I have a cheap Peugeot 107 with automatic and a vw golf with manual. Former is awful, really terrible, latter is a joy to use, even after 220K km, never had to

I have a cheap Peugeot 107 with automatic and a vw golf with manual. Former is awful, really terrible, latter is a joy to use, even after 220K km, never had to change clutch. So maybe it's all about quality.