which one?

i'm only 17 and eligible to get my licence next year, i want to know which Honda would be best as a first car. i dont have a lot to spend and i doubt i'll get much more before next year, i'll probably have about $1500 (Australian) to spend. i want something that looks decent, is fairly reliable and something i can tune a little in future. i was leaning towards an 88 Prelude, 88 Civic, a Concerto, or finding a slightly damaged EG Civic and fixing it up (i'd prefer this).

so which one?
BTW: i'm open to other sugestions.

the eg is a good idea, but a 91 crx looks sweet and is fairly affordable

sweet, i was leaning towards the EG mainly because it looks good, is reliable (as far as i know) and i found a few damages ones not far from me. most are too damaged though, as in the back seats touch the dashboard, or the car looks like a banana.

A CRX with a ZC, they're sold in Australia, correct?