Volkswagen Bora 1.4, any opinons

I have a 2000 1.4 Bora. My wife drives it now. I've had it from new and it has never given any bother. Its been through 2 NCTs and passed each first time. The only thing that ever needed replacing was the brake light switch. It has 46,000 miles and two of the tyres are still the original ones.

Its a bit under powered at only 75bhp (52kW) but it is a comfortable car to drive. I drove it around Europe on 2 occasions and never had any stiffness or discomfort. But, I drove it a wee bit too hard on the German autobahns and it has developed a tapping ever since - which appears to be a small end bearing. But the car still drives perfectly and the tapping subsides somewhat once the engine is at normal operating temperature.

It's grand. Just another A to B econobox. Pretty reliable. The only problem is that originally, it cost 25% more than the almost identical, but much more practical Skoda Octavia which is a bit bigger too. Second hand it seems to have retained more than that price differential, so it wasn't that bad a car to buy in the first place!

I've seen asking prices of €7k for a 7 year old Golf / Bora 1.4. Unreal and appalling value for money, but of course great for previous owner(s)