Good question.
Comfort over performance. We certainly don't need >350 bhp.
I ran a Mk4 Golf R32 from new for 3 years and I don't want to dip below that performance.
We do like the estate version. Just looks stealthy. All black, silver and black wheels.
Not worried about scuffs, we're after fun and as we live in the countryside we'll be running it muddy often. It's not going to be pristine. If it's a bit scuffed it will be cheap, so we could map it, put a SS exhaust, give it better breathing.