Yeah the Golf and Scirocco are both still uninteresting
Didn't like any of the BMWs I could get for the same money. I wanted something with 2 seats, a few toys, and realistic to fund. Test drove a couple of S2000s but the insurance is killer (I'm 24 with only 2 years NCB). Z4s and Boxsters are too expensive, MX-5s are too slow etc.
This is a lovely example with reasonable mileage, pre 2006 so not in the £445/year tax bracket (although that does mean it misses out on the slightly newer engine
) and "only" costs £200/year more than the Golf to insure...