Its surely worth the money...well as long as it isn't costing one ?28k.
Around ?22k'ish tops is okay for most I'd say, with must haves like 18" wheels, xenons and navi (discounts also apply).
I find my GTI to be worth the money. Its comfortable and sporty, I drive it around for work and it returns good MPG also. Thats something my R32 never does, but when I use the R32 I don't care about MPG!