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Title: Rabbit????
Post by: PJL83 on 10 April 2008, 20:19: New to golfs. been searching for my first mk2.

what does rabbit mean?

silly question probably but hey i've asked it now! :rolleyes:

thanks
Paul
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Mew on 10 April 2008, 20:22: It is what the Golf was called in the US (and maybe elsewhere) but for some reason every dumb f**k on ebay has taken to calling their golf a rabbit! :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Horney on 10 April 2008, 20:22: (http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:VCUztbFsnAdL-M:http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~j0264233/Rampant%2520Rabbit.jpg)

Ha ha ha ha not really, it's what they were called in the states. A VW rabbit rather than golf.

Nick
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: PJL83 on 10 April 2008, 20:35: nice one.

thanks guys.
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Jay on 10 April 2008, 22:09: Yup, the Americans screwing things up again :laugh:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Diamond Hell on 10 April 2008, 22:40: It really is an astonishingly crap name to give a car..... from about the same time they thought Vanagon was better than Caravelle or Transporter. Or how about the Audi Quantum 5000?
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Chris-White on 10 April 2008, 22:56: Quote from: Diamond Hell on 10 April 2008, 22:40
Or how about the Audi Quantum 5000?

Thats the best name ever!!
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: DarnPB on 11 April 2008, 06:19: Quote from: HorneyÃ¢â€žÂ¢ on 10 April 2008, 20:22
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:VCUztbFsnAdL-M:http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~j0264233/Rampant%2520Rabbit.jpg)

Ha ha ha ha not really, it's what they were called in the states. A VW rabbit rather than golf.

Nick

I bet that thing runs on 98 RON!!! :shocked::laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: russ-vdub on 11 April 2008, 10:55: females go nuts for that rabbit, shame they dont for mine....the ride is too harsh and the torque hurts there necks! haha :laugh:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: dTEA on 15 April 2008, 18:37: Quote from: Darnpistonbroke on 11 April 2008, 06:19
Quote from: HorneyÃ¢â€žÂ¢ on 10 April 2008, 20:22
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:VCUztbFsnAdL-M:http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~j0264233/Rampant%2520Rabbit.jpg)

Ha ha ha ha not really, it's what they were called in the states. A VW rabbit rather than golf.

Nick

I bet that thing runs on 98 RON!!! :shocked::laugh: :laugh:
imagine the stink if it ran on diesel tho :laugh:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Uruk Hai on 15 April 2008, 18:40: Quote from: dTEA on 15 April 2008, 18:37
Quote from: Darnpistonbroke on 11 April 2008, 06:19
Quote from: HorneyÃ¢â€žÂ¢ on 10 April 2008, 20:22
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:VCUztbFsnAdL-M:http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~j0264233/Rampant%2520Rabbit.jpg)

Ha ha ha ha not really, it's what they were called in the states. A VW rabbit rather than golf.

Nick

I bet that thing runs on 98 RON!!! :shocked::laugh: :laugh:
imagine the stink if it ran on diesel tho :laugh:

Women would just keep snapping the kick start off in the rush to fire them up :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: jammac on 15 April 2008, 19:10: why do the yanks call golfs rabbits? same reason they call football soccer and american football, football.......because they're C*U*N*T*S :angry:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: dan23 on 15 April 2008, 19:12: Quote from: jammac on 15 April 2008, 19:10
why do the yanks call golfs rabbits? same reason they call football soccer and american football, football.......because they're C*U*N*T*S :angry:

that and there stupid lol
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: jonezee_ipswich on 15 April 2008, 19:17: Quote from: jammac on 15 April 2008, 19:10
why do the yanks call golfs rabbits? same reason they call football soccer and american football, football.......because they're C*U*N*T*S :angry:

lol hit a nerve somewhere chap lol
They are knobs though!!!
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: jammac on 15 April 2008, 19:39: no offence meant and i dont have a chip on my shoulder....i just enjoy mocking americans as they are so very narrow minded to the rest of the universe

why change the name of a car FFS? its ridiculous
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: ReDBull on 15 April 2008, 21:43: They managed to screw up the economy to. Anyone want to buy a falt???
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: kittie on 16 April 2008, 09:48: I dunno, they screwed the economy which has lowered interest rates here which makes my mortgage less money!!

I always wondered about the rabbit thing as well, glad to have found out :smiley:
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: jammac on 16 April 2008, 12:49: hey lets not forget the shocking use of the ENGLISH language........WTF is a tire? you have 4 sometimes 5 on your rabbit. everywhere else you have tyres on your golf!
Title: Re: Rabbit????
Post by: Peel on 16 April 2008, 12:50: Quote from: jammac on 16 April 2008, 12:49
hey lets not forget the shocking use of the ENGLISH language

There's more than enough of that on this forum :smug: