Help me think of new car...searchers block

[Primalzer]

I'm having a tough time narrowing down my search for a next vehicle...The Expedition has been great, but the gas mileage is killing me, and gas is only going to get more expensive...just don't need anything that big. I want to go smaller, but still has usable storage. Here are the criteria...

Manual trans
<100K miles
Minimum 4 doors
Hatchbacks/wagons or sedans with fold down seats
$20K or less
Nothing German (because maintenance/parts costs)
No cares about AWD, FWD, or RWD
2000 or newer

Fiesta and Focus ST's are definitely on my radar. Always off Volvo's...but I'm stuck in that rut...help me think outside my box

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[OffshoreDrilling]

PRIUS

 

[RICH17]

ST is the way to go IMO

 

[RICH17]

PRIUS

Somebody ban this fucker

 

[Primalzer]

PRIUS

 

[Bru]

2017 Honda Civic hatchback. It only comes with the turbo engine and starts at $20,535 with destination and manual tranmsission. Fantastic-driving car and equally impressive fuel economy.

 

[boostedguy05]

Outbacks?

 

[Primalzer]

2017 Honda Civic hatchback. It only comes with the turbo engine and starts at $20,535 with destination and manual tranmsission. Fantastic-driving car and equally impressive fuel economy.

Interesting...might have to take a meander over to the Honda dealer this weekend to take a look...assuming they're at dealers...they're also new...do you expect markup?

Outbacks?

Outbacks and Subaru's are definitely on the radar...would love a Forester XT

 

[bimmer4life]

Lot of car for the money...

2014 Ford Fiesta ST TURBO!!!!!!!!!

 

[wombat]

Buy my ST.

 

[Primalzer]

Lot of car for the money...

2014 Ford Fiesta ST TURBO!!!!!!!!!

Guy at work sent me one for sale, looks exactly the same, for $11.5K...similar miles too...definitely tempting at that price...especially since they're most likely still under factory warranty

 

[Dasfinc]

Lexus IS300? or Lexus "Sport Cross" wagon?

Maxima?

WRX or Evo?

Forester XT?

Wrangler Unlimited?

 

[RedBeard]

Those Fiesta ST prices are dropping pretty quick. Not a bad used car option.

 

[Bru]

Interesting...might have to take a meander over to the Honda dealer this weekend to take a look...assuming they're at dealers...they're also new...do you expect markup?

Outbacks and Subaru's are definitely on the radar...would love a Forester XT

The hatchbacks just went on sale a few weeks ago. Not sure what's trickled into dealerships yet. Honda typically doesn't wheel and deal too much but it's nearing the end of the year so you might find some wiggle room. Finding a manual may be the hardest part.

 

[Primalzer]

Lexus IS300? or Lexus "Sport Cross" wagon?

Maxima?

WRX or Evo?

Forester XT?

Wrangler Unlimited?

Would love a first gen IS...hard to come by with a manual...and arguably overpriced still

Not a big Nissan fan

WRX would be good...Evo not my style

Forester XT, as said earlier, would be most ideal, but finding a decent one, with lower miles with a stick, for a decent price is hard.

No Wranglers...I'd debate a year old Renegade with the 1.4T, AWD, and a 6-speed

 

[Primalzer]

The hatchbacks just went on sale a few weeks ago. Not sure what's trickled into dealerships yet. Honda typically doesn't wheel and deal too much but it's nearing the end of the year so you might find some wiggle room. Finding a manual may be the hardest part.

Harder and harder, it seems, to find a manual new car...does Honda order cars?

 

[Dasfinc]

Would love a first gen IS...hard to come by with a manual...and arguably overpriced still

Not a big Nissan fan

WRX would be good...Evo not my style

Forester XT, as said earlier, would be most ideal, but finding a decent one, with lower miles with a stick, for a decent price is hard.

No Wranglers...I'd debate a year old Renegade with the 1.4T, AWD, and a 6-speed

I'd love a first gen IS, but yes, they hold their value well.

Why are you hard set on a 4 door out of curiosity? just the practicality?

 

[sickmint79]

y no love for dat bmw wagon

so suby wagon

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

2017 Honda Civic hatchback. It only comes with the turbo engine and starts at $20,535 with destination and manual tranmsission. Fantastic-driving car and equally impressive fuel economy.

and ugly as fuck

 

[Dasfinc]

Oh, and I have a friend that has a clean Fiesta ST forsale also for 16,500 in black.

 

[Primalzer]

I'd love a first gen IS, but yes, they hold their value well.

Why are you hard set on a 4 door out of curiosity? just the practicality?

I'm not a 2 door fan...I've had them...just not practical enough...plus fitting 6'6" fishing poles in a Fiesta ST is hard enough...

y no love for dat bmw wagon

so suby wagon

If I still had my BMW parts hook-up, I'd be looking hard at a 335i...but don't want to pay the upkeep/parts costs that come with the German cars...VW included.

Subby wagon is definitely on the short list...love me some flat-four thrum

 

[Primalzer]

Oh, and I have a friend that has a clean Fiesta ST forsale also for 16,500 in black.

Do not want another black car...always said I'd never own one, eventually had one, and regret it still.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That civic looks great. Would drive.

 

[Primalzer]

I'm going to have to see it in person...from the pictures, the shelf looking thing under the headlights sort of bug me

 

[sickmint79]

I'm not a 2 door fan...I've had them...just not practical enough...plus fitting 6'6" fishing poles in a Fiesta ST is hard enough...



If I still had my BMW parts hook-up, I'd be looking hard at a 335i...but don't want to pay the upkeep/parts costs that come with the German cars...VW included.

Subby wagon is definitely on the short list...love me some flat-four thrum

i've never had a challenge with my german cars (all bmw) but hey ymmv. i was thinking more along the lines of e46 era.

i have my mom's 04 impreza wagon wrx as a winter/whatever car. only complaint is that it's auto !