Hello lads

Hello lads,
The wife and I are going to start trying to have a baby soon and I'm going to be looking for a new car because I drive an FG2 Si and I want four doors just for ease of putting a car seat in back. I tried with an old one of my parents recently and it's possible, but a pain in the ass without a squirming child in the mix.
We're looking to spend about $10k.
What we're looking for:
>Not a crossover or SUV
>at least four doors, 5 is a plus
>manual
>isn't boring to drive
>safe
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Just keep the Civic. Build some character.

Mazda 6. If you can find it in hatchback/wagon form you get your 5 doors, if not you still have 4. It's quite fun and sporty for being a full sized family car, and can be had in manual. Mazdas tend to have good handling, and good handling often naturally comes with a rigid, safe chassis. If you want something a bit smaller, the Mazda 3 would suit you well, since it'd be a bit smaller and more entertaining to drive without sacrificing any safety or much practicality. If you're really after a fun family car, get the Mazdaspeed version of either for a properly quick grocery getter.

Get this Volvo, Volvos are nice

The only concern I have with a Speed is reliability, but I'll definitely keep my eyes open for a good 6 wagon. I didn't even know they made those.
M8, I'd really prefer not to. We tend to keep our cars a long time, and that backseat is uncomfrotable as fuck for anybody taller than 5'2", and odds are our kids will be tall as fuck. My wife is the short one in her family at 5'9" and I'm 6'2".

you can try the Mazdaspeed 6, can easily find one for as low as 5k, which is pretty decent for a 10 year old 270hp AWD four door sedan with sizeable cargo area

Don't have a baby if all you can budget is 10k for your family car. Wait until you can buy a brand new minivan or something. Minivans are nice af.

Tha ks for the financial advice, but trust me, we have plenty saved. We're just not looking to take the depreciation hit, and $10k can get a plenty nice car that will last a long time. We could go as high as $20k and still pay cash, but we're saving that for other baby related expenses.

I'm 5'6 and my husband is 6'2. Can bang just fine in the back of my EK.
Our family car is a WRX wagon, it's quick and can get kids in the back seat just fine, as well as a dog in the back.