Before I bought the Cobra, i considered a bmw z3, and a Boxster. Both fun, small, two seater... cool looking- a 'non- mommymobile-- (I have 4 kids).
Then i saw my first Cobra and said 'that's it!'
So.. I got the Cobra. thought i might go 'zipping around in it' and i did take my hubby out cruising in it a bit, but we realized right off it wasn't the fun, easy car i had first looked at. So.. instead of selling it and getting that z3 or Boxster, i became a 'cobra girl' and headed to the track.
I STILL wanted a fun 'date' car, but with 3 kids not driving (my oldest turned 16 last year) I realized a cool two seater just wasn't going to cut it. So i got my mustang gt500 in March. i can actually drive it around, to the mall, on a date, wherever, and it has satellite, AC, airbags, safety everything, AND i can get the three kiddo's in it! yea!!! (my girls are still small enough to be ok in the back seat).
For 'fun appeal' with your friends, maybe think about the 500 in a convertible. Looks nice, all for under $55k or so.
a lot less than that Ferrari.
kristen