man forget the S2000, you should try to find a used evo 8. When i was at my VW dealership about a week ago for my service i found out that some kid traded his evo in and got a 20th anniversary GTI. Dont ask me why but he did. I am thinking that he couldnt afford it and he traded it in. Heres another story for you but this is off the topic. at the same dealership someone traded in a Porsche Cayennne turbo S for a Beetle turbo The person claims that people think that they are makin too much money in their town anyways i hope you can find one cuz they are hott cars. Oh yeah i forgot, you can always for with a Neon SRT4. They are fast as hell and in your budget. I think you can pick one up for 20,000-23,000 if im correct and the best part is your not buyin other peoples problems, i hope that helped