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| Golf GTI / R / R32 |
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196 | 0.02% |
| Impreza WRX / STi |
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20 | 0.00% |
| Focus ST |
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149 | 0.01% |
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230 | 0.02% |
| Elantra GT |
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1000001 | 99.92% |
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Bovril Delight posted:That guy wanted 2k for hotel and food expenses to drive to the event? Hahaha, what a tool. Hotel and food reimbursement at least was more reasonable than his request for time off work at 8 hours x $150/hour, which was $1200 of that total.
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Jun 27, 2016 15:15
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Getting honks and thumbs up on the way home from work was something else. Best Focus ever.
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Jun 28, 2016 22:40
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Is booking a track day in September too soon for a novice fast car and manual transmission driver? Because I really want to drive this thing fast.
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Jun 30, 2016 01:58
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KidDynamite posted:Is booking a track day in September too soon for a novice fast car and manual transmission driver? Because I really want to drive this thing fast. If you can't drive it properly in a few months please give it to me
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Jun 30, 2016 02:02
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KidDynamite posted:Is booking a track day in September too soon for a novice fast car and manual transmission driver? Because I really want to drive this thing fast. I did my first autocross event less than 3 months after getting my ST, which is my first manual car. It's not too soon, and it can help with any bad habits you might unknowingly have picked up. Just make sure you're with people who know what they're doing and ask a million questions s.
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Jun 30, 2016 04:26
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I have a low key scca track night in america code that I can't use. It is $150 i you want to get it and have an event near you that you would use before year end. I highly recommend the starting line tire rack course if you can. Or anyone else, I'm just asking $75 https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/ Christobevii3 fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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Jun 30, 2016 04:44
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KidDynamite posted:Is booking a track day in September too soon for a novice fast car and manual transmission driver? Because I really want to drive this thing fast. You should start with a driving skills day or some autocross. If you wad that car up at a track day you will probably not be able to get insurance to pay for it (but you can buy supplemental track day insurance, but you would still end up paying a 20% deductible for any claim you make).
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Jun 30, 2016 16:13
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KidDynamite posted:Is booking a track day in September too soon for a novice fast car and manual transmission driver? Because I really want to drive this thing fast. I would say no, but you should make sure that you go with a club that has good instruction. NASA and SCCA are usually safe bets, although my experience with my local SCCA and NASA groups is that SCCA is better. I wouldn't suggest any of the smaller/cheaper trackday options.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:58
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Definitely try to do an autocross or two first, cones are softer than walls and all that.
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Jun 30, 2016 18:20
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These all seem like very reasonable and thought out suggestions. Going to try to find some auto-x near me and then doing something at this track by the end of the season I hope.
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Jul 1, 2016 17:31
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KidDynamite posted:These all seem like very reasonable and thought out suggestions. Going to try to find some auto-x near me and then doing something at this track by the end of the season I hope. Oh, you're in the northeast. I would not suggest doing any of the events listed on their website. "Paced laps" are pointless, novice/beginners group is so slow that a pace car doesn't make any sense. I would suggest choose one of the following, I will be attending all these events minus the october one, where i will be down at summit point shenandoah instead (don't recommend shenandoah for novice, very tight busy track, choose a simpler track for first time) August http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/delval-bmw-cca-lightning-de-sponsored-by-ottos-new-jersey-motorsports-421595 September http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/rtr-pocono-south-east-september-2016-raceway-pca-riesentoter-972488#.V3E4iVUrKUl October http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/schattenbaum-njmp-5-thunderbolt-lightning-at-pca-829107 November: http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/schattenbaum-njmp-6-thunderbolt-raceway-pca-116661 Also: KidDynamite posted:Is booking a track day in September too soon for a novice fast car and manual transmission driver? Because I really want to drive this thing fast. lol, cool your heels there buddy, you'll go plenty fast (for a novice  ), but it will take many events/weekends on track as you learn and build up the pace, in that car it will probably always "seem" fast at whatever skill level you're at, but your first ride along with an instructor will be eye opening and most likely scare the crap out of you and possibly make you sick (in a good way) while they drive some old car with half the power of your focus rs.
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Jul 1, 2016 22:54
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Oh I didn't mean fast as in fast laps. Just want to actually get on the throttle responsibly And in more than a straight line.
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Jul 2, 2016 04:50
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I found a somewhat local small track for my first track day. Paid $50, got in the beginners class, and raced all day against a Trans am, Civic, Miata and very beat up E36. The track was small but had lots of run off and it was all very casual and fun.
