I've been waiting for the price of the Mk6 GTi's in 4 door guise to drop a little - but they don't seem to be budging at the minute. I've never known a mainstream car, like the Golf, to be so hard to get a hold of at the right spect/mileage/price. People are asking for £13-14k for cars above 70,000 miles. Second options are a A5 Sportback, A4 Estate or a Jag XF.
I'm going to wait another 6-9 months and re-evaluate my options then.