Thanks for your help guys. In the end I bought a…
1998 Mazda 323 Astina
I paid $8,500 for it. It has… 1.8l 4 cylinder engine, 5 speed manual, power steering, power windows, electronic mirrors, air con, 6 stacker CD player, remote central locking, and probably more that I have forgotten.
I only got it about 4 or 5 hours ago, and already it’s been in a thunderstorm (so of course my drivers side carpets are already dirty

). So I decided to take some photos of it drying in the sun.
Very happy with it so far. My only problem is that visibility is a little difficult, but it’s not a big problem with the mirrors properly adjusted. Can’t wait for a nice day to push it a bit.