10k - Spec me a daily driver

Molemanmus · 7 Dec 2023 at 14:27

Hi all - a bit stumped at what I should be looking for at the moment, have a few ideas in my head but looking for some inspiration for a reliable daily driver that's also not too old.

Criteria:

Price: £10k - I don't want to be scraping the barrel for high-mileage examples
Fuel: Petrol (no hybrid)
Gearbox: Automatic
5 door (saloon, hatchback, SUV are all fine)
Has to be a) reliable and b) relatively cheap to fix/run
Not after anything that's too small or compact but at the same time not after a large car

Any ideas?

Molemanmus · 7 Dec 2023 at 15:30

Most city driving with limited motorway runs

Molemanmus · 8 Dec 2023 at 09:35

Thanks for the suggestions all - will take a look. I was considering a Nissan Juke but they appear to have shocking reliability!
Seat Leon and Mazda 3 look to be a good shout

Molemanmus · 8 Dec 2023 at 14:15

Quite a few Honda's within the price range but most are the 1.0l 3 cylinder - the wet belt and all associated issues really put me off this. A terrible design, similar to the 1.0l EcoBoost engines which inevitably go bang!