And I have to add - if you want a fast car to get girls and be cool, don't...Women don't care about cars. (generally)
The best woman I've ever met in my life is the one I'm dating now, she likes the floormats and that my car is clean...so if you're trying to impress the ladies then a car is a definite fail, have learnt from experience.
Dunno about you but when I was 18 I wasn't lusting after cars
$2500 a year in insurance payments converted to money in your pocket can make significant progress to a hell of a lot of fun as a young bloke...just saying