Best affordable sports car?

[SixStringThing]

Im looking for a sports car (must be convertible) and looking to spend under $15,000 (i'll be buying used) I currently have a 2000 Mustang, i was only planning on having this for a while until I had enough money for a convertible, and i was just planning on getting another Mustang but im having second thoughts. I like Mustangs on the outside but the interiors are so plain looking, i like cars with tons of gadgets and features. I don't race so HP numbers and torque and all that don't mean much to me, but HP above 190 would be nice. The other car im considering is a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT..... ive only seen women driving them which does make me think but oh well, if it's a good car i'd buy it (and i really like that sportronic transmission). What other good cars are there in this price range (Used?). I want something sporty but if it looks more like a luxury car on the inside that would be so great, my ideal car is probably a BMW but i don't have that type of cash right now. So any ideas?

[evopanop]

Hmm... a convertible, with horsepower at about 190 or higher, interior gadgets, manumatic transmission... how many seats do you want the car to have?

If a two-seater is fine, then you could get an earlier BMW Z3, since you want a BMW so bad. I don't recommend the 4-cylinder version, though. Try to get a 6-cylinder. You could also get an earlier 3-Series convertible. For $15,000 you could probably get a 1995 M3 with an Automatic. Although, I don't think the early M3s came in convertible form.

Or, you could stick to the Eclipse Spyder GT. Although, I'd never get one, just because I'm completely against FWD cars, lol. If you're going to go with an Eclipse Spyder GT, you might as well just save yourself some cash and get an older Eclipse GS-T. It might be a little harder to find a convertible version of one, but it'd be worth it in the end most likely.

Well, there's my .