colbert (11/10/82)
I saw a black Rabbit GTI in a shopping center parking lot about a week and a half ago in north jersy. The sticker was still in the window. I don't think the car was a fake. /Charles Colbert
heliotis (11/11/82)
No, it's not a fake. I saw one at a dealer. They seem to start somewhere around $8500 (not too bad, I guess).
tb (11/12/82)
Why are people doubting the existance of the VW Rabbit GTI? In my relentless search for the prefect (and affordable) sport(ish) car I tryed a GTI. The dealerships I went to had mixed attitudes: One said "We only get 4 a month, and most of the cars in shipping are sold any.. demonstrator, sorry that was sold yesterday...." and so on. This same dealer said, before I asked, that there was "no room for price negotiation". Not 10 miles away was another dealer with a totally different attitude: "Shure you can try one". So I did. No big deal! Every thing I expected. Just another Rabbit that goes round corners like its on rails, same shi**y gear shift (rather like stirring glue) and has a revvy engine. The main performance, I beleive comes from the gear ratios. The poor bugger is revving its heart out! I was not impressed, except it can go fast 'round corners. Terry Bradley
wagner (11/13/82)
Seems to me they have been sold in Canada for about a year now. I have looked at them in the lot, but not actually taken a demo (I am saving for a house, and a second rabbit seems a bit excessive under those circumstances). Michael Wagner, UTCS (decvax!utzoo!utcsstat!wagner)