car stuff
oh hey, looking at buying a new car since like, the old one needs so much work to be roadworthy again a NEW car might actually be cheaper.
Time to have the fun dance of "do I dare buy a manual transmission car and learn manual just to save some bucks/drive some of the super cute subaru options?" vs "I could probably just by a honda civic"
re: car stuff
@Draekos I would teach you manual if I was nearby. :(
The Civic is great. New model is out this year which might make used ones of the old body style cheaper. The Fit is smaller/cheaper and also well-regarded.
The small Subarus are great options, too. The small Toyota hatchback I found to be uncomfortable, but YMMV. Hyundais are Fine. Kias are probably good, but dealerships are often terrible. I'd avoid the Ford hatchbacks because of issues with the automatic transmissions, though they're otherwise good.
