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Help my dad choose his next car!

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blindside
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Well I don't really have more than a general knowledge of cars, but here is some information:

- He's been a subaru man for as long as I can remember
- He's had the legacy, forester and now the impreza hatchback
- He's looking for a similar car to the impreza, not necessarily a subaru
- He found the impreza to not perform as well as he expected in winter conditions
- The car must be able to support a ski rack or have enough room for a few pairs inside
- Similar price range as aforementioned cars
- He drives manuel

Let's hear some suggestions! Thanks!
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teleTay
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audi a4 avant
audi a3
audi a6 avant

must have quattro, i dont really know why any one would by a fwd audi
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Funnel
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Volvos are sweet rides. My mom has an XC90 V8 and we have been satisfied with it so far.
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Static
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Please provide some awd turbo cars that are cheaper.


ANd 40k for a wrx??? haha, you must reallllly get screwed in canada, because on the US subaru site, I can't get the price of a WRX up to 40k even with every option(over half are redundant ie. trunk mat for wagon and sedan).
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XtRemE11
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do they have to be new?
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FilmingBitch
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It's effing stupid, especially since our dollar is higher. And it's not like we can just hope the boarder and buy a car in the states either, they watch for that...

The base price of the WRX in Canada is $32495. The base price in the US is $26220. I hate you guys. That's ridiculous!
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blindside
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We live in montreal and have a place up north near st-sauveur, so there's a lot of snowy/icy conditions to drive in.

I really appreciate the suggestions and explanations too thanks!

And once again, allow me to reiterate that I'm not expecting my father to buy a car based strictly on an nser's recommendation.
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statuswhitegirl
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Piste.Off
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too bad audi only sells those in europe.
14 years ago
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*rkp*
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and is ridiculously outside the constraints of the OP's criteria... ^
14 years ago
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dat_ski_dude
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of course my first option would be subi,  but for something different how bout a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. i think the AWD models start at like 21,000. never driven one but they look nice

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blindside
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Thank you again for all the advice everyone. If any of you are interested, my dad test drove the GTI and loved it, so that's what he's going with!
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