Glad you have had a look for yourself
The quality thing though, the VW is better, not as much as the price difference suggests though. However it seems that when talking about quality, most people confuse it with appearance.
Another thing I thought of is the practicality difference.
If the mk5 is anything like dads golf R the mps is far more practical.
There is bugger all storage space inside the golf for things like CDs, satnav or anything else you may have.
You can buy underseat draws, but again, another expensive option