1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic Review: The Tiny 50bhp Time Capsule That’s More Engaging Than Modern Cars

Driving this ultra-low-mileage 1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic proved that simplicity, lightness and honesty can still outshine modern motoring complexity

There was a time when cars didn’t need mood lighting, over-the-air software updates, lane departure nags, adaptive personalities or a touchscreen larger than a student bedsit television simply to survive the school run. There was a time when a humble hatchback existed purely to provide practical, affordable and dependable transport, and somehow, almost accidentally, managed to become charming in the process. This 1988 Nissan Micra GSX Automatic is one of those cars.

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22/05/2026 1

BMW E46 330i Review: Why This Updated Classic Feels Better Than New Cars

eBay’s upgraded BMW E46 330Ci proves that modern tech and old-school BMW magic might just be the perfect enthusiast combination

There are moments in this job when you climb into a car and within the first thirty seconds you already know you’re in trouble. Not mechanical trouble. Emotional trouble. The sort where your brain starts quietly whispering dangerous things like “you could absolutely own one of these; you could own one; you deserve to own one…” while your wallet begins sweating nervously in the background. That was me at the SMMT Test Day the moment I slipped behind the wheel of this silver BMW E46 330Ci Coupe, a car bought and modified by eBay as part of its “Tech Transformation Project”, intended to demonstrate how modern aftermarket technology can revitalise older cars without destroying the character that made people fall in love with them in the first place.

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21/05/2026 0

The UK Is Punishing Drivers for Keeping Old Cars Alive

A tax system that claims to be green is quietly punishing drivers for preserving perfectly usable older cars – and the contradictions are impossible to ignore.

There is something deeply, almost comically broken about a system that tells you to consume less, waste less, and think about the planet, while simultaneously financially penalising you for keeping a perfectly usable car on the road. Yet that is precisely where the UK finds itself today. If you own an older car, a modern classic, or even a relatively ordinary early-2000s performance saloon, you may now be paying more in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) than someone who has just driven out of a showroom in a brand-new supercar costing six figures. That isn’t hyperbole. It’s arithmetic. And it exposes the sheer lack of joined-up thinking in modern motoring policy.

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09/02/2026 1

2024 Mini Cooper S Review

Why This Petrol Mini Still Rocks!

When some other brands switched their city car icons to full electric ranges, it was fair to assume that Mini would do the same with the newest generation of its beloved hatchback. After all, it already offered the Mini E (electric car) since 2020. But praise the octane loads of combustion, BMW has seen fit to continue to offer its cutest car with petrol power.

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30/05/2024 0

Paddock Speedshop 2024: New Classic Car TV Show

Meet the Next Generation Driving Classics Forward!

The Paddock Speedshop is a new Classic Car TV Show set to hit our screens in May 2024. In this video you’ll learn all about the show and meet the young stars who are vowing to inspire the next generation of car enthusiasts who will take the classic cars – and their internal combustion engines – forward into an exciting – and sustainable – future!

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