I'm a Miata guy. I've shopped for the right one a few times, but never pulled the trigger. Haven't really thought about it much lately, but there might not be a better bang for the buck. My tennis partner has the beautiful grey/silver turbo charged one from Mazdaspeed. It's fun!

I have fond memories of my dad occasionally letting me borrow the Spider Veloce. Cruisin' up PCH with the top down towards Malibu on a warm summer night with a hot date in the passenger seat. Tough to beat.