UPDATE:
This evening after work I test drove a 2008 Mazda3 and a 2009 Honda Fit. I'm a man of action! No time to waste continuing to spend too much on my ridiculous sports car!
I really went to try the Fit, but they happened to have a manual Mazda as well. Unfortunately, the Mazda had 110,000 miles on it. It was only $7,000, so it had that going for it. Regardless, the clear winner was the Fit. It was definitely slower, but in terms of overall quality, driving feel, and utility, it was way better than I anticipated. In addition, what I was saying in my last reply was definitely true. I had more fun shifting from 1st to 4th in that little thing than I did going from 1st to 2nd in my car.
So, this particular one is pretty well in line with what I want. It's got 33,000 miles, which is fantastic. It looks brand new both inside and out. It's also the sport model, for whatever that is worth. I'm just glad it has alloys instead of hubcaps. The asking price is $12,000. I don't think I have much negotiating room since the kbb value seems to range between $12,000 and $13,000. As always, I will sleep on this one and revisit the idea in the morning, but in the meantime do any of you fellow mustachians have any thoughts on the price, year, mileage, etc...?