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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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A guy that has been pretty spot on with Focus RS info is saying that it's going to start in the $34k range. So, 
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Feb 19, 2015 15:52
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KillHour posted:So $45k with all the bells and whistles? I think the Golf R tops out at just under $40k, so I'd expect similar or less.
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Feb 19, 2015 15:59
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The Locator posted:Per our discussions they were free to look for a dealer-swap car This is one thing I'm not a fan of. I don't want some high school dropout loving around in my car for its first couple hundred miles. When I was trying to get an FRS the dealer wanted to do this and I said I'd be fine with it if I picked up the car. They said that wouldn't work so I didn't do it. Ended up changing my mind on what I wanted anyway.
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Feb 19, 2015 21:04
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Electric Pigeon posted:Wow. I'm going to wait with bated breath/wild-eyed panting for confirmation on that one. This guy has been pretty much dead on regarding everything before it's official, so hopefully he's right again. I'll drive the Focus RS and the Golf R, but I just can't see myself getting another Golf. Pretty much everything else I want is affordable but more than I want to spend or going up in price.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:19
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veedubfreak posted:
A fully kitted out GTI is pushing $34k these days... There are 2 local to me that are > $33.5.
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Feb 20, 2015 17:15
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Wicaeed posted:
Mentioned above, but it doesn't work like this with big manufacturers. It never has. I don't know why people still assume it. If you're interested in a car from a boutique manufacturer on the other hand...
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Mar 9, 2015 12:22
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I'd be really interested in the RS3 if it came to the US(it won't) outside of the fact that it would probably be in the $60k+ neighborhood. And gently caress that.
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Mar 16, 2015 03:13
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I already have a 4 door hatch for DD purposes yet would have no problem buying another hot one for my fun car.
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Mar 16, 2015 22:37
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Didn't realize those wheels were forged. I don't really like them, but that's interesting.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:12
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The $40k the optioned out R costs is severely pushing it, you know that is going to cost at least $45k.
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Apr 3, 2015 05:43
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Thinking about it more as I was laying in bed last night, isn't the Golf R basically going to be a TT-RS? If so, I'd expect a ballpark of wherever that was priced. So yeah...
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Apr 3, 2015 14:31
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veedubfreak posted:Interesting, but if it did manage to make it here, it's probably going to be another 10k on top of the Golf R price. 400hp out of a 4 cylinder just seems like it's asking for problems though. Which is why I likely will not mod the R at all. 300hp is plenty to get me in trouble already. Only reason I haven't had a ticket in the TDI is that I simply can't push it much harder than I already do. Like I said, it's basically a TT-RS right? So take whatever the price of that was and take maybe $5k off since it's a Golf. Then maybe add that back on for the unique body panels and stuff. I could easily see it in the $50-55k range.
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Apr 3, 2015 16:09
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veedubfreak posted:Why does everyone hate giving the US hatchbacks. CUVs have ruined everything. Because nobody buys them unless they're lifted and AWD and called CUV's. Same thing for wagons.
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Apr 4, 2015 05:40
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TKIY posted:I can afford the RS, but it sounds like we won't get any here in Manitoba. My dealer told me that they are expecting less than 100 nationwide and no dealer that gets one will trade it. It's being tagged as a 'lottery car' in their system. That doesn't make any sense. Ford makes it sound like they're going to build them to demand. There shouldn't be any major supply issues outside of the first couple months.
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Apr 8, 2015 15:41
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Powershift posted:Should really have been the same for the ford tremor, but dealers were saying there were only 100 in canada, and asking stupid prices for them. Yeah, that's stupid. I've seen a quote where someone from Ford basically said the first year run would be less than the ST first year run(13,000), but they could build as many as they want since there wouldn't be any issues with production. I'd expect similar numbers to the Golf R, so like 5,000 a year or so.
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Apr 9, 2015 15:02
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I'm usually pretty good about not curbing wheels. It happens every now and then though. Got some new tires on the Golf today. Continental Extreme Contact DW. Figured I might as well grab some summer tires even though I'll take an mpg hit.
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Apr 21, 2015 01:04
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AnimalChin posted:Summer tires increase fuel consumption? I think I've read that and I would assume so over a lower rolling resistance tire. I could be completely wrong though. 8ender posted:I'm considering these for my A3. Any idea on treadwear? Normally I just buy some sticky summers but they'll burn up on my long commute now. Not sure, but they seem to be a pretty popular replacement on TDI's, so it can't be too terrible. The only real complaints I've seen are about "soft" sidewalls and how they suck in snow.
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Apr 21, 2015 16:21
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TKIY posted:The Genesis interior is like sitting in a strippers lap. Full of glitter and trucker sweat?
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Apr 21, 2015 20:30
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TKIY posted:Doubt they would fit over the calipers. Rumors are nothing smaller than 17's or 18's will clear them.
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Apr 24, 2015 18:49
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The Golf R420 has supposedly been green lit for production. So if it comes to the US(rumored it will if it goes to production) we'll get to see what the market is for a $50k Golf. It would have to be really special for me to spend that much. For me personally, $40k or so is the most I could probably stomach without jumping up to something else.
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Apr 25, 2015 04:33
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8ender posted:I need to get rich and Audi needs to bring the RS3 Sportback here around the same time that happens. I need 5 cylinders and an AWD system that can do 100% rear bias. I neeeed it. I made this post in the new car thread, but I don't understand why the RS420 doesn't use the 5 cylinder. It's already going to cannibalize sales of the RS3 provided they bring both of them here, just give it a slightly detuned version. They're both going to cost more than I'd be willing to spend on them, so it doesn't matter for me, it just doesn't seem to make that much sense. If VW sells 500 of the RS420 a year I'll be shocked.
