I'm in the market for a new(er) vehicle.

At the moment I'm cruising round in a Mk1 GLD, however I'm looking at getting something a little quicker.

I have been looking at a couple of 91 Mk2 GTI 8V 1.8L models but have started looking at more and more things.

Considering there is a couple of Mk2 GTI's going for ~$4k at the moment and I have seen a few 05 Mk3 VR6's round the $7K mark, where should I be looking.

Do I go Mk2 and start looking at go faster bits?
Do I go Mk3 VR6 stock?

At this point I'm more looking at bang for my buck. Looking for something quick(er) than that I have now, not that it will be much of a stretch, still the quicker the better, keeping price as low as possible...

This continuing on from my 'Mk1 GLD or Mk2 GTi?' thread in the Mk1 section.