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What hot hatch do you own? This poll is closed. |
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| Golf GTI / R / R32 |
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196 | 0.02% |
| Impreza WRX / STi |
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133 | 0.01% |
| Mazdaspeed 3 |
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92 | 0.01% |
| Veloster Turbo |
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20 | 0.00% |
| Focus ST |
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149 | 0.01% |
| Other Hot Hatch |
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230 | 0.02% |
| Elantra GT |
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1000001 | 99.92% |
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Radiohead71 posted:Can you elaborate please?
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Apr 1, 2017 00:32
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:I would guess they probably hoon the poo poo outta their cars. Yeah, I'd sooner buy a GTI with a few thousand miles on it than just a few hundred. Sounds like it may have been ridden hard.
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Apr 1, 2017 01:22
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I dunno if I posted about ti but my buddy let me drive his Cobb tuned FIesta ST. Lighted modded, stock turbo and holy hell was that a fun car. I'm leaning towards replacing the MS^ and the Miata with one more and more.
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Apr 1, 2017 03:59
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Radiohead71 posted:Can you elaborate please? I assume it comes from VWGoA's corporate fleet pool, based on your description. Nobody is nice to those cars, especially if you're just grabbing the keys to a GTI for the weekend.
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Apr 2, 2017 01:09
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Either that or it's a press car.
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Apr 2, 2017 02:00
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The auto business is just so chuck full of schemes it's funny. It seems like the big city dealers, all the way down to the shady buy-here pay-here used car lots have some kind of racket going.
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Apr 2, 2017 03:04
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I assume it comes from VWGoA's corporate fleet pool, based on your description. Nobody is nice to those cars, especially if you're just grabbing the keys to a GTI for the weekend. Thanks I appreciate it. I feel good about having 4 full years of warranty with the CPO program. I'll drive it tomorrow and pass if it seems ratty. I guess you roll the dice a little any time you buy a used.
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Apr 2, 2017 12:53
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Radiohead71 posted:Thanks I appreciate it. I feel good about having 4 full years of warranty with the CPO program. I'll drive it tomorrow and pass if it seems ratty. I guess you roll the dice a little any time you buy a used. I mean you're probably going to have to replace the mechatronix unit for the DSG but that's fairly common anyway and it usually gets covered. The thing is, you can't tell the car's been beaten on over 1,000 miles via a test drive. Anyway, if you're comfortable, go for it!
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Apr 2, 2017 13:43
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TheWevel posted:Either that or it's a press car. yeah which is worse if anything
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Apr 2, 2017 13:43
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:yeah which is worse if anything I just checked at my local VW dealer. They told me it was a Volkswagen rep car, not a press or test car. Sounds like a VW people drove it for a year and then they sold at auction.
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Apr 2, 2017 19:00
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I would say you should just enjoy your car instead of driving yourself crazy imagining how people might have abused it.
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Apr 2, 2017 19:41
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Pierce motorsports ran at Willow Swpings yesterday. Is a hot hatch track day that started for velosters and now does any hatch pretty much. Give's a good idea where modified Velsoter Turbo's are sitting. Unlimited will most likely have turbo's with different turbines, modified is going to be tuned, bolt ons, and suspension, and street should be mostly stock. http://www.pacifichothatchseries.com/results.html quote:Results!
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Apr 2, 2017 21:15
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I've put close to 200 miles on my Golf R and I love it so far. Thanks for the great insight, thread. It's a ton of fun to drive.
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Apr 2, 2017 22:15
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Got a bubble in my driver side front tire. Tires have 6500~ miles on them, and seem to have a decent amount of tread left. Should I just order a replacement from tirerack and have them shave it down to match tread depth? Owners manual says the RS doesn't care about mismatched tread but will it matter for auto-x and the track? I will probably replace them at the end of the season if I go this way. Or I could just get some PS4S now. Kind of unhappy with the 19" wheels right now.
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Apr 3, 2017 00:01
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Would your tire warranty cover it? I'm thinking about moving to 17's on my veloster and being able to run 45's. Low profiles don't work with Louisianas road infrastructure. Nice pickup on the Golf R. If I had the money that would be my choice for a car to drive all the time and not need to do more than chip.
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Apr 3, 2017 00:03
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Christobevii3 posted:Would your tire warranty cover it? I'm thinking about moving to 17's on my veloster and being able to run 45's. Low profiles don't work with Louisianas road infrastructure. 235/35/19s come stock on the RS, and it's absolutely terrifying on Detroit roads.
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Apr 3, 2017 00:26
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RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS posted:I would say you should just enjoy your car instead of driving yourself crazy imagining how people might have abused it. I agree. And whatever you do don't post what you end up paying for it. No matter how low, the hive mind will be quick to point out how badly you got swindled.
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Apr 3, 2017 01:08
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The Golf R is incredible, but when I was looking to replace my 2010 GTI with something a little newer last year I found it very tough to justify paying MSRP for the R especially when Mk7 GTIs were being sold with so much money on the hood. It was even tougher to justify when I saw what I could get in that price range 1-2 years used (although that's never a very fair comparison).
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Apr 3, 2017 01:09
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Residency Evil posted:The Golf R is incredible, but when I was looking to replace my 2010 GTI with something a little newer last year I found it very tough to justify paying MSRP for the R especially when Mk7 GTIs were being sold with so much money on the hood. It was even tougher to justify when I saw what I could get in that price range 1-2 years used (although that's never a very fair comparison). This was me exactly. 6k off a GTI or MSRP on an R. It didn't feel worth that much more.
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Apr 3, 2017 01:12
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No wheel and tire insurance here, unfortunately. Think I'm just going to replace the tire, and replace all 4 at the end of the season like I planned.
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Apr 3, 2017 01:48
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ihop posted:I agree. And whatever you do don't post what you end up paying for it. No matter how low, the hive mind will be quick to point out how badly you got swindled. I can no longer look at the house buying thread for this exact reason.
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Apr 3, 2017 16:23
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KidDynamite posted:No wheel and tire insurance here, unfortunately. Think I'm just going to replace the tire, and replace all 4 at the end of the season like I planned. A bubble is usually considered a defect. Ask before you spend money on a new tire.
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Apr 3, 2017 17:38
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:I've put close to 200 miles on my Golf R and I love it so far. OK I was driving it like a jackass last night on windy roads home through the rain and now I REALLY love it. Like, it's a fine car to drive normally, but when you really open it up and drive like an rear end in a top hat it becomes SO much more electric. What do you mean "chip" it?
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Apr 3, 2017 18:55
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:OK I was driving it like a jackass last night on windy roads home through the rain and now I REALLY love it. Like, it's a fine car to drive normally, but when you really open it up and drive like an rear end in a top hat it becomes SO much more electric. You can reprogram the ECU for more power / higher emissions / better throttle response / whatever. Is it really that much better than a GTI? Whenever I've driven one I've not felt that it's worth $10K over a GTI. It is the "mature" option, though. I think I'm getting too old for a FoRS.
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Apr 3, 2017 20:05
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:OK I was driving it like a jackass last night on windy roads home through the rain and now I REALLY love it. Like, it's a fine car to drive normally, but when you really open it up and drive like an rear end in a top hat it becomes SO much more electric. Wait til you get to play with it in the snow 
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Apr 3, 2017 20:06
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:You can reprogram the ECU for more power / higher emissions / better throttle response / whatever. Find the post where Muffinpox reviews one. Short answer: no
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Apr 3, 2017 20:38
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:You can reprogram the ECU for more power / higher emissions / better throttle response / whatever. The R is definitely better than the GTI but the cost is too much vs. how much better. And yeah the R is the most adult hot hatch, even more so than the GTI with it's red lines. My R treated me perfectly in the 3 years I had it but now it's gone I don't miss it at all.
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Apr 3, 2017 21:01
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I can't be driving some riced out bright red caliper having GTI, sorry /sarcasm Although I did feel I needed AWD. I don't have any regrets.
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Apr 4, 2017 20:31
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How much are new Fiesta ST's going for? How about used and not beat to poo poo? Is there a cutoff year that is important? I would be buying a commuter and probably do stupid unnecessary poo poo to it but not go crazy.
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Apr 5, 2017 00:58
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:I can't be driving some riced out bright red caliper having GTI, sorry /sarcasm those red calipers are good for 5bhp, yo  But I feel you. Part of the reason I went GTI instead of FoST is the boy racer look of the Ford, even though it's not TOO bad.
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Apr 5, 2017 00:59
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I just realized the guys doing the fiesta RPF1 group buy are located a few miles from me. Whelp guess I'm getting some 16x7 RPF1s. Considering some obnoxious powder coat options too, maybe highlighter yellow to go with my platinum white.
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Apr 5, 2017 01:19
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:How much are new Fiesta ST's going for? How about used and not beat to poo poo? Is there a cutoff year that is important? I got a '15 FiST with only 12k miles on it back in November for 16 grand, and apparently that's not even that great of a deal. The resale on FiSTs is God awful, so I wouldn't recommend buying new.
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Apr 5, 2017 01:26
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PaintVagrant posted:I just realized the guys doing the fiesta RPF1 group buy are located a few miles from me. Whelp guess I'm getting some 16x7 RPF1s. Considering some obnoxious powder coat options too, maybe highlighter yellow to go with my platinum white. Bronze is the correct answer
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Apr 5, 2017 02:13
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Rape Stink posted:I got a '15 FiST with only 12k miles on it back in November for 16 grand, and apparently that's not even that great of a deal. The resale on FiSTs is God awful, so I wouldn't recommend buying new. I second this. My trade in value on a FiST that I bought January 2015 new for $19,600 (utilized a couple of incentives there) is now $14,000 on kbb (so at a dealer it will be even lower) with about 30,000 miles on it. Buy a used one.
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Apr 5, 2017 02:56
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Awesome, thanks guys.
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Apr 5, 2017 02:59
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:How much are new Fiesta ST's going for? How about used and not beat to poo poo? Is there a cutoff year that is important? They hold up pretty well from what I see in craigslist. Haven't seen any below $16k. I've seen 2013 abarths with 13k miles for $9-10k recently and there is a Veloster Turbo in Dallas with 7k miles 2015 for $13750, offer him $12.5k and you'd probably get it. http://www.velosterturbo.org/forum/sale/22777-modified-2015-veloster-turbo-r-spec-sale-6-447-miles-13750-irving-tx.html
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Apr 5, 2017 03:15
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:How much are new Fiesta ST's going for? How about used and not beat to poo poo? Is there a cutoff year that is important? MY2016 brought Sync 3, which is definitely nicer to use than MyFordTouch but isn't really enough to be worth seeking out unless Android Auto or CarPlay are high on your priority list. Other than that and a few changes to the color lineup they're all the same. As far as reliability goes the stock cars seem to be relatively indestructible. Even bolt-ons seem to be pretty safe. If you go big turbo or otherwise make significantly more than stock power the transmission seems to be the "fuse" that'll go first. I'd be comfortable with a used one with a good PPI. They're simple cars, there's not much room to hide problems. wolrah fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Apr 5, 2017 |
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Apr 5, 2017 04:25
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There's a '16 FiST with 32K miles on it for $16K locally. I believe it's fully loaded too. There's a '13 with 60K on the clock for $12K as well. They keep calling my name.
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Apr 5, 2017 04:36
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:those red calipers are good for 5bhp, yo Interesting, I felt that the FoST looks pretty tame. There's two small red badges, the bigger grille, and the center mount exhaust. The wheels on GTIs since the 4th gen have always looked like complete trash.
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Apr 5, 2017 14:02
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I think the GTI looks a little too round and understated for what it is. At least they seem to have gotten rid of the horseshoe rims. FoST feels just right to me- looks pretty sane n' stealthy in anything but the yellow paint. Just a teeeeny bit of edge to it compared to a regular Focus.
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