I let my dad have a shot when we dropped my granddad off after Christmas dinner.
So we went for a 20 mins outing and my dad loves the drive...and the gadgets. I had a BMW previously and whilst my dad says he prefers the look of the BMW he says he much prefers the interior and drive of the GTI.
I also stuck it in sport mode on the dual carriageway and he had a blast. He clearly remembers the track day we had with a Porsche about 4 years ago when they left the 911 in 3rd gear whilst hammering it. On this occasion dad left it in 4th and revved the bollo**s out of it and got close to a ton in it.....his conclusion "that is a fast car! a nice drive, but scary.'
Happy days and happy Christmas fellas.