Been looking myself. I test drove a Gti the other day, and it was nice. If the seats are a downside, wait a few more months and get into the 25th Anniversary Gti. Comes with Recaros. Check it out on
www.vwvortex.com and click on the 337 link. It is a sweet little deal.
Also, check out
APR and
Garret for chip info. APC's chip is supposed to be top notch with the Vortex crowd. Undetectable by the dealer and you can get it to flip between stock and chipped modes with a few pushes of the cruise control buttons. Nice gains. 240 ft/lbs aint playing around....