Oh dear
Lets look at what's needed here
Currently drives a diesel tall Astra with a bit of grunt and 2 extra seats in the boot
Currently driving around 20K a year.
Sprogs growing up a bit so no longer needs that amount of space.
Needs to service / fix it himself.
Fuel prices ain't ever going down
Road tax is only ever going up for non hybrid / battery cars
All governments in the future are going to be running a hate campaign against every car unless it has a battery in it.
You can bet your life that insurance companies will start penalising non hybrid / battery cars in the future because they can and the governments of the future will let them
The car I mentioned is Astra sized.
Its got a half decent boot for its size.
On petrol, its pretty good.
Lots of toys.
Taxi drivers use them so they have to be reliable.
Because is got a battery, the government will leave you alone too.
Yes, you may own a car with a Toyota badge on
Clarkson may have described them as a domestic appliance
It might not have the handling finesse of a rear wheel car and they might be boring as opps but as a mode of transport, it does a great job with very little fuss.
Modern Merc's are unreliable as are BMW's.
Jags are nice to drive but were can you really REALLY DRIVE one with the road network the way it is ?
Seriously i'd buy a domestic appliance which would save me overall and not give me grief for the mundane tasks and spend a couple of grand on a 2 seater sports car which once the kids have been dumped somewhere safe you could head for the hills so to speak and enjoy driving
All the above is IF its big enough