First car that isn't older then me

What is the best first car for somebody that isn't looking for a project car? Something that works out of the box and can be a good dd but fun on a touge. I've been looking for late 90s and early 00 cars. So far I've found:

>Lexus IS 200 2.0 L I6
>Toyota MR2 W30

I'm taking suggestion for anything under 5k.

Where are you from m8?

e46 coupe

Italian

Old bimmers = Albanian

Late NBs are also being considered. But finding hardtop ones is impossible.

IS200's are slow and nearly as bad on fuel anyway, get an IS300 instead

The IS300 wasn't sold in Italy.

The IS300 SportCross was sold for sure. It was sold in Portugal so it must have been sold in all other southeurope countries.

But, it was automatic only.

>The first series included the IS 200 and IS 300 models, from the displacement of the six-cylinder in-line engines that fitted the car. In Italy, only the IS 200 was sold. In Europe, moreover, three outfits were planned (including the Sport equipped with LSD).

RX-8s are also appealing, but the maintenence seems to be too much for me to handle.