Willing to go 12.5K?
I would be all over this:
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148491
There is also a JCW (205HP) Cooper S for $15K that I almost bought to replace my FJ.
Tone of room for a dog in the back and drives like a go cart. I was chasing down a C5 Vette with mine at a DE a few years ago,. They are great AX cars and fun track cars.