I had the choice of both, I drove a mk2 and they are fantastic cars, can be driven sedately when needed and great for the motorway cruise and still turn heads but good ones are commanding a premium because there are very few that haven't been played with then returned to standard prior to sale

I've driven both the mk1 & 2 and for a daily I'd say the mk2 is the better option but be prepared to mod it because in standard form they are pretty uneventful but in modded form they sure do wake up

Personally I went for a mk1 it is a future classic and even now they are still fetching good money, coming from a 400bhp ST the 300bhp it was running was underwhelming and felt slow and suffers with terrible torque steer when the boost kicks in but this was down to how the turbo and boost solenoid had been plumbed in, it was a handful to control to say the least.

Since owning it I have noticed just how few you see on the road and I'm hoping the price I paid including the mods it'll be the only car that I will get what I spend if its kept and maintained in minty condition like it has been previous to me buying it