Thanks chaps.

I considered the Focus RS for about 30 seconds until I realised how much more expensive they are Some good lease deals around on these Golfs. Demand for the RS is keeping prices very keen, not to mention the monumental wait and lack of standard equipment being a turn-off for me.

The Focus is probably a bit more fun to drive, but this is a very good all-rounder and the DSG box just makes it a monster. The acceleration is utterly relentless, there is no pause at all, it just goes and goes.