Thats cool, thats usually the way it goes. Throw the basic bolt ons, and do suspension and brakes. Short of high dollar F/I, they are limited on mod potential. Great cars, almost picked one up last year, both a 2004 and a 2008 but couldn't pass up the 0% for 72 on the new 09 GTI's.
A chipped GTI will pull on an R32 from a roll, and be about even from a dig.