What about a ct200h? I have one and zero issues in 5 years of ownership, although we don’t do many miles.
Zero road tax and cheap to run.
If I ever sell it, it will be to get a bigger car as kids are not kids anymore.
You want a small petrol engine with good reliability? And not interested in cars? Look at used Toyotas. Dull, but reliable. Rule out boy racer cars such as the Civic Type R or any BMW as the insurance will be high and wont have small petrol engines.
If you plan to keep it a long time look into repair costs too as that will rule out a few brands (I wont get into my Skoda fiasco again).
go for the bimmer 1.8 diesel, far better for those journeys and kinder on the environment*…
**oooh what did he say – heretic..
its contriversial, particularly as they have never made one. I suppose an engine that doesn’t exist is kinder to the environment, but its not terribly useful for journeys, so 50% right?