Afew years ago I finally shook myself free from serial ownership of diesel-engined VAG products. There had been a couple of great moments during this period, but for the main I had been driving machinery best dubbed worthy-but-dull. The nadir was an incredibly tedious VW Touran, which I fantasised about replacing for every single mile I drove in it. When its clutch was about to fail, I shuffled it away on eBay and vowed to replace it with something I actually liked.
Sadly, the available budget was extremely tight, thanks to the chaos of a recent marital implosion and consequent sole parenting. I pondered hard, wondering what on earth would give me reliable transport, decent fuel economy and an engaging ownership experience, all for very few
