Where to start...

So I'm shopping, casually, for a new car. Im looking for some advice. I'm interested in a sporty, but affordable used car that i can easily tune. I'm leaning toward the tuner import sort of style, and was curious what people think as far as what a good beginning vehicle would be. Im looking to spend around 5-8 thousand total.

Daily driver? Project car? Weekend toy? Euro Import or Asian Import? Or just smaller, compact tuner cars in general and open to domestic? Straight line fast or twisty fast or decent mix of both? Coupe, sedan, or hatch? Want FI or stay NA, or do want FI stock? How much are you looking to work on it in the long run, or just take it to a shop for performance and basic stuff? FWD, RWD, or AWD?

There are a ton of questions you need to ask yourself and answer first, then we can take it from there.

Well put cassiesman. If you can't decide just get a civic.