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davebo posted:Yeah sorry that was just a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend reference and maybe AI isn't the target audience for that. My girlfriend loves that show.
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Goober Peas posted:My ranking was Mazda3, Civic, Elantra, Corolla. The Civic sport sedan's styling is much more palatable then the hatch. I drove the the Corolla sedan which looked cool but was way too gutless, a GTI which was fast but had crappy clutch feel and is expensive (wanna try the DCT), and then the Civic Sport sedan which I instantly fell in love with it's an amazing value at $20k. The clutch and shifter were the best I've ever felt besides maybe a Miata. Just the overall perfect DD and i want to get one, although the GTI is really tempting but costs almost 10k more.
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Kraftwerk posted:gently caress man I could get one today I really am on the fence and have been for months now. You won’t regret it! I feel like I could have been a little bit faster in my Cayman (long gone now) but would have had to work twice as hard
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Wheeee posted:boy is your mind going to be blown if you ever drive a Camaro or Mustang I'm still blown away by the performance of my ZL1 for the money. May swap it for a C8 in a couple years, but part of me just wants to keep it.
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joe944 posted:I'm still blown away by the performance of my ZL1 for the money. May swap it for a C8 in a couple years, but part of me just wants to keep it. Nice! Have you tracked it? How has it been?
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got off on a technicality posted:You won’t regret it! I feel like I could have been a little bit faster in my Cayman (long gone now) but would have had to work twice as hard I’m cross shopping it with a Golf R. With the Mk8 announced I’m thinking I could save some major money and have a more reliable and cheaper vehicle in the Mk7.5 with nearly the same performance. A stage II tune would probably have me beating the BMW and I’d still have money left over. That’s why I’m currently unsure of what to do.
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Kraftwerk posted:I’m cross shopping it with a Golf R. With the Mk8 announced I’m thinking I could save some major money and have a more reliable and cheaper vehicle in the Mk7.5 with nearly the same performance. Get the BMW, the Golf is just visually so loving tedious. It's like a visual yawn.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Get the BMW, the Golf is just visually so loving tedious. It's like a visual yawn. Well now that he's recieved the final word on aesthetics from forums poster Olympic Mathlete he has no choice but to get a BMW.
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Wheeee posted:Well now that he's recieved the final word on aesthetics from forums poster Olympic Mathlete he has no choice but to get a BMW. Found the Golf R owner.
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i think the Golf R looks better than the 3-series but like if you after "reliability" or such, Modified Golf R unchecks that box so hard that it checks another box right below it that is labeled "breaks a lot, both creatively and expensively"
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Slightly different ballpark, but I have zero regrets going with an M3 over a Golf R. I think I would have gotten bored with the R real, real quick after having a GTI for a few years. Every time I test drove one I was basically like yup, faster GTI whereas the M3 makes me  I don't think you'd regret the R at all, the BMW could be a lot more fun though.
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Aug 12, 2019 23:38
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The M240i is the one that makes me occasionally ponder doing something stupid
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Applebees Appetizer posted:The Civic sport sedan's styling is much more palatable then the hatch. I drove the the Corolla sedan which looked cool but was way too gutless, a GTI which was fast but had crappy clutch feel and is expensive (wanna try the DCT), and then the Civic Sport sedan which I instantly fell in love with it's an amazing value at $20k. The clutch and shifter were the best I've ever felt besides maybe a Miata. Just the overall perfect DD and i want to get one, although the GTI is really tempting but costs almost 10k more. Congrats on the new car. Couldn’t agree more with your assessment of those four.
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Aug 13, 2019 00:34
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I saw a Type R hatch yesterday and I love it, lol
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Aug 13, 2019 16:51
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a what
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Charles posted:I saw a Type R hatch yesterday and I love it, lol It is a sweet car that I would never buy, despite being an Si owner and Honda fanboy
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drgitlin posted:Congrats on the new car. Couldn’t agree more with your assessment of those four. Haven't got one yet, waiting on a settlement from my accident then I'm gonna grab one in white from the nearest dealer that gives me the best price. In the meantime I just got another xB 
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BraveUlysses posted:a what 
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I usually hate the patterns I see on the Civic and cars that look similar, but something about the whole thing just really works. I love how it looks and can't explain why.
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18" aftermarket wheels pretty much fix a lot of the overall look. The 20" black / red stripe with very low profile tire thing kills it so much
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Also kills the ride.
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Aug 14, 2019 01:18
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Has the aftermarket addressed the huge fake honeycomb inserts on the rear bumper?
