We have owened a Nissan Figaro for 5 years now cheap to insure ,cheapish road tax, great to drive in town plus you still get people pointing and staring at you and asking what is it how old etc.plus if you look after it it will hold or even increase in value
I used to work at the port of Tyne and drive new Nissans onto ships for export. We also used to drive off the imports. I always tried to get the Figaros off, I thought they were great little cars.
Economical, GTI and 130 bhp aren't always said in the same sentence! Good luck with it. Hope it works out.