My wife and I have a dilemma. At present we have a 70,000 mile 1998S Nissan Almera automatic, top spec. We love it: always reliable, cheap to service oil twice a year etc., brake pads yearly. I understand it has chain cam. We would like to change it soon prior to retirement, could spend up to £8,000 but want automatic (good solid old-fashioned box like on Almera), with lots of trimmings like electric windows, air con, CD player, sunroof, etc. The Citroen C3 Exclusive seems OK. But would a Note be a good idea? Is the cam chain driven? Is the gearbox Nissan (not Renault)? Perhaps a Jazz? or Corolla? As you can see we really cannot decide. My wife loves the solid feel of the old Almera. Would a late 2005 Almera be any good? Essentially we want a top class car that is ultra reliable, with lots of trimmings as cheap as possible.