Love this little car! good gas mileage, good handling for it class. Solidly built, almost too solid as its a wee bit on the heavy side. Not too Expensive to own. premium sound isn;t bad, though it can;t go very loud. Love the sound when it gets into the higher revs.

This is a nice affordable peppy boot around town type of car.  It was not the fastest thing i drove with the 2.oL NA engine but the 5 speed made it fun.  Handling is not as good as a GTI but was decent. The GTI having a turbo bolted to the 2.oL only gives it maybe 30 more poneys which in my opinion is not that efficient.  Qulity well its a VW.. everyone has their own opinion on that.

With a manual trans, it's nice to have the control over the speed in each gear.  This car definitely has a good pick up and go!  When I first sat in the car, it seemed to fit me perfectly.  As a tall woman, 6', it's nice to be in a smaller car and still feel comfortable.  Even with my seat back, there's still plenty of room for back seat passengers, which is also a definite plus!

I have found that the 2008 Rabbit is absolutely incapable of leaving someone wanting after a long drive. The seats are incredibly supportive, and are among the few designed with tall people in mind. All of the control surfaces are well apointed and seem to be ergonomicly correct.

While the four door varient is probably the more practical one, I don't really think the two door suffers too much from it's lack of doors. And the utility of a hatchback is absolutely amazing. Theres nothing that won't fit in the car.

The color is perfect as well, a perfect shade of Citation Please Red. I've always been in love with the idea of a relatively compact hatchback, but nobody has been able to build one that is as uncompromising as this VW. It's spacious, very frugal on gas, german, well designed, and it looks fantastic.

Great for the price