Hi guys, i'm new to VW, i was looking for a first car to buy and my friend told me to seriously consider VW Golf, hes owned 2 Amarok's so he swears by how good they are and that they're the poormans Merc, he also mentioned the Golf series is one of the safest cars on the market.
My short list was, VW Golf, Ford Fiesta, Suzuki Swift, Mazda 2. With Mazda2 being no1 spot, but I found a good deal for a Golf and asked my friend whom told me to quickly get it, its a fully serviced w/ new tyres VW Golf 2013(MY2014) Comfortline in manual, it has 96k's on it, and the guy wanted $8890, but i got him to $8200 for minor scratches etc.

My family has owned Toyotas for 40 years, it seems the general population agree Toyotas are one of the most reliable cars on the market with cheap parts, but while doing my research for my first car, i discovered the price of a Carolla is through the roof and nowhere near my pricerange, what happened?

Anyway thats my story.