Something sporty for £8000

I have a budget of £7-8000 to spend - it doesn't matter if the engine is diesel or petrol, but the car has to have a manual gearbox and be sporty. Can be any size.

Asked on 31 January 2012 by catA4

Answered by Honest John
Try out a Mazda 2 1.3TS2. Good looking and good fun.
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