LOL @ some of the responses...

Now that you guys mention it - learning is very important to me. I could just throw tires and brakes on my Z06 and go to the track but that wouldn't teach me much.

I'm looking for a car that's precise. Something twitchy like an S2k would be a bad idea.

I'm personally interested in RWD, so I'm gonna look hard at the E36 and Miata.
bh;