Is the VW Rabbit the best daily for the money? Review of 2009 VW Rabbit

[@acdc8175]

I had this car new back in 2008. Very reliable engine! Just stick to the maintenance schedule listed on the cars manual. These will last a long time!

[@carsandhobbies]

Yessir, will do!

[@iadubber]

Those 2.5s are bulletproof!

[@carsandhobbies]

That's what I hear, thanks for watching!

[@chrisvantuyl5554]

Make sure you check out the vacuum pump for the brake booster. They are notorious for a nasty oil leak. They sell an aftermarket fix that works great.

[@carsandhobbies]

I'll check it!

[@ponycorral99]

I've always loved the smooth power delivery of the VWs! As you said, they are such an upgrade to a Honda or Mazda. They always felt cheap to me. VW had always had as solid feel! Nice video! Thanks for sharing.

[@carsandhobbies]

Oh I definitely agree, much more fun to drive too!

[@TheClassicPaul]

Thats cap I had fully built modded af thunder bunny rabbit 09. 09 was fastest motor giving it nearly 200 horse stock. Compared to 06-08. And Id take 2006-2011 honda civic si all day over the rabbit. Once you hit 150k thing is trash. I had mine at 30k miles and drove the fck out of it. Transmission just not as satisfying to drive compared to Honda’s. Still good car if your a student. But sell it before tranny or Christmas lights get to you.

[@fussysoup23]

I bought mine brand new back in 08, still have it today. I recommend vacuum pump delete, cold air intake, replace the N80 Purge valve and regular maintenance and it will last a lifetime.

[@carsandhobbies]

Nice, I'll look into that!

[@Bket666]

vaccum pump delete what are the advantages I'm curious

[@davidandrews8007]

There is also a small joining metal piece in the stainless exhaust system that mechanic replaced.

[@07Klyfe]

@@Bket666fr

[@NaSo0414]

The 2.5l inline 5 produced for these cars was modeled after the Gallardo's 5.0L V10 cut in half. The GTI had the 2.0T and was modeled after the Veyron's 8.0L W16.

[@carsandhobbies]

Interesting I didn't know that

[@Gtrx0998]

It also reminds me of Audi's inline 5 they used back in the 80's, notoriously used in their Group B rally and IMSA touring cars.

[@rjp2049]

Last December had a tree fall on my car. Got this boy about a month ago and I actually go on joy rides now and sometimes take the long way home cause I have so much fun with it. Got it for $5500 so all beautiful things.

[@paulosicne8498]

I almost got myself a nice VW Rabbit two door hatch for a beater car (I think the newer Rabbits are only 4 door hatchbacks). It was older and had only 70K miles for $4700, but I ended up taking the cheaper route by getting a beat up dented 1996 Toyota Avalon with close to 300K miles for my daily duties. So far it's been hanging tough for the past 8 months. My Mustang GT is my weekend ride. But anyway, the Rabbit was nice when I saw it. Nice car.

[@carsandhobbies]

Thanks for watching!

[@oFailBoat]

I just got mine back in back in April. I paid 6,5 with 89k this was a great deal lol. ESP it’s ported from Germany

[@carsandhobbies]

Impressive! How do you like driving it so far?

[@oFailBoat]

@@carsandhobbies well I started with MK4 Jetta. They are a little more pricier compared to most cars labor wise but I get compliments and I’m forever turning heads lol. I’m gearing up for either a 2010 Tiguan or buying Golf R but..that’s just far thinking. These cars are UNDERRATED THEY FAST AF

[@RealEyezRealLiez]

I got my 2009 manual with 87k miles for $4000. Clean except for the sagging headliner. 👍

[@berraco8627]

Got the same car as a daily driver, you'll get a check engine light if you try to change the intake but with a stock gti exhaust it sounds like an r8 lmao

[@carsandhobbies]

Good to know, thanks!

[@alananaya3991]

Mine is automatic with the manual option and it is six speeds

[@carsandhobbies]

Awesome!

[@kyra3937]

This was my first car ever I miss it because how small it was.

[@cic-jakevanddalgeemyers.2739]

Meh, does that rabbit have some get up and go! I love the vrum, vrum sound form the tail pipe too....

[@christophermaloney8119]

My dad's vw golf is tfsi.

[@LuisSoto-p9f]

So I heard they reliable in engine and transmisión but does small things break all the time because it’s vw? Like power window or some small stuff not working?

[@carsandhobbies]

Haven't had any electrical issues or anything. The interior is poor quality though, the headliner is starting to sag, the fabric on the door panels is starting to peel, and the cushions in the seats are lopsided. However, the car still drives great.

[@LuisSoto-p9f]

@@carsandhobbies thank you man I’m thinking of getting a golf 2.5 manual 2013 with 100k miles for 6k and I was looking for something that won’t break and when it does it won’t be expensive and I think it’s that car, you think that car won’t be trouble and reliable ?

[@carsandhobbies]

@@LuisSoto-p9f id try to get the price a little lower, but yeah I'd say that's a good choice.

[@spoooky4657]

​@@LuisSoto-p9fbro whoever told u that vw break dont know snythingl🤦‍♀️yea sure they do but when u talking jettas and golfs? U trippin

[@LuisSoto-p9f]

@@spoooky4657 what about mechanical issue and electronic stuff breaking?

[@NickBuenoo]

Hey is the hood differen colored??

