A GTI from an era when everything just seemed to work as it should and all the driver needed to do was get in and drive

. No nannying driver aids or potentially troublesome software to contend with either.
I often thought it strange that VW supplied a bottle opener as the divider between the two cupholders in the centre console (I seem to remember the mk6 had one too); did VW encourage drinking alcohol consumption in the car in the noughties?

Hopefully the dealer will re-fit the rear wiper before sale; I’ve never understood the appeal of removing something designed to aid rearward visibility, but then I’m old and grumpy………..
