Help me decide on a new car!!

[Midnightclub]

I get the impression you need to tick the RWD box, hence the S2000 and MX5. Not an expert on either of these, but the S2000 isn't all that TBH (workmate had one). Ever considered a BMW E46 330 Coupe/Saloon? Can be had fairly cheaply these days on pre-facelift models, decent engine, RWD, fairly reliable if looked after, comfy, decent consumption for the engine, quickish with 'entertaining' handling (certainly not MX5 levels) and according to Thorney Motorsport, a lot of numbness can be dialled out with a decent 4 wheel alignment. I'm sure someone off here has one.

I do.. and you're right a decent (i used hunter) 4 wheel alignment made it a substantially better drive, even better still once I put my decent coilovers on it and had it setup again. There is common faults like every car, so make sure you research them before hand as they can be costly if you're not careful (330d's are probably the worst for the subframe issues due to the sheer torque FYI). Decent engine as far as I'm concerned and has a great spread of torque across the rev range.. although not much in terms of tunability power wise unless you wanna spend £££