my golf mk 5 is barely using any diesel (5.5 liters/100 km with the ac on), has a cheap maintenance, cheap insurance and low taxes. and the best part - it costs less than 3k euro. i spent a lot more on my gaming pc than on my car and it's been really reliable. all i had to do so far on this car has been the regular maintenance. you don't have to be flexing around in a brand new mercedes in order to get the job done.
Bulgaria