I agree with that, the VZ's are beautiful but if I owned a set I'd never clean them. VW made the right decision with the Monza design, great to look at and painless to clean :)
If that GT ever gets in a lads hands, watch it decend into modded trash...thats what happened to mine. Shame, it was a great car!
If you need some odd bits for your GTI, keep your eyes peeled on eBay over the next few days. I found GTI badges and skirt trims among a load of other things :)