im intrested in buying a car in the 15-18,000 range. I want something nice and sporty. I want to be able to modify it and mess around with the car. I been looking at the Mazda 3 which rite now is my favorite right now. I like the s trim with the 2.3 DOHC engine. IM not sure about the look of the mazda 3, i dont know if its sporty enough, but i guess with a body kit and some work it would look the way i want. Im wondering what everyone thinks about each of these cars.