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Apr 25, 2015 16:07
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Bajaha posted:I've seen a surprising amount of 500's with one nonfunctional brake light. :italianelectronics: or worlds shittiest bulbs that burn out after a year or two? This isn't just a fiat thing, I've been noticing all kinds of cars with one burnt out brake light. It's weird.
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Jun 21, 2015 04:47
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Mustache Ride posted:Focus RS is reported to have 345 horses The guy that has been right about everything else about the car so far said it's going to have a starting price of <$35k as well. Can't wait to test drive one. I don't think I'm going to be able to get my hands on an Ariel Nomad, so I need to focus(no pun intended) on something more realistic.
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Jun 25, 2015 15:56
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Farking Bastage posted:There's a rumor going around that it's pretty much maxed out from the factory. Someone on Jalopnik was saying that some of the drivetrain components probably won't handle any more power if you were to decide to tune one. I'll believe it when I see it, but this would honestly be a deal breaker for me. It would be my fun car and I have no intentions of keeping my fun car stock.
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Jun 25, 2015 19:59
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Edward IV posted:It's because the car has so much character and charm that any issues or downsides can be ignored. And all those constant break downs and the difficulty and high costs to maintain and fix them is part of that character and charm. So, owning a European car?
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Jun 28, 2015 03:07
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I've heard nothing but good things about the General Altimax Arctic tires and would have them myself but couldn't find them anywhere. So I ended up with some Firestone Winterforce which are alright.
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Jul 17, 2015 21:22
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veedubfreak posted:I can't really run a true winter out here though. We alternate between 2 feet of snow and 65 degrees between December and April. I felt sorry for my poor winters this year due to just how warm it would get between the giant snow falls. I live in KC. We go from -20 to 80 in 24 hour periods. The Firestones I have have held up just fine. I really only bought them to drive into the mountains to snowboard, they're just nice to have the times when it does snow here.
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Jul 17, 2015 22:26
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nuclear_cheetos posted:Did you get steelies or just use stock wheels and throw on some tires? If you can run a size or two smaller than stock, steelies with winter tires are generally going to be cheaper. Not to mention easier to take them off/put them on whenever you want.
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Jul 24, 2015 20:50
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veedubfreak posted:So after taxes, trade in and all the other bullshit that comes along with buying a new car, I'm going to be financing 36k for the new R. I can make it work, i can make it work, i can make it work. Nice! I don't see myself buying another VW at this point, but I'm sure the R would be fun. I'm kind of interested in seeing if the rumor where something on the Focus RS is getting pretty much as much power as it can take without breaking is true before I really start looking at them. I reckon it will be pretty obvious within the first couple of months after they're out.
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Jul 30, 2015 15:53
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Pretty sure the thing the guy was talking about was something in the awd system. I think it was a guy on nasioc that had worked on it.
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Jul 30, 2015 16:18
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Bovril Delight posted:Also the ExtremeContacts are pretty good. The ProContacts are the OE mediocre tire. I've got the ExtremeContact DW on my TDI and they're pretty drat good so far. Good ride, lots of grip, great in the rain. Definitely not the best overall performance tire, but great for DD summer duty.
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Aug 2, 2015 19:04
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After a roof rack attachment incident in the middle of Kansas we fit the following inside of my Golf: 4 guys 2 snowboards 2 pairs of skis all of our associated gear for a 4 day trip(boots take up a lot of space) The twisted remains of the roof rack attachment It was pretty tight, but we got to Colorado and back with no other issues. I love having a hatch as my DD.
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Aug 3, 2015 19:05
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Sigma X posted:The Cobb rear motor mount seems to have fixed the shifting issues I was seeing on hard corners, and cut down on wheel hop during hard launches. Of course, the downside is a noticeable increase in cabin noise and vibration, especially felt though the steering wheel. Definitely livable, though. I remember when I changed the mounts on my SVT Focus. The noise and vibration was pretty bad and almost had me wishing I'd gone with stock mounts.
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Aug 16, 2015 02:00
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Test drove a Golf R for the hell of it today, and not gonna lie, it wasn't bad. If I hadn't driven a 911 Turbo and a C6 Z06 within the past couple of days I would have been pretty impressed.
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Sep 10, 2015 21:48
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The Pell posted:As long as I pay the $20k dealer markup. loving  50%+ markup. I'd tell that dealer to gently caress off and I'd never do business with them again. e: Like I'd literally walk into the dealership, get the manager and flip him off while telling him to go gently caress himself. fknlo fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Oct 20, 2015 |
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Oct 20, 2015 15:13
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Aargh posted:The BMW 1 series? Did you guys get the hatch? No because I'd probably own one if we did.
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Oct 31, 2015 01:32
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dissss posted:Not if you were 6 foot 7 - I feel cramped in one and I'm 6 nothing and scrawny Yeah, I'm not a freak of nature.
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Oct 31, 2015 03:39
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crossposting from the new car thread: In interesting car news quote:Ford Performance is watching reaction to the new Focus RS closely before signing off an even quicker limited-run special. 
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Nov 13, 2015 19:48
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Optimus Subprime posted:I salute anyone willing to pay over 60 grand for a stupid fast focus. I don't see it being more expensive than the GT350. I'm not all that huge on "you could get this car for that much money!" comparisons, especially when it comes to different classes of cars, but there's no way I'd take an RS+++++ over a GT350 at the same price point.
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Nov 13, 2015 21:47
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Optimus Subprime posted:I only bases that price on the 40k pounds stated in the article. You can't really go by exchange rates outside of boutique manufacturers. There are a lot of other factors in play.
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Nov 13, 2015 22:26
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