What do you think a fun cheap dd is?

[1990GSX]

G35/37. My buddy has a 335 and it has stranded him twice with less than 40k miles on it. It also wont start a lot of the time if the temp goes below -10. Obviously all covered under warranty but still annoying to have a car strand you.

If you want cheaper and more fun I used to own a couple old school 5.0s. They were pretty reliable and fun but also death traps when it got slick outside. The miata is also a good call and so are the civic hatches you mentioned.

Remember in most cases you can only pick 2 of the following 3 parameters: cheap, fast, reliable.