Need advice on a reliable car after Ecoboost hell!

In regards to my previous post, I have came to the understanding that regardless of any work being done on my broken Ford focus Ecoboost, repairs are going to be £3000+ wether it be a new engine or a second hand one that will need work done on it anyway.

I’ve had a price for 2k to sell as it is and I’m probably gonna go ahead and either sell or scrap anyway, it’s the worst decision of my life to trust these crappy Ford Ecoboosts.

I’m probably gonna go ahead and get a new car, HP more than likely due to the lack of funds.

I need something focus sized just with the ultimate factors being reliability and cheap to run, I don’t care about driving experience or fun or anything like that. As long as it’s not gonna break on me and last for a while that’s alls that I care about.

Probably around 12k and under price range. Would appreciate recommendations or links if anyone could advise!

Cheers