There are two distinct fashions for VW owners to follow. The first I'll call glammed out. A style not too far off from the OP. While there are a lot of VW's like that out there, they are not the majority. At least I don't think. It's like everything else in the world. It's wild or stands out from the crowd so it gets more attention. The up side to that is the owner gets lots of exposure. The down side is the owner and car get a lot of exposure and so everyone thinks that is how that whole scene is.
The other side are those that refuse to Rust a hood, cover in stickers, they keep it clean. Or referred to as OEM+. Their cars will have a bunch of little things done, and if you don't know what you're looking for/at you won't catch it. It's a beautiful thing.
I've got respect for guys on both sides of the fence. It took forever to get used to stretch and poke. But after 6 years of looking at it on Vortex, I see a set of stretched tires on my GTI. Oh the horror!!!!!
With exception to a few if you're driving a VW it's not about going fast. They are competent cars on a Road Course or Auto-X, they are not normally used for drag racing. I've done it, and it's a pain. While I am a loyalist, I am really fighting the urge to build another V8.
I should probably go work on WTF, or Powdercoat something....