1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Review

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[@thirdpedalnirvana]

Oh dear God... Please tell me you know that "quartz" refers to the clock movement and not a company that makes clocks...

[@morgis051413]

Max Goldberg dont feel to Old 😂

[@ctnvisual5281]

Hahahahaha

[@eltico1986]

this kid is an idiot! omg. dude why are you reviewing old cars if you are like 15

[@Smegma_pirate]

pigglet spelling * too old

[@bryceperi6488]

@@eltico1986 Youre a fucking twat. You shouldn't feel the need to call people idiots for wanting to like older cars. I'm 17 and know more about my older cars than you do probably. Fuck outta here

[@andrewolson5081]

I have an ‘81 Diesel 5 speed. It’s a weird little truck and gets lots of stares. I’ve had several offers, but it’s not for sale. I found it last year in a tree line in ND. Been sitting for 17 years, most of those indoors I’m told, only about 5 years outside. Odometer showed 84,041 miles. It’s now roadworthy and I’ve got about 9,000 miles on it since I dragged it home.

[@ToddAndrewCole]

These trucks are awesome and the diesel version is even better. I've never had much trouble finding parts for my truck. If you ever take one of these trucks off-road, they do surprisingly well with their short wheel base, front wheel drive, and heavy duty oil pan. I have hauled 18 sheets of T-111 with it and overloaded it numerous other times and it always made it home. I laughed when I saw that none of the gauges worked, as this is a common problem, especially the speedometer/odometer. Back in the late 90's when I bought my first VW pickup, they were extremely cheap to maintain as there were still lots of VW Rabbits in the junkyards. I absolutely love my truck; I wish VW would make a new version with a TDI diesel. Thank you for the review and video. Take care.

[@firingallcylinders2949]

Yea I don't know what he's talking about, there's a ton of parts for these trucks.

[@0MockingJay]

This guy knows literally nothing about cars omg lol

[@mt.rushmore7916]

Yes, but he knows a LOT about eating lots of soy.......................soy boy? Who can tell?

[@deborahchesser7375]

One look at him pretty much says it.

[@deborahchesser7375]

😆

[@DragonInTheNewWarmMountain]

The 'early westy' package you referred to isn't a thing. Early westys were rabbits built '76-'80 in the Westmoreland plant in Pennsylvania. This truck is a late westy ('81-'84) with the LX package. Late westys big wrap-around blinkers, the hatchbacks had longer tail lights, and they had slightly different interiors. The LX package gave it the bed rails, wood grain dash, and a sliver stripe around the grille

[@spendy34]

Wow. I had a diesel one of these back when they were new! Our family had it for years and loved it. I got incredible mpg (40+) and easily passed other cars in the snow with it's front wheel drive. Someone drove almost every day. So much fun and very handy. I think the only reason I got rid of it was because I got tired of helping everybody move!!

[@ImmortalOnenesss]

Lmao!!

[@devilskullBEL]

The lack of knowledge is... Astounding.

[@smurfguy77]

devilskullBEL I completely agree with you. This kid doesn’t know anything about this VW. Towards the end of his “review” he explains that VW made the rabbit pickup for auto shops to haul parts and tools in because of the trucks fuel economy and size? Seriously? I thought the quartz clock comment he made was ridiculous but that wasn’t the end of his total lack of knowledge about the rabbit pickup.

[@pinseekergaming4760]

@@smurfguy77 "5th gear is an economy thing" Nani???? 🤪🤪 Over drive is lie!? 😔😔😂😂

[@skyearthocean5815]

It's a pickup for car people! I want one! (assuming of course it's in decent condition and I can find parts for it).

[@ManifoldSky]

The owner is an idiot. Parts are trivially easy to find, both used and new, OEM and aftermarket. I won two; have never found a part I couldn't find.

[@smurfguy77]

SkyEarthOcean I agree with you. I own an 81 diesel pickup. I’ve found several OEM and aftermarket parts for my pickup.

[@StressedYeti]

I want to get one and drop an ALH in.

[@yamkaw346]

😂😂😂 that quartz company sure is doing well

[@tommohnasky9011]

Did not like it at all. An arrogant young kid who thinks they know it all.

