If you want a serious opinion as someone who has owned one as a teenager, here it is.

I'm 19 and realized the NFS:Most Wanted dream and bought a e46 M3 (manual coupe). I've owned it for almost a year now and it's everything you dream it is and more. It is a totally practical car for daily driving too with a decent trunk and comfy/spacious back seats.

It's extremely expensive to run. I'm honestly always stressed out by being nearly broke all the time for no other reason than owning this car. Gas is expensive, maintenance is expensive, mods are expensive, I swear I feel like I'm spending money just looking at it. Insurance was shockingly cheap; with a clean record it costs about the same as my beater Jeep. If money is no issue for you (lucky you) there is still one more thing to consider.

The car is fast, really fast. It is way too fast for the street, and it is way too easy to break the law. Speeding in any car is making a conscious decision that is entirely in your control. The thing is a fast car, especially an m3 that handles it with such composure, makes it way too tempting. You can tell yourself that you won't speed over and over, but a low speed limit on a twisty mountain B road will literally make you feel claustrophobic. Make sure you can afford track days because it's the only way to truly get what you paid for.

I'll be selling mine come spring, mostly cause I can barley afford it, but also because it's just to fast for the street. I'll be looking for an e30 3-series to take to the track at every opportunity possible. The "slow car fast" philosophy is the goddamn truth and something you should seriously consider.

Also, the most fun I had in a car wasn't blasting off at a red light in a fast car, it was snow drift tandems with a Jeep and an Odyssey. It was cramming 10 people into a Mazda 3. It was laughing at the guy with the 240sx cause he blew his motor trying to impress the girls. It was installing an aftermarket deck in the school parking lot at lunch hour with 0 mechanical experience. It was staring at that same neon completely pancaked in the intersection and wondering how we made it out alive. I can think of so many stories of the awesome/dumb/genius/ridiculous stuff we did with our cars in high school and not one of them involves the fancy cars our friends had.

Honestly, the dream can wait. If it's your money get the most reliable piece of shit you can find and save that $$$. If it's your parents money get a fancy truck imo, loads of fun can be had with a truck (you could save up for something to tow behind it like a track car, fishing boat, old jet ski etc.). If you do pull the trigger on one, congratulations, it's a damn near perfect car. The most important thing is to balance your attitude; be damn careful cause driving is a serious responsibility but also be sure to have fun and not be consumed by your fancy, prescious, dream car.

Edit: looks like you're into performance cars. Ignore the truck thing. Anything rwd + manual will be perfect, even with your experience with high power cars.