Might be a weird question...

My gf wants a FWD hatchback with a V6 and manual trans. Why she is so oddly specific idk.

By hatchback she means more of that wagon body style rather than something like a 350z styling. She always wants to buy a used car.....

The only thing I can find a a VW GTI. I don't want to have to fix nightmare electrical issues for her does anyone else make something like this?

Why she wants FWD and doesn't want a car with a turbo is she wants an easier car to drive and just doesn't like turbocharged cars. I tried getting her into a WRX wagon but she just hates turbo, idk why. She seemed to like this VR6 GTI but I have never owned VW and my uncle who is a master mechanic says that it would be a bad idea to get one.

She likes the R32 and Audi A3 3.2 as well, however they seem ridiculously overpriced for what they are. A 2004 selling for $15k? Kind of ridiculous.

Mazda 6 wagon or hatch?

SVT Contour?

Mazda 323? Later non-GTX models were available with the 1.8 V6, dunno if they were imported to the States though.

Well, the R32 sold for over $30K. It's also AWD, not FWD. I don't know if I'd buy one myself, but they are nice and capable cars. Fairly low production numbers combined with a reasonably enthusiastic following should keep values fairly stable. An R32 is the only car that might entice me to forget my general loathing of the VR6 (due to past experience).

A few of the Japanese manufacturers quietly offered manual transmission cars, but usually only with the base 4 cyl.

GameboyRMH wrote: Mazda 323? Later non-GTX models were available with the 1.8 V6, dunno if they were imported to the States though.

They weren't, the closest thing was the MX3 GS.

Or... you could just swap a 2.5 V6 in the 323.

Should be filed under the crappy C-List thread. Doesn't say if it's a stick or not, but I believe they're out there for under $14k.

http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/3525552655.html

would an H6 be acceptable ? like an Outback 3.0R (I think I drove a 6 speed one several years ago) ? (granted it's AWD and not FWD)

There ARE no weird questions. No, wait, thats stupid questions. Yea, this is a weird question.

I second the Mazda6

The v6 is the one that throws me. If she thinks she wants the power, she needs to drive a Mazdaspeed 3. WAY more power than Mazda's v6.

If you really want to confuse her, track down a Chevy Corsica hatchback with a 3.1 V6 and a 5 speed.

Hey, it meets the requirements

Camry wagon from downunder

Volvo Wagon? Later ones ditched the V6 for an inline 5, but its close enough, right?

SAAB 9000 Wagon? I think they came with the V6 as an option and they are GM based with better build quality so they are slightly easy to hop up/repair.

They sold those camry wagons in the US too, maybe not manual ones though.

Did that volvo c30 come with a 6? Saab?

914Driver wrote: Should be filed under the crappy C-List thread. Doesn't say if it's a stick or not, but I believe they're out there for under $14k. http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/3525552655.html

They never sold manual 100/A6s in the US unless you went for a FWD sedan. You had to step up to the S4/S6 to get a manual.

sachilles wrote: Saab?

turboswede wrote: SAAB 9000 Wagon? I think they came with the V6 as an option and they are GM based with better build quality so they are slightly easy to hop up/repair.

The V6 in the 9000/9-5 is an ATROCIOUS piece of E36 M3 and should be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS. They also never made a 9000 wagon, just a 5-door.

In reply to SlickDizzy: My wife had one, pretty sure it was a us market car.(audi)

SlickDizzy wrote:

sachilles wrote: Saab?

turboswede wrote: SAAB 9000 Wagon? I think they came with the V6 as an option and they are GM based with better build quality so they are slightly easy to hop up/repair.

The V6 in the 9000/9-5 is an ATROCIOUS piece of E36 M3 and should be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS. They also never made a 9000 wagon, just a 5-door.

This.

I think you need to force SWMBO to just drive a turbo car and she if she likes it. I bet she likes it. If she doesn't, something is wrong with her.

sachilles wrote: In reply to SlickDizzy: My wife had one, pretty sure it was a us market car.

It must have been FWD. It is very well documented that Audi never sold a quattro 100/A6 with a manual in this country.

In reply to SlickDizzy: It was all wheel drive and manual and an audi 100.

sachilles wrote: Did that volvo c30 come with a 6? Saab?

Pretty sure the C30 comes with a 5cyl....turbo.

IMHO you need to ditch the V6 option if you don't want to get stuck maintaining a VW. Anything else that comes with a V6 won't be a traditional hatchback like she's looking for. Mazda6 has a hatchback model, but it looks like a normal sedan. Maybe the Maz6 wagon would work? Hard to find those in manual/V6 combo though. Honestly an RSX might be an option, but again it's more a fastback shape.

Price range?

sachilles wrote: In reply to SlickDizzy: It was all wheel drive and manual and an audi 100.

Prove it. Find a single one for sale, anywhere in this country. Should be simple if what you say is true. C4 platform + V6 + quattro + manual = nonexistent in USA.

SlickDizzy wrote:

sachilles wrote: In reply to SlickDizzy: It was all wheel drive and manual and an audi 100.

Prove it. Find a single one for sale, anywhere in this country. Should be simple if what you say is true.

What do I have to prove? It was an Audi 100, with a manual transmission and all wheel drive. Let me see if I can dig up a picture from ages ago. No idea if it was a us market car. Don't even care.