Buyers Guide

Suzuki Swift Sport Buyer’s Guide (Mk1 & Mk2)

The different generations of the Suzuki Swift Sport are some of the greatest small performance cars on the road today. While they don’t set the world alight with their performance figures, they are great fun to drive and make excellent everyday drivers. We have put together a complete used car buyer’s guide for the first …

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Peugeot 405 Mi16 Buyer’s Guide, History & Specs

In the late eighties and early nineties Peugeot made some incredible cars, with one of them being the 405 Mi16. The Peugeot was so good in fact, that it has been compared to the likes of the BMW M3 and the Mercedes Benz 190E 2.3-16 despite being front-wheel drive. Today, the Peugeot 405 Mi16 has …

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Mazda 3 MPS Buyer’s Guide & History

When it launched in 2006, the Mazda 3 MPS (Mazda Performance Series) was one of the hottest hatches available. It produced some seriously impressive performance figures and was even practical when compared to many of its competitors. Unfortunately, the MPS didn’t sell quite as well as Mazda had hoped, and production ended in 2013 when …

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Nissan 350Z Buyer’s Guide

The Nissan 350Z had a lot to live up to when it launched in 2002 – there were certainly big shoes to fill for Nissan’s next Z-Car. The car’s predecessor, the 300ZX, was widely popular and one of the most loved Japanese cars of the eighties/nineties. You can read our Nissan 300ZX buying guide for …

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Porsche 944 Buyer’s Guide and History

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We are big fans of the Porsche 944 here at Garage Dreams and for good reason. The 944 was an incredibly well-built sports car that was aimed at the mid-range market. Today the Porsche 944 has become somewhat of a collector’s item, but despite this they are still significantly less expensive than 911s from the …

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Volvo 850 T-5, T-5R and 850R Buyer’s Guide

The performance versions of Volvo’s 850 range of cars are some of the most loved vehicles of all time and they have become modern classics of the motoring world. The first of these performance Volvos was the T-5, that was then followed up by the T-5R and then finally the incredible 850R. In this buyer’s …

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Honda Integra Type R DC5 Buying Guide & History

The Honda Integra Type R DC2 was a smash hit when it launched in 1995. Car journalists and motoring enthusiasts alike praised the little Honda for its incredible handling and performance. With such high regard for the first-generation Integra Type R, the second generation had a lot to live up to. While the DC5 Integra …

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Ford Focus RS Mk1 Buyer’s Guide & History

When the Ford Focus RS Mk1 appeared in 2002 it was the first car to wear the illustrious RS badge in five years. The car was extremely well received when it first launched and since then it has gone on to be a bit of a modern classic. As only 4,501 RS models were produced …

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