l am looking for a used small 2 or 4 door car that has manual transmission, 4 wheel drive, anywhere from 4-6 cylinders, ABS braking, power steering, adjustable steering wheel, is somewhat reliable, and is under $2,500. If anyone know about a car like that or something similar to it please let me know. This will be my first car so l really need some help with finding the right one for me. l know what l am asking for is pretty specific, so if you know about somthing similar, please let me know. The three things that l really care about is manual transmission, 4 wheel drive, and ABS braking. Thank you very much!
Thanks a bunch for all of the help guys. l was looking at a bunch of cars and l think that l found out what kind of car l want. l saw a 1995 Ford Mustang GT Convertable. Does anyone have any experience with this car? l would like to be able to find out what other people think about the car. Thanks again!

good luck finding what you want for that price, l have a hyundai elentra, they are really nice, look at some of those, but that is a low price

u might wanna specify new or used. are u in the US or not? but craigslist but u cant get 4 weel drive. but like 2-3k seems ok, but make sure its approved by some thing.

Drive around and look for used cars(be sure to do price checking at kbb.com before buying).

Good cheap cars: Saturns (DOHC only), Civics, and Toyota Echo.

Do research on cars at: MSN.com (link in source)

Wish you the best, if you need more help, let me know.

just do ur homework on the web, there is plenty of resources; l would think that the main factor for u (after the 3 features u named) would be reliability, so check this out (this list does not have cars in ur range, but it gives u an idea of what model legacies r reliable):

http://consumerreports.org/cro/cars/used-cars/cr-recommended/best-used-vehicles-under-20000-406/overview/

and this might be even more helpful, bc they have a 2000-4000 section:

http://usedcars.about.com/od/research/The_Right_Tools_for_Buying_the_Right_Used_Car.htm

You can look through Ebay to get an idea and narrow down the options to what you want just to get an idea on some models.

Link below is for convertibles with manual transmition no options for the brakes that l am seeing but just look around to get an idea

Saw some nice Mazda Mx-5 Miatas for pretty cheap it is a very nice car and very affordable.

try find here http://auto4america.com, very nice seach engine

You decided to purchase a used car.Really this is a good idea because you save a lot of money by purchasing a used car.There are plenty of car auctions to get a used car.If you are staying in USA,The government agencies and police car auctions are there a lot.They seize cars everyday from illegal activists.You can get a different car models to purchase at low price.And you can get different used car models by searching online website and classified site.Go ahead.All the best.