[aprochek]

Thanks for all your help, this should get me started. As for what I am looking for, I will have to dig into specs pretty deep but my needs are simple. Any model that:
1) starts 99.9% of the time
2) stays on after starting 99.99% of the time
3) stops 99.9999999999% of the time
4) breaks traction at least in the first 2 gears, preferably 3.
5) sounds loud but not obnoxious (see "Jap Car; noise can")
6) tires don't scrape fenders whilst cornering (see "my eclipse; trick aftermarket suspension")
7) middle market price (somewhere between an "oh my Gawd who wrenched that together" POS and a Kirkham-bodied Superforce Factory 5 somethingorother)

Regards
Alex