VW to BMW... a step up?

[Ryann]

My '83 GTI was a blast to abuse, never broke, and was utilitarian as hell.

[DREWHALL]

I have owned an 89 Jetta GLI 16v, a 97 GTI VR, and currently have a 79 Rabbit C. I have also owned a 91 318is and my current M50 swapped 325. I like both companies, but BMW is much nicer IMO. Comparing the 89 Jetta to my 90 325, overall the BMW wins hands down. Maybe I'm just biased but the car handles better, accelerates a lot faster, rides smoother, feels a lot sturdier, etc. (This was before the swap. After the swap I'm convinced it's as fast as my cammed VR was) Considering I paid the same price for each car I would much rather have the BMW. I <3 RWD. Now that I have the swapped E30 I'm glad I sold the GTI. I will probably hang onto the Rabbit for a while because I got it in very good shape with low miles, and it costs hardly anything to insure and keep on the road. Plus I get a lot of comments and thumbs up about it. Comparing reliability isn't even a question in my experience. BMW is just higher quality in most aspects.

[BrooklynMW]

Pics of the 79 rabbit?