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VW says that in 2014 they fixed all issues, but trusting VW... you know.
People say different things. Some say that their gearbox is ok even after 100k, but there are plenty of reports of dying clutch even at 30k (although warranty makes it free, but whatever).
Overall it is very good thing for driving (I tried one on old Skoda few weeks ago, it is very comfortable and performant), but it is mess when it broken. It also very depends on owner driving style, i.e. if he is crazy racer, it dies fast. Sadly, as a second/third owner, I couldn't really check was car properly driven and serviced. There are plenty of check tools, and dealers also say that they checking everything, but it doesn't guarantee anything (especially when seller cheats, and they always cheat).
I also think about plain mechanical transmission, but I'm afraid of traffic jams here. That thing is good for small/medium cities and rural areas, but staying for 2 hours in slowly moving jam with constant change of gears is pretty tiresome, and I'm also not an experienced driver.
> what about toyota?
I though about it, but couldn't find almost any car that fulfills my requirements in that price range (<100k km mileage, ~9000$ and not older than 10 years). Occasional corollas X appear on market, but they look strange, maybe already broken. There are plenty of them from 2005-2007, but I don't want too old car, although it of course may be good, but it is more risky.
Cars aren't cheap here, because of heavy tariffs. It that price/age range there are only Kia Rio/Hyundai Solaris, VW Polo, Skoda Fabia and Rapid, Lada, Datsun (actually, restyled Lada) and Renault Logan/Sandero.