if I had to choose I'd go golf. EVERYONE tom dick and harry has a corsa now so they're just annoying. having said that, my first car was a saxo, yeah i know chav car (not as bad as a nova innit?) but its fun to drive because its so small so its great for just getting yourself around. however I found that these "small" cars are crap when it comes to biking and taking weight anywhere so thats why I bought my felicia estate. 1.9 diesel its beefy enough to carry atleast 3 bikes, + 3 people possibly more. plus the benefits are despite the engine size, its pretty low on insurance, infact im nearly paying half for the skoda under my own name, (named driver on the saxo) Also diesel its better mpg, bit of a bitch when it comes to repairs + road tax but overall i save money also, maybe an astra? again a bigger car, bigger engine, and again pretty low insurance on certain models. Also nice and good looking astras aren't as common (nice and good looking felicias are rarer ) so you could consider it an original project