I'm looking at getting rid of my saab 9-5. As much as i love it i hate how difficult it is to maintain. I'm looking for something sub £1k, petrol, manual thats reasonably easy to maintain and are fun to drive. After a quick look on autotrader the main candidates seem to be saxo vtr/vts and ford pumas.

Does anyone have any advice on what they're like to own or anything else i can get for similar money? Cheers