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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Jul 18, 2007 2:21 am) alas i wish the two door had the heated seats! keep enjoying your ride man! i too find it terribly easy to go to fast. Even my buddy with the 300hp civic was suprised when he took a ride; he looked at the speedometer and said, 'dude we are really going that fast?'  Unless they meant the top governed speed (which is for the rabbit, 130 mph) i guess that yes you were babying it. But its ok, i did exaclty the same thing. |
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Replying to: rogerrabit (Jul 17, 2007 8:13 am) |
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Nearly 2000 miles on my United Gray 4 door. Noticed that this vehicle does not like discount gas. My first 3-4 tanks were from a local Shell station that I've always went to and that has really great prices, and usually no problems. BUT I noticed that the engine ran a little bit "burpy" and at times was concerned that one of my brake calipers might be frozen since It seemed like there was a "frictiony" feel when I accelerated, or even when I just rested my foot on the gas pedal, ESPECIALLY compared to when I went to a Mobile for my last tank, and now Chevron for my current tank. I've been only using Regular 87 Octane Gas. At first I thought it had to do with having the vehicle broken in but there's been a noticeable improvement in the quality of the drive since I filled up at Chev, and my perceived MPG Getting about 20-30 miles better than usual on each quarter tanks so far, and the overall feel on the gas pedal is much more smooth. (does this make sense? I'm trying to describe the vibrations of the engine you feel on your foot when it's on the throttle...) Anyway, hopefully this will finally boost me above 25 mpg + since I've painfully been driving this car conservatively and getting a less-than-mediocre 23-24 MPG. I don't want to start using 89 since the extra 10 cents a gallon defeat the purpose of going to Shell, so I'm willing to just get the 87 at a better gas station. The MPG could have something to do with ethanol content in some gasolines (since it is not as efficient as good old fashioned fossil fuel gas alone), but I haven't done my research yet. ******************************************************************** Still love this car, and now that I'm using (what I think is) a better fuel, the quality of the drive has made me loiter in my car for a minute or two when I pull in my drive way and contemplate doing a quick lap around the block....  I've also really started noticing all the subtle cool sounds this car makes, especially the shocks and suspension when going over a speed bump. The sleek pneumatic hiss the car makes when you go over a speed bump with the windows rolled down is niiiice. And the Straight-From-An-Airplane-Stewardess-DING the radio makes when you mute your radio, or your refuel light lights up is really fitting compared to all the annoying sounds so many other cars make. I will often mute the radio when I have a new passenger, saying "Listen to this" right before I try to find some speed bumps to take 'em over once I've muted the radio. . . 
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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Jul 29, 2007 1:35 am) i like the sounds the bunny makes....i just didn't consider the shocks/bushings sound one of them. especially since i didn't notice it until about 15k. but maybe it was always there? 
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Replying to: eldaino (Jul 29, 2007 3:17 am) |
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I just purchased a new sage green 08 Rabbit 2 door, picked it up on Monday. This is 4th purchase of a VW, the second with an automatic transmission. I prefer a manual on the VW but since this car will be used to teach my daughter to drive I thought it will be the best choice. It will also become her first car when the time comes. So far I am impressed with the performance, a little noisy on older roads but fine and smooth ones. I have already put over 400 miles in the two days that I have it and paying only $20.00 (2.77) to fill up at a little less than half a tank also felt better than the $35.00 it took to fill up the Chevy Colorado that I traded in. One thing I don't understand is why VW has differences in features between the 2dr and 4dr. In my opinion the only difference should be the 2 doors. The radio in the 2dr is lacking in features and display with only one line. Funny that in the binder with all the manuals, the manual for the radio with the 6 cd changer and no where in any of the documents is the radio I have in the car. See the radio displays the current time on the display which is redundant since the time is displayed on instrument panel. I can't find anything on how to change the display. The only other thing I miss is a center arm rest. Anyone know where to get an after market arm rest for the Rabbit? All in all I am happy with the Rabbit and can live without some of the things I am used to having in a VW. This is a perfect first car for my daughter. Oh, there is a lot more room in my garage.
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Replying to: ivw08 (Aug 02, 2007 3:21 am) |
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Replying to: ivw08 (Aug 02, 2007 3:21 am) but there is hardly room for complaint especially since the 2 door has more features or at least just as many as other cars in its class for much cheaper. the armrest i belive is going to be part of a package option on the 2 doors in 08 but for now you can go to www.tmtuning.com and order one for about 200 bucks. it also included the rear facing vents for passengers, and well worth the upgrade in my opinion. |
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Replying to: eldaino (Aug 02, 2007 6:29 am) Still haven't gotten around to bringing my car in to the shop to fix the seat. Will do this next week (finally). Performance of this car is amazing at high speeds. 85+ mph this car shines, it's unbelievably smooooooth. I can't wait (until I get enough courage) to take it 100+ mph. I finally put it in sports mode, and floored it a bit and this car really takes off, and took some turns fast enough for the anti skid to kick in. Even though it's "smooth" it still handles great. Still averaging around 24mpg. (And I've come to terms with knowing I'd get the same MPG in the gas version of the golf, even if I'd bought a used year 2000+ model) With the amount of traffic I get stuck in, I'm not too disapointed. I think I'll still be okay even with putting the engine through it's paces the last few days.
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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Aug 02, 2007 12:15 pm)
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