Mazda3 2.3 vs. '07 VW Rabbit

Replying to: bodble2 (Apr 07, 2007 11:19 am)

Thank you. My point exactly. Golf, Rabbit, they are one in the same since my was a previous generation. The sticker said Rabbit, but the book said Golf. Go figure. What book ever matches the car exactly??

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Replying to: eldaino (Apr 09, 2007 10:19 am)

Not really based on the factory mold. Either way I think all VW's are not to my liking and have many problems. They even look old. Their design is boring and the engines make a lot of noise. So I got a problematic one, just that alone, I will never buy one again. You may think that they are different in look, (dont let your eyes deceive you) however all the parts are made of the same material and in the same plant from the same country. Can we say Quality control!!
Maybe your car is awesome and is better than most. If this is the case then I am happy for you. I have my facts straight. I know that the Golf and Rabbit are in the same mold. Maybe you need to do some more research about these cars. Brand new doesn't mean all brand new. Think about that. MARKETING TOOL!!!

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Replying to: stallionre (Apr 09, 2007 10:31 am)

you are not serious right? You do know that there is a complete and total difference between the mkV and mkIV? Just like there is a total difference between the protege and the 3, the 05 and 06 civic and a whole plethora of other cars that are recently re-designed.
 
Despite what you may think, you are misinformed. The name alone didn't change, the ENTIRE car did too. To say its the same parts and from the same factory is a bit off as well, seeing as how the rabbit is completely built in germany, with an engine sourced from mexico and the golf was built totally there.
 
I know the differance between a model refreshing and a complete re-design. You do not. And if you do, everything you have said, says otherwise. Plenty of people on this forum could explain this to you; its a fact that you have to accept wether you like vw's or not; its a brand new car.
 
For example: just because i don't like the NEW nissan sentra doensn't mean its not a full redesign and its just the same car.
You see how this logic doesn't make much sense? That what your posts sounds like.
 
Marketing ploy? Yes to a certain extent and NOT in the way you mean it; yes vw re-named the golf the 'rabbit' for the american market, but they did so when they re-designed the car...the only 'marketing tool' they would not have been able to use if they didn't rename it is all the rabbit innuendos. But thats pretty much it;...but rabbit or golf, the mkV is a differnt car than your mkV golf.

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Replying to: bodble2 (Apr 09, 2007 11:42 am)

I'm sorry bodble but you are wrong. Vw with the new jetta and rabbit, did NOT wait a full year (beggining of 06) to release the new generation of them.
 
If you look at an early 2006 GOLF it looks like the same golf in 2001-2005. If you look at the model that VW calls 'the Rabbit' it is a completely different car...the name change and middle-of-the-year release is what is throwing you off. In europe, this car will always be called the golf,but when the newest generation debuted here, it was renamed the rabbit. This is fact, not opinion and i don't understand why its so hard to understand! Google pictures of both generations and its plain to see!

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Replying to: stallionre (Apr 09, 2007 1:25 pm)

No we are not experts, but what we are discussing does not require one to be and expert to understand, and yes we are here to learn, but what you are stating wasn't a matter of opinion. You basically knocked one car, when the discussion at hand is about a completely different one.
 
But now you know huh?

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Replying to: eldaino (Apr 10, 2007 3:58 am)

This I agree with it. Each year that we learn all about a car, a new line comes out for us to start all over again to compare. Hey, this can be fun to do year after year. I didn't mean to knock a car, however I had the worst experience with that car and it made me frustrated to no end to waste so much money. It took me 4 years to recover that money. All is done and is in the past now, as we move on. I love my new 2007 Mazda M3S GT. I made the right choice in getting this car.