I am thihinking of buying a Mk4 in the new year. I'll have a budget of around $15,000, but i will want to lower it and add some nice fat rims so i reckon $10,00 for the car.

Ideally i want a GTI or at least a 2.0 se or GLE. I've been looking at ebay and car sales but can't find a decent one for that sort of price. They are all either piss weak 1.6's or high millage beaters.

What i am asking really is why GTI's are so expensive and do you reckon they will drop in price when the MK6 lands or when the 'financial crisis' really bites.

(P.S if i can't find a good car i will have to go and buy a Falcon XR6, and we don't want that to happen. )