The last VW Beetle has rolled off the assembly line - but here are some 2-door cars you can still buy for $35,000 or less

The Beetle Final Edition SEL that I recently tested cost $27,000. I genuinely love this car and will miss it!

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I've always been a big fan of two-doors. When I lived in LA, I owned both a Saab 900S and a Mazda Miata. Prior to that, I had a Mazda 323 and a two-door Mazda pickup truck, mixed in with some four doors. And when I was in high school, I enjoyed a slick Buick Regal two-door.

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Sure, if you must have a two-door, then there are always snazzy sports cars. But they can be pretty high-ticket, such as the Porsche 911 Targa. That ride starts at $110,000.

Sporty fun for much less, with two doors, can be had via the MINI lineup. A base Mini Cooper stickers at $24,000.

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For reliable, basic transportation, look no farther than the Honda Civic Coupe. Base price? $21,000.

The plucky Fiat 500 is two-doors cute, and a serious bargain at $15,000 base.

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The Subaru BRZ's four-cylinder engine maxes out at 205 horsepower, but this base-price $26,000 sportster has a lively tail-end and feels like it wants to rotate at 40 mph!

The mechanically similar Toyota 86 is a touch pricier at $27,000 base.

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Step up to a burlier Nissan 370Z for $30,000 and taste a 332-horsepower V6. Nissan hasn't updated its Z-car in a while, but the company doesn't need to — it's great the way it is.

$32,000 gets you the Mazda Miata RF, a hardtop cabrio (there is no true Miata coupé). Not a versatile two-door, but who cares?

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For a horse of a different color, the Jeep Wrangler has serious off-road cred — and could set you back just $29,000 for the bare-bones version.