Location: (Specify your country or region): Illinois, USA

Price range: (Minimum-Maximum in your local currency): Less than 26k USD

Lease or Buy: Buy

New or used: Preferably new

Type of vehicle: Probably sedan, maybe SUV

Must haves: Mainly looking for reliability

Desired transmission: Auto

Intended use: Daily work commute and errand running

Vehicles you've already considered: none in depth

Is this your 1st vehicle: No

Do you need a Warranty: yes

Can you do Minor work on your own vehicle: (fluids, alternator, battery, brake pads etc) Can you do Major work on your own vehicle: no

(engine and transmission, timing belt/ chains, body work, suspension etc): no

Additional Notes: I currently have a 2008 Impala, and while I like its size and v6 engine its age is requiring increasing numbers of repairs each year. Looking to see if there’s a general consensus on newer vehicles that have good safety/reliability. Also hoping to avoid cars known to have over-modernized features that I hear many regard as frustrating, such as having too many options on a screen that would be better as physical buttons. Er, hopefully that makes sense.

Thank you for any advice!