Credit crunch busters

The Mini has long been a used car star, and we have opted for a 1.4-litre petrol One. That’s because the frugal diesel Cooper D costs more to buy and revised post-August 2007 1.4 petrol models return a very respectable 53.3mpg average.

Impossibly cute, good to drive and in huge demand – all these elements make the Fiat 500 a used car sensation. You won’t find any cut-price bargains as the car hits its first birthday – and nor is the little Italian likely to depreciat

If ever a car was better suited to the current economic climate, we haven’t seen it. A one-year-old Smart’s 1.0-litre engine turns in a respectable 57.7mpg, which may not be as impressive as the latest models, with their mild hybrid dr

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