[@Yo-mamashouse]

Quartz clock isn't a brand it means it has a crystal quartz movement in it it actually keeps Time by using quartz

[@freddyburger5574]

When the Rabbit was new those "LEDs" in the dash looked futuristic. I kid you not.

[@ManifoldSky]

The owner didn't try very hard. I have yet to find any parts that are hard to find, either over eBay or any number of resellers, new and used. And the diesel gets between 52 and 60MPG, and if you run vegetable oil instead of petro-diesel, even more mileage out of purchased fuel. I own two, They rock.

[@totsuit7518]

Very good video, allthough the company manufacturing the clock is not called quartz. If it says quartz on a clock it just means that the clock works with a battery and a quartz cristall, for example there are even quartz rolexes..

[@davemcguigan218]

He thought Quartz was a competitor to Timex! But he looks like he is 16, so what does he know!

[@xc8487]

The reason modern vehicles can't get crazy high mpgs like the 80s & 90s, emissions and safety. Those older cars had less sophisticated more robust engines with leaner air fuel ratios. Those lean ratios provided amazing efficiency, but created a lot of NOX emissions. The safety part is that the construction of older cars used much lighter frames and bodies that didn't have much crash protection, but resulted in very light efficient cars.

[@andyhooser9747]

Manboob and the rabbit. My favorite childhood cartoon.

[@wryyysespieces]

Very true about not having simple pickups that aren't about going all terrain, towing and what not. Makes me miss lightweight chicken tax pickups, they were really used for work even if they were small.

[@abelincoln5000]

"Chicken tax pickups" Oh I had to look that up. LOL. It's a real thing!

[@joshuaarmand5236]

A old man in town still has a 82, been pulling his flat boat with it for decades. It has around 260k miles on it, and still looks good. Mr Fritz must be in his 80s but he takes care of his toys. His buddy also has a forgotten truck from the 80s, Subaru Brat.

[@smurfguy77]

The rabbit truck was never marketed as a truck for shops to haul parts! I learned by the end of the your video that you do not know anything about the rabbit pickup. The early westy package? Seriously! That was not a trim level. The quartz clock comment? I don’t even know what to say about that. There was a reason the rabbit pickup was front wheel drive also, I suggest you research that. The “humongous” storage bin was on models that didn’t have air conditioning. If the pickup,was bought with factory installed A/C that’s were two additional air vents would be. The E on the gear shift knob was new for 1982. There was an arrow on dashboard that would light up indicating when you should shift into a higher or lower gear for better fuel economy and E was 5th gear for better mpg on the highway. 55mph was the speed limit on US interstates back when this truck was made due to previous fuel crises during the early to late 1970’s and early 1980’s. 55mph was made the legal speed limit to promote fuel economy. I’m surprised you didn’t comment on why the number 55 was so humongous on the speedometer. A better review would have also mentioned that the rabbit pickup was offered with a 4 or 5 speed manual transmission a 3 speed automatic transmission and a choice of a 1.6 liter Diesel engine or a I.7 littered fuel injected engine. The trucks claim to fame was it drove and handled like a car but had the convenience of being a pickup when small pickups were offered by several car manufacturers of the day. I could go on and on about the lack of knowledge this kid has about this particular vehicle. Oh did I forget to mention I own a 1981VW rabbit pickup with a 5 speed manual transmission with a Diesel engine LX trim? So I know a lot about the vehicle you attempted to review. I’m not an expert on the subject but if I don’t know something about the truck or another subject I do my research.

[@Mutato-]

Worse review I've ever seen Learn your cars before a review. (trim levels and such) I see them all the time in the PNW.

[@bethmotgomery2662]

(Rabbit truck while driving)🎶Old McDonald hat ne farm🎶 🎶 E-I-E-I-OH🎶 🎶 un alfti farm a gips un rabbit🎶 🎶E-I-E-I-OH🎶🎶 with a toot toot here and a toot toot da, here a toot, da a toot, even alin toot toot🎶 🎶Old McDonald hat ne farm🎶 🎶 E-I-E-I-OH🎶 ------------------------------------------ It's German by the way. But I am sure that you'll recognize the song. Since it is a Volkswagen and Volksvagen is a German car manufacturer.

