well I can say that i have owned alot of volkswagen rabbits they never die cheap on gas cheap to buy and cheap on parts! you cant go wrong Ive had 3 or 4 of them for under 600$ each and driven each for a year before trading it for something else and without any problems.
except one that I really beat on and I mean BEAT on (lots of burnouts and smoke shows) and it lasted for about 6 months with about 6 1st 2nd 3rd hard pulls a day