Nearly 3 months in NZ now, worked for a while and now it's time to buy a car again been waiting patiently for this moment! Question is what to get...

It must be:

A. Practical
B. Fun to drive
C. Not break the bank

Oh... And ideally somewhat reliable!

Going to a car fair on Sunday and will report my findings

A colleague bought a car, drove from Auckland to the bottom of the South Island and back over 3 months, and all he had to replace was a tyre and sold it at the end for a small profit... Something like that would be great, even if there was a bit of a loss it would certainly beat renting a car for way more money and limited time and not seeing a penny back!