My lovely 1994 Nissan 200SX with 99,445 miles, which I have found reliable, solid, comfortable and secure, evidently needs about £1000 of work - mostly welding - if it is to pass its MoT. Even then it might not remain reliable, so I am told. I should have been able to take over my husband's Avensis but, having parked it in the suburbs and taken public transport to his tennis club, he collapsed and, without regaining consciousness, died four months later. We have been unable to trace his car. So what do I do? It would be sensible to downsize but do I buy new or used? It must be an automatic, but doesn't need quite so much power as the Nissan. I am 75 years old and I would prefer to have a car to 'see me out'. I just do not know what would be best for me. I need a car, living where I do, but don't need stacks of gadgets.