The new Mustang is quite a capable car for relatively little money, though I do not like the 4 cylinder at all (it was a rental). I'd "pony" up for the V8. At one point, the wife wanted a convertible and it was down to this or the BMW 240i (which I favored, but it's a lot more expensive).
She finally said a nice sun roof is fine, so viola, GTI Autobahn for a bit over $31 K.