I bought a 1981 Rabbit Diesel brand new. I was single and all my friends made fun of me. It was super slow. I had a hard time merging onto I-95 here in Miami, many times almost hammered by trucks doing 70 mph. It was super economical. 4 years later at 98,000 miles the water pump started leaking. I took it to the local garage to replace it. He somehow damaged the seal on the mechanical injector pump and diesel coated my timing belt, causing it to come off causing extreme damage inside the engine. The mechanic said it wasn't his fault. I sold the car for $100. I should have bought a gas Toyota.