*touch wood* mine has been ok so far, I did have to have the alarm module changed and a new CD player BUT Bristol street Birmingham sorted both out no trouble at all and have generally been great (got my last car from there too).

Don't forget that with the ST you can negotiate a lot off the list price, but with the VW I doubt if you could.

The only thing worth mentioning though, is that it is noisy on the motorway - lots of engine noise because it revs really high. It got on my nerves at first but I'm used to it now.

good luck in your decision!