Hey there Arron, a happy new year to you.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
I reckon I'll partly agree with the others who have already posted and suggest the N/A for your first mid engine RWD.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Lower costs all round
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(ins, fuel, service costs etc) and easier to learn the car and layout.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
It's a great everyday car
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(mine has been my daily drive for over 10yrs) and plenty fast enough for most circumstances.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
For me the appeal of a sports car is in the corners
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(and while a mk2 might not be so nicely balanced as a mk1 or a mk3 it's still a lot better than most cars) not grunting in a straight line.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Others will disagree of course.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Ignore the rev.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
what initial bhp it may have had may well be rendered irrelevant by quality
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(or lack thereof) of maintenance over the years.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
I'd argue the rev1s are in fact the better drive based on other later rev cars that I've driven myself but again who knows what geometry/tyres the examples you look at will be running.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
The rev1s are perhaps more sensitive to drivers inputs so that may be a reason to avoid them even though for me thats the attraction of them.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
The key is finding a clean car a little under budget
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(whatever you buy will require some work in the first year even if that's only service costs, geo check up, etc).
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Get something with loads of history and an owner that knows their car and can answer all your questions.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Budget itself suggests a rev3/4 but a fantastically cared for rev1/2 could still be worth going for.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Get someone who knows 2s well to go look with you
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(where are you?) and
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
take your time with the search.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Lastly.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
enjoy it.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Fabulous and involving cars.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
R.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)