HI all

I have done a lot of reading on this and am still left with some questions.

Ok,
I am looking for a manual, so need to worry about the DSG box.

Golf or jetta i am fine with whichever. Will be looking around 10k price bracket.

My only main questions are the motor options.

Which one has fewer problems than the other? 1.9 or 2.0? One as far as I can gather is a PD and the other has a DPF.

And one of these suffer from cam wear and ultimately failure.

Which one would be my better option? Im not worried about power as the aim of the game is economy and reliability.

Which years are to be avoided in the mkv range? I read somewhere as well that if the engine code ends in a "A" then you have to steer clear as there was a problem with the block going porous or something.

Any and all advice is muchly appreciated