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I knew I made the right choice.
Steve Rego, 06/01/2010
2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 5cyl 5M)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Well, I haven't owned it for too long, but I sure bought it for a reason. I wanted a car that was a good combination of looks, quality, performance, practicality, and comfort. This car executes all of these criterion very well. I was concerned with its fuel economy but I read on ways to increase my fuel economy (cruising in the highest gear possible, and being light on the gas, with the exception of my starts, driving 60 on the highway with cruise control enabled), I have been getting 28-30 in the city and about 35 on the highway at 60 mph. I've been getting a combined 32 mpg... good for 464 miles on a tank. It can get good economy if you want it too.
Best car I've ever had.
MiloSocks, 04/24/2019
2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 5cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Just hit 200k. Bought with 30000. Original everything beside brakes and oil. Never been to the dealer since I bought it. This little car is unreal. I accelerate like a mad man from every stop light. Friends and family are always suprised by it's performance. The one con, I've probably put 20 plus bulbs into this thing and when it's 10 degrees out the heater gets pretty weak.
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Little bargain monster
Dell_Boy, 11/09/2010
2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 5cyl 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
If you want a cool looking fun to drive cheap to run runabout then this is it!! I actually traded down from a 2009 GTI with DSG to my VW Rabbit with the standard automatic and I actually prefer the drive of the Rabbit than I did to the GTI. Power delivery is obviously less but not a huge difference as it has 170bhp which has plenty up and go for me. The car is very versatile, comfortable on long journey's, love the 60/40 split rear seats to give HUGE cargo space for such a little car, 4 door's makes it a good family car with kids and cheap enough to buy out right so I have no car payments :-) I love it!!! You cannot go wrong with this well built European styling little rocket.
Excellent Car
brian1121, 02/12/2014
2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S PZEV 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 5cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Bought this car brand new when I was 16, for just under $16,000 and haven't looked back since. It's pushing 7 years and over 100,000 miles now and no problems at all. Changing the oil every 10k miles and changing brakes as needed I'm sure helped the quality remain top-notch. Quick enough for getting around town along with decent fuel economy, however I wish the mpg were a little better.
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remingtone, 03/16/2009
2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 5cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have owned a lot of cars. I used to love rwd cars and trucks and hated fwd. I love my rabbit. The interior is way better than what my friends have. It looks great, especially with my optional 5 spoke Gray wheels which sets off the look of the car. The drivers door came off set and scratched the paint, warenty fixed that in 2 days. I don't understand the brakes, every car I have owned gets brake dust all over the front wheels but on this car it gets dust on the rear wheels. I was really hard on them a couple times to see what they are capable of and the rear brakes got so hot I could light a cigarette off it. I don't understand it but I haven't had a problem with them yet.
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