Please school me on reliability, comfort, known issues, if my 6'2" self will fit, etc.
We're going to sell off the Wife's old Saturn soon in favor of something a little more sporty and with a manual transmission. We originally planned to get her a Legacy GT (or similar sporty midsize) because we do intend to have kids eventually, but that's on hold for now until we're settled into a new house. We have no car payments and I'd like to keep it that way for another couple of years.
Anywho, at this point I'm thinking just a cheap, reliable-ish roadster could be "fun" enough for her over the next couple of years and they're cheap enough we can just about jump right into one without pulling much out of savings. I'm not sure I like the idea of convertible without a rollbar, but it appears those can be had for around $300.
Also, I'm not that concerned about winter driving. She can always take the Jeep to work since I work from home anyway.