Used Car of the Day: 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup

by Tim Healey

Published: April 5th, 2024

used car of the day 1983 volkswagen rabbit pickup

Today we bring you an old-but-clean trucklet.

This 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit pickup has GTI badging and our interest.

The mileage is unclear -- the seller isn't sure how accurate the odometer is -- and we're betting that the $1,000 price tag is more of a placeholder than the actual ask.

This one has a 1.6-liter diesel, a/c, and a manual transmission. Our seller says it runs and drives well and has little or no rust. There's a Pioneer head unit.

The engine and suspension have been rebuilt, and there is a long list of factory and aftermarket equipment that I will skip for the sake of brevity.

This rig is based in California and you can click here to learn more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Vatchy on Apr 08, 2024

But it is worth the $19,000 asking price even after he had the engine rebuilt? I think not.

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ClayT on Apr 18, 2024
Listing is still up.
Price has been updated too.

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$19,000 USD Check price
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Ceres, California Apr 4, 2024 (Edited Apr 7, 2024)
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