Gav, just my opinion..
youre a young lad, obviously well into cars, get out there and experience all types of cars, i know when i was 17 no way was i gonna drive a 40 year old slow boneshaker around, fook what everyone else thinks, get out there, buy something with power, slam it, pump out some soundz, cruise with lads your own age, have some youthfull fun before you get too serious about old fords and hangin around with overweight 50 year men trying to recapture thier youth.
il tell you this for free, if i was a yound lad just starting out in todays society id have a fast modern hot hatch anyday.
live your life the way it takes you Gav, dont worry bout what other people think