We were considering a Subaru. She likes the STi for a 4 door, but it is not very roomy and family friendly :P

The legacy seems like a good option too. I will suggest that to her as well.
We are officially starting the look this weekend. We decided on a budget of 15K for the car, but there is plenty more if we need to use it but we want to keep that for the house later this year.

STI will have high insurance premiums (relatively)

For manual and Subarus, I suggest you look south of the border for them. It is much cheaper not to mention it is more plentiful when it comes to manuals.

If there's "plenty more" and you want to consider something new... Perhaps a Fiesta ST?

the fiesta st is a pratical fast car for the vancouver streets, but it starts at $23k

Nope, 15K is the cap.

She has decided that she will not spend a penny more than that on her next car.

House trumps car.

does it really have to be MT? Is the biggest reason for that because you think it'll be cheaper in the long run?

I haven't looked in a while but is an STI even possible to be fetched at $15K locally? :confused:

If saving is higher priority. Assuming you can get car lease rate at 2%. Lease something that is CPO and use the left over to invest in something with the higher return: REIT, oil stocks or boring stuff like money market etc etc eg put the 10k (after downpayment for the car) in the RRSP so you can take it out for your downpayment on the house and use the gov RRSP credit. It sounds like it is your first house purchase and also assuming you haven't max out your RRSP, TFSA etc etc.

Plunking 15k in one go for a used car when your intention is to save money for down payment is not best use of your principle.

That is one reason, FWD autos do not last long when driven "fun". Honda autos SUCK, and she wants a standard because she enjoys to drive standard.

Did not ask for financial advice, asked for car advice.
With regards to my finances, that's something you do not have to worry about. I have more than enough to put a down payment on a home. We are looking to BUY not mortgage a home.
No, this is not my first home, 3rd as a matter of fact. But thanks for providing information that I was not asking for. :lawl:

May not have much locally, but there are plenty across the boarder. I've imported my share of cars in the years so this is not that big of a deal. But she is not overly interested in a Subaru. I will need to take her there to test drive a few and see what she thinks.

Ok

a mk5 golf gti would be a nice fun car for around that price, maybe a tdi if you could convince her to go diesal

The more I look at them the more I like the TDI's.
Where we plan on moving to will have a decent amount of driving to do compared to where we live now.
Having that extra range would be a huge plus, my only concern is that she had become accustom to a "sporty" car and wants to keep driving fun.

I think a TDI of some form will have to be on the test drive list.
I have done some reading and it seems the new ones suffer from all the extra emissions stuff on them and throwing a decent exhaust on there really helps out.

Would be fun rolling coal in a Jetta hahahaha

300trq at just over 2000rpm will definitely make things feel sporty off the line. 1 ton diesel pickups weren't making much more in the early 90's. tune and dpf delete makes 295trq at the wheels. Read up on tdi hpfp as well. I know 2 people who have had it and I only know 2 people with common rail tdis. Covered under warranty after 3rd party fuel analysis luckily.
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Acura TL-S, 6 speed, awesome exhaust note if u get atlp exhaust and intake. 4 door, more than enough power she needs.
Acura TL-S 2008

i'd get it in a heartbeat if i had that 15k

Don't see where it lists 6 speed. But that was one of the cars we were going to check out.

I like the TL and the S model even more.
When I end up driving it I also want to enjoy driving it :P

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gl finding a manual though

This car has the same vin but it's not the same car: 2007 Acura TL TYPE S in Seattle, WA - VIN 19UUA76537A040735 - Wheels.TheAdvocate.com powered by EveryCarListed.com

Something does not seem right to me.

GT86.
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Yeah, I feel like I'm looking for a unicorn at the end of a rainbow that's just over the lost city of Atlantis......

I'm always a little sceptical about prices when they seem to low for the car/year. That is why id we are serious about the car its getting a full inspection and all that stuff.

I failed you because this is completely useless and you obviously did not read anything that was posted.

i think all acura TL-S models are 6 speed standard, only the non S models come in auto.

If you find a blue TL-S, oh man grab it, that's my dream car for a poor man.

that is weird. Was the only acura TL-S i saw on craigslist lol

question:

is your kitchen far from your house? why does she need a car?

haha jk <3 you tim

Good point!.... I found her car...its long, ties up in the back and says "Kiss the Chef" on the front!

:P

Civics DEAD! So its time to get her something nice :P