If only I could find a higher-mileage one

Maximilian Chester’s 1990 BMW Z1 is not a keeper.

- JOHN EVANS

"I would prefer one with a higher mileage because I want to drive and enjoy the car more," he says.

"For example, I'd have driven this one to the south of France a couple of times already but I'm reluctant to because much of its value is in its low mileage." He's got a point. His Z1 has done only 4000 miles, making it desirable to a collector. He says: "It was a French press car, which, surprisingly, doesn't appear to have been used very much.

It sold at auction with 250km on the clock and was then exported to the UK in 2018, where it was bought by racer and collector François Perrodo of Fanch Racing.