personaly i liked how it drove, its not slow and i think there just loads for sale mate!
the reson i kept the gt was because the hgt is nowhere nr as fun to drive as the gt, not a quick, not as gokarty ... lol u know what its like when u love a gt !
Anyways i have searched on this forum and mk2 forum a number of times for faults etc, i think theres a couple of things that go wrong but nothing major....
Your girlfriend will enjoy the hgt !( depending on her current car) But i will admit i did like the way it drove!