In an effort to replace my errant Octy VRS TDi I have recently had a demo in the above vehicle,and I must say that it is most impressive!!!

The car we tried had black leather and dual zone air con and was the obligatory silver.

I was very impressed by the performance(but not the economy)of the 197BHP Golf GTi engine and the fit and finish of the cabin was superb.

The roof is a super piece of engineering and is both quite and quick in it's operation,an added bonus is the glass tilt/slide sunroof,although there seemed to be a lot of wind noise with the sunroof open.

With the roof down and all 4 side windows up,conversation was perfectly OK at up to 70 MPH,and the dual zone heater was a bonus for the wife!

My Ideal would be:EOS 140TDi Sport with DSG in red with just a few options,but as the price gets closer to 25K,and my local dealer doesn't want to discount as he only has 1 more unallocated this year,AND used ones are almost as rare as rocking horse droppings,I think I may have to save a little harder!!

I'd have loved the TDI sport , but as you say it's very pricey.

Maybe a second hand one in a couple of years.