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I'm looking at getting my first car, and am torn as to how much to spend. I could get a mk1/mk 1.5 focus in whatever spec I wanted for around £4,000, or a lower end mk2 (say a 115bhp 1.6l zetec climate)for around £6000. Insurance for either is very reasonable at £550-£700 (benefit of being 23 when getting own insurance for first time), so the real question would be is it worth paying the extra for a mk2 which I would assume would lose more of its value over the length of ownership (probably 2 years) but would be a nicer car to live with, or would it be better to get the cheaper car that would be almost as good?