OK, not a big Dodge fan here, but the SRT-4 will show a clean pair of heels to just about all of our cars here - bone stock. 0-60 in 5.6 seconds, the quarter mile in 14.1, top speed 153 mph.

Like I said, never liked Neons, but damn - you hafta respect that.

 

I am debating on a 03 Civic Si (I dunno about the exterior..I swear it looks...like a micro mini van???) but I can swing one for $16,300 at 1.9 rate for 48 months which is a great deal on a new Honda and the interior is pretty cool.
OR
97 Prelude SH 45k mi. $13,995 clean as hell @ CarMax but they offered me only $7300 on my 98 Accord as trade (it's clean as hell) and I owe $7700 on it...
So I dunno...buying cars stresses me the **** out.

 

I'd go with the RSX-S, it's a much better daily driver than the type-r and just as fast with an AEM CAI (22 WHP!) My brother has a 95 GS-R and I just don't like the 3G Tegs (too unrefined.)

 

I don't know how much you're willing to spend, but you'd pay a pretty penny for an ITR. Depereciation is essentially nada.

 

Hmm... personally, I wouldn't bother. The great thing about the Civic used to be the suspension. Now that it's all MacPherson, it's the same as everything else on the road. IMO, not impressive. If I was in the market for that size car, I'd be looking at the Focus SVT

On second thought, Ford~Honda, hmmm... I'll bet the Honda would still be on the road ten years after the Ford is dead.