The reliability issues are my main concerns, as others have pointed out. The idea of having DSG failures down the track scares me as well. But we want an auto, and all the other small car autos are crap. The corolla is boring and slow with a bad auto, the Mazda 3 is noisy, The Focus handles well, but is less comfortable and has 4spd auto The DSG is good because it's not a conventional auto. The other car we've seriously considered is the Honda Accord Euro, because its 5 speed is a pretty good unit. It uses almost twice as much fuel as the Golf though. It's Honda so you can expect bullet proof reliability.
We're replacing a manual 1996 Subaru Liberty which has been absolutely faultless for 260 000km, so it's a tough act to follow.
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