Hi Marc19mw
Congrats on the GTI I'm sure you'll love it.
I too traded in a more powerful car, 2006 Audi B7 S4 for the GTI, similar power to your M3, for a GTI. With the rising cost of fuel and running costs, I decided the GTI was a "No Brainer".
I sometimes miss the pulling power of the V8, and that sound
but soon forget about it as the GTI makes me smile every time!
The GTI is easier to live with, cheaper to run, less weight making it feel a lot easier to drive, less conspicuous when travelling, cheaper to maintain and a whole lotta fun.
Plus the people on the VW forums are a lot friendlier! 
Looks very nice in the pics

Had fun with a Audi S4 Avant "06" yestarday. He pulled past me, looked over and tried to leave me for dead (which I thought he would) Should have seen his face when we stopped at the roundabout. :embarassed: :embarassed: :embarassed: <-------HIM ME------->
