Picked up the GTI yesterday and am very happy! Big thanks to Hayselden VW Barnsley for making the whole experience great from start to finish, I'll definitely use them again.
Did around 100 miles of mixed driving yesterday and straight away made me remember why I love GTI's. In hindsight the car is probably better suited to me and I should have kept my original order last year but hey ho.
I won't go into anymore detail as the plusses have been covered thousands of times on here, but it is a great car and I'm glad I changed the order from an R.