I went to the Nissan dealer yesterday - they were closed - but I still got a chance to look at the SE-R spec V up close... it looked pretty nice from the outside, the dash area had sort of a "cheap" look to it - but the seats looked prety comfortable. I'm going to head back on Monday and hope they are open so I can take it out for a spin. My friend that can get me the discount also is able to get NISMO goodies at cost... so that could be a fun car. That or maybe even an Altima 3.5SE depending on the deal my friend can get on that one...
I also took a closer look at the Mazda 3 and 6 - not a big fan of them after looking them over more closely... the RX-8 on the other hand - NICE! The dealer I went to also had a Mazdaspeed MX-5 turbo miata... that would be fuN!
I'm definitely considering the Crossfire now too after taking a closer look at those, and hearing about the low lease rates - just thinking about having to pay for 19" tires to replace the rears and 18" for the front! Thats gonna be expensive!