a dsm ricey you have got to be kidding - dsm is the epitome of anti-rice ! But a non-turbo version will not be worth it - you will not have that much - as for if it's your first car - anything is fun - so w/e works - but if you are looking for something more powerful than you currently have the non-turbo version is not the way to go - a gst (the turbo fwd version) is not bad and is powerful as well - traction - no if you mod suspension etc