[@elvissinatra3120]

Im looking into this exact car with 128kmiles on it. Any opinion?😊

[@carsandhobbies]

Just see if you can get any maintenance records from them, the car has been pretty reliable but did have to replace the throttle body and the struts, both were way more expensive than they should be just because the car is German. So keep that in mind

[@willh5449]

german engine go vroom

[@carsandhobbies]

They sure do

[@niallcorcoran4437]

yeah lol i’d check your axles after all of that. i’ve sheared mk5 rabbit axles doing significantly less stupid things.

[@carsandhobbies]

Lol so far they seem alright. Definitely don't drive that way everyday.

[@samsoum_1207]

How many mpg are you getting with that car ?

[@EMVelez]

Like 20. Lol.

[@chisito70]

I my own concern I think the car is not value is to cheap you better go with hondas 100%

[@carsandhobbies]

I'd have to disagree for the same price at least in my area the Hondas all had 180k + miles, and their paint was not nice. Also this was bought from an actual VW dealership, I'm sure private party would've been way cheaper. Lastly, this is way more fun to drive than a base Civic, maybe not an SI but those aren't cheap anymore.

[@camshaft74]

nice car bro

[@adrianm930]

im about to have this car at 133k miles, what’s the best way to take care of it?

[@carsandhobbies]

Well of course you want to make sure all the fluids are clean. Definitely flush the coolant that seems to get neglected a lot on these cars. Also check the ball joints and the rest of the front suspension. Other than that it's mostly just regular maintenance.

[@theodorelucas9354]

Hey it's me!

[@carsandhobbies]

Hey 🙋🏾‍♂️

[@oFailBoat]

*waves in 2008 rabbit*

[@marvincanales1627]

In line 5 not a v5

[@LMiraculous]

I have a Volkswagen rabbit 2008

[@carsandhobbies]

Nice, how do you like it?

[@LMiraculous]

@@carsandhobbies it is good mines is a automatic and I’m getting it back April 8th I needed a new serpentine belt and a new coolant tank

[@LMiraculous]

@@carsandhobbies do Volkswagen cars last long?

[@carsandhobbies]

@@LMiraculous some do and some don't, the 2.5 in the rabbit is one of the best engines they've made in terms of reliability. VW's do require you to keep up with the maintaince however.

[@LMiraculous]

@@carsandhobbies mines is the 2.5 and ok

[@78katz]

Launch control, lol

[@carsandhobbies]

Lol ik that was a clutch dump

[@78katz]

@@carsandhobbies Nice car though. I have a '10 Golf 2 door, 5 speed 2.5L. I put lowering springs and Bilstein shocks and struts on it this summer. Bought it after VW bought back the '11 Golf TDI I bought new.

[@carsandhobbies]

@@78katz nice! Yeah my dad has a TDI Jetta, he decided to keep his because the gas mileage was really good and it wasn't giving any issues

[@78katz]

@@carsandhobbies Cool, they are super efficient. I had a hard time deciding to sell my tdi back. Especially since I did a crazy amount of performance mods - it dyno'd a little over 200 HP on a mustang dyno. I literally waited until the very last day of the buyback period. Miss that car.

[@EMVelez]

Definitely NOT. I own this car and I have put more money into it than any other car I have ever owned. I will NEVER buy another VW.

[@initialyeet3951]

That seems like a poor maintenance/poor previous owner/driven hard. The 07k is well known to be very, very reliable, and the Mk5s, while not perfect, don’t have too many issues. The Mk6 Golf is even better!

[@EMVelez]

@@initialyeet3951 Every single VW owner i know has said the same thing about owning a VW. They are terrible cars. Any good mechanic will tell you to stay away from them. Every single thing on the car costs more than on a Japanese or American car. The interior is absolute crap too. Headliner is falling along with door panel fabric. Again, I have never experienced that with any other car.

[@zr9757]

07k from VW is top notch engineering. Anyone that want's a reliable car, get a 5 cylinder 07k...Easy to work on, parts are cheap. Can start to be a little pricey to get some power out of it, but this engine is tuned down from factory to not compete with other models at the time. I've got roughly 200whp on mine, and that is more than enough for me in this car.

[@orchard_vids]

Good review, but not cool to blast by those cyclists at 4:04 going 80 mph. Slow down, you could kill someone

[@Crispychicken4u]

Nice ride . But a Mazdaspeed 3 would smoke that car 😂

[@xangdude]

I have an 09 4 door rabbit since brand new. Its a great car but in the last 2 years repairs are $$$$

[@lukehorning3404]

That little thing would probably beat your brother in his Mustang 😂

[@mileshamblen9982]

I am thinking of getting this year in the 2.5L engine. The price is $3,500 and it has 130,000 miles. I am getting it from Car Gurus, any advice? Is this a reliable vehicle?

[@carsandhobbies]

So far so good, my brother drives it every single day with no problems. The only bait thing that had to be replaced was the rear struts.

[@stefanv9660]

Great car.....greetings from Romania....We don.t have that engine in Europe :( That steering wheel cover tho.....it's ugly :)))

[@carsandhobbies]

Hello! Yeah it's a great engine!

[@WoodsyDoughnut]

I also have a 09 rabbit would love to see a follow up after some mods for some ideas for mine.

[@carsandhobbies]

Yeah he just put a new exhaust system on it, so we'll making a video of that shortly!

[@davidandrews8007]

That truck will fit a love seat.

[@carsandhobbies]

Honestly, it's huge

[@bradyrich8124]

I have the exact same car and they do not come with launch control, your just dropping the clutch

[@carsandhobbies]

Yeah I think he just meant it'll hold the rpm with the clutch in.