Quote Originally Posted by JT Rock
Me being in the car business 8+ years, I can tell you at least in the states their are 3 cars that stand head and sholders above the rest... in no paticular order

Honda
Toyota
Subaru

All three of those cars will run forever and retain their value in the states more than any other cars in their class

I dont know how much access you have across the pond and how much they cost, but again those 3 cars are the best investmet you can make in 4 wheel transportation
This man speaks the truth. Honda's and Toyota's a great cars, they run forever. I had a '86 Tercel with 250,000 Km on it, ran fine except the transmittion was starting to go. I sold it for $50 after the timing belt snapped, the guy fixed it up and its still running.
My boss had a 80' Civic with TONS of miles on it and it ran near-perfect, its only problem was a tendency to stall the first time you stopped it after being driven on the highway.
I just got a '99 Pontiac Sunfire (which makes me feel like a bitch when I drive it), but the only reason I bought it was that the price was under $2,000, my uncle gave me a deal on it. Otherwise it would've been a Toyota or Honda (I've never driven a Sub.)