I like Fiats. The ex had a Panda and it was OK reliability wise, though it did have issues with leaking fuel, which stank the cabin to high heaven. I also love Fiat 500's - it's very retro, which is essentially a Panda underneath a prettier exterior. On the flip-side, I cannot stand the Mini - far too Mr. Beany... and I hate the "enlarged" versions of small cars - utterly pointless. Small cars are designed to be small for a reason in the first place, generally for city driving, which the Panda was very good at.
I am a Peugeot man myself having had a 405, 2x 406s and now on the 407 - all brilliantly reliable cars, despite being unreliably French. My mum's Shitetroen, though, has no end of issues and her '98 Clio fell to pieces, as all Renaults/Dacias do.