I have recently swapped my series II for a N reg RS2000. They are so much nicer to drive, comfy seats, powersteering, better brakes etc.
It is everything the series II should have been apart from the lack of a Turbo and beefier looks.
I paid £2000 and it has 126,000 miles on it, but i only wanted a cheap car for the misses as i use a van every day.
I do plan to get a proper turboed car again for weekends when i move in to my house in the next month (first time buyer).
They are not superbly quick but could get you ito a lot of trouble with out you realising