Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Get one of these Joe.

Got to be cheap and plentiful Japanese imports available?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163774437217

Good GC8 Imprezas that aren’t total money pits go for significant money in NZ, the only one I could find you’d want to own was $18,000

What is that in UK cash and UK equivalent prices?

roughly divide by 2 at the moment - so 9,000gbp. No idea what they go for at home

My man has gone off to get me a 2014 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport, black, only 90,000kms on the clock and ticks all the 'right now' boxes... Wish me luck...

It's this one, too expensive and he knows them so he's gonna get me a deal...

https://www.grandprixmazdaaspley.com.au/used-cars/for-sale/toyota/corolla/2014/ascent-sport/zre182r/1079880

Dude, that is way too expensive. And they drive like shit. I have two in the extended family...

I bought my sister in law one last year, 2014 model, 60,000 Kay's... $12k from a dealer. In Sydney....

Yeah, I'm hoping to pay a lot closer to $10k... It'll do me for now, easy to resell once I find something I really like...

Dealer won't budge, not gonna happen!

Do the 1.8 'Sport' versions drive like shit as well?

Yes. The CVT transmission sucks the life out of everything. If you're used to the zoom zoom of Mazda then it'll feel terrible. Add vague and zero feel in the steering... Nope. Put it this way, even my 74 y/o mother in law, who has an ascent "sport" thinks it's boring...

Left field suggestions. Honda accord euro. They drive quite nicely, a bit lower tech though and not that light on the fuel.
Check out this 2005 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Auto.
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2005-Honda-Accord-Euro-Luxury-Auto/SSE-AD-6403154

Newer:
Check out this 2011 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Navi Auto MY11.
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2011-Honda-Accord-Euro-Luxury-Navi-Auto-MY11/SSE-AD-6249940

No idea about their reliability or maintenance though.

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Woah, what happened there?

Didn't realise the Sport meant exactly the same car but slightly different wheels... I see!

And my mother-in-law drives one >>>>>>>>

My partner ADORES them!!! 😂🔫

That Corolla is massively dull - and I say that as someone who's just bought a Megane Estate.

OK, no Corolla at that price for me... You're right, it is super dull... No Mazda3s out there atm either so I may buy this, because it's cheap and it's here... Just done a check on it, not been in an accident, stolen and hasn't got any outstanding finance on it... Needs a little bit of work to get a couple of scrapes out, $12k all in... 2013 Mazda6 Touring... All mod cons, leather, etc... I can punt it on when I get sick of it...

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And you can go mini-cabbing in the evenings to earn some pin money.

I know!! Do you reckon I could go Uber Black with it? TBH I'm stumped about what to get, maybe I should buy a five hundred dollar nugget until the right thing comes along... I'm in several minds about this...

V8 ute or GTFO

Ha, fuck off... I could probably very easily pick one of those up for five hundred bucks with all my new nefarious car dealer/towing company contacts... It's all very GTA5...