Budget is going to vary depending on how much I get for mine, at a guess it would be around £2500-3000. Any idea what mine is worth? 89 1.3 Popular, at the minute it's on just under 31k miles with a full Ford service history.

A Zetec S is a definite contender, as is a VTR. I've thought about a Glanza, but heard they're not too good on fuel?
I'd love something older, especially an XR2 or 2i, but reliability is quite a large contributing factor!