My last car was a 2008 Scion tc, and I fucking loved that little car. Good gas mileage, very reliable, not too much tech, the only issues were when I replaced the alternator, those spaces were not meant for large anglo-german hands, otherwise easy, and I got one of the bad engines. There was a cylinder issue on some of the engines, they were a little too small for the pistons and over time would wear off the crosshatching and you'd just start burning oil like crazy. Toyota was aware of the issue, but would only replace the small block if you were going through 5 liters of oil every 1500 miles. Now I run a 2023 Camry and while it's fine all the tech stuff worries me when it comes to breaking. Great gas mileage though, I can get close to 500 miles a tank if I'm living dangerously and doing a lot of highway driving.
I miss little two door cars like that Scion. It wasn't fast, but it was fun and being technically a hatchback it could carry a surprising amount of stuff.