right now 5,000 count is all you need tobuy some truly great used cars to proveit I'm going out into the real world toshow you exactly what's on offer


make the ultimate 5 grand family car anAudi a6 Allroad when new this cost over30 thousand pounds but it's on saleright now for just 5 grand and comeswith the very best engine a brilliant2.5 liter turbo diesel I'm particularly fond of this engine for 3 reasons not

only does it sound good for diesel butit pulls like a train and it's pretty economical despite all of the space in the all road and the fact it's got

Quattro permanent four-wheel drive system it'll return over 30 miles to the gallon regularly it might be higher up
than a normal estate car but it doesn't rebel around and suffer that horrible

Pogo II feeling a lot of off-roaders and some suvs do for five thousand quid this car's value is beyond belief but be aware the Allroad has a clever fully adjustable air suspension system which
means you can rise it up like an

off-roader or you can just have it sitting at everyday car ride height as you'd imagine though it's quite a complicated affair and it will cost thousands if it goes wrong so make sure before you buy you press the buttons on the dash and make sure it rises and drops on command so that's the ultimate

5 grand family car but what's the ultimate 5 grand sports car the Honda s2000 adored by many including our very own Vicky partner Henderson this example on drivings after four and a half grand it's done nearly a hundred and thirty thousand miles but it still


feels super tight the spoiler fat this is a two liter normally aspirated engine kicking out over two hundred and thirty horses it's still just as reliable and bulletproof as any other Honda even though they still feel modern early ones are now a decade old so check it doesn't

feel abused is the steering knocking is the suspension wobbling or knocking and check the condition of the roof and the window pre 2002 cars like this one came with a plastic bat window which have a tendency to go cloudy and brittle with

age while you're there look at the fabric of the roof if it's badly damaged this one's just starting to go a new roof fabric can be 750 quid and of course make sure that the electric mechanism actually works properly a

proper sports car for peanuts stunning but my final bargain is an even bigger revelation not so long ago this was quite possibly the best car in the world and now it can be yours for five grand I give you the mercedes-benz s-class the engine the transmission these
Thrones the gadgets this car is proper

presidential spec it makes you feel extremely special your neighbors will never know that you spent five grand on this car even with a hundred and thirty thousand miles on the clock like this one the car still fills amazingly mature composed it's just gorgeous a 5 gran s-class is a modern miracle just watch

out for a couple of little things the vents at the bottom of the bulkhead down there can get blocked by leaves and silt and that stops the rain water from draining down and away now but why not sound terminal but after a while the rain water can then leak inside the cabin underneath there is the wiring  harness so don't be afraid to lift the

carpets up and check for damp under here the cheapest new car on sale is the 7,000 pound Chevrolet Spark but these three are not only cheaper but miles better I rest my case