I am looking at buying either a CL9 or a FD2 or a FD1. At the moment I drive a 2005 5MT Civic GLi sedan (ES1).

Can anyone that have owned or driven these cars help me make a decision?

My budget is around $10k, I can probably stretch it a little bit more if I found a really good car with low k's.

I find it hard to find any facelifted CL9 that'll fit my budget (2006+), they look much nicer/sleeker than the pre-facelifted CL9 and that's why I've been thinking twice about going for a 2003-2004 Euro or FD2, CL9's gauges and steering wheel look a bit outdated as well.

How does the K20Z2 compare to the K24A3? Which engine will respond better to simple bolt-ons?

P.s. Whichever car I am buying it's gonna be manual transmission, how does the FD2's 5MT compare to the CL9's 6MT?

And last question, are there any other websites to look for used cars other than the standard carsales, carsguide, drive.com.au... etc.?

help is much appreciated.. Thank you