I had an FRP, gutless drive and gets boring after a while reving the thing of the counter to get it to go and it's like a go-cart, I always loved them for looks but owning it was a different matter.

I'd look at the st 170, never owned one but can get an 04 fully loaded one for around your budget, a lot of car for the cash, not sure on performance but they have nice interior and seem bullet proof build quality.