Used to go before the racing turned into how quickly you can get out before the cops get there. Up at the Marketplace, I can't tell you how many tires got melted to blowouts on Grandma's old rear drive Monte Carlo.
Just to be very different - I'd go for the Saab 9-2x, essentially the WRX but with a much nicer interior, and almost guaranteed to not see another on the road right now.
XM Radio has just announced that BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix is now going to be live every Saturday on XM 80. This weekend, live from Miami at 9pm Eastern on XM81, the broadcast from Bayfront Park will kick off the 2004WMC.