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Jul 2, 2016 06:07
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KidDynamite posted:Oh I didn't mean fast as in fast laps. Just want to actually get on the throttle responsibly And in more than a straight line. hah, gotcha. get lots of people with crazy cars that think they're ayrton senna the first time they step on track A good AWD car can actually be rather irresponsible getting on the throttle crazy early on corner exit, at the apex or even slightly before, it's an incredibly fun way to get around a track (and if done correctly the fastest way around the track in a properly setup AWD car). Downside is that all the RWD drivers and instructors will constantly be-little you about how the "car does all the driving for you", and blah blah blah. But trust me, you'll see tons of slow people in STI/EVO/GTR's getting passed by miata's and even slower cars with mediocre drivers at the wheel, so an AWD certainly doesn't drive itself, just means that throttle application is more forgiving, especially at the novice level. I personally like the BMW club in the northeast, but PCA might be slightly better as they have much more experience in proper AWD cars, carrera 4's and 911 turbo's and the like, bmw's awd cars aren't exactly what i would call "good" on track...
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Jul 2, 2016 15:26
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Just test drove a '16 Fiesta ST and I'm pretty sure I'm in love. I daily a 97 Cherokee and my wife has a 12 Scion XB and gently caress me it's good. Just got back from a 3 hour trip in the scion and it was a stark reminder of how much I hated the steering in it when we got it. My Jeep feels more direct. I had test drove the Focus ST (there were no FiST on any lot in he city at that time) when we got the Scion and it was nowhere near as fun as the Fiesta. The Recaros reminded me of getting in my old Shiro and the driving experience was fabulous. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be making a poor financial decision when they get an orange one in later this week.
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Jul 4, 2016 01:01
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Installed a Curt hitch on my 2016 GTI today so that I can tow my Tuono and R6 to trackdays instead of keeping around my Ram 1500. drat thing sits 7.5" off the ground, guess that means I'm not lowering it from stock anymore. 
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Jul 4, 2016 01:08
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Sort of surprised I haven't seen this on here yet. Matt Farrah bought a Focus RS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep10ChjKVuQ
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Jul 7, 2016 02:50
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I thought he was getting a gt350r? How hasn't he killed someone or lost his license yet?
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Jul 7, 2016 02:52
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Christobevii3 posted:I thought he was getting a gt350r? How hasn't he killed someone or lost his license yet? I have no idea. The very first time I took my ST for a spirited drive, on a road much more twisty than that one, therefore much slower (also, extremely remote, on the north side of the Grand Canyon, in the morning, on a weekday), I got a ticket for going 50 in a 40 (was actually going 56 and he knocked it down to 50). I haven't got the faintest clue how he (and others like him) manage to keep a drivers license. Maybe I'm just terribly cursed, because every time I go even a little bit fast on a public road, even traffic-less ones in the middle of nowhere, somehow the police will know, and come find me.
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Jul 7, 2016 03:03
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The Locator posted:Sort of surprised I haven't seen this on here yet. Matt Farrah bought a Focus RS. Did anyone see what his Delorean sold for on BAT?
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Jul 7, 2016 07:15
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Christobevii3 posted:How hasn't he killed someone or lost his license yet? As for not killing someone, if you watch enough one take videos you'll notice he tends to run downhill first, so any cyclists he encounters will be going faster thus reducing the closing speed and allowing him more room to slow down or maneuver around them, and he makes note of the ones going uphill to look out for on the return run. blk posted:Did anyone see what his Delorean sold for on BAT?
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Jul 7, 2016 15:18
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So, now I get to go to court because apparently the county the kid got ticketed in for no insurance is going after him to recoup my out of pocket expenses.
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Jul 7, 2016 18:07
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Was going to buy a 2017 GLA45 but it was a 3 months wait. Bought a 2015 for around 13k less (54k CAD) instead for same specs. Figured it was only a 20HP loss and a smaller screen. But now I've heard the gearing is different and better and I'm feeling a slight edge of regret.
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Jul 12, 2016 03:17
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Is the AMG GLA interior any better? The GLA I sat in was hot garbage compared to the C class.
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Jul 12, 2016 04:20
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Bovril Delight posted:Is the AMG GLA interior any better? The GLA I sat in was hot garbage compared to the C class. I don't think so, they're both pretty much just the CLA interior but I'm coming from a 03 Corolla so anything will be an upgrade...
