Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 7 July

Audi TT 2.0 T Roadster £5795: With satisfactory grunt and sporty styling, this 2007 TT could scratch your summer driving itch. It’ll be a bit more expensive to run than the Wind, but with its proper infotainment system, good handling and better drivability, you won’t mind that.

BMW Z4 sDrive20i M £16,995: This one-owner 2015 Z4 brings 184bhp to the table for a 0-62mph time of just 6.9sec. The coveted manual gearbox is fitted, as is a raft of niceties such as parking assist, adaptive M suspension and BMW’s Comfort package.

TVR 280 Series 2.9 £7500: Something with more class, perhaps? This TVR should cover it, with Ford’s Cologne V6 providing punch for 0-62mph in 6.9sec – not to be scoffed at in 1989 and still satisfying today. The previous owner used it in summer months only, clocking up 43k miles.

Range Rover Evoque 2.0 TD4 Convertible £26,995: It won’t thrill like a lower-slung, performance-focused drop-top, but it’s sure to turn heads when driving down the high street. It’ll perform reasonably as a long-haul traveller too, thanks to its punchy, frugal diesel.

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Chevrolet Monte Carlo: A left-field alternative to Chevy’s better-known Corvette and Camaro, this first-generation Monte Carlo has accumulated an impressive amount of provenance in its 51 years on the road. It spent much of its life in Hawaii as a movie prop car, appearing in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and several music videos. Its throaty small-block V8 has received an overhaul and the interior has also been retrimmed – although, like many ageing stars, its underlying condition isn’t quite as fresh as its clean exterior would suggest, with some damage and corrosion around the rear, and a few small patches of rust. But £10,000 to bag a bona fide Hollywood A-lister? Yes, please.

Future classic

Jaguar XK, £15,495: The XK, with styling cues that draw on the hallowed E-Type, remains one of the defining works of Ian Callum when he was Jaguar’s influential design chief. It’s every inch as imposing and elegant as it was at launch in 2006, but the XK doesn’t just major on looks. Its deliciously noisy 4.2-litre V8 is good for 0-62mph in 5.9sec, and its lightweight aluminium body helped to boost dynamic performance over its predecessor. The standard XK was a gem, even when compared with the range-topping XKR that soon followed. We found one for £15,495 with 47,000 miles on the clock. Gaze at its gorgeous curves, revel in that V8 rumble and smell the burning rubber: the XK is a proper sensory feast.

Clash of the classifieds

Brief: How about a rare retro hot hatch for £10,000, please?

Fiat Strada 105TC Ritmo £9895