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The problem with the Miata is that there's no cargo room. If he's successful and wants to take his lady friend away for the weekend, getting two suitcases into one of those things is going to be a challenge. A friend of mine had one he took camping and he had to pack similarly to how he would if he had taken his motorcycle, which wasn't some Harley cruiser but a Triumph sport bike. But beyond that, even getting groceries into one of those things is a challenge, unless you're going every few days. I like Miatas, but if you're only going to have one car and want something sporty, there are better options out there.
True; the only actual car Ford sells these days is just "better Miata" for a really good reason. Also (mostly) true for GM, for that matter.
Bonus points for being cheaper on the used market than the average NA or NB; why pay 15 grand for 150 HP when the S197/S550 Mustang or C5/C6 Corvette exists for the same price? Not like those are any more expensive to keep running...
The car I actually had in mind was a Civic Type-R, though there are a lot of cars you could sub in here, the idea being that these are normal cars designed for normal driving that have just been modified a bit for performance. The problem with the S550 is that for the price you quoted you're only getting a V6, which is a mid-life crisis car for a woman. You can get an S197 for that price but it's probably been in at least one wreck. I don't know how much a C6 goes for these days but if OP went that route he should spend the rest of the money on veneers and hair dye and head down to the local suburban townie bar where he can hit on hairdressers who bitch about how their ex-boyfriends are always late with child support.
300HP is arguably more than enough for this use case; the S550 doesn't look as nice in my opinion, but is still the better car over the 197 (especially the 197s with the 4.0, which really is just a Miata with 4 seats and more room). I guess the Camaro counts too but the interior isn't as nice.
And then the Corvette, which is... also just a Miata in terms of practicality, but one on which the LS swap was done from the factory.
Not that both don't have the same kind of stigma, since the Ford has My Little Boomer on the front and the Corvette defines the archetype. That being said, though...
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