... getting a 1.3 or 1.6 driver since I can't afford the tax on a GTI.
The tax on a 1.6 is the same as on a gti mate - £205
I live in Ireland mate, where the tax is much much higher. My 1.4 cars cost €94 a quarter to tax, that's €376 a year, which is about £315

For comaprison, a 2.0 GTI would cost me €221 a quarter

That's unaffordable for me, even with the project car only on the road for half the year.
That is a sweet looking mk2 Chris_Mc but as I said, can't import from England. It would be noticeably more expensive than waiting it out for an Irish car since I'd have to pay an extra €560 in tax the second it landed in the country, which is a good 30-50% loading on the price of waiting for one here, even if you ignore the expense of the trip to the UK.
