I do have a family. We also have a Toyota sienna van which fits all eight of us. The thought with the Volkswagen was a diesel would last a lot longer, manual because I drive a lot of mountain roads and that was easier to use and although the golf is a smaller car it actually fit me well since I’m 6’2”I sat in a few other cars and they just didn’t feel like i fit very well for the amount of driving and the amount of time I’m going to be in the car.