The 7.5 is just a different beast, I never particularly liked the mk7 golf's until the facelift...and well now I've owned 3 think that says it all.
If you're not going for leather you should consider the art velours interior, it's a very striking interior especially if you opted for a white car. I agree 3 doors are very hard to come by, with it being the last of the 3 doors might be a thing that helps it hold value later on?