Novice car guy looking for some advice. I have a 2018 manual Forester that I'm looking to trade in for a bigger SUV, most likely a 4runner. I still want to have a 2nd smaller, fun car in manual. After all is said and done I'd probably have 10-15k to drop on said fun car.

I considered getting some sick JDM rhd car from 25 years ago but figured it wouldn't be worth the hassle and I'd probably get shitwrecked if I ever crashed it compared to a modern car.

What are my options? I don't think I'd have time to personally work on it so I just want something more low maintenance. I like the idea of a hatchback. The Civic hatchbacks or Corolla GR looks nice. Should I just get a Civic Si or GTI? Any years to look for and avoid? Same with the 4runner, I'd probably get a newer version of that