I say a manual car and make it a car not a truck/suv/crossover
A manual keeps people from being stupid. You can't drive it when intoxicated. Your jackass friends can't drive it either because they don't know how to. You can't eat pizza or do your makeup while driving a stick shift either
A car also helps avoid people from doing stupid things. In a car you have a better feel for your mortality when 18 wheelers pass you by.
There are plenty of cars with manuals in your price range, Mini Coopers, Civics, etc
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