If you've got the choice I'd go for the quattro, totally sure footed at all times, from what I know/previous high powered 2wd and speaking to other people, chipping the 2wd just results in slippage in anything other than perfect conditions.
Also there is plenty of mid range with mine, it never feels lacking at all. It feels as quick as my old TT 225 which had a remap/CAI/Exhaust and more so you wouldn't feel short changed.
And the clutch will be fine, mine died before I had it remapped due to age and an unfortunate entrance onto the motorway (I was stuck behind a slow truck getting on the motorway at around 60mph, dropped it back into 3rd gear and pulled out and bang - the clutch just went, it shouldnt have but it did)
Hope this helps, mine's up for sale btw!
Also there is plenty of mid range with mine, it never feels lacking at all. It feels as quick as my old TT 225 which had a remap/CAI/Exhaust and more so you wouldn't feel short changed.
And the clutch will be fine, mine died before I had it remapped due to age and an unfortunate entrance onto the motorway (I was stuck behind a slow truck getting on the motorway at around 60mph, dropped it back into 3rd gear and pulled out and bang - the clutch just went, it shouldnt have but it did)
Hope this helps, mine's up for sale btw!