Nissan ammera tino's are pretty reliable cars overall, but your problem, at that budget is finding one that has been looked after reasonably well. There are a huge amount of potential candidates, but, again, what kind of life have they led, have they been serviced regularly?. Look for evidence of this if possible, but again, at that price, the owner may well have serviced it himself. Ideally you need to know something about cars, or know someone who does, that can come with you to view potential cars. To minimise the risks, keep it simple, petrol engine, manual gearbox. If i was in your position i would be thinking about the tino, but there are others you could also look at.
Toyota corolla or yaris verso
Kia carens
Mazda premacy
Mitsubishi space star
The fuel consumption is not going to be brilliant on most of the petrol versions. But you need to be thinking about servicing and repair cost too, which with a diesel, is likely to be more. The yaris verso has a 1.3 petrol, and the space star is available with a 1.3 petrol (as well as 1.6 and 1.8), so if most of your driving is around town, they might be the best options.
Good luck!
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