to be honest i would get a nice looking 1.4 sport lupo until u have the right money and able to get good insurance on a gti. when i was 18 up until a year ago i had a 135+bhp 106 gti and like electricpanda said mine used to stay ahead ov ctr's etc but at 17 u would be paying over the odds on insurance. personally lupo's r the boyos i recently sold my tdi and bought a 230bhp ibiza and now i am selling up for a lupo gti. . good luck with the searching