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Yea you should definitely do a 96-02 gen II. Many, many improvements to make it more usable and they are only a few thousand more. If you want a driver look for a "high miler" - AKA - 40K.
You know the first gen is one of those cars that in photos theyre just blah, but they make quite the impact in person. I do like the second gen better, especially in coupe form.