This… is the 2010 Citroën C3 1.4 HDi VTR+—a small hatchback designed to make driving cheap, easy, and a little bit cheerful. It’s light, it’s nippy, and it’s the kind of car that can squeeze into parking spaces other drivers wouldn’t even attempt. Under the bonnet is a 1.4-litre HDi diesel with 68 bhp. It’s not fast—0–60 takes 16 seconds—but that’s fine because the point here is fuel economy. And this little French runabout will do an astonishing 65 mpg combined, which means you’ll forget where your nearest fuel station even is. Insurance? Group 4, which is about as low as cars get. ULEZ? No—it’s Euro 4 diesel, so central London will still take your money, but everywhere else you’re laughing. When new, this C3 cost around £13,000, and the VTR+ trim means it came with air conditioning, alloy wheels, front fog lights, electric windows, and remote locking. All the creature comforts you actually need—none of the stuff you don’t. For a first-time driver who doesn’t plan to live inside the ULEZ zone, this is a cracking choice: cheap to insure, sips fuel like a nun sips sherry, and is simple enough to live with that it won’t make you cry when something eventually needs fixing.