Oppo, my brother wants your help finding a car!

"BJohnson11" (brettjohnson01) 10/01/2013 at 23:20 • Filed to: None

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So some back story first. My brother is 24, and recently got a job working as an engineer in San Diego. He has friends in the LA area, as well as a girlfriend still in San Luis, so he does a decent amount of driving. He has a diesel truck, but wants to get something that is a little more daily drivable. His main requirements are, in no particular order: fun to drive, manual trans, practical, decent fuel mileage (high 20's to low 30's maybe?). He'd prefer a 4 door, but is open to 2 door coupes. He has about a 30 grand budget.

So far his "front runners" are either something like a Ford Focus ST or a 2010 Audi S4. I'm trying to push him towards one of the Toyobaru twins, but I think he believes they're too small of cars.

So oppo, what would you recommend? 30 grand, fun to drive, manual. Ya'll should be all over this.

dieselwagon > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:24

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Audi S4 all day, every day.

MitsubiShe > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:24

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Evo. :)

scoob > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:26

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All I can think of at the moment.

Edit: I wish I had 30 grand for a car and a good job!

Dunnik > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:26

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A bit over budget, but the new 2014 GTI would fit the bill nicely, methinks:

Haven't wanted a GTI so badly since the MK I's and II's.

If that's too rich for his blood, then get a Wolfsburg edition with the gasoline engine, a 2013 GTI from dealers who want to make room for the new cars, or maybe one that's just come off lease (though a leased GTI would likely have been driven very, very hard. Be extra cautions with that one).

D > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:28

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MS3? Not sure what fuel economy they get though.

POD > D 10/01/2013 at 23:28

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Mid/upper-mid 30's highway, mid 20's city.

PatBateman > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:29

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This: http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…

Or this: http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:32

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A used 328d, they might have come with a manual.

D > POD 10/01/2013 at 23:32

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Better that I would have guessed. They've got an LSD right?

TSLA > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:33

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Just because the toybaru is getting alot of good press doesn't mean its perfect yet. Keep that in mind. Also, you can buy anything you want for 30k. srsly.

POD > D 10/01/2013 at 23:33

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Yup. Still a healthy gob of torque steer though, even with the LSD.

rabbitman > BJohnson11 10/01/2013 at 23:59

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Fiesta ST and save the rest of it for when Mountune sets up shop there and some new rubber.

GhostZ > BJohnson11 10/02/2013 at 04:20

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Or this sexy thing:

Or its 4-door, less sporty version: