I buy old cars and run them until they have to be dispatched to the scrap yard. Currently I own a Yaris, ten years old, which I have had for over 5 years. Completely reliable and as all our cars go to the same garage and we know the owner I would be very surprised if he overcharged me. DH's SAAB has now done over 200,000 is equally reliable but is beginning to show signs of age, little things go wrong that do not lead to break downs but need seeing to.