spend my money ( or not)

[bigals]

I sold my lovely but expensive in terms of depreciation and servicing, Merc C class coupe, as it was loosing to much, and it was also just a bit too nice, a bit too big for the 15 miles each way of twisty open B roads that 90% of my miles are on , some of which resemble a cart track or a raging stream in winter, but this leaves me with no idea of what to buy, the plan was petrol 40mpg and easy to spanner on and buy it with the intention of doing all the basic servicing myself and as a long term keeper, budgets between 5 and 15 k, ideally closer to the lower end and keep some money to start saving up for a new kit car in the future or perhaps a classic
Insurance and tax are not a issue as am now the wrong side of 50 ,
the short list,
mini coopers s 2.0 petrol around 2017/8 under 50k, budget 11 to12k
Suzuki swift sport booster jet 1.4 as above price and mileage range
Abarth 595 similar age and milage, budget 9 or 10 K to allow for more suspension replacement when the pot holes take their tole
Left field choice Suzuki ignis at around 7k , yes its got postman pat vibes but I am strangely attracted to its boxy shape and cheap no frills motoring , or do I just get a 4k run around anything Korean or German and then have the cash for something next year ?
Anything else fun and not totally ruinous at around 10 k that’s not going to give me a headache, or do I just give up and buy a run around and hope that I can live with a boring box on wheels
so far the Abarth is winning as i think it will be more of a event to drive i am just not to sure how it will hold up in winter on water soaked roads

[zippy3x]

If I were you, I'd spend a couple of quid on some full stops

[Tarby]

Loosing to much

[bigals]

zippy3x said:

If I were you, I'd spend a couple of quid on some full stops

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[bigals]

Tarby said:

Loosing to much

.depreciation combined with service costs