Drove a 2007 VW Rabbit 3door today.
Think of it as the hatchback Jetta in rehab.
Fun car though. Very repsonsive and the clutch is feathery.
The inside ergonomics were well done.
You are truly comfortable in the drivers seat, and everything is easily accessed with little driver movement.
One cool little feature is the flash to pass turn signal. Just tap it and it blinks 4 times.

Overall, I would much rather have a Jetta or even better, a GTi, but the Rabbit is without a doubt a great VW for about 16k.

 

I love the new Rabbit! a guy that goes to my church has been driving the same old pos rabbit for like 10 years and i was hoping he was gonna get a new rabbit...turns out the rich retired old guy bought a fuggin 40 thousand dollar mercedes lol...anyhow i cant wait to check out the rabbit at the KC autoshow next weekend.