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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Jul 05, 2007 10:30 pm)  i'm suprised you couldn't find a base four door auto for less than high 19k; i've seen em without sunroof and rims with the auto for mid 18's. But anywho, you got some good options and the price is fantastic, so is the color! (my bunny is united gray as well!) I finally got around to changing the oil myself, it was no walk in the park initially, but now i got it down. I think i'll take her back to the dealer for a big service, like the 40k and then do the smaller ones myself again. At anyrate, congratulations man, enjoy your awesome new ride!
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Replying to: eldaino (Jul 06, 2007 4:40 am) Thanks for the warm welcome! I'll be sure to post here often.
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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Jul 06, 2007 7:45 am)
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Hey all! I've never been a VW owner before and Im super excited!! ive been driving a 93 honda civic for the past 5 years and its been a tank! im looking forward to getting my new car here on tuesday and becoming a part of the chat!! any heads ups on the car? anything you wish you'd known from the get go but didnt? advice? let me know!! 
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Replying to: o_rabbit (Jul 08, 2007 3:47 am) VW Rabbit is a really good car for the out the door price, but expect to pay more for maintenance over time, and expect to be bringing it in to the shop a little bit more often than any of it's Japanese competitors (for things like brakes and tune ups). VW has had reliability issues in the past, when most of their vehicles in the US were assembled in Mexico. The new Rabbit's final assembly point is in Wolsfburg Germany, the 2.5 liter engine is manufactured in Mexico, and if you are getting a rabbit with automatic transmission, the transmission is made in Japan. It is a new year model, so we'll have to wait and see what it's true reliability is (And I've only had mine for 4 days). BUT our '07 Rabbit's have been available in other countries as the GOLF for a few years already (with a different engine), so hopefully the bugs have been worked out. That being said, the car feels tight as a drum behind the wheel and the interior is immaculate, even nicer than the new civics. It's a great car, and I hope that if it's "babied" a little bit more than my old Japanese car, it will last a long, long time. Hope this helps!
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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Jul 08, 2007 7:03 am)
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Replying to: o_rabbit (Jul 08, 2007 5:02 pm) it does exceptionally well in rainy conditions, and feels uber solid on the road. I owned a new civic and it was very nice, got great gas mileage, and had a slightly better steering feel, but it was a dime a dozen and the rabbits solidity, power, and interior alone make up for it. Your oil changes only happen every 10k because there is no need to change synthetic oil any more often than that, and its what the rabbits manual calls for. The exception is that once you hit 5k, you have to get it changed (the break in period check up is what it is is guess) and then again at 10k. But after that, you shouldn't have to do it (wether its you or the dealer) until 20k, and then 30k and so on and so forth. I just hit 23k this weekend and have had no problems so far! Hope this helps! 
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Replying to: eldaino (Jul 09, 2007 9:45 am)
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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Jul 09, 2007 2:15 pm) it seems that mkV jettas are plentiful, but the rabbit/gti are harder to come by! |
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