Driving an old car will be a pain in the ass mate after your modern bullet proof jap wheels.

My adivce is as said, save up and buy a nice 1600i and have it as a sunday jolly car. This way you will be able to enjoy it, without the hassles that will come from using a 20 - 25 year old car every day.

I drive a new Audi A3, hassle free motoring, whilst my mates are having to buy new batteries, sort oil leaks, blowers packing up, accelerator snapping etc etc and this is three of four mates all having issues with their old motors.