WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions)

[Goodspeed]

also, with power, would you be cool with something like a supercharged miata?  its not 3-400hp, but in a car that light, i'm sure it feels pretty fast.  do you have to stick hard to that power goal or is it just more about the feeling?

opening up your list to lower powered, but lighter cars would give you some nice options.

Really good question - your budget would get you a super awesome SC'ed/turbo'd Miata.

Pending answer, you should get a super cherry MSM:



(Looking at your past cars in your signature, it doesn't look like you've fuxed with anything small & sub 3,000lbs.  It's a totally different experience, horsepower or not, that really gets under your skin.  You should try it with one of these)

Or, still, a C6 'Vette 



(Look at that f'in thing - that's got torque-rich second/weekend car written all over it man, c'mon now....)