Help a dude out!
Wife wants me to look at replacing the Lancer Ralliart before it becomes a repair liability, but I'm seriously struggling to find something that appeals to me.
Needs: 2 or 4 doors, auto, new (warranty is happy wife), build cost at or below 55k.
Wants: AWD, 250+ HP, bit of fun available, smaller sedan or hatchback.
Right now the leader is a loaded Mazda3 GT Turbo, maybe breaking the used rule for an AMG A35, then in a distant second of Subaru WRX and Golf GTI as possible contenders, but I don't see much else I like out there.
Mitsu doesn't make fun cars anymore, Ford doesn't make any cars anymore, Civics/Toyota I wasn't seeing anything, but I'm not familiar with their modern line up.
Anything I'm overlooking?