I understand what your saying guys but surely a low milage one with full history and in A1 condition will be come a rare car in years to come,it will be a pleasure to own in years to come. Sort of a collectors item so to speak.
No MK4 is ever going to be a collectors item to be honest. An anni will always fetch more than a standard GTI, but the amount will decrease as the car depreciates. E.g. Lets just say there are 2 identical MK4s to buy:
1. Standard 1.8T GTI - £3k, in 5 years time worth £1k.
2. Standard 1.8T Anni - £6k, in 5 years time worth £1800-2000.
The Anni is still worth considerably more than a standard Gti, but you will have lost a lot more money on it. That's what happened with MK3's and i'm sure it will happen with MK4's as well. Is it really worth it?