Hi people my name is adam but im known as power5lave in the mini scene. im currently looking at buying a golf gti as my poor little mini is dieing and its slowing killing me by giving me a bad back. heres a picture of my current little monster ;P

i know its not a golf but love showing off the mini lol.
anyway im here because i need some advice, im new to golfs and dont know where to look or what i should be looking out for. ive had a quick browse on ebay and i really like the 2000's gti's but they all seem to have high milage. Is it normal for them to have covered such a high milage. do i get a 2.0 or the 1.8 turbo.
what sort of problems will i face when owning a golf and is it going to be as easy to work on as the mini.
hopefully you guys can make my choice abit easier and give me some valuable advice.