I had a full respray on my 1st Gti, some 9 yeras ago. I was quoted prices from £100 to over £2000. Some will say that you get what you pay for, however, some large bodyshops wil charge excessively to cover their larger overheads. If you can find a local one man operation, as I did, you may be on to a winner. I paid £140 for a full body respray and the guy did a brilliant job, I did most of the preparation work, such as, removing windows, bumpers, etc. and gave it a good rub down. I recently saw my car, some 9 years after it's paint job and it looked fine. Unfortunately, this guy is no longer in business. Perhaps he was undercharging.