Drisser: I wish i'd known earlier - £379pm for a Cayman would have probably had me saying "bollocks to the practicality of the Golf, the missus can get a 5 door Polo for that".
If I was moving "up" from a Golf it would probably be for a Cayman. I can't understand Audi's rationale with the new TT right now - it looks so more aggressive at the front and looking a little more muscular (saw one in the flesh on Saturday at the local Audi garage) - as a result I think it has finally ditched the "hairdresser" tag, it's looking more of man's car like the Scirocco. The pricing of the base model isn't a big shock over the outgoing MK2 price, but the touted upcoming TTS price is way too much of a gap, and makes the Cayman look a bargain.
VW need to be careful with the residuals/GFV. Plenty buy new (me included) because despite their high sticker price, the high residuals make it a value for money proposition compared to it's peers. I can stomach paying £27500 for a £31k car and lose £10k over 3 years on it. If that cost becomes £12k+, i'll be putting my money elsewhere.
