VW Rabbit is back! Karmann Ghia...?

[alliecats]

Just saw the cute new VW Rabbit commercial. Anyone think they'll ever bring back the Karmann Ghia?

 

[Punkin's Mom]

Ah man! In high school I drove a silver 1979 diesel Rabbit we called "The Bit". It was da bomb! I could fill the tank with $10 and drive all month, although it topped out at about 50 mph. And I could shift from 3rd to 4th without pushing the clutch in. And the brakes didn't work so well (I almost rear-ended a Mercedes once). Oh ya, I was cool.

 

[MrVisible]

I'd rather have an old model Rabbit. These aren't Rabbit-like at all. They've lost all their Rabbitosity.

I just checked out their page at http://www.vw.com, and they don't look Rabbity. With a 5-cylinder 2.5 liter engine, they don't drive Rabbity. And at 22 miles per gallon city, 30 miles per gallon highway, they don't sip gas in a Rabbity fashion either.

I'd be better off going to South Africa and picking up a brand-new VW Rabbit Model I. Their fully-loaded model goes for about 13,000.

Sigh. I miss the White Rabbit.

 

[Poohnatic]

Da Bunny! DH is so entranced-but we've always been VW people.

If they come out with the camper or the Thing redesigns, I think we'll be getting another VW, but the new Rabbit (always the Bunny to us) is awful cute.

Suzanne

 

[MrVisible]

It made me so mad I went home and wrote a whole blog post about it.

Grr.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Just saw the cute new VW Rabbit commercial. Anyone think they'll ever bring back the Karmann Ghia?

No idea. But a "dream" car of mine is a totally fixed up VW Thing!

 

[Minniespal]

Having checked out the VW site ~ I much prefer the old style rabbit.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

My sister and I shared a teal blue Ghia. I get excited when I see one on the road today. We could put $2.00 worth of gas in and drive for 2 weeks. I hope they do bring them back!

Lori

 

[MzDiz]

I used to have a '79 Rabbit. It snowed inside the car in the winter when I turned the heat on. Good times...

 

[Charade]

My dad had a 77 (or 75, can't remember) rabbit. It was a POS. Fun to drive though. My first experience with frontwheel drive.

 

[HayGan]

My first car was an '84 VW Rabbit that my dad had bought brand new and then I got when I went to college. I loved that car and probably would have kept it much past 1993 when I was rear ended by a Ford F-150. Not only did I spend a week in the hospital, have surgery on my jaw and spend six months in physical therapy, I also lost my beloved bunny as a result of that accident

 

[MrVisible]

My first car was an '84 VW Rabbit that my dad had bought brand new and then I got when I went to college. I loved that car and probably would have kept it much past 1993 when I was rear ended by a Ford F-150. Not only did I spend a week in the hospital, have surgery on my jaw and spend six months in physical therapy, I also lost my beloved bunny as a result of that accident

That's terrible. I hope there weren't any long-term effects.

My Rabbit sacrificed itself in a collision just as it was on its last hoppy legs. A driver broadsided me after running a stop sign. Her insurance company paid me $1200 for my rabbit, which I had bought five years before for $500.

Now I'm considering a trip to South Africa.

 

[Daxx]

Ever since I can remember (way back as a little kid), I have always wanted a Karmann Ghia! Every time I see someone w/a vintage Karmann Ghia, I just drool and dream about owning one. I have never seen them, locally, on the used car lots but have never really pursued it. I would love it if they brought them back!!!

ETA - I'd like a convertible, and automatic (they never made 'em that way before and it would be so much more convenient for me if they made 'em in automatic!)

 

[LisaB]

The only thing is that they aren't coming out in a diesel engine

 

[cardaway]

Looks like they are bringing back the Rabbit's preppy cousin too. The Scirocco.

 

[katerkat]

My husband's first car was a diesel Rabbit truck. He didn't seem thrilled that the Rabbit was back!