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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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I’ve never owned a GTI and I peace at them because I really like GTI’s.
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Jan 10, 2022 18:45
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Which one of you guys came up to my wife yesterday while she was at the car wash with our E-wagon?
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Jan 10, 2022 19:02
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Qmass posted:I had a gti for 10 years and nobody gave a poo poo. Seconding this. I had an e36 M3 for about a year and I got WAY too much attention from that. Constantly being challenged at red lights. People trying to race. I'd be at house parties and random, already drunk guys would bust in and be like "WHO'S M3 IS OUT THERE!". I think if I had a more extroverted personality it'd be way better but I like to go under the radar. Had a Mk4 GTI after that for 8 years and yeah, no one gave a flying gently caress once. The WRX wagon is a great middle point. Most people don't give a poo poo but a few car or subie people give a friendly head nod/wave. Had a few guys follow me through traffic then compliment the car when we got to a light. It's way more my vibe.
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Jan 10, 2022 19:11
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People tailgate the poo poo out of my blue BRZ and do ricer flybys all the time. I don't get any of that in the white BRZ with classing / org stickers and a wing.
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Jan 10, 2022 19:21
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Only people that ever try to race my GTI at stop lights are sketchy tweakers in late 90s early 00s poo poo boxes. I don't really get it. Don't see many GTIs or Rs around here, but I'd say it's about 50% chance I'll get a wave or nod. The other day I was driving through a small town, and a late 60s looking long white hair dude was filling up his GTI at a gas station as I passed by. He did a double take then gave me a huge cheer and massive thumbs up. Made my day.
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Jan 10, 2022 19:28
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Residency Evil posted:Which one of you guys came up to my wife yesterday while she was at the car wash with our E-wagon? Sorry about that, it was just so cool man e: I do actually wave at other wagons I see even though 90% of the time it's just old people who are clueless lmao
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Jan 10, 2022 19:31
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TheBacon posted:Sorry about that, it was just so cool man "He said he almost bought an AGM?"
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Jan 10, 2022 19:58
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Residency Evil posted:"He said he almost bought an AGM?" lol this is me
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Jan 10, 2022 19:59
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:lol this is me Nervously looks at post/location history. Look sicko, she's clearly pregnant/due soon. 
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Jan 10, 2022 20:44
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the FiST is a goddamn blast on slippery roads also I got Revolver Ocelot fingers from a dude in an F-150 the other night
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Jan 11, 2022 14:36
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God drat, these Michelin Alpin A4 winter tires handle way better than the stock all seasons did. Can't wait to feel the difference going to Pilot Sports this summer.
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Jan 11, 2022 17:03
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Enos Cabell posted:God drat, these Michelin Alpin A4 winter tires handle way better than the stock all seasons did. Can't wait to feel the difference going to Pilot Sports this summer. I have a set of the old design PA4's for my M3 and I was very impressed with them overall. If you aren't regularly driving into the mountains in winter they seem to be able to handle pretty much anything that isn't going to high center the car really well.
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Jan 11, 2022 17:21
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I gave a VW peace sign to a bright red alltrak today and the driver waved back but looked very confused. When I had my Si most other Si drivers were super eager to chat, I used to get in stoplight conversations all the time. It's about 50/50 with GTIs.
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Jan 11, 2022 19:06
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I throw peace signs to FiSTs and an occasional FoST
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Jan 11, 2022 19:18
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Dr. Lunchables posted:I throw peace signs to FiSTs and an occasional FoST I will basically say what up to anyone driving any enthusiast car
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Jan 11, 2022 21:20
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prom candy posted:I will basically say what up to anyone driving any enthusiast car prom candy knows what’s up.
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Jan 12, 2022 02:30
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prom candy posted:I will basically say what up to anyone driving any enthusiast car I usually wave unless they're driving like a total dick.
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Jan 12, 2022 02:34
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big ups to the guy in the g37 at 2AM trying to race you at every red light when all you wanna do is go home
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Jan 12, 2022 02:37
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Ok Comboomer posted:big ups to the guy in the g37 at 2AM trying to race you at every red light when all you wanna do is go home Back when I owned the Lightning this was me. I'm so ashamed.
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Jan 12, 2022 02:43
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prom candy posted:I will basically say what up to anyone driving any enthusiast car Pretty much yep
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Jan 12, 2022 02:57
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prom candy posted:I will basically say what up to anyone driving any enthusiast car Yup.
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Jan 12, 2022 13:13
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So I'm pretty much a dummy when it comes to suspension stuff. Is there a cheap way to get 1-2" lower on a GTI without impacting the DCC? I know I can get Bilstein DCC coilovers, but that is $$$ and I don't care about wheel gap that much. e: took it to the stupid questions thread... no lowering for me for a while! Enos Cabell fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Jan 20, 2022 |
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Jan 19, 2022 16:46
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Near my work there's a 60+ year old dude that dailies a tuned to hell and back FiST The only time I see him is when I'm on test drives in boring rear end customer cars I wave every time and I think he's figured out who I am but I dunno I just want to be friends with speedy grandpa
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Jan 20, 2022 00:21
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:Near my work there's a 60+ year old dude that dailies a tuned to hell and back FiST When I took the train to work there was a 50-60 year old guy that drove a blue FiST to the train station every day. Always wondered about him.
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Jan 20, 2022 00:32
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When I was 23, my only car was a heavily modified STI with a nauseatingly loud N1 exhaust setup and when my dad would come to visit, he refused to spend any money on a rental and would drive it around - I can only imagine seeing a 60+ year old guy driving around quite possibly the loudest car both metaphorically and literally
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Jan 20, 2022 02:41
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I am an old man (50) who dallies a FoST. It's my work truck/commuter car. 
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Jan 22, 2022 00:54
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stik posted:I am an old man (50) who dallies a FoST. It's my work truck/commuter car. Heck yeah looks great. I loved my FoST before I sold it last year.
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Jan 22, 2022 07:13
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stik posted:I am an old man (50) who dallies a FoST. It's my work truck/commuter car. This owns so much I love it
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Jan 22, 2022 07:46
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We had a guy on the CivicX Si subforum who was pushing 70. Nice guy. Every time I felt like I was too old for my car I thought of him.
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Jan 22, 2022 15:04
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there’s an old dude with a very clean gen 9 Si in my area
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Jan 22, 2022 15:12
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My 67-year-old Dad has a GTI. There's no age too old for a hot hatch.
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Jan 22, 2022 16:58
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stik posted:I am an old man (50) who dallies a FoST. It's my work truck/commuter car. How do secure the ladder? I’ve got base bars for my GTI, but have only been brave enough to haul my bike so far.
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Jan 22, 2022 22:09
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I’d assume a ratchet strap or two would do ya pretty well.
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Jan 23, 2022 01:04
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nitsuga posted:How do secure the ladder? I’ve got base bars for my GTI, but have only been brave enough to haul my bike so far. Yep, ratchet straps. I use the endless ones for the car usually.
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Jan 24, 2022 02:55
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Enos Cabell posted:Can't wait to feel the difference going to Pilot Sports this summer. How many miles do Pilot Sports usually last (I guess also in an awd car) I've got a set of Bridgestone Potenza's and they're not all that grippy at all. But they have lasted me like 4 years without being close to needing replacement.
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Jan 27, 2022 09:26
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DevCore posted:How many miles do Pilot Sports usually last (I guess also in an awd car) The Pilot Sports have a 20k mile warranty on them, so guessing not much past that.
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Jan 27, 2022 16:32
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DevCore posted:How many miles do Pilot Sports usually last (I guess also in an awd car) On my Focus ST the PS4S lasted me about 16k miles with occasional AutoX use (3-4x a year) on them. I got half the price pro rated because the warranty was 30,000 miles.
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Jan 27, 2022 19:56
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What are the typical symptoms of a manual transmission clutch slipping? My mk7 GTI with 60k miles has started doing a weird thing where when I give it some gas the revs spike and the gear indicator goes away. It's like it's losing track of what gear it's in?
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Jan 27, 2022 20:23
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Clutch slipping always starts with low revs in my experience. If you want to know if your clutch is slipping, go 60 on the highway in 6th and give it some gas and see if the revs go up without acceleration and then catches. It eventually shows more and more in the lower revs as it gets worse.
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Jan 27, 2022 20:32
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devicenull posted:What are the typical symptoms of a manual transmission clutch slipping? My mk7 GTI with 60k miles has started doing a weird thing where when I give it some gas the revs spike and the gear indicator goes away. It's like it's losing track of what gear it's in? This would make sense if the gear indicator is calculated based on the relationship between RPM and road speed (I don’t know that it is, but that seems like it would be trivial to implement and requires no extra sensors or anything). A change in engine speed with no corresponding change in road speed might cause it to get confused.
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