I've got one of those too. Mine is the 4Motion version, owned from new by a VW engineer who has worked for them in Germany since he was a lad (still does)...took me more than 6 months of searching to find it, but apart from the poor headlight system, couldn't be happier with it.
The roads over here are really crappy and whatever performance stuff one fits is going to be tested to the limits, so I don't waste my money...I drive around 2500-3000 miles per year and keep her in a sealed garage when not on the road. When I found her, she had almost 250,000 kms on the clock so the paintwork is a bit jaded, but everything else is like new. Due to a cambelt failure not long before I found her, VW had fitted a complete new motor (and all the bits to go with it) and provided a 10,000 mile warranty (which transferred to me), a complete stainless steel exhaust system, a new clutch, new brake discs and pads and a few more goodies. The original owner had her remapped and she goes like sh!t off a stick, but driven properly, still gives me around 55 mpg...much better if I drive like an old dude.
She came with a set of original steel wheels, fitted with brand new 'all season' tires and the only money I spent on her was for a set alloys fitted with summer tires...purely to impress...and some Monroe shocks on all 4 corners
Even in temps down around minus 20 degrees (C) she starts within a second or two, is very stable in deep snow and on icy roads, has a very efficient climate control system and the cruise control is a dream to use.
In my opinion, cheap to buy, cheap to own, cheap to run, but a much underated car.