Need a car

This. You should be shitposting about buttmad GM fangirls instead.

>Lazy poster
>ignores sticky
>wants other people to do work for him for free
>doesn't understand when people are rude to him
>doesn't understand when he gets bad advice

OP has 10k and sticky only covers under 5k

Get a used Miata. You can get one for under $10k.

Honda Civic
Toyota Corolla
Subaru, just Subaru
Ford's economy cars, Focus or if you get lucky a Fiesta
Geo Tracker, Prizm, Metro [you could probably buy all three with a 10k budget]
manual is always better than auto, especially when you're buying used

don't buy jeep, fanboys will tell you they're reliable but they're not, jeeps constantly top lists for worst/least reliable cars multiple times a list for many many years in a row with varieties of problems that all add up to "I now have a rolling shed if I push it just right"
don't buy the chevy aveo, prone to electrical problems and gets oddly poor gas mileage for a car that small, driving style and aero mods have negligible affects according to hypermiling forums
don't buy any full sized american made sedans, they all have varying problems but they are universally as reliable as a swiss cheese canoe
don't buy VW, they use archaic tech in their cars and even though the vast majority are reliable the ones that do shit the bed, break and break bad and you'll be looking for someone called "technician" instead of "mechanic"

2013ish Focus SE with a 5spd manual. Some of the more refined handling/ride balances in the segment, with a strong 2.0L 160hp motor. Rear seat space is kind of tight, but it will still fit people in a pinch. Resale isn't Civic strong, and 5spds are lot poison to most dealers so I would think you should be able to get a good deal.

Well said the sticky is a good starting reference and so is the guide to buying a used car but it looks like it was made in 2005.
Imo newer accords look nice or a wrx is what I'm looking for but it's pretty hard to find a reliable looking used one, Period.. you could buy a decent 4 door tacoma but they come only in automatic.

>People talking about cars
>You're shitposting about things you clearly know nothing about
As I said, you're the cancer ruining this board.

>Will a manual make any car somewhat fun?
Yes. Driving an underpowered manual is really fun. You can actually give it a good amount of RPM without doing anything illegal. With a somewhat powerful car, you can't really open it up often if you don't want to get done for speeding.

Thanks man, really liking the look of the hatch.