The Carisma is the most ironically named car in existence, it has zero image and says nothing whatsoever about its driver, but this indeed has its advantages.
You can park it anywhere, and because you got a nearly new car for no money, the last thing your going to be worried about is depreciation. You would lose more money on a new golf over 3 years than picking one of these up nearly new from a supermarket for example.
However, don't touch the petrol engines as they have virtually no residuals.