As much as i like the Panda, i'm not sure a 10 year old example would be the best place to put your money. You have not mentioned your age (which is fair enough), but that is going to be a factor in which cars would be best to recommend. I'm guessing given the two you have mentioned (especially the Pixo), you are not overly concerned about image or vanity!. This is a good thing, cars likely to appeal to the younger male drivers, are likely to be more expensive to insure than something like the Pixo (insurance companies will assume the car will be absolutely thrashed, all the time!). As someone else mentioned, the Pixo is just a Suzuki Alto with a different badge, so it would be sensible to include that on your list too. Very reliable, very efficient, very small and pretty basic (i.e, little to go wrong), if your journeys are going to be mainly urban, you could do a lot worse. But if your journeys are likely to include a fair bit of main roads, maybe something with a bit more sound proofing would be in order.

Provided the Panda has been looked after and serviced, I wouldn't hesitate, We have a 2007 1.1 here, owned since 2009 and now on 70000 miles. The only thing that's been needed are 2 drop links, which were a simple DIY job recently. And a couple of back boxes which seem a bit vulnerable to corrosion. It is a very simple car to maintain and extremely cheap to run, it will give you 45 to 50 mpg, and more on a run. The engine goes back to the 1980s but is a sweet revving delight, the whole car has a charm which is rare in a modern car, every time I drive it I feel 30 years younger! In fact if i could only have one car going forward, I may well choose a Panda for its sheer charm. Reminds me very much of the cheekiness of the original Mini