Ive had my car broken into and it sucks. But leaving a grand in your car is not very smart...but car thieves(all thieves and people that key cars) need to be taken to the desert and buried up to their neck and left to bake.
I have a couple of buddies who drive VW's and the electric problems on those things are horrible. My MS3 is a rattle trap but has always started in the morning faithfully for the little over 2 years I have owned it. But I do like the looks of the VW better though.
Just be prepared for heartache, the first damage hurts the worst. My car was street parked for the first 6 months of ownership (its garaged now) and I was hit twice on my front bumper by parallel parkers. It hurts when its brand new and you make payments on it with your hard earned money (even...
I felt the same way about white. When I bought my car they had an 8.5 white and black and an 08 Silver and Red so I bought the Silver but would
be rocking an MGM if they had one on the lot.
2008 MS3 Sport with 71xx miles purchased a year and a half ago. Only have a Cobb SRI. The only problem it has had was a defective clutch interlock switch with prevented my car from starting two days after I bought it. Fixed under warranty and no problems since.
If you want a tuner car with a large aftermarket might I suggest the Civic Si or the new Genesis Coupe Turbo, the MS3 hates to be modded heavily and will show its displeasure by rewarding you with a blown engine.