It might, afterall its a tweaked mk5 which we know is good. For those wanting a newer GTI who never had the mk5 its a good car but I guess for those who have had a mk5 its not really worth swapping for what really is the same car - especially when you have 'updated' your mk5.
The price tags of the one's I have seen recently are not very attractive - went to sort out the wife's Touran the other day and they had a pre-owned (or demo) in white up at £26k - I did notice a chuck and mark on one of the wheels - wonder how long white worm will take to set in...