Appreciate the comments guys. I know £3k is what they start at so it'll be all the dogs but I'm not planning on changing until beginning of 2012, so who knows what prices they'll be at then?
If I do get it I do plan on keeping it relatively unmodified. Few subtle cosmetic things and then the typical 1.8T engine stuff to get it running at a nice power

I know tax is a tad more than what I currently pay and fuelwise it'll be around the same as what I get now maybe a tad higher. Wayne has made this difficult by mentioning the Cupra R, which I love. However for some reason I seem to love the Mk1 S3 shape, quattro appeals to me and I've always wanted an Audi, they're an air to them.