I've also just bought a 3 Door
Personally I think they look so much better than the 5 doors, sorry to P Off most of the members here, please forgive me
Also I went for the non PP.
Reasons being;
1. I dont think you need the fancy diff unless you intend to take it to a track...
2. It's extra weight, and something else to go wrong when it's out of warranty.
3. the extra 15hp is nothing, probably just covers the extra weight, that's why the 0-60 times are almost the same.
4. Brakes...OK bigger brakes would have been nice and the GTI on the calipers is cool,,,but hey, the standard brakes are perfectly good enough...
5. 7 Speed box...well the 6 speed DSG box is great,and been proven to be very reliable, maybe the 7 speed is better, or maybe its more complicated, I'm not sure on this one..