Fiat Barchetta

The Barchetta should be a runaway Fiat success story in the UK. It's undeniably beautiful, has Italian brio in its drive and is available new for under £12,000. But there's one big reason why buyers haven't abandoned the MX-5 and MGTF in droves - it's only available in left-hand-drive. And that's its only major problem; reliability issues seem to be sorted and it's quite well equipped, but most buyers won't even try the Barchetta because the steering wheel is on the wrong side. They should. It's rather good.

16V, LE

ABS, front fog lights, driver and passenger airbags, power steering, remote central locking, electric windows and mirrors, leather steering wheel and gear knob, RDS stereo radio/CD with electric aerial and engine immobiliser as standard. Options include air conditioning, alloy wheels, alarm and hardtop.

1.8 16V