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Jul 12, 2016 05:02
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http://jalopnik.com/idiot-australian-news-calls-ford-focus-rs-illegal-1783738056 Australia where the bugs you eat and you can't have fun
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Jul 16, 2016 00:51
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Calidus posted:http://jalopnik.com/idiot-australian-news-calls-ford-focus-rs-illegal-1783738056 Australia, where apparently the newscasters and police are dumb as rocks too. Jebus.
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Jul 16, 2016 04:34
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Man, the Fiesta ST really is a fun little car. The shifter isn't super great and the throw seems really long but that's easily fixable, and the steering wheel feels/looks massive and that's all that's about all the "negatives" that stuck with me after a test drive. Pretty close to the top of my list for a replacement for my Golf.
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Jul 27, 2016 22:07
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SuperSix posted:Was going to buy a 2017 GLA45 but it was a 3 months wait. So I've been looking into the GLA45 because I'm leaving Australia and wouldn't be able to import an A45. Whats your opinion? I've also been talking myself out of a Focus RS... Whats the AI opinion of either car?
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Jul 28, 2016 00:11
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I am about this >< close to driving my civic off a cliff (trading it in) on a white 2016 FoST. 0% APR...
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Jul 28, 2016 00:49
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PaintVagrant posted:I am about this >< close to driving my civic off a cliff (trading it in) on a white 2016 FoST. 0% APR... I liked the FiST I drove today quite a bit more than the 9th gen SI I drove yesterday.
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Jul 28, 2016 00:54
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fknlo posted:I liked the FiST I drove today quite a bit more than the 9th gen SI I drove yesterday. I could see that. 9th gen is kind of the rounded off version of earlier Si cars imo. Great car and reliable as gently caress but not really as sharp edged as you would like.
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Jul 28, 2016 01:25
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PaintVagrant posted:I could see that. 9th gen is kind of the rounded off version of earlier Si cars imo. Great car and reliable as gently caress but not really as sharp edged as you would like. It was definitely way more "civilized" than I expected, even after reading that it was quite a bit softer than previous generations. I could definitely live with one, but the FiST pretty much made me forget about it. I'll still have a few months to track down a stock-ish 8th gen to get a little seat time in before my car gets bought back. I drove a GTI w/ PP last week but my brain has an issue with driving new cars, even ones I'm not planning on purchasing, in the fashion that I typically drive so I didn't get a great feel for it. I need to get over that and drive another one and a Focus ST as well. I've got a little seat time in the Golf R and it was cool but I'm not trying to spend that kind of money right now.
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Jul 28, 2016 02:01
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Went to a ford dealer yesterday that claimed they had an RS available to test but when I got there they said "no one in the country gets a test drive. We're selling these for 15k over msrp. We have a focus ST you can try though." Assholes. It's a $40k Ford Focus, not a Ferrari.
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Jul 28, 2016 02:13
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GutBomb posted:Went to a ford dealer yesterday that claimed they had an RS available to test but when I got there they said "no one in the country gets a test drive. We're selling these for 15k over msrp. We have a focus ST you can try though." My coworker that leased a Golf R(and got out of it in a few weeks because he was sick of dealing with VW) had the same issue at multiple dealers. Knowing the guy I completely believe this story, but at one of them he asked the guy if he was seeing extra zero's in the price
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Jul 28, 2016 02:23
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Makes the 5K markup on the White RS at my local dealer seem reasonable.
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Jul 28, 2016 03:44
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PaintVagrant posted:I am about this >< close to driving my civic off a cliff (trading it in) on a white 2016 FoST. 0% APR... There's so much money on the FoST right now because the FiST is more popular at the low end and the RS is taking the top end. I think OEM advertised cash discount right now is like $2,750.
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Jul 28, 2016 13:33
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:There's so much money on the FoST right now because the FiST is more popular at the low end and the RS is taking the top end. I think OEM advertised cash discount right now is like $2,750. I am thinking with the various discounts something like 23k otd for a base model?
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Jul 28, 2016 14:17
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Just zooming out a bit with gas as cheap as it is small car sales are getting absolutely murdered right now, and Ford missed earnings expectations by a wide margin today calling out the car segment specifically as a huge pain point. Wouldn't surprise me if they don't really commit to the RS in a big way. I just want to see one for less than retail, then I'm actually interested in driving.
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Don't pay above MSRP for the RS. MSRP is fine let the dealership get some scratch for actually getting you the car.
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