you actually wouldn't...the chassis is horrible, it understeers like a mofo, the brakes weren't all that great, and it didnt feel that solid (at least the one i had). I would go as far as arguing that your 850 is more fun to drive in the twisties. And should you choose to go with the auto, it is an archaic 4 speed. For cruising, its fine...it was a comfortable highway cruiser. The engine was a highlight; the turbo was fun at least (the engine was cool), and it sounded good on top of it all.
little bit of fun news though regarding of car ignorance on behalf of my parents....I told my parents I would eventually have an auto-x car. They suggested a cage racer, I said miata. They laughed. My dad thought the miatas were crap haha. I had a fun time explaining how miatas are consistently winning auto-x events in their class, and brought up the spec miata series. He was easily convinced that the miata is a good option. I told him to get one for himself, and haven't explicitly heard a no yet:lol: