It seems that I cannot break off my relationship with the Corona.
We still have the trusty 1993 manual that has been completely reliable since the last episode back in 2013 but had been thinking on upgrading to something more modern.
So we splashed out recently on a 1995 Corona GLX hatchback.
She is an auto and a beauty if you ignore the past 21 years of care. Hello easy motoring and increased fuel costs(?)