As my wife and I will both be retired next year we are looking to run one car instead of two. We currently have a 2008 RAV4 D-4D, which was used for towing and an elderly Golf estate, both diesel. We live in the country and bearing in mind the state of the roads, the weather, and the fact that we will do some regular short journeys, we want petrol and something sturdy with good ground clearance. We will do about 10,000 miles per annum max. We would not want to spend more than £12,000 including part-ex. We had thought about a Fiat Panda 4x4, but is four wheel drive that critical?