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It's horses for courses I think, depends what you're after. I've had one for 2.5 years, bought as a low mileage Japanese import, in what an advert would describe as 'great condition'. The reality is that these cars are getting on a bit, and one persons definition of good is different to another.

I paid £8000, and comparable cars coming over from Japan now have been asked for up to £13k.

I'm trying to get mine to a really good OEM level, and to do that I've spend about £3.5k, and that doing a vast majority of the work myself.

I do love mine though. Really reliable, hugely practical, and rare.

If you're handy with a spanner and happy with something a little rougher round the edges, then go for something cheaper. Parts are easily accessible, and they're relatively easy to work on.