I use my mk1 as a daily and it's a fantastic car to drive, it's modded to just over 300bhp which makes it plenty lively enough but also can be driven nice and relaxed in built up areas. I've never driven a mk2 (but would love to if anyone in Northants wants to let me have a go in theirs lol) but in a couple of years that's what I'd like to move on to as I've heard lots of good things about them. Mk1 values are now going up so if you are going to get one now is the time.