[harrymay]

i test drove a srt4 for a couple of hours, its a damn good car, with a mitsu engine. I like it a lot, and with neon having a pretty descent amount of aftermarket parts. the insurance on them is quite high though

a 95-98 e36 bmw is a good choice too, its rwd and is much more of a drivers car, however, parts are more expensive for these and you need to dig a little deeper to find any aftermarket.

if i remember right, the 2nd gen eclipses had bad trannys, they were pretty weak. i would go with 3rd gen i.e 2000-2005. better trannys and better engines.