It would be helpful if the OP could expand on the “sporty” point. My assumption meantime is that he’s probably looking for something with a bit of poke, say under 10 secs to 60? Handling and torque also need to be right.
The Civic 1.8 is a good call. As it’s non turbo you need to give it revs to press on but I used to like the accompanying roar on the odd occasions I floored it. Mine did succumb to the aforementioned oil thirst of 2012 cars but otherwise it was a great car. The boot is large and magic seats are useful to carry family paraphernalia.
I also ran a Mazda 3 1.6 and it handled sportingly enough and was a fine cruiser. However, load it up and try to climb a hill and it’s anything but sporty. Mine was a 2012 and was rusting when it was sold last year.
Finally a Suzuki Swift 1.6 Sport might suit if not too small for a family. I think they did a 5 door but they will be rare. The only one I’ve been in was a bit Spartan so it might not suit a family but they drive very well.
My money would be on the Civic.
Yeah, "sporty" is bit vague, could just mean looks. "Skoda Monte Carlo" was mentioned by the OP, but as I said earlier, Monte Carlo (in that context) is simply a trim level which looks Sporty. For example, you can get a Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo, with the 60bhp 1.0!
Re the Mazda, the OP's budget is enough to get into a 3rd gen car with the 120bhp 2.0 which is still no ball of fire, but offers reasonable enough performance. There is also the option of the 3rd gen car with the 150bhp 2.0.
OP seems to have disappeared though
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