Erk.

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Well, I just got home. *sigh* My car broke down just after I got off the motorway on the way back from work, literally about 100 yards off the roundabout - I don't even want to think about what that sudden lack of go would have meant if I'd stayed on till the next junction, which I would have done if there hadn't been so much traffic.

The prognosis is pretty grim, from what the RAC guy said, so it's quite possible it won't be worth my while to pay for the car to be repaired. Not much of a surprise, given that I had it from new in 2000 and it's done over 125,000 miles. The 90 mile round trip to work every day for two years hasn't helped with that!

I'm not sure when my garage will be able to even look at it, as they're normally really busy, so I've had to hire a car for the time being. What did we do before the internet, when we couldn't just go online and book stuff any time? I'm trying to remember what those grim times were like... ;)

And finally, Brit car-owning peeps on my friendslist... any recs for nice reliable small(ish) cars?

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My sister has Vauxhalls as her company cars and the new ones seem to be quite neurotic for the first two/three years.

I had a Fiat Punto for a while, which my father now drives, and that's a really reliable car - if he can't kill it, no-one can. He and my mother both had Fiats for years and years and they were great.

I agree with whoever said go Japanese for reliability. I don't think they have much personality, but then most people don't want a car they can talk to...

My personal no-no would be a VW Polo - I had a 2000 reg one for a year and it cost me a fortune. I'm personally very against cars which are run by computer. But that's just me.

Having Auto Trader and Ciao/What Car/Auto Express (for reviews) open at the same time is my top tip. God bless t'internet.