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The Elise shouldn't even be on your list, according to your own criteria (unless the European version has 250hp. Ours only has 190hp).
Is this going to be your only car? If so, I'd cut out the 2 seaters with limited luggage space (350Z, Elise). You're going to have to compromise somewhere. You can't have a car be good at everything, especially if you're trying to stay within a budget. You need to prioritize what's most important to you, and find the cars that do that best.
From the sound of the condition of your roads, I can't imagine ignoring the two cars that were MEANT for rough roads: STI and EVO.
Is this going to be your only car? If so, I'd cut out the 2 seaters with limited luggage space (350Z, Elise). You're going to have to compromise somewhere. You can't have a car be good at everything, especially if you're trying to stay within a budget. You need to prioritize what's most important to you, and find the cars that do that best.
From the sound of the condition of your roads, I can't imagine ignoring the two cars that were MEANT for rough roads: STI and EVO.