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Yeah, I did do a search for the username and found quite the back catalogue!

Yaris seems to have been bought some time after 26th Sept '22, with the first of five (including this one) threads looking for its replacement coming in July '23. Budget started at £11-12k, then £12k, then £10k, then £10k again and now down to £8k

If the OP is actually planning to change this time, while not impossible, it is going to be tricky finding something. Though with only 1-2k miles per year being covered (according to the most recent post prior to this one in Feb '24), mpg needn't be a factor!

Wondering whether a KIA Venga / Hyundai ix20 1.6 petrol auto [6 speed version from 2015/16] in the mid-upper middle spec but shod on sensible 205/55 R16 tyres might be worth a look?

Not the most economical car, though an improvement on the previous 4speed auto box version, and it makes good use of the car's footprint for interior/boot space, though the latter (400L or so) is high rather than long, so not sure if it would be good for a large dog to be in.

Quite well kitted out too, at least that's I thought with the Venga in '3' trim level. I see a good few now being PXed at my local KIA main dealer, one sold so quick it didn't even make it properly (appear saying 'being prepared' then sold after less than 5 days) onto their website.

I suppose with KIA / Hyundai's previous models' history with not-so-good underbody rust protection, early examples (perhaps before 2015) might be an issue in Scotland (or potential owners living / working near the seaside) due to the higher amount of road salting in winter than down South, but I'll leave that to you SLO to comment on as you have better insider information from your previous career than I.