I think Volvos would be too expensive. My GFs V70R was like $16k.
Companies have not made cars like this very often for sale in the US and when they did they were rare or auto trans.
Cars from other companies that are similar (awd car that is turbo and manual. also most are quite old.):
DSM - Eclipse, Eagle Talon, Plymouth Laser - obviously
Celicas - All-Trac models. Rare but good and lots of aftermarket and support and was profesionally rallied etc. Pretty much an early 90s WRX and i've only seen them in good shape, just they are rare to find. Celica Alltracs are awesome. First cars are major rust buckets and should be avoided if you live in an area that has salted roads. 2nd are regular 90s car rusty so not near as bad.
That alltrac is like a reliable DSM without previous owners who suck and are rarer with near as good aftermarket. Most i've seen were stock, in good shape, and if modded were tastefully modified. There is also no ricer or F&F stigma with that car.
9-2X - Saab WRX literally as it's just a rebadged WRX. 2nd year of the car is auto only with the turbo engine, you want the first my (05?)
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 - awd, sedan, japanese made 4G63T, also rare.
3000GT - don't buy one of these.
Ralliart Lancer - lesser evo that can be had for cheap.
Subaru SVX with 5MT swap - surprisingly i see these FS all the time somehow....
Turbo Legacy - can be cheaper than a WRX. Obviously also if it's a 90s turbo legacy but they are rare and I hear are weak if you want to build it, you would need a different trans for sure if you want it to be WRX quick.
323 GTX - extremely rare and overrated IMO because they are fragile, rust to E36 M3, and has a locking differential instead of a regular center lsd that all these other cars have. The generation of GTX after this car that wasn't sold here is better.
Most of these are from the 90s or earlier, so dirt cheap or around what you want to spend. A good alltrac i see for like $7k+ which is the car I would hunt for because you could pay that and pay for shipping and most similar to what you want and, really, the best car on this list.
I've shipped cars before it's not as expensive as you might think and was easy. Also bought on ebay twice and only had good experiences.
If you want a newer car like that you will be paying more than you want probably they seem to hold their value well unless they are complete junk. By that I mean AWD turbo cars. Almost all of them that are from the 2000s or later have a following and so are going to be >$10k. Especially Volvos that are awd, manual, and turbo. They have cultists that pay thousands more than they are worth.
