Volvo 40 or Golf 4 or what?

So I need a used car relatively quickly. I have driven a Golf 4 1.6 so far, I bought it used by a friend with 99,000km for 4.500,- .That’s 4 years ago currently 165,000km. BJ198. Had except for dirty throttle flap, electrical problems with airbag display and electric window lifters as well as ZV no problems. Search now a used car and look for Golf 4, Golf 4 Variant, VW Passat (SPRITSCHLUCKKE R?), Volvo, Prerequisites – min. 74 KW – 4/5 doorr – place for 2 people + child at the end/holiday – should be long hold, without much to cost, purchase max. 3800,- – solid – no Opel or Ford (optically not mine) I am primarily looking for a Golf 4 on. But is already quite high price for, that you find an old car with many small pitfalls and many previous owners and km. How about a Volvo 40 1.8 it is recommended in comparison to the Golf 4. You get with a little more km but much cheaper. How is the mileage of the Volvo 40 ? more than the golf? AND:…because of a disc incident and radiance into the left leg an automatic car would do me better despite the loss of fun driving. Golf 4 automatic under 100 hp should not be recommended. What about Volvo automatic? Is there always a higher fuel consumption to expect with automatic circuit? Thank you! Greetings disie