IMO, you should buy a used Ford Focus, Ford Probe, or even a 4 cylinder Fox Mustang dood. Easily could have picked up one of those models for the same cost. Probably less in insurance money. Better in gas. Cheaper to modify. Much more mod-ability for each platform. And overall, probably safer for you in the long run because those are either FWD, or a VERY under-powered RWD vehicle.