07 Civic Vs 07 Rabbit

Here are two close competitors. When comparing these cars remember that they are economy cars. The slight power advantage the rabbit has does not have as much bearing on the opinion of someone who is shopping for a car like this. I was up in the air between the two at one point but the new civic eventually won me over. Lets here the general consensus.

I think i would have taken the rabbit. because: German engineering, more standard features, and it looks better IMHO.

What standard features does it have that aren't on the civic?

i dunno if it is standred or not but xenon headlights the rabbit probelly has. one feature that i like on the rabbit is the 6 speed tiptronic tranny

I agree the tiptronic is a nice feature, but its hardly standard.

yea for a mere 1045 dollers you can get it

I think that for the completely practical person, the Civic is a better car. Much better fuel economy and probably much more reliable. But if you care at all about having a slightly fun car the Rabbit is much better. Its much more involving then the Civic, has a little more power and a fair amount more torque. The standard options list for the Rabbit is also a bit better then the Civic's. More speakers, standard CD player, standard AC, and a few other things make the Wabbit a cooler car IMO. So if I were looking for an only car, I would take the VW, if I already had another fun weekend car and was looking for a daily driver, I would take the Honda.

Hopefully VW quality control has improved. That in mind, I'd take the Civic.
My '85 GTI was so bad, I don't think I'll ever get another VW. German engineering? When the heater hose failed, I had to buy a VW part. One end was about 1" dia., the other 5/8". No hose form the local parts supply did that. The N. american headlights were crap. You couldn't drive the speed limit at night unless you were on streets with lighting. I could go on, but I'll just say I was SO PLEASED to replace it with a LADA.

honda civic definitely. i think better quality and for me better design and i just love hondas

I could never own a car called a "Rabbit".

As for German engineering, is it built in Germany or Brazil?

I'm pretty sure I read that all of the Rabbits sold in America were going to be built in Germany, with the Jettas being built elsewhere. Although I could be wrong.

SCC tested both and found the Civic to be faster around an auto-x course.

I'm pretty sure I read that all of the Rabbits sold in America were going to be built in Germany, with the Jettas being built elsewhere. Although I could be wrong.


If that's the case then the Rabbit could actually be a good little car.


Better than the crap that comes out of Mexico....

SCC tested both and found the Civic to be faster around an auto-x course.

You aren't talking about the SI civic, you are talking about a regular civic right?

I'm not looking at buying a VW, but I think I read the Mexican ones had better quality control than the German ones.

I'm not looking at buying a VW, but I think I read the Mexican ones had better quality control than the German ones.

No, its completely the opposite. If you buy a VW, you want a German built one.

I'm not looking at buying a VW, but I think I read the Mexican ones had better quality control than the German ones.


lol

Car and Driver just compared a bunch of inexpensive small cars. The wabbit won, Civic LS in 3rd.

What was 2?

1- VW Rabbit
2- Mazda 3s Touring
3- Honda Civic LX
4- Hyundai Elantra SE
5- Toyota Corolla LE
6- Nissan Sentra 2.0S (the new one)

That new sentra is definately a few steps up in the looks department.

The Sentra looks a little bit better, but it got murdered in this comparison. They sited a bad clutch, bad suspension, and bad gauges. It also had the worst 0-60 and 1/4 mile in the group. It scored a measley 151 against VW's 205 points. The score of 151 is ironic because thats what it seems their engineers were drinking while they designed this car. Nissan should be ashamed that it has the newest car in the class, and it did the worst.

C&D has been showing alot of love towards VW recently. The GTi won against the Civic Si earlier, and now the Wabbit won. Good job VW.

Yeah, give those VW's a couple years to start falling apart before praising it too much.

Yes, my VW drove well,for a front wheel drive, but the quality! And the cost of repairs!
Nope, hopefully that was the last VW I own.

Just because the MkIII and MkIV VWs that America got were fairly unreliable doesn't mean that the MkVs will be. Its still too early to tell.

Yeah, give those VW's a couple years to start falling apart before praising it too much.


See I still fail to see what people complain about, maybe it's my lack of ownership experience with the US market Mexican ones, but the VW's I've owned and driven have often been better put together than most Nissans, Toyotas and (Especially at high milages) Hondas.