Not a car mentioned yet, but going by my screen name, and my experiences with them (11 so far) , have you considered an S13 240sx? Ridiculous handling, as many parts available as for the Miatas, the convertibles were all AT, but many of them have been swapped, and are a lot of fun. SR20DET swaps are easy now, and give you instant 200+/- whp... They are usually as rusty as our trusty, crusty Subies are, but if you have never driven one, its worth a test drive.... theyre actually pretty reliable too...