Oakley Wheelwright
Articles by Oakley Wheelwright

My First Auction Purchase Is A £1100 Volvo XC70 And I'm Already In Love
I stumbled across my perfect Volvo - a bargain XC70 - and I couldn't resist

An Old Volvo Is The Best Way To Spend £1000, And I've Proven It
The used car market is somewhat crazy at the moment, but there are still bargains to be had. Could my latest purchase be one of the best?

We Bought A Modified Volvo 940 For £3500 And So Far, So Good
The Volvo 'Red Block' engine is famed for its longevity and tuneability, so my brother-in-law Robert has taken on a plunge on this purple brick with a whole host of modifications

How Much It Really Costs To Run A Fleet Of Old Cars
What's life really like with multiple sheds - is it financially viable, or a money pit? Let me take you through the realities

Preparing My Fleet Of Wonderful Sheds For Winter
With winter fast approaching, it was time to prepare the fleet of sheds with a day in the shed

4 Used Cars That Tempted Me This Week
My watchlist is always full to the brim with an eclectic mix of vehicles, so I thought I'd cherry-pick my favourites from this week.

I Bought A Porsche Boxster For Under £5,000 And So Far, So Good
I'm now in possession of a Boxster recently used in some CT videos, and it's one of the greatest used purchases I've ever made

My £500 VW Golf Proved The Mk3 Deserves More Love
Another bangernomics shitbox I just couldn't resist. Was this 24-year-old family car a good purchase or am I just addicted to buying cheap cars? Probably both, in truth...

I Bought CT's 280k-Mile 'Podcast Van' Renault Master And Have Big Plans For It
I wasn't looking for another project, even less so a van. But when I had the opportunity to purchase the podcast van we came up with an idea and decided to go for it

The Citroen Saxo VTR; A Bargain Pocket Rocket And Why You Need One
With fewer than 1,000 examples still on the road, is now is the time to bag yourself a Saxo? I did just that last year and haven't regretted it once.

How A Rat-Infested '80s Campervan Became My Greatest Ever Purchase
After searching for months we finally bought a 1980s Mercedes campervan and set about reonvating it. Now a firm fleet favourite, and my best vehicular buy, ever!

The Toyota iQ Is Cheap, Quirky And Clever, So I Bought One
The Smart ForTwo is often the first port of call for people wanting a genuinely small car; but could this brilliantly packaged Toyota be even better?

The Renault Twingo Is The Greatest City Car Ever And I'll Die On That Hill
A rare sighting on UK roads but could this French curio be the best city car we never got? We took the plunge with a suitably cheap and slightly rusty example

Why You Should Want A Mitsubishi Delica
Need a spacious family workhorse? The Delica ticks those boxes and then some. I bought the cheapest out there - how bad can it be?

A Guide To 'Trading Up' With Cars
Thinking of trying your hand at 'trading up'? Here are my experiences with the triumphs and pitfalls of buying and selling used cars for profit

Why I Bought A 430,000-Mile Skoda Octavia For £500
I bought 'Miles', Car Throttle's YouTube-famous Octavia. Here's what we've been up to since

The Highs And Lows Of Buying Cars Sight Unseen On The Internet
Buying a car unseen over the Internet could be the best or worst decision you've ever made. But either way, it'll be one hell of a ride