£2k Daily, that's not boring

[Malcster]

Hi folks,

Looking for a bit of a What Car suggestions list if you don't mind?

- 30 miles a day round trip to work each day, over A Roads mostly.
- Needs to be fairly cheap to run and quite reliable.
- Moderatly sensible, I think more than 2 seats.
- Preferrably quite economical - 30MPG upwards?
- Not fussed on the age or mileage of it, so long as it's easy to live with.

Something that's not boring, with a budget of £2k.

I was guessing an E36 3-Series?
Or maybe a hot hatch of some kind?

Any ideas?