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Hatchbacks Volkswagen Rabbit New Rabbit Owners - give us your report!
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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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hey all! and thanks for the info eldaino and sharpedgeshurt! i have my bunny now! all paperwork like title transfer and insurance is over with and i get to now enjoy the rabbit in all its glory! its a 2 door sage green automatic. i wanted to fill you all in on the great buy i got it at. please PLEASE dont take it as bragging, i just think we all should know great deals are available if we have the patience for em. ive loved the rabbit since i first saw their new model but never thought i could afford one. low and behold on craigslist i found a private seller needing to sell this bunny asap bc she was moving out of the country. it was only bought this last oct. and still under 5yr warranty. i was able to talk her down to 13500. i feel so lucky about it! what a blessing! so far in the two days of driving it ive been oober please with the handleing and of course the car itself!!just washed it tonight and i hope me buying a 5dollar gallon of soap isnt going to cost me and my baby's paint!!
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Replying to: o_rabbit (Jul 11, 2007 12:20 am) congrats and enjoy! |
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Replying to: eldaino (Jul 09, 2007 9:45 am) 5,000 miles is a long way to go between oil changes, particlularly if you have some city and short driving trips mixed in with it, but with synthetic oil should have some margin for error. 10,000 mile oil changes leave little margin for error (and also assume a VW spec'd synthetic oil, not just any old synthetic oil). Remember that at least one oil change a year is required under the "time or miles" alternative. Finally, with "every 3 months" oil changes becoming a thing of the past, there is no one looking at tire pressure and fluid level checks besides you. Owner's manual service recommendations PRESUME a monthly check of the items listed in the manual. These are very minor checks, but how many owner's actually still do them? Does it matter? Ask owners of Ford Expeditions who had tire blow outs due to underinflated tires. Ask Camry and Sebring owners with sludged engines. Don't believe all the hype about "maintenance free." Even my toaster needs to have the crumbs dumped out once in a while or in becomes a fire hazard....
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Replying to: micweb (Jul 11, 2007 3:55 pm) you sound like the guy from the vw dealer that told me he reccomended 5 k oil changes no matter what,...and then dropped it to' man, you should just come in every 3k! thats the way to do it! i've seen to many sludged engines!' Yeah. This is the same guy who told me my 20k service was x amount one time and then 2 weeks later, it was 150 bucks more for no reason. there is no need to change your oil any sooner than what vw themselves says needs to be done. The manual does NOT give a substituion of synthetic oil is not avialable, and i only use the vw spec/approved one. i do perform the fluid checks and check my tires regularly, i just wont be taking my car to the dealer every 10k not when its just, check this/check that. on the big ones where there is some more extensive work and things that need to be tested, i can scrounge up the dough to do so. (i.e. the 40k service.) but aside from that i'm good.
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