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For non-OEM Type-R wheels   You will oddly notice that none of the actual CTR race cars have the rear bumper vents cut out, I am guessing venting it leads to drag    
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Aug 14, 2019 01:23
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quote:When the new 2020 Lincoln Aviator hybrid was introduced last year, it was promised to have an estimated 450 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque. It turns out Lincoln was apparently way underselling it then, because the official numbers are now up to a ridiculous 494 HP and 630 lb-ft of torque, exactly what you want in your luxury crossover. https://jalopnik.com/actually-the-2020-lincoln-aviator-makes-almost-500-hp-f-1837218183 I now want a Lincoln CUV. 
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Mental Hospitality posted:https://jalopnik.com/actually-the-2020-lincoln-aviator-makes-almost-500-hp-f-1837218183 Holy poo poo! Time to trade in the F150. I can't imagine these things are going to be affordable. The most recent Lincoln's have all had amazing interiors.
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Aug 14, 2019 02:29
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Haven't got one yet, waiting on a settlement from my accident then I'm gonna grab one in white from the nearest dealer that gives me the best price. I suck at reading.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:In the meantime I just got another xB I miss my xB. Gutless, horrible in the snow, but an absolute blast to drive.
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BrownieVK posted:Holy poo poo! Time to trade in the F150. I can't imagine these things are going to be affordable. The most recent Lincoln's have all had amazing interiors. Bet it's gonna depreciate like an absolute rock
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Mental Hospitality posted:https://jalopnik.com/actually-the-2020-lincoln-aviator-makes-almost-500-hp-f-1837218183 Yeah, this just jumped up my list of things to consider when my lease is up in December. The Reserve trim even looked good at ~55k, the hybrid one looks fairly bonkers. I wonder if they will let you use all that torque or if it will be more efficiency minded? Sure, expensive and will depreciate but still cheaper than a Model X...
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Mental Hospitality posted:https://jalopnik.com/actually-the-2020-lincoln-aviator-makes-almost-500-hp-f-1837218183 Yeah I'm uncharacteristically interested in one of these even if I could never justify spending the money on the hybrid models. Really curious to see some reviews.
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got off on a technicality posted:Nice! Have you tracked it? How has it been? Haven't tracked it yet. Need to bring it out to Thunderhill one of these days, rather not deal with lifting at Laguna. It's seen a lot of road trips and early morning canyon cruises though, and has performed flawlessly.
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BlackMK4 posted:You will oddly notice that none of the actual CTR race cars have the rear bumper vents cut out, I am guessing venting it leads to drag I remember saying "those look proper poo poo" only for people to say "but they'll be cut out on racecars so it doesn't matter!" 
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TheMadMilkman posted:I miss my xB. Gutless, horrible in the snow, but an absolute blast to drive. Did you have a first gen? Cuz yeah those are pretty gutless. Mine is a '13 2nd gen and has the same big four cylinder as the Camry, so it actually scoots pretty good.
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First gens are almost always missing half or all of their bumper when I see them. I had a coworker with one. I liked it. I was driving a 100hp Volvo at the time.
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BrownieVK posted:Holy poo poo! Time to trade in the F150. I can't imagine these things are going to be affordable. The most recent Lincoln's have all had amazing interiors. Worth noting that the hybrid system is apparently part of the 10 speed transmission, meaning it should be the same system in the mustang/f-150/bronco/ranger within the next few years, albeit with more boring engines in front of it. This build and price has been up for a while https://shop.lincoln.com/lab/aviator/#/select/ The boring RWD 400hp one is $51,100. The hybrid starts at $68,800
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I remember saying "those look proper poo poo" only for people to say "but they'll be cut out on racecars so it doesn't matter!" Haha. I vaguely remember it being similar to the pickup truck bed tailgate down vs up with respect to venting the rear bumpers
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A dealer in Virginia got one of the 800 orange Stinger GTS's (basically a GT1 with awd that has a drift mode) and they put a $7k market adjustment on it along with other tints and things to mark it up. Good luck selling a $57k orange Kia.
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blindjoe posted:https://jalopnik.com/heres-zfs-new-two-speed-transmission-for-electric-cars-1836428183
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Powershift posted:Worth noting that the hybrid system is apparently part of the 10 speed transmission, meaning it should be the same system in the mustang/f-150/bronco/ranger within the next few years, albeit with more boring engines in front of it. LMAO at that "return" on 17k investment
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BraveUlysses posted:LMAO at that "return" on 17k investment People buy nearly 100k pickups for no discernable reason
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