Well an Acura RSX is sportsy..LOL if you want payments,prob find one about 8k and under used,and with a 6spd *****,it will haul a s s !!SC2000 is a pricey joker!!!Go test drive one and check it out LOL,Even like the older 94 and up and some sporty look to them, Civics can be spruced up also..Something to look at also.You can get a 4dr and keep the insurance cost down, and mod the car up also,youll get a break on the 4dr on insurance rather than a 2dr coupe if you are under the age of 25.Ive seen some BA 4dr hondas, and fast at that,I was trying to find a decent one at the time I ran across the DX hatch.Ive put as little into the car due to not wanting to keep it.Keep your eye out for like the 1.6,or 1.8 vtecs easy to modify,and easy on the wallet.For $1300-3k you cant go wrong in my opinion.Tear alot of v8s up