After 49 days of being depressingly car-less, pick up the replacement wheels tomorrow 
Been toying with a few options along the 'sensible' lines - looked at possibly an Abarth 595, but too small; new Focus ST-3 but couldn't live with the ride quality, or the tightness of the front seats. Settled on a VW Golf as being the right size compromise of not too small/not too big. Briefly debated Mk6 R vs Mk7 GTI but David (DJS on here) reckoned the Mk7 is the better car and talked me out of it 
Finding a Mk7 GTI (naturally the 'Performance Pack' with LSD and extra 10bhp, bigger brakes) with leather has proved problematic but put a deposit on a lovely spec 1 year old one today and it's got all the toys I wanted, plus a few more!
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===SOLD===2002 Audi S8 D2 Final Edition (yes, really) in Avus Silver with purple extended leather===SOLD===
2011 S5 Sportback in Phantom Black with black Super Sports leather, 9x20s, tech pack high, adaptive xenon plus, intelligent key, memory seats pack, sunroof, B&O, Audi Drive Select & quattro Sports Diff, DAB, parking system plus
2015 VW Golf GTI Performance Pack in Carbon Grey with black Vienna leather, tech pack (Discovery Pro nav & Dynaudio), DCC, factory towbar and retrofit RVC
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