Makes me glad im just that tad older TBH.
Betweeb 17/18 i was paying a little over £3k F/C for a R5 GT Turbo, blew that up/set fire an had a 205 GTi which was IIRC £2k odd, then had a Nova SR which was £1400 exactly F/C.
If i qoute the same cars with my age now, the R5 comes in at £350ish F/C, the GTi about £250 an the SR £210ish.