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You have no torque 4cyl momentum cars vs V8 cars with torque.

Momentum cars are great first cars (or forever) for learning to drive on track.
Miata great sports car.
S2000 no torque gutless car under 4k rpm, hated it, but it looked sharp!

You did not mention what year cars, mostly 1990s at those prices?
I'd avoid the C4 Vette and go for a C5 Vette.
A 4th gen Camaro or Mustang is a nice car too.

If you test drive them all you'll know which feels best to you.
Life is short try them all.