VW’s are like any other cars.
$$$ = QUALITY x PERFORMANCE x LUXURY x SAFETY x WHATEVER
Plunk down $10k on a used Jetta and you get a good amount of luxury and safety, so the quality comes down.
Plunk down $10k on a Civic and you get a ton of quality, mediocre safety, not much luxury or performance.
Plunk down $10k on a modded Civic and you get a ton of performance, questionable quality, mediocre safety, not much luxury.
So shit up with your VW hate. They are what they are, if they aren’t the combination of attributes that you want then don’t buy one.
Oh, and ignore the kiddies that think they are what they aren’t. 