I suppose I'll make this a short intro as well, have hopped on over to these forums after a few months going back an forth deciding on what kind of Rwd Manual I'd want to buy. These day's I'd assume it'll probably be my last ICE car so I may as well have fun with it until then.
Will be looking for the V8 GT's very likely 2015+ do so as not to be too old & the newer looks have grown on me, these are about the only one's that are as quick as my bike Fz07 and definitely more exciting my current daily driver, the exhaust note is stellar aswell. Original list was the 86, Miata - all too small for my size though, +6FT & ~37 Inch leg inseam. Can barely fit into those goddamn tiny cars, this left the Mustang & 370z - was originally leaning towards the Nissan due to the lower price & supposed better reliability. Digging in though, the CSC slave cylinder made out cheap plastic & clutch in general are a real pieces of shit in the 370z's and can break down in less than even 20,000 KM's. Disappointing Nissan - there is even complaints that they have a class action lawsuit against them for this specific issue. Compared to the Stang issues, they pale in comparison, cars got more space & power so even a better DD overall.

Wanted to ask for advice as to what I should be looking for when looking at them & test driving - Budget wise I want to keep it under 30K for this year - this seems to be GT's in the 2017-2015 range W/ about 30,000KM on average. Will be haggling with dealers for a while unless they just give a good discount.
So far have found that I oughtta be looking for ticking noises in the engine & odd noises with some gears at specific RPM's. Apparently some have strange vibration issues due to the tires even & also some break rotor issues. Since thesecars will probably be over +20K KM I'd assume they would've already been addressed.

Lastly, is there a specific few mechanics recommended saw mentions of a Dr. Z in another topic but no mention of location lol.