MAKE THEM AN OFFER THEY CAN'T REFUSE

You're not a petrolhead until you've owned an Alfa. What to buy used at three budgets

- OLLIE KEW

SPIDER

PRICE: £2,000

Nowhere near as easy to find a cheap Spider as it was when the telly show bagged a GTV, 75 and a classic Spider for £2,500... but armed with a £2k budget it's doable. We found one with a mere seven owners and 115k miles with £50 to spare! Watch out for oil pumps which sabotage the engine. But is there a prettier used car for £2k?

GT

PRICE: £1,200

At this money, it's likely to have a 1.9-litre diesel engine which grumbles to 62mph in 9.6 seconds. Underneath it's a mishmash of 147 hatch and 156 saloon. So, twice as many cars to source spares from. Stretch the budget to £4k, and you'll get one with the legendary 3.2 litre V6.