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Rabbit v. Jetta v. Passat

10 messages,  Last post on Nov 06, 2006 at 1:31 PM

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#7 of 10 Re: Rabbit vs. Jetta vs. Passat [parkerjon] by jeffyscott Jul 07, 2006 (4:29 am)
Replying to: parkerjon (Jul 06, 2006 11:46 am) In some ways you might expect the Rabbit 4 door to be the same or more than the 2.5 Jetta: pretty much the same amount of metal and perhaps more cost related to manufacturing/shipping from Germany.   Yes, I think the Rabbit is costing more to build than the Jetta. But the way markets work is the selling price is based on what people are willing to pay...which is mostly based on what similar cars sell for. If costs are higher than what buyers are willing to pay, VW can either sell the Rabbit at a loss in the US or not sell any here.   The fact that the manaufacturer has high costs does not enable them to sell at a higher price, this is why GM and Ford are losing money in the US. I believe VW has been losing money in the US as well.   The majority of buyers (including myself) are not going to pay more just because a car is assembled in Germany vs. Mexico or Brazil.
#8 of 10 Jetta vs Passat by starbird Jul 25, 2006 (10:06 am)
The Jetta comes with automatic climate controls, power seats etc.. for nearly the same price as a 2.0T passat due to heavy discounting. THe $64,000 is how much do you really need such fancy options.
#9 of 10 2006 Golf(Rabbit) & Jetta are better value than 2006 Passat by kvik Aug 18, 2006 (8:58 am)
Since 2006 Passat is not anymore build on more expensive Audi platform/hardware in Germany like the previous model (2001.5 - 2005), it's not anymore considered as the best value among the VW line of cars. As a matter of fact, the new Jetta and Rabbit (ex-Golf)are all built on the same platform/hardware as Passat with the only substantial difference - the size.   In this regard, other important features like gas mileage and cost of ownership should be considered when choosing 2006 Rabbit vs. 2006 Jetta (both seems a better value overall than Passat right now factoring-in the price).
#10 of 10 Re: Just My Experience [joedirt] by eldaino Nov 06, 2006 (1:31 pm)
Replying to: joedirt (Jul 06, 2006 10:34 am) I don't know how it will compare to the jetta or passat, but being an ex-06 civic owner, the civic was better. My rabbit averages about 26 mixed city and highway, and the civic averaged around anywhere from 29-31 mixed. The downside of the civic were its lack of pep (it was not bad actually, not at all, its just not as good as the rabbit) but good gas mileage, whereas with the rabbit its the other way around. The civc also had a smaller gas tank, and you can pump about 3 or four mor gallons into the rabbit so the actual distance you travel feels the same, just needs a couple more gallons to do so. Not great mileage by far, but considering its an inline FIVE cylnder that is almost double the displacement of the civics 1.8 and it happens to be housed in a car that weighs a bit more, i say thats not to shabby.

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