[BillC]

Our youngest son will get his learner's permit soon. So, we're starting to think about getting him his own car. He has requested a VW Golf with manual trans, but I really don't know much about them, especially the older ones. Can y'all provide any info on pricing, durability, safety, reliability and/or repairability? I took a quick look on cars.com, and what I saw wasn't encouraging -- either really high miles, or priced more than we want to spend.

Thanks!

P.S., at this point, there's a reasonable chance he'll just end up driving his brother's Saturn, since it's not being driven (much) while he's at college.