[War_Wagon]

Ferrari's are fun at any speed. You feel like a jerk driving one (and it wasn't even mine lol), and you can't wipe the smile off your face for a week afterwards, but it's fun. Saturns are another good choice, I have liked mine, they are cheap to repair, easy to work on, and you don't have to worry about rust. I had a '97 SW1 5 speed and a '98 SC2 (automatic sadly), and if you can get over the squeaks and rattles from the plastic interior they actually drive out nice and the single cam 5 speed models have some great FE friendly gear ratios. Plus the cars themselves are dirt cheap.

As for the Metro vs Civic - I have driven crappy examples of both, and nice examples of both. And I don't drive fast, but I do have to maintain highway speeds on some scary mountain roads from time to time. And in my experience, a worn out Honda drives nicer than a good condition Metro in that situation. Though, the best mountain/highway car I have ever driven was my '91 Tercel DX. I don't know what it is about those cars, but the gearing/torque is just perfect for maintaining highway speeds up hills and through the twisties. Where the Metro would go into 3rd, and the Civic into 4th up some of the grades, the Tercel spent a lot more time in 5th than the other two did. They are pretty comfy as well.