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Hatchbacks Volkswagen Rabbit New Rabbit Owners - give us your report!
208 messages, Last post on Apr 29, 2008 at 5:17 PM
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First off, my situation may be a little different than most...I'm 6'6". and finding a compact I was comfortable in was impossible untill now...even a midsize wouldnt work. Its always been SUVS. Because we dont get any of the neat European designed compacts that actually give you ROOM, instead of center consoles. Unitll now! The Rabbit is unbelievable on the interior room up front. My legs have never been more comforatble driving, and the stick shift is awsome, crisp, great feel. I shopped against the Fit, Yaris, Fusion, just to name a few...and one drive in the Rabbit sold me. The interior is a pleasure to be in, the standard equip, is everything I need, and more (and thats the 2 door). I now want to drive everywhere, all the time... the first fun car I've had in 15 years. Mileage is fine.. as soon as we are paying 8-9$ a gallon like in the UK, I'll worry...but untill then, our gas is still cheap compared to the rest of the world. The fun, quality factor far outweighs the slighly lower mileage. Got 25 mpg, on first tank, and that was almost all city. Paid msrp for the 2 door stick, which is still a bargain considering what you get.
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Replying to: bpeachee1 (Jul 06, 2006 3:10 pm) just look at the specs. I totally agree with about the interior!! did you notice that the interior has some kind of Audi A4 looks??? it is very well designed and organize interior. Also Pollen filter comes as standard as well as heated front seats, 6 cd changers, A/T with Triptronic with Sports Mode plus more comes with 4 door rabbit. |
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I've had my 3 door rabbit for three weeks now. We sort of have a love-hate relationship: I was really keen to get a Mazda3, but ended up with a Rabbit because I could not locate the correct model 3 that included all the airbags/safety features I wanted. I think the Civic is ugly and boring. I was sick of looking, so bought a Rabbit because it includes so many options on the base model, and was "available" off the lot. It's so packed with stuff, I do not know how how VW makes a profit on this car. What has been dreadful is the VW Sales/Service. Although I was OK with paying MSRP and cash, getting the dealer here in Seattle to actually sell the car to me was a pain. They're hopeless at returning calls. It took me two weeks to get him to phone back my insurance agent! Also the car rattles. The service area have had one attempt at fixing it and failed. After wasting a huge amount of time dropping off the car and picking up the "repaired" car, I'm not taking it back. I've already started to pull apart the dash. The build quality is not great. I hope this is not a sign of things to come..... In comparison, I also bought a new Honda CRV about 6 weeks ago, and the sales, service and build quality of Honda leaves the VW for dead. I also think the Mazda3 is better built. On the plus side, the VW is fun to drive, with good torque, great cornering, and precise handling. The engine is a little noisy and rough (for a 5cyl) so it feels sporty. The sport mode of the 6 sp auto gearbox is fun, although probably worsens the class-trailing fuel economy of the car.
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My new rabbit has the side strips and words "rabbit" on it. The sales consultant told me there are only three hundred of them in the US.  I won a lot of compliment from friends and alike. Not that I care that much about what ppl say. It is definitely a great car and I love it. It's cool, unique. |
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Their 5 star cars (Sept Issue): Bentley Continental GT Chev Corvette Ferrari 599 GTB Ferrari F430 Jaguar XK Lamborghini Gallardo Lexus LS600h L Mercedes S class Porsche 911 Porsche Cayman Rolls Royce Phantom Volkswagen RABBIT! Enough said. Jim |
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Replying to: Sylvia (Jul 20, 2006 6:00 pm)  I love my new car. its blue,two door. the car is very fast. I got it in 5spd. I didn't get the GTI rims yet, but I will. I don't care what other people think, this car will distroy any japanese car in its class.I haven't really pushed it but I have already hit 115mph. 
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Does anyone hear some vibration noise coming from the driver's left front when Rabbit runs on uneven surface? I need to talk to the dealer i guess... Other than that, the car runs great. Gas Milage: 27.5 miles per gallon on half highway and half local. |
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Replying to: jwodae (Jul 29, 2006 8:45 pm) 
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Replying to: micweb (Aug 01, 2006 2:00 pm) 
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Replying to: jwodae (Aug 02, 2006 5:46 pm) On the other hand I have a new Cobalt with a much louder and persistent noise than either, but the tech didn't ride with me, and they left it in our "heat wave sun" all day before they DID finally take it out, and the heat drove the noise away - it was even gone for me on my drive home, after dinner (when the car had been parked under cover) I took it out, and sure enough it was there. So now I have to wait to take it in again and this time ride with the tech. Mysterious noises drive everyone crazy - us because we are definitely in the car often enough to hear the most intermittent of intermittent noises - the dealers because they are hard to hear, hard to track down, and the manufacturers don't pay the actual time it takes to track down and fix - and the manufacturer, because it almost always tracks back to a little inattention on the assembly line, and costs them warranty bucks. (My 2001 and 2004 Golfs were totally buzz and rattle free!) Just be patient and don't freak out. I've had more noises in imports than domestics so far, so it doesn't reflect on overall design or quality of assembly. |
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