Well, I'm starting to look into the car market because I'm planning on buying a car sometime this summer or earlier if I find an amazing deal. I'm looking for some suggestions in the used car market for the following specs:
-Under 10k when haggled down (maybe a bit more)
-Preferably 6spd manual, 5spd is ok too
-Preferably sedan but coupe would be ok too
-Peppy, kind of sporty, and fun to drive
-Above 25mpg
-Run up to 150,000 miles without major problems (probably Japanese)
-Under 50k miles (need it to last about 7~8yrs more years)
-Not older than 2000 model year
So far I've found that and 04 Sentra SE-R Spec V matches what I want but I'm just not sure about the 150k miles part. Does anybody have any other suggestions for cars to look into? If I don't find anything I like or if I fall in love with the xD, I'm planning on buying that and just financing it.

 

Nobody has any ideas?

 

Any car will make it to 150k miles when properly taken care of driven accordingly.

 

Well, GM cars have been known to crap out at around 130k... And I don't need it to just make it, I need it to make it with no major problems.

 

a honda

 

or get a camry haha my camry has 162k and its a 96'

 

Camry isn't manual though.

 

the sentra should be fine. nissans last reasonably long....my 99 altima has 82k so far, my neighbor's 92 altima has 180k + and still going.

civics are always a popular choice, maybe you can find an Si somewhere
something along the lines of this:

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*edit - fixed long url - Max

 

mazdaspeed protege? subaru impreza 2.5 rs? mitsubishi lancer ralli art or eclipse? toyota celica gt-s? dodge neon r/t? honda civic si? vw jetta 1.8t? vw gti 1/8t or vr6? honda prelude? ford focus svt? mini cooper s? i think that is about all i can name when it comes to budget compact rockets.

 

yaris

 

he said he wanted a "sporty" car. yes, you can get a cheap yaris with manual everything, windows, locks and i don't know if it even comes with ac.

 

The MS Protege is a good one but they're very hard to find, like almost impossible. Impreza and Lancer are both to expensive and I'd assumer the eclipse would be too. I looked into Celica and if I tried really hard I could find one in my price range but I don't like it THAT much. Dodge Neon . I don't like the styling of the old Si and my friend has one and says its not really a good performer either. VW's too expensive. Prelude is a good one but most of them have high miles nowadays, like over 75k. Ford Focus . Mini is WAY too expensive and insurance would kill me. I'm pretty sure the Spec V is the best choice for me. I found an 06 with 13k miles and haggled the guy down to $13.7k. GREAT deal. Anyway now I'm just waiting for the xD pics to come out so I don't regret my purchase this summer when the new Scions come. Going to look at the Spec this Sunday.

 

I test drove the yaris a little bit ago. It's a fine car but its super loud in the city, its sounds like a tractor. It's VERY slow, granted I test drove an auto but I can't imagine the manual being too much better. But for the record, it does have A/C.

 

autotrader.

 

well, you didn't specify whether or not the car was nice looking, but the dodge neon r/t puts out like 150 hp which is okay, and the ford focus svt has 170 hp, 6 spd manual, xenon headlights, you can get them in 3 or 5 door body styles.

also, a new subaru impreza base is lik $18k, and so was the lancer ralliart, which is about what a nissan sentra se-r spec v costs new also right? the vw was kinda fluffer because i don't feel like they have good longevity.

 

He wants it be be under 10k.

 

well he hasn't gotten that on his favorite which is the sentra, he needs to argue down another 3.7k

 

I don't want a Neon or a Focus because they are Dodge and Ford and I said I want it to last 150k miles. That number may be pushing it but I need at least 120k out of it and both of those will give me problems. Impreza and Ralliart will both still be high above the $13.7 I can get a spec V for. When I looked into the impreza, I had to go up to some pretty high mileages to get it in my price range. As for my original $10k price requirment, that is if the car is actually used, meaning like over 30k miles and older than an 05. If he car is almost new I 'm willing to go up to like $14.5.