[Mim]

It really depends on what you value. Some are happy with a more basic car with a cheaper price of entry, but I've always been of the mind that if you're locking yourself into a couple of years of repayments then you might as well spring for something more optioned up for longer term liveability.

From what I've read it can get really expensive trying to retrofit some of the higher options like the climate control AC.

What I would do is do some research over what exactly had changed and see if you can find some of those bits on the cheap to swap over yourself. Things like satnav, reversing cameras, headlights, frameless rear vision mirror etc can all be catered for by the after market.