Hi there, I would love your advice on buying a used car after seeing lots of helpful threads here.

My wife is shortly due our third child in one month. We've got two other kids, one aged 3 and 3 months, one aged 20 months. So we'll have 3 under 4, which has its own hashtag on social media... We're currently squished into a 2007 Corolla hatchback so this needs to change!

Our budget is £10k max but ideally under. Ideally I want it as cheap as possible because we hardly ever use the car (last few years mileage has been less than <1,000 miles a year...) but as the kids grow up we'd like to use it more for trips out and UK holidays; we also see ourselves using it more for trips to the supermarket / friends' houses once baby number 3 arrives because getting around London on the bus / tube is much harder with 2 young'uns than 3.

Priorities:

1) We live in London so petrol is a must.

2) Reliability - given how intense life with kids is, I do not want the car to give me any headaches! I love how steadfastly our 2007 Corolla has served us so far (123,000 miles with no care or attention from my part...) - I'd love this car to last as long possible - especially given how little we use it.

3) Room in back seat for 3 child seats, ideally 3 rear facing but 2 rear facing will do.

4) Given how little we use it if you have reliable recommendations significantly under £10k, that would be great too.

Cars I've been looking at: smaller MPVs, essentially, to fit the car seats. VW Touran 2016 onwards seems decent but a bit pricy. Toyota Verso seems reliable but we saw one today and it feels a bit small and really unappealing. I've heard mixed things about the reliability of the Renault Scenic and the Citroen C4 Picasso and so I don't want that headache.

I was previously looking at auto cars because my wife hasn't yet passed her test and has found learning VERY slow and difficult. However, it felt impossible to find an auto within budget due to things like unreliable auto gearboxes on so many of the cars above. So in exasperation we've decided to look for manuals instead, and just to accept that my wife won't learn to drive for a while due to the young kids.

All advice much appreciated - autotrader links gratefully received as well!

Thanks.