$22k to spend on a car. What do you buy?

b2tf · 29-08-2011, 02:36 PM

The better half is looking to upgrade her current car to something a bit newer. Current car is an 05 Accord Euro 6 speed manual, very, very happy with it but the kms are starting to rack up so time to move it on. I would ideally like to replace it with something of a similar nature but there is a little room to vary. Manual transmission is preferred but again not mandatory.

There are a lot of FG XR6's going round at the moment which are great value, I have found a number of them for $23,888 driveaway with less than 50,000kms and they look like great buying. Obviously the answers will be a bit biased but is there anything else we should consider? I won't buy a VE unless it is a V8 and if it is a Falcon I would really like an FG as I've had one before.

So the main points to consider are:

Ideally manual
Under $25k
No more than 3 yrs old (warranty)
Colour not important
Not too 'big' - will be a female driver and she 'doesnt want a truck'

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.