your doing alot of miles , i dont see bangernomics cars lasting too long, and im pro bangernomics.- maybe just get good aa coverage
Mine will go for bangernomics money, barring the daft £800 MOT it had in May (front suspemsion rebuild) it’s never been an expensive runner. Will do 56mpg and easily did that sort of mileage for most of the time I’ve had it (was averaging 15,000 a year).
2003 1.7 Civic (previous shape to yours) with an Isuzu (GM) diesel (common rail version of the one found in even older Astras and Corsas). 800kg tow limit though.
You could get more and probably better for your money, don’t get me wrong, but discounting smaller engine sizes would be daft unless you’re set on the towing aspect. Rover 75/ MG ZT are worth a look, solid old BMW diesel underneath, the ZT being the marginally less ammonia soaked of the two.