yeah preferred choice would be the S2000 tbh, I love having to rev the balls of something (cars!! ahem), always wanted to own that engine ever since it came out - incredible. my friend had an 200sx and it was great fun, his was a tad unreliable though.
trying to convince the GF to let me trade the vectra in for a mk5 gti though so will get over this hurdle before I start talking about £5k track day cars!!! lol
a golf gti is a good place to start with for learning the ropes I think, find my feet, get better as a driver and then get something a bit more fruity is the plan!!!