any new car advice Options

[Taxiwardance]

Need some advice or just opinions on buying a new car. I’m getting ready at the end of this month to buy a new car but every car I have ever bought has been outright. Right now I’m looking at a Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 5 speed with “sun and sound” package right on the 20k mark. What other models should I be looking at? 16K is around where i need to be. A couple of the main reasons I’m looking at Mitsubishi is because of the 10yr 100k miles warranty, and because of the rebates and employee discount (know a guy who already has me set up) so after 2k off from rebate and about 2k from Emp discount It will be around 16,000.00. I take it there’s no bargaining room when using an employee Discount hu? Also what should I look out for and check out before I buy? Just looking for some opinions on anyone who has owned or knows someone with a lancer or suggestions on other cars I should be looking at.

P.S. Insurance is a big deal so that kind of pushes a few of the cars I would like out of my range.
Thanks

[turbohcar]

Nope, this one was at the Hondu dealership here in Bloomington.

I bought my 98 Chevy S10 with a 4cylinder 5spd with 81k on the ticker for $3k. It's the most base package you can get but if you're looking for a good parts hauling truck, I've been very happy with mine. I ended up buying new tires, serpentine belt, idler arm, center link, tailgate pieces to fix it, front brake pads, packing the wheel bearings, and an alignment but all that was had at under $1000. I'm a stickler when it comes to maintenance. Best $4000 truck I've ever come across. No leaks and I wouldn't be afraid to drive it to California and back. In fact, I just drove it to Carbondale and back (I made it in 3 hours per direction doing 80-85 the whole way) and still got about 25 miles/gallon.