Honda Hrv ‘s – one of the most reliable cars ever built – bit sluggish not very good mpg – – but utterly dependable.
Had a test drive in Lada Niva – ye gods – agricultural is not the word – plastic windows as well.
Fiat – ex had one of these – piece of crap – multiple electrical gremlins – e.g twin sunroofs that conked out in the open position simultaneosly – took about 250 turns of the emergency handle for each to close – would only idle if aircon on or off and numerous other idiosyncrasies. When it was running it was very comfortable and handled well for the bulk