1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTi review from North America
"Low and fast"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Brake pads were metal to metal and the rotors were falling off in chunks when I first got the car.
Third gear synchronizer broke while street racing.
Control arm bent when I got the car.
Clutch cable bracket broke on firewall.
Valve cover gasket leak.
Shifter bushings and linkage worn (easy and effective repair)
Emergency brake handle snapped off floor (another racing incident)
General comments?
The rabbits are all around awesome cars. despite the random problems and basic maintanence that has been done there hasn't been anything wrong with it. volkswagens are made for two things, to go fast and to be reliable. the car is deffinetly that, true Honda eater and great street racer. the GTI's came stock with sway bars and a short gear ration transmission. Rare in canada to see a GTI, but deffinet show stopper.
As the years go by it is getting harder and harder to salvage parts for these cars and is deffinetly worth selling for parts if you find one. but I would deffinetly reccomend any volkswagen to anybody that is looking for a import car. Homdas are just too slow and big and bulky and prone to problems. anything else speaks for itself.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1983 |
| Year of manufacture | 1983 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8L Manual |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 220000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 222000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Volkswagen Scirocco |
| Date of Entry | 7th May, 2007 |