Need something reliable first and budget friendly, fun would be a good BONUS

Hello all,

My current car is a corolla nearing 300k miles and it has come to the point when I don't feel confident in it's ability to get me to work dependably.

What car should I buy for $10k or under?

My needs: reliable and dependable. Cheap to run/gas, no costly repairs. 4 doors.

My wants: fun, fast, manual transmission a plus. I've driven a civic type R and consider that a gold standard of reliability, and practicality but obviously over budget.

Cars I've considered:

Fiesta ST/Focus ST (Are they good value because they are going for close to their new price years later?).

Another corolla (not fun to drive though).

GTI (horror stories of repairs/breakdowns).

Thank you all