The year I got my licence, my Dad bought a Chrysler E-Class demo, a stretched K-Car at its core. We got Reliants as service loaners, drove a few of them. Despite all the bashing, they were practical little things, with seating for six on a very small shadow, they were comfy and fairly good on fuel...and in snow too. Fast? No, just very competent and cheap basic transportation for the masses, and they were less rust-prone than the Japanese offerings of the time.