yea "hot" hatches are rare here. especially 80's and 90's models. again. unless you join some sort of club or website, hardly anyone knows shit about cars.
great thing is tho, the insurance is cheap. 21 year olds driving 300hp skylines and shit. not a good idea but at least in aus they can afford them.
when you get here, test drive every performance car you can, and make your choice after. they dont get all the imports we get, but they do have domestic v8's and turbo 6's. some are shit, some are not.