Welcome to the forum mate. I was ready to jump on the **NA first bandwagon** with the others, but having read your comments, you do genuinely seem like a sensible young man (the fact that you're not speaking in TXT goes a long way). I would simply say go easy in the TT mate, they give the impression of sedate progressive power, then when you're not ready, it'll bite your head off. The stock traction control system is shocking so won't save you in your moment of need.
One thing I will add though, your budget will not get you a nice example TT. It'll probably be a bit of a money pit, (these cars are not cheap to run) and you'll be constantly throwing money at a car which isn't worth it from the start. My advice is spend the same money on an NA and you'll get a much cleaner example. Ultimately a car that won't set your hair on fire with performance, but looks the dogs. Providing the car you get has been looked after, it'll be uber reliable.