I would recommend this car to anyone. I went for the 8V over the 16V because of its better insurance costs and mpg figures (on a recent 310-mile trip to Newquay, it returned 36 mpg at the higher side of the speed limit).

It is fun to drive and well worth the money they're going for. I own a '98R with 26k miles, worth about £6000 (value or what?). It's well built (VW reliability), easy to maintain and becoming an icon. Go Get One.