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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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SeaGoatSupreme posted:If there's a new one nearby, take it for a test drive and give it the beans. It's very composed in comparison to an older one.
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Sep 16, 2018 00:07
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At this point you may have to just bite it and get a sunroof since you can't order them anymore. I made a compromise myself, ended up with a grey one instead of the kickin rad orange I wanted. For my birthday it might have to get wrapped an eye searing to be determined color.
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Sep 16, 2018 01:16
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Spent $60 yesterday and had my resonator cut out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTras_YWhys Sounds great inside the car. Just a little bit of growl, no drone.
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Sep 16, 2018 13:30
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Had a baby - need a new car to replace the old - and wife is demanding something with 4 doors so I can take the baby places in my car. I also need something professional-ish looking (thus no Civic Type R). I bid on a couple of AMG Wagons, but the premiums on those are insane and I never made it close to being the high bidder - this has brought me to Hatch-land. If they made a WRX Hatch - I would buy one yesterday, but I guess Subaru has foresaken this market. I'm looking at a Focus RS right now - and wanted to see people's thoughts on the car, especially if you own one.
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Sep 16, 2018 17:09
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Sab0921 posted:Had a baby - need a new car to replace the old - and wife is demanding something with 4 doors so I can take the baby places in my car. I also need something professional-ish looking (thus no Civic Type R). I bid on a couple of AMG Wagons, but the premiums on those are insane and I never made it close to being the high bidder - this has brought me to Hatch-land. My only real complaint with the RS is the harsh suspension. I've got just shy of 20k miles on mine, and it's held up pretty well. I still look forward to driving it every day.
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Sep 16, 2018 17:13
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The RS is amazing and the most fun car I’ve driven. It’s fun on a bun and gets lousy mpg but tons of smiles per gallon. Supposedly Honda is making a more subdued styling version of the Type R but it isn’t confirmed yet.
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Sep 16, 2018 17:15
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If you can convince the missus to let you get an RS, do it. That being said, I find myself reaching for the Stinger keys more often, just because of the comfort difference. When I want to go have fun, it's no contest though.
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Sep 16, 2018 17:19
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Huge_Midget posted:The RS is amazing and the most fun car I’ve driven. It’s fun on a bun and gets lousy mpg but tons of smiles per gallon. Supposedly Honda is making a more subdued styling version of the Type R but it isn’t confirmed yet. There are a bunch of rumored Type R variants. More power, subdued styling, no touring package, AWD. No telling which will happen.
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Sep 16, 2018 17:22
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While the RS is definitely on the top list on the fun department, I reallllly wouldn’t call it professional looking. Especially if you are going to be transporting clients around or something.
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Sep 16, 2018 21:38
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Tell the clients to suck your dick and before they respond do a drift
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Sep 16, 2018 21:48
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I mean if you're worried about that, you could get a black one instead of the fun blue color. If that's still too much, a Golf R might be for you.
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Sep 16, 2018 21:50
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Yeah the golf r is super subtle
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Sep 16, 2018 21:52
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Candlelight Virgil posted:Yeah the golf r is super subtle And the car seat fits great in it.
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Sep 16, 2018 22:12
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Golf R sounds like the correct answer if you're attempting to pretend to be an adult.
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Sep 16, 2018 23:23
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Sportwagon 4 motion or Alltrack if you want more hauling capacity are good too. A tune makes them fairly quick and a gti/golf r turbo swap makes them really fast. Hoping to r swap my wife's next couple months.
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Sep 16, 2018 23:33
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Golf R is a great car. I'd get another one in a heartbeat for a DD. Capable but boring. It handles great, moves decently, especially with a JB4 or better, but isn't as rewarding as some other choices. DSG is better than the manual, with regard to performance. The difference is pretty massive. The clutches are weak in the manuals as well. Add any power and it will start slipping. Really depends on what you care more about. A Focus RS will offer more of a driver's experience but will definitely portray that boy ricer image in comparison to the Golf. Most people won't even realize the Golf R is a performance car.
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Sep 16, 2018 23:41
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Most people don't realize the RS is a performance car. The most common comment I get from non-car people is it's "cute." The Stinger pulls more looks.
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Sep 16, 2018 23:48
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:And the car seat fits great in it. Yeah car seat fits great in my gti
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Sep 17, 2018 02:34
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The thing about the Golf R is that you're not really compromising anything you would want in a normal-rear end appliance vehicle, it just also has a lot of horsepowers and torques and handles well  If I decided I didn't want to go fast any more, there's absolutely no reason I wouldn't just buy a different variant of Golf -- probably the eGolf, to be honest. If I decided the R wasn't enough car for me, I'd probably strongly consider the RS. Ultimately it's up to you. If you want the RS, don't compromise or you'll end up hating yourself a little bit for the entire time you own whatever you end up getting. It's an excellent car and it will do everything you want/need it to do, no problems. EDIT: Actually that's a lie. If I decided I didn't want speed or handling, I'd probably have a Wrangler But that's not a thing I'd recommend to sane people.
