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Three car garage: £25k for a Citroen C4 Cactus, Jaguar XE and MINI Cooper S

A practical crossover, svelte executive saloon and rorty hot hatch could be yours for less than £25,000 thanks to the Auto Express used car classifieds

March £25,000 three-car garage

If you want your driveway filled with good design then look no further than these three offerings we’ve found on the Auto Express used car classifieds. Even with a budget of £25,000, there’s some French flair to go with two of the very best from Britain – and together they’ll be able to cover most people’s automotive needs. 

Citroen C4 Cactus - £6,990

2018 Citroen C4 Cactus

We think the original C4 Cactus deserves more love than it gets because it was a real statement of style from Citroen. We’ve gone for the pre-facelift model because Citroen sadly toned down the looks for the updated version. A kerbweight of fractionally more than a tonne means the C4 Cactus is great on fuel and, despite just having 82bhp, it’ll be nippy enough around town. This low-mileage example we found is in the more subtle black paint, although there are plenty of more colourful models to choose from on the Auto Express used car marketplace. 

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If you have just missed this particular Citroen C4 Cactus by the time you get here, you can find more examples available through Auto Express...

Citroen C4 Cactus for sale

Jaguar XE - £10,994

Used Jaguar XE

After the X-Type compact executive, Jaguar took a few years to build a real rival to the usual German suspects with the XE. The most appealing attribute of the XE is the way it drives – it can certainly keep tabs with a BMW 3 Series on a British B-road. The cabin is also a lovely place to be, with an interior that seems to have hardly aged. This ‘Prestige’ trim level also has a sunroof, eight-way adjustable heated front seats and dual-zone climate control. 

If you’re not a fan of this Jaguar XE, then there are plenty of other Jaguar saloons available in the Auto Express classifieds instead...

Jaguar saloons for sale

MINI Cooper S - £6,999

Used MINI Cooper S Mk2

If you’re looking for hot hatch thrills, you can’t do much better than the MINI Cooper S. Being a 2013 model this example comes from two generations ago now, although the retro style still looks incredibly fresh. It’s also done fewer than 60,000 miles and being the special edition ‘Bayswater’ with its unique exterior decals and paint, it’s likely been cherished during its life. 

If this MINI Cooper S is already sold, there's a huge range of other MINIs for sale right now through Auto Express, from the entry-level MINI Cooper to the big MINI Countryman...

MINIs for sale

Head to the Auto Express used car search page and let us know which cars you’d park in your dream three-car garage in the comments section below…

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Senior news reporter

A keen petrol-head, Alastair Crooks has a degree in journalism and worked as a car salesman for a variety of manufacturers before joining Auto Express in Spring 2019 as a Content Editor. Now, as our senior news reporter, his daily duties involve tracking down the latest news and writing reviews.

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