Mazdaspeed6 for DD?

[DSM-is-LOVE]

The one I test drove drove well. Spooled nice and easy, but one concerning thing I had noticed is that when I disengaged the e-brake and moved the car it was almost stuck. Not cause of the brakes, but felt like it didn't wanna transfer the power at first. Second seemed sticky, but the more I drove it, the better it got. Just didn't seem worth $13,000 to me.
So let me ask this. What would be a good used car to look into for around $10k-14k that is still fun? Looking for more of a Daily but could still have fun with.