[@davidallen3158]

I owned one in Germany and loved it.

[@remmingtonsteele2562]

Loved the review ! I've owned a 1982 VW Pickup for 26 years , and still in love with it !

[@Nebbia_affaraccimiei]

2:25 and you also don't have fuel xD

[@forrestozbolt1107]

I have an 81 in yellow! 1.6 diesel! Christmas will get here before it hits 75, but I’ve moved a full sized fridge, a mini fridge, and some chairs in one load. I also moved, over the course of a couple weekends mind you, roughly 3 tons of production vinyl. I got a pretty good look at what it’ll look like once I lower it.

[@w00f72]

I appreciate this guys effort but I feel like I’m watching an alien talk about cars for the first time lol.

[@resetrenovations2822]

Very nice review. You are a natural and I hope you pursue this as a career for yourself! Cheers!

[@teknokrat1]

Quartz is not a company dufus. It means there's a quartz crystal keeping the time. It's a technology brag.

[@longschlong1594]

My dad has a 1982 I believe! It’s a diesel with a 4-speed transmission, and it is baby blue! He has a 5-speed to swap in but didn’t get to it before my grandpa died! That truck was bad ass, and it hasn’t run in years but as soon as his and my time clear up we will get that baby flying again! Edit: My dads made 72 mpg, and that thing was only filled up every other week!

[@jasperdomacena6491]

40mpg cannot even be achieved by econo cars nowadays 😂 yet this FWD Pickup can do it while carrying bags of cement in the back

[@terryraymond7984]

Those LEDs are most certainly sheilded from a plastic bezel anyway geez.

[@johnfredericks6540]

I have had over 25 of these bought and sold I drive one too still 810-272-8297 have parts and sometimes still some to sell

[@Connorcoolio12345]

Do you have an email?

[@fryry72]

Where are you located im looking for one

[@noahhedrick1156]

He put 3 whole push mowers in it. Damn

[@jeromecabral192]

Thanks for sharing. my uncle bought one of these in 2000. But had a diesel engine

[@李文娟-k7s]

Drove one of these back in the day. And, yup..they made excellent part runners. Fuel milage on the diesel was better than 45 MPG. But ya had to warm those glowplugs. Wish they'd bring back these no-frill mini trucks.

[@CrazyCarl432]

my grandpa owned one until it needed a fuel tank and it was hella expensive in the early 2ks late 90s and I loved the thing well welcome to ny with the salt and rot that comes from that and also remember the time we went to the next town over getting deasil (sorry for the spelling) in the bed of the truck with my "girl" friend Morgan and ducking under the cap to freak my papa out thinking we lost one of us kids, oh look at me getting nostalgia overridden good times

[@JonSevin]

Quartz is a company?! WtFuh!...

[@wheelzwheela]

I hope you’re joking about the quartz clock.

[@robertvantassel102]

They also put diesels in them

[@versalane6835]

I had an 84 Rabbit best car ever!!!!!

[@benzinschnueffler187]

Do you think a dirt bike would fit on the back of the truck? I think about buying one. So I can get my bike to the track. I live in a city and I don't want a big truck. Also I live in Germany and there is a ton of spare parts available.

[@urgolf1974]

If you dont know why the 5th gear ist labeled "E" for economy, find out first before filming. There might be a reason.

[@hudsonlabold8767]

I love this video I just thought the car looked neat but I got a whole 9 minutes and 44 seconds of Jonah hill absolutely roasting the shit out of it

[@brucefredrickson9677]

Too bad VW didn't have a factory OEM turbo added from day one.

[@roccotinnirello409]

Bruce Fredrickson they did in Canada

[@FlannelGorilla]

Some did

[@jangelsantana2266]

1.6td...I’m not sure if it’s true or not but the states didn’t get it because of some emissions dilemma but I don’t think I believe that considering emissions didn’t seem like a main concern way back then but hell I might be wrong...anyone who actually knows??

[@tylergalikaev2142]

iS tHiS ThE nEW dRiFt TrUcK?

[@joshbradford5017]

Just found on in Columbus back in April so much fun to drive and gets so many looks and people asking about the pickup in general. If you find a decent one ever I highly recommend it

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

I haven’t seen the new Ford Maverick truck but I’m guessing it’s still a bit bigger than one of those VW little trucks. If a car company made one of these again that small they would definitely sell. Make extended cab, crew cab and all wheel drive available.

[@terryraymond7984]

I agree yes they are very fun to drive. So are the Hatchbacks they get around 40 MPG or more

[@TheCam2363]

I love this video. I just bought one as a project car and it's been amazing. These trucks are something very unique and there isn't anything really like them. Even the jdm trucks of the 80s were a little bigger than this

[@jacepuddin8312]

Praise Jesus package hahaha

[@trailgnomeadventures5691]

Those are not l.e.d. lights bro. They had not been invented yet. Neither had you for that matter.

[@andrewdavid601]

wrong. the first LEDs were invented in the early 60s and yes, those are LEDs

[@markhealey9409]

Yes,old skool LEDs which were best known for 70s- 90s digital alarm clocks & 70s digital calculators had LEDs...Light Emitting Diodes,before LCD calculators took over with Liquid Crystal Displays.

[@stillphil]

Saw one of these in Brooklyn last week. Very cool weird lil truck.

[@anthonymatute6057]

I wish they sold the Amarok in the US…

[@TheSpinCycle7]

What I learned from this video is that you're too tall to wear a helmet while driving it.

[@BPMChan-nr7ik]

Kind of ironic that small unibody pickup trucks are all the rage ever since the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz revisited the same idea as the VW Caddy (especially with the rising cost of gas). Now Ram, Chevrolet, and Toyota are all rushing to come up with their own small compact-based unibody pickup trucks. Ford can't even keep up with the demand for their Mavericks.

[@nicestrat]

OMG.....E?? For economy?? blah blah blah......it is an overdrive 5th gear for "economy"...saves you money while cruising down the freeway......there was a major gas issue back in the day....kinda like now. However, thanks to Brandon....you haven't seen shit.

[@daryelthomas9414]

I have a 1980 diesel,have never got it to start,yet but it will one day

[@ufoboatman]

thanks for the review ! good job

[@julesandersen3659]

In Europe we had a lot of small trucks like this like that caddy we had the Skoda favorit and yugo Florida and som few others

[@roythurston7799]

I really enjoyed your review. I know where there’s one sitting & I think it will be my next project after the super bug

[@Balloon-Animalscom]

there are tons of parts for these. They share the same front end as the jetta and golf of the same years.

[@suckmydingledong]

You have a clock rather than a tach because the clock is a hundred times more useful than a tach.

[@nicestrat]

This truck also has something called wheels. Amazing, since these were invented by a caveman.

[@denniscarter8999]

I didn't know LED lights existed in 1982

[@HomeWrecknKneeKnockr]

"they just don't build em like they used to" & won't ever again..

[@supertoaster94]

Aww, you mean I won't get impaled by the steering column in a crash anymore? That was my favorite part!

[@HomeWrecknKneeKnockr]

@@supertoaster94 millennial snowflake

[@dodgeramsport01]

Technically these are neither a truck nor a car, they are considered a coupe utility

[@Yochillmanchill]

“It sounds good and sometimes pops” no it doesnt and it’s not supposed to lmao 1:11

[@vabac8058]

Hard to believe that the "Steering" company makes all of the steering wheels in the world

[@abelincoln5000]

You can get any Beetle part you need, but older watercooled VW ... difficult!

[@abelincoln5000]

P.S. In 1982, LED's were rare in any form, let alone in a dashboard!

[@aaronlane8276]

Can you get one with an automatic transmission?

[@DadCar_Passat]

I want this truck to LS swap and spend all of my money on

[@terryraymond7984]

some aftermarket parts are good and some are junk on a Rabbit

[@EslayerTM]

do you recommend the mazda b2200 as a daily/one to fix up and possibly turn it into a show truck

[@johnfredericks6540]

I've Allso towed whole other vw trucks with mine and cars. On a towbar

[@brankakrajina7751]

165

[@Hchris101]

This is one of the sexiest little vroom vroom I’ve ever seen

[@josephcichowski5135]

lol i have 3 pickups and 2 coupes for parts

[@Ramcharger85]

These trucks are so cool that I want one. ❤

[@rasm694]

How tall are you??

[@stpstp7160]

Fuck Mazdas. Get a Triumph

[@badger7442]

This was a great video bravo 👏 sir bravo

[@pianofry1138]

2:49 Quartz movement not clock.

[@YMB_JV]

Nice Brat!

[@paulhetrick1759]

Subaru made the Brat.

[@李文娟-k7s]

Subaru, VW, and even Dodge/Plymouth offered this kind of mini-pickup at that time.

[@noneone8726]

similar small Dodge Rampage

[@heatmoon]

You are really appling the same metrics to every car including an old VW Pickup? Did you make it loud like that? I grew up riding in a Dasher diesel. You would not want an automatic with this kind of power. Also, it will haul whatever you want, and by the way, people started hauling stuff in the trucks about 20 years ago. This truck is true to what a truck should be, simplicity, made to work and last. Which it won't, but that's the intent. Take it easy on the diesel, keep those RPM's down, be careful to not let it over heat, because first time it happens its the end of the engine via cracked block. "That's what a truck should be". Yet earlier you said "its everything a truck shouldn't be". 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. Its utilitarian, simple, it embodies what a truck should be, its just miniature, unlike you. I can't believe you are a car guy but have't seen one of these. Actually lots of Rabbits around. BTW, I would love to buy this from you or whomever. I got mad cash for it. Now go find a real wierd and insanely slow Chevy LUV, good luck.

[@Jv9569]

You’re a clown if you don’t appreciate this beautiful piece of engineering. Saying the displacement is odd makes no sense when you have 1.8 liter Hondas pushing 1000whp.

[@andrewdriver3318]

I know this is an old video but I got to make a correction. "Quartz" is the TYPE of clock, not the BRAND of the clock.

[@vickexpress4959]

Who the hell is that guy?

[@cronk5820]

First thing said: "this truck is everything a truck shouldn't be" continues to say it's a economy car with a 1.8 and doesn't even mention the class of pickup (LUV)

[@craigmonteforte1478]

i too love the older Rabbit cars and Trucks ,if you want a pretty easy and sometimes cheap engine swap keep your eyes out for a used VW Rabbitt convertible those all have the GTI high performance running gear and many times the old ragtops are being sold because of a very expensive new convertible top is needed and / or some minor body and fender damage due to it was a teenage daughters first car and now they are off to college for a few years that motor and tranny are direct swaps into the pickups i’m a VW water cooled guy but i will be the first to admit that the VW trucks do not come close to my Chevy 3500 Dually Deisel capabilities but those two shouldn’t be compared side by side i bought my Chevy to pull a 10,000lb boat and a 19K lb 5th Wheel camper trailer and it’s geared to do so yet i’m lucky if i get over 10 MPG on the truck empty running up a highway not towing anything obviously with a load i get way less mileage plus the Upkeep is a financial burden as it appears to always need something fixed or a thousand dollars plus of new tires on it yep that’s 6 at a time, E rated tires and a special appointment because it’s a Dually ?

[@TheReelFishinator]

An orange eject thumb triggered seat buckle!!! Wooow I’ve never heard of such a thing in anything else other than a rabbit truck!

[@mhamedkabal5242]

"Sun roof leather high king ranch praise Jesus package" ....that's just brilliant

[@the_OCD_Garage]

Great video

[@cynthiaayers7696]

I had a brand new 1986 S10 Chevy with a 1.7 and a 5-speed. Great little truck.

[@mrsentinel6815]

Sigh it reminds me of my 87 Mazda B2000 that just got totaled. Completely the other guys fault he owes me another b2000 :(

[@krophiquon]

I wish you had taken a couple shots of you standing next to the truck to show off just how small it is

[@terryraymond7984]

very unique. Thats what they called them yes in Europe the Caddy.

[@rajgill7576]

Ive got one in pistachio with the 1.9 turbodiesel and a 4 speed haha

[@Okie93]

They were built in the US because of the chicken tax. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

[@pinseekergaming4760]

4* speed

[@jamesgrosrenaudjr812]

That definitely a unicorn. With the whole chicken tax thing