Fiesta ST

Handles better than any other hot hatch short of the focus ST/RS

Fiesta is piss cheap to fix too.

Rather see cows than smog

Here’s my thread if you want some ideas of what to get

ktt2.com/official-vehicle-thread-101726/6#latest

if you can find one, first gen mazdaspeed3's or mazda 3 mps as theyre called in europe are super underrated. 263hp and a turbo for under 10k usually.