DAF 44 Variomatic if you can find one
Dad got given (several) of these as his company car as a 20-something sales area manager.... his boss kept complaining about how he treated them to which he replied "how do you expect me to pull in one of these?"
He evenetually got "upgraded" to a Volvo 240....
My mum has the Hyundai i10 auto.The later Yaris auto with the cvt is ok, it was the early autos that had the automated manual that was junk. Little Kias and Hyundais had proper auto boxes.
Skoda Fabia (Diesel) Clare's had one for a few years, £20 a year tax, Excellent fuel economy, And reliability .( so far).... Best small car according to Which is the Ford Fiesta 1.5 tdci... So they Say... Free road tax i think