If you go electric...
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That will be my plan (maybe not as performance oriented as this guy) with my 92 GTI several yrs down the road when the motor goes south/to the point of needing a rebuild, or technology creates a alternative fuel source conversion that I will find hard to pass up for it.
VW Rabbits are commonly converted by companies to electric.
My 87 Turbocharged Chevrolet Sprint is likely about the same weight as that Le Car from burning man, and would be easier to peddle around than the slightly more weighty Rabbit.