually selectable 4WD system activated by
a button on the dashboard. It can cope with pretty much all
muddy and watery eventualities.
SPORTS
CAR FOR
THE PRICE
OF FANCY
TRAINERS
Goodness me, you can’t get fancier
fo ot w e a r t h a n a p a i r o f C h r i s t i a n
Louboutin Spike Sock trainers, which cost
£965. Trainers are supposed to make you
f a s te r a n d l o o k co o l o n t h e b u s. I n s te a d
of rocking these abominations, you really
should buy yourself a proper sports car
for the same money.