to be honest, if your looking for something under £1K then it should not matter what it is, as long as its got a decent amount of MOT left, has a service history and is fairly tidy for its age then go for it
I am going to be in the same boat when my Zed goes, looking to buy something cheap.... if it dies then I will buy another, then when I have booked my flight to canada I will drive it to the nearest scrapyard