~5k for a first car?

Im looking to get my first car, and i dont want to spend more than 5k. Ive been driving for almost 2 years (had my license 15 months, plus 7-8 months on my permit). I have a job (7 bucks a hour, ~20 hours a week) i make about 500 a month after taxes. Im looking for something fun, small, cheap, and it must be a stick.

ive come up with a few cars already:
ef crx or squareback
eg/ek civic coupe or hatch
NA miata
sw20 mr2 (non-turbo)
92-96 prelude vtec

what else would you guys suggest? I need something that wont kill me in insurance too. (sw20 is about 800/6 months, thats about my limit).

Thanks a lot!

miata or crx

prelude, hands down.

I'd recommend a Miata, since they're initially cheap and lots of fun, but parts'll be cheaper and more common for an EF/EG CRX or Civic, so I'd go with one of those.

500 a month.. I would stick with what you are driving now. This post has been done and redone. The same people give the same answers again and again.

Prelude or MR2

Like they say, its all been done. do a search for "first car" on this forum and ull get like 10 pages of results. REad them. Have fun.

you can easily get a swapped crx that is under $5k and can run 13's.