Can anybody recommend a good reliable car for DIY maintenance? My Punto (Mk II) is looking worse for ware. It's developed a significant oil leak and it's probably time to get shot.
I'm looking for something with a low TCO (i.e. high MPG), reliable and something that is easy to perform simple maintenance on myself e.g. getting to the oil filter doesn't require a double jointed circus performer. Something along the super mini lines is fine, bigger would be nicer but I guess that just makes everything that bit more complex and expensive.
A guy a work has just bought a Mitsubishi Colt. It has a nice small 3 cylinder engine with space to work around it. It is set back a little in the engine bay, but looks workable.
Any suggestions?
Tim