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Test Drive: Volkswagen Rabbit
Sep. 22nd, 2008 04:30 pmNo, it wasn't on my list, but I pulled into the Volkswagen dealership and it fit what I was looking for looks-wise.
I walked into the dealership and asked to test drive the GTI and the Rabbit. They didn't have a GTI with an automatic transmission, so I just test drove the Rabbit. Surprise of the century: I loved it. I mean, I *really* loved it. Loved it enough to want to buy it right then and there.
The interior was roomy. I even crawled into the backseat and there's plenty of space for an adult (although the seats were very hard). The backseats folded flat for even more cargo space. The insignia on the hatch is also the hatch release mechanism (very cool feature!). Everything was laid out exactly where I expect it to be. The stereo sounded good. Not as good as the Saturn, but darn close. If it had that extra speaker in the center of the dash, it would have been just as good. Also included in the 4-door trim is a 6-disc CD changer and auxiliary input.
It had plenty of torque to make me feel like I was really flooring it when I hit the gas and just enough horsepower to make me feel like it wasn't a gutless wonder. And the kicker: The "S" Gear.
On the Tiptronic transmission, below every other gear is the letter "S". Pop it into S Gear and the Rabbit drives exactly like the Cooper S. Near the end of my test drive I asked about it. The salesman (who hadn't said a word through the whole test) said I could shift into it at any time at any speed. I shifted in to S Gear right before taking a left-hand turn and ripped around that corner like nobody's business.
The Rabbit is available in a 2-door or 4-door trim. Unlike the other vehicles I've been looking at, the Rabbit doesn't suffer from loss of good looks as soon as you add an additional 2 doors. It offers a combination of sporty looks and performance, comfy interior, plenty of cargo space, exceptional safety ratings, and good audio equipment at a price under $20K.
This could be it. This could be the car for me.
A Rabbit. Who would've guessed it?!
I'll still be testing the other vehicles on my list, but this is the first vehicle that I felt like I wouldn't be compromising on if I bought it instead of the C30.
Current top pick: Volkswagen Rabbit
I walked into the dealership and asked to test drive the GTI and the Rabbit. They didn't have a GTI with an automatic transmission, so I just test drove the Rabbit. Surprise of the century: I loved it. I mean, I *really* loved it. Loved it enough to want to buy it right then and there.
The interior was roomy. I even crawled into the backseat and there's plenty of space for an adult (although the seats were very hard). The backseats folded flat for even more cargo space. The insignia on the hatch is also the hatch release mechanism (very cool feature!). Everything was laid out exactly where I expect it to be. The stereo sounded good. Not as good as the Saturn, but darn close. If it had that extra speaker in the center of the dash, it would have been just as good. Also included in the 4-door trim is a 6-disc CD changer and auxiliary input.
It had plenty of torque to make me feel like I was really flooring it when I hit the gas and just enough horsepower to make me feel like it wasn't a gutless wonder. And the kicker: The "S" Gear.
On the Tiptronic transmission, below every other gear is the letter "S". Pop it into S Gear and the Rabbit drives exactly like the Cooper S. Near the end of my test drive I asked about it. The salesman (who hadn't said a word through the whole test) said I could shift into it at any time at any speed. I shifted in to S Gear right before taking a left-hand turn and ripped around that corner like nobody's business.
The Rabbit is available in a 2-door or 4-door trim. Unlike the other vehicles I've been looking at, the Rabbit doesn't suffer from loss of good looks as soon as you add an additional 2 doors. It offers a combination of sporty looks and performance, comfy interior, plenty of cargo space, exceptional safety ratings, and good audio equipment at a price under $20K.
This could be it. This could be the car for me.
A Rabbit. Who would've guessed it?!
I'll still be testing the other vehicles on my list, but this is the first vehicle that I felt like I wouldn't be compromising on if I bought it instead of the C30.
Current top pick: Volkswagen Rabbit
