Just been to Scotland in the Golf, done about 600 miles in the last couple of days and its served me well.
The hesitation was very noticable and it does it from 10 - 70+mph so basically all the time and whatever revs.
AND with one of my mates in the back it was making a loud creaking noise?! No idea what it was..just something else to add to the list

I've just had yet another look though the mk3 maintainence section (good guides in there, love it) is there a particular section about
engine hesitation? Is that the same as a misfire/backfire?!