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Originally Posted by pallen

See, I don't think "beginner" works either. I've had a VW Squareback(not really sports car, but a project car), Honda Prelude, MKI MR2, Z32, Mazdaspeed3, and a few grocery getters. I'm pushing 50 and far from a "beginner", but the 86 was exactly what I wanted. It hit the budget and the kind of fun I was looking for. If I had Porsche money, I'd have one, or a Vette, or Lotus, who knows. This was an economic decision, not experience or a matter of being a "beginner". As we've seen in a few threads on here, I'm not alone in this age group with experience with other project sports cars. Then, we've all seen spoiled kids given a Porsche or Vette, AMG or M series and such. They are 100% "beginners", but they have the cash and go straight for the "advanced" cars.

The twins are good cheap fun for beginners, or old farts that have been around the block/track a time or two. I think that is 100% what was intended from the very beginning with this car.

Agreed but that does not mean the car wasn't targeted at that group.
It most certainly is suitable for any group and my list is similar to yours (only about 10 years older for both me and the cars).
As I said it can be classed as an entry level car but it is not restricted to that.
People are putting far too much thought into the term.