Went to my dealers this morning, just to do that
Actually, apart from the whole rear end disaster (clusters and *tiny* little aero wiper which justs looks stupid), I really like it!
The headlight cluster is a little bit fussy, but there are some really clever touches, like the "eyebrows" already in the bonnet leading edge. I hadn't noticed it in the photos, but the bonnet trails over the top of the headlamps and grille very subtly by a couple of cm*
Interior looked a bit too somber, but very nicely done. Maybe it looked a little cramped, with all the dark plastic, but overall very nice. I think the comments about downgrading of materials might have been sparked off by the headlamp switch units which looked a *lot* like the one off the fabia and mk4 polo - i.e. flush with the dash.
But, overall, surprised how much i liked it.
Salesguy I know tried to convince my it's visual appearance is exactly as a golf should be, but other than the headlamps and the thick c-pillars, I'm not convinced. I think it works well in it's own right, though.
He was very proud of the Car of the Year 2004 Award, and had all the off-prints of WhatCar to hand!
Also - to make this polo specific - asked for any news of a gti - and none yet.
He knew about the Trek coming soon and was aware of the GT option package in germany. He suggested that the GT would be a single model in the UK, rather than an option on any model, per Germany.
He commented that the 6n had had it's GTI two years into its life, and he was a little surpirsed that nothing has come through on the 9n yet, but there you go...
Asked for anything on the GTI to be sent through when he gets it, but we'll see...
Deek.
* or maybe their example had just been built the same way my polo was!
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but let down by the quality finish on some things. 
