Congats, you will love the car and its little foibles won't be an issue. There are so many great driver roads around SF, you will enjoy the drive, especially along the coast highways. With petrol at about $ 5 you can enjoy the turbo, handling and flipping off the petrol stations as you go by. I get an average round town 28 mpg and on the open road 34 up to Canada and back. Eventhough the VW recommends 91 octane, I get better mpg with 89, car runs great and my local VW dealer mechanic says that its ok to run 89 but no less. Take care of it and it will take care of you.