I will probably get shot down in flames here, but you not consider a Focus ST, I came from one and loved it, and if all goes to plan will have another one before too long.
Dont get me wrong the Gti is a nicer place to sit but everything else in my opinion the ST was better.
I might be an isolated case but was expecting better from the GTI, I have had it just over a year 33k on the clock and wee niggly things just put me off:
parking sensors stopped working
volume on cd player does whatever it pleases
speakers on the drivers side of the car work when they want.
DSG gearbox novelty wears of pretty quick. fun bein schumi for half an hour. but up hiils kicks down gears when the car has more than enough torque to get it up in the gear it was in.
Like I said i might have just got a bad egg but just dont get excited about goin a drive anymore. mine isnt an ED30 and maybe if it was and manual and everything worked as it should then I might feel the same as the rest of the die hard dubbers on here, but in my experience the ST was better and everybit as practical if not more so. albeit a little more thirsty but thats maybe due to the fact you put your foot down more to hear the noise of the 5pot.
Will probably get bood off stage but just my opinion on what you could look at for a new car.
