Hi, I have owned a Bora SE TDI (100) since new 3 1/2 years ago. Now covered 41K miles. Been to Spain & South France. At a steady 80 mph mpg is 55, 50 if air con on. So just sips diesel. Excellent economy. Just replaced all tyres so also good. Mine is set to long life servicing, which advises when due, up to 20K intervals,so depending on how you drive it dictates frequency of servicing. Now advising 1k miles to 2nd service so cost saving. Seats are firm but very comfortable even if you are driving all day. Good size boot, rear seat legroom not great, but now children left home, its not important. Back seat folds down/ splits so useful for long loads. Engine has only been topped up with 1 litre of oil between services. Only warranty work has been to have the boot hinges replaced which had become stiff to open boot. All cabin controls fall easily to hand. Excellent sound from stereo, plenty of speakers around cockpit. Good build quality. Insurance is also cheap Group 6 or 7. I paid about £220 I think
We also tried a Passat which again ticked all the boxes, but decided it was too big just for the 2 of us and it would not fit in the garage!
Hope this helps.