Don't know if you bought anything yet, and don't know if it's too far for you, but I can recommend Hawk VW in Joliet. I bought a 16 GTI last year from them and it was a good deal, and I just traded it in for a 17 R a few weeks ago. They're the only ones in my local area that do R's for under MSRP. Last I knew they still had six or so left, one manual and the rest DSG.