Cars: Lease or Buy

I used to drive an Austin 1800; my tall friends loved it, they never had to put the seat back. Acres of room!

I never notice new cars and even I noticed the Fiat 500. I'm actually going to be buying my first ever car in the next few months if things go to plan. Not sure what I'm after but I'm in the UK and want an automatic so my options are a bit more limited than for a manual. Toyota Yaris seems p good.

If the Fiat X1/9 came back (and was affordable, as it used to be), I'd jump on that.