Or you could buy a Corvette

That would be my choice. It was my Dad's choice, just a little bit more than 30k though. But I am sure you can find a 2000+ Corvette for under 30k. I'm sure you could pull up a Z06 for around 35k. They only made 6speed Z06's. They have a good amount of luggage space. I fit a few fishing poles in the back of my Dad's Vette hard top. We have fit coolers, suitcase's, hell we have even put my brother back there

So it falls in your catagory. Luggage space, around 30k, speed...well it has 405 horse's

run's mid 12's (but there has been reports of a Z06 running high 11's) manual transmission, it has a/c and it is reliable! Just the only thing...it's a two seater as you probably know... Well let us know what you purchase in a few month's. Good luck hunting.
P.S. Pics in gallery of Vette (Pewter)
-Jeremy.