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You can get a lot for $11k. My mom recently got a car for $15k that was $90k in 1989. Its in perfect condition, and is incredible to drive. That's a little out of your price range, but cars really haven't changed all that much recently, so if you get a car that was very good maybe 10-15 years ago, its still great as long as its been maintained well.
There are lots of older BMW's and Benzes you can get in your price range (and way below). I think many of these cars have a much higher driving quality than all but a very few asian cars. An AWD turbo eclipse or the last gen MR2 would be nice though. Certainly avoid the Tiburon. Hyundai isn't known for build quality, and they really aren't that fast.
I'd recommend that you find ads for used cars in your area, and randomly drive a lot of different types of cars. Don't focus on a specific model before getting some perspective. Getting advice from people helps, but what seems like a great car to one person could be disposable to the next. Also realize that most used cars are trashed regardless of year (in non-obvious ways). So if one car seems bad, it doesn't necessarily mean that you wouldn't like other cars of the same year and model.
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