I'm looking to buy a new car for around $10k, and I'm really interested in getting a awd tsi. I did some research and they seem like they could be a badass car. What do you guys think is the best year for the talon tsi awd?

'92, final year of the 6 bolt

for $10k you can get a lot more car than a talon.

what cars would you guys suggest for $10k?

right now i have an 85 mustang 5.0 and it's pretty quick with the mods it has (edelbrock manifold, headers, x-pipe, flowmasters, 3.73, comp cams) but i'm looking for something that will be reliable yet faster than my mustang.

a DSM faster than your mustang will certainly not be more reliable than it.

^^^ What he said. I suppose if you are getting tired of your mustang you could get an old transam/firebird. Similarly reliability and performance for the price.