Both petrol and dev Anni golfs on eBay for £3000
Thanks chap but i'd be interested to see what the petrol guys have to say on this and what realistic performance I can get for my budget.
As for a petrol, £3k would see you with a pretty well sorted 1.8T. You'll be able to pick up a decent one for around £2000, leaving you with another £1k to spend straight away. I'd be looking for an earlier AUM engine, and look at upgrading the turbo at a later date.
With your £1k I'd be looking at sorting handling first...decent coilovers (KW or similar), polybushes, arb's, brakes, then a good service and remap (with an upgraded recirc valve).
Further down the line....FMIC, exhaust, KO4, injectors, 3" MAF, S3 fuel pump, TIP, silicone hoses etc.