Shade-tree mechanic here. If you're looking for something in the Focus/Cooper range. I highly recommend the Honda Fit. I second hand one with 10-30K on it ca

Shade-tree mechanic here. If you're looking for something in the Focus/Cooper range. I highly recommend the Honda Fit. I second hand one with 10-30K on it can be had for four figures. And it will go for 200K without major service, 300K if you live outside the rustbelt. I recently switched to electric. I could not be more happy with the Nissan Leaf (mostly that the first service item in the manual is to change the Fob battery at 30K)