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Range Rover - Built 2002-2012 Price range £2500- £15,000 We’d pay £9000 See Range Rover for sale on Pistonheads

The third-generation ‘full fat’ Range Rover was launched in 2002 by BMW, which bought Land Rover
 two years earlier. Boss Wolfgang Reitzle promised “perfect reliability” and lifted standards greatly. Codenamed L322, it has all Range Rover attributes: comfort, quietness, versatility and an ability to deliver imperious progress. Best versions are undoubtedly the 2006-'07 petrol and diesel models re-engineered with Jaguar V8s and Ford diesels. 

BMW 3 Series Coupé - Built 1999–2006 Price range £650- £23,995 We’d pay £1200

For some (that’s me), this is the last time that the 3 Series looked proper. The big-engined petrols are the place to be, although the opportunity to buy an bangernomics- friendly M3 – one that has suffered a big hit of depreciation – has long gone. A 330Ci from the early 2000s
 is going to be cheap to run. Even better, a Sport version with a full history is CS from an alternative reality. A facelift in 2004 means a subtle price blip for later cars. Look for an example with a credible service history and few previous owners. 

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