Thanks guys. There were a few (3 I think!) spots of rust on it, nothing serious, so that's being done as we speak. I want to fully service it and change the timing belt on it too.. then I'll get to the fun stuff. Don't really know what way I want to go yet. Looking in the gallery for inspiration!! I'm hoping to fully respray it in a bit too.
hello Kevin, you know you will never go back to Opels and Vauxhalls after owning a MK3 
That's something I never thought I'd hear!! But, I'm hoping you're right. I'm loving it so far anyway, and I do think the VW scene is a lot more 'alive', and there are definately a lot more bits available for modifying... so, it's all good!