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Sep 17, 2018 02:52
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Wrar posted:Golf R sounds like the correct answer if you're attempting to pretend to be an adult. Only quasi-pretending - I'll likely never take a client in this car, and if I did, I'd take my wife's Grand Cherokee. Also - my parents and sister have each had terrible experiences with VW's in the past and they ran a criminal conspiracy so they could pollute more with their TDI engines - so not eager to jump on that bandwagon. I think the RS is the right fit - wanted a sanity check. They're fast, fun, presentable and can carry a car seat. There is a dealer nearby selling one for $37,500 - about $4000 below MSRP - and some forums indicated they have been able to get lower than that in the Houston area - if I can go find one for that cost - I'm back in the hot hatch game 4 years after my RSX-S fell victim to a very stoned kid on the way home from taco bell.
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Sep 17, 2018 03:49
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I've seen some "used" ones with like 500-1000 miles on them for around 35K.
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Sep 17, 2018 06:25
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Candlelight Virgil posted:Yeah car seat fits great in my gti Where in the back seat are you putting it? In my MK7 I had a Chico infant carrier in the center, but now I can't fit a rear facing seat anywhere but behind the passenger seat. And then there's little leg room for the passenger, so we just take my wife's car everywhere with the kid. Can't imagine the dimensions for the R are any different. Kind of wish I had gotten something a little bit bigger, but it's totally fine if you're just going to/from daycare or whatever locally and have another sort of family car in the fleet.
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Sep 17, 2018 17:18
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Larrymer posted:Where in the back seat are you putting it? In my MK7 I had a Chico infant carrier in the center, but now I can't fit a rear facing seat anywhere but behind the passenger seat. And then there's little leg room for the passenger, so we just take my wife's car everywhere with the kid. My son’s three and it’s forward facing. It’s on the rear passenger side in my mk vi. I really just use my car to drive him to daycare then to work then pick him up from daycare and home, so my passenger seat foot room really doesn’t matter. The old lady usually drives elsewhere in her jeep. A Concrete Divider fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Sep 18, 2018 |
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Sep 18, 2018 02:14
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I went into the dealer to buy an RS. They had a 2016 ATS V for roughly the same price (a bit more). I now own an ATS V..gently caress.
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Sep 19, 2018 21:35
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Gross.
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Sep 19, 2018 21:35
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I'm a bad person. Hatchback is always the answer and I have now contributed to the problem of car companies never wanting to make hatchbacks in the US because no one buys them. There is definitely no shortage of performance sedans driven by douchey thirty somethings (note I am a douchey 30 something)
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Sep 19, 2018 23:07
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shaaaaame i had to piss off missus frog by buying "such an impractical vehicle you will no doubt kill yourself in"
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Sep 19, 2018 23:13
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And that vehicle is?
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Sep 19, 2018 23:18
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oh im just the fiesta guy. nothing too special other than a tune a euro st200 airbox and rear motor mount
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Sep 19, 2018 23:20
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How is that not practical? You gotta step your game up - the last time my GF yelled at me for a car being too impractical and stupid was when I put a bid on an SL85 on BaT.
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Sep 19, 2018 23:22
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no cargo room pretty much.  havent done up a track car since i was dumb and in my 20s
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Sep 19, 2018 23:26
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20's you knows what's up.
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Sep 19, 2018 23:28
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KillHour posted:20's you knows what's up. 20s me put a 480 hp rsx into a loving telephone pole broadside like a loving dipshit
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Sep 19, 2018 23:28
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sneakyfrog posted:20s me put a 480 hp rsx into a loving telephone pole broadside like a loving dipshit I miss my RSX every day. Almost impossible to find one that hasn't been driven into the ground with 150k+ miles.
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Sep 19, 2018 23:32
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Sab0921 posted:I miss my RSX every day. Almost impossible to find one that hasn't been driven into the ground with 150k+ miles. or modded to all kinds of gently caress it was just perfectly set up driverwise, at least for me
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Sep 19, 2018 23:34
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My uncle sold his RSX Type whatever without letting me buy it off him. Hatred.
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Sep 19, 2018 23:38
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well yeah type s natch.. the only rsx
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Sep 19, 2018 23:45
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Sab0921 posted:I went into the dealer to buy an RS. They had a 2016 ATS V for roughly the same price (a bit more). Life somehow worked out so that I parted ways with my GTI but ended up with a Corvette in the garage a little while later. So I commiserate with your "Oops this wasn't the plan" GM switch. But the Corvette is still technically a hatch! And I actually miss my gti incredibly 
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Sep 20, 2018 00:32
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Sab0921 posted:I miss my RSX every day. Almost impossible to find one that hasn't been driven into the ground with 150k+ miles. Loved that car. Never once failed me.
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Sep 20, 2018 01:48
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Back in the Ford now and it just seems a bit twitchy - not necessarily in a bad way - but slooooow
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