I'd say i do about 8-10k a year.
Problem is, i know next to nothing about cars, ie what is a decent car, value for money and reliable.
The last car i bought was an Audi A4 Avant S-Line which had 120k, eml light on, both front elec windows not working, remote key non functioning plus i later found out the MAF had been disconnected, when i reconnected it the engine went into limp mode so i left it unconnected (after installing a new one which did not cure it).
My track record is not good you could say lol
I need an estate, pref diesel but not essential, i like autos but again not essential, ideally would not like to spend more than 6k but would stretch to 7k for the right vehicle.