Petrol Grand Cherokee with huge saving

Dealers are struggling to sell 4x4s at the moment and we found a Jeep franchise that had some petrol models left over from 2007 registered in 2008.

These formerly range topping 5.7 V8 Overland models had a list price of more than £37,000 but were advertised at less than £23,000 — £14,000 lower than list price.

These will still be expensive to run, so it’s worth considering a conversion to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Although this would invalidate the Jeep three-year warranty, a conversion by a registered installer might still be the safer bet and would make the car easier to sell on.

Seven-seat Galaxy TDI looks good at £5000 

Ford’s Galaxy people carrier is one of the most common on the used market, and as the car has been around since 1996 there are usually versions around to suit all budgets.

 However, if you don’t want to buy an older model and prefer the lower running costs of the diesel over the 2.3- litre petrol model, you can expect to pay around £5000 for a five-year-old model with less than 80k miles on the clock.

The Volkswagen-sourced diesel engine is punchy and economical, and the car feels like a high-quality products.

Many of the higher mileage versions around would have been used as mini-cabs and feel tired, so look for one that’s covered up to 15,000 a year.