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    Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    I learned how not to understeer into curbs in one of these that had been GTI-ified. People following always enjoyed seeing it lift the inside rear wheel.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/05/08

    @Number_Six: That was a Rabbit/Golf hallmark right through at least the Mk4 (the dog-and-hydrant cornering, I mean).
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    SQUATTERS!


    Wait...these are Rabbits...


    THUMPERS!

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    Dad had one just like this. Great car, but not too reliable.
    Non-boosted steering? Check.
    4 on the floor? Check.
    Rev-happy 8-valver? Check.
    Sweet VDO gauges? Check.
    Great handling and disc brakes? Check.
    Superb fuel mileage? Check.
    Mysterious puddle of water on the floor? Check.
    Inscrutable idiot lights? Check.
    Dozens of blank switches? Check.
    Battery-killing radio? Check.
    Bizarre humming noise from rear wheel bearing? Check.
    Dead starter? Dead alternator? Dead battery? Check. Check. Check.
    Window crank falling off in your hand? Check.
    Smiling as you corner down a mountain pass? Check.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    The kid's first car was a 78 (I think?) one of these. Stripped down. Replaced everything on it, including the wiper motors and, eventually, the engine after it ate a rod. Given that it got no care by a teenager it held up pretty well but I pushed it more miles than I ever rode in it and the electrics out-Lucased Lucas.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    The v/o guy must have the dullest voice ever. It's still ringing in my ears.


    And how did Volkswagen get away with stealing the Citroën slogan? "It's not a car, it's a Citroën" makes a lot more sense in any case.

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    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    i'd love an old GTI... but should they really have used the phrase 'twice as fast as other VWs?' that seems like a damning point to their other cars....
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    "Where the boys are"? I'd rather have the GTI and "Where the boys aren't".
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/05/08

    @boosted-lego-wagon: That's not what Charles said...
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    Image of derekste derekste
    11/05/08

    In reply to Car Buyers Go Berserk For The Volkswagen Rabbit Wolfsburg Edition!
    Do want. For some reason, I have a thing for MKI&II Golfs/GTIs
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    Image of JackMaz drags wagon JackMaz drags wagon
    11/05/08

    @derekste: I know they were good cars for the time but whenever I see one, my brain flicks to "Dodge Omni."

    I can't make it stop. So I can't make myself want one. What's your secret?
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    11/05/08

    @JackMaz: "GLH-S."
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