USED CARS
TREAD WITH CARE
Check these cars carefully, especially the tyres, before buying
James Ruppert
What to buy, wheretobuy it andhow much to pay
WHAT WE ALMOST BOUGHT THIS WEEK
SEAT ALTEA FREETRACK
Rugged bodykits are seldom backed up by genuine off-road credentials, so the oft-forgotten Altea Freetrack holds a certain appeal these days. It’s a highmiler, but a 2.0-litre turbodiesel and six-speed manual make a great pairing, and there’s a lot of kit on offer for £1825. The perfect school-running, dogwalking, tip-hauling, stationshuttling second car?
THE HIGH PRIEST OF BANGERNOMICS
Too many C-Maxes are tyredof carting kids and cargo about
Here’s part two of my ‘tyres are rather important’ investigation, in which I obtain data from MOT centres around the UK and reveal the makes of car most likely to fail the roadworthiness examination because of sub-standard tyres.