Welcome mate. they're definitely value for money at the moment.
That's gonna be the thing with any car at is kind of price band, they all seem to have their problems!
I'm not looking to spend more than £2k so there's some scope for getting something different. I'm also currently looking at a 206gti but am leaning more towards the Clio.
A bit of a bonus for me is that I'm a mechanic by trade so shouldn't have too many issues with carrying out repairs...........at least that's the plan:S