I live in Portugal and have a 1997 Mercedes C180 Classic estate, petrol 1,800cc. It's done around 350,000km and the Mercedes dealership had fitted a new engine and suspension at 260,000km. It suits our purposes and is fairly economical, around 38mpg. I have read your car-by-car breakdown and noted the ECU has a tendency to fail after about 12years, so I'm starting to look around for a replacement before that happens and the cars value goes down the pan. As you know the price of cars here are way above the UK prices and a Ford Focus Econetic is about 26,500 euros. I read your review of the Honda Insight and it seems to suit our purpose. The price here of the base model is 19,500 euros, and seems a "bargain", if there is such a thing in Portugal. My query is, the CVT transmission. Is it durable and reliable? How long would you expect the belts to last and are they replaceable or is it a new 'gearbox' at whatever cost. Reading your test report, my driving habits etc are similar to yours. My shit or bust days are gone, but 'What Car' says you need a calendar to overtake especially on motorways. Most of our motoring is on empty rural roads in the interior of Portugal but a bit of acceleration would be handy to get around the occasional petrol tanker etc. Your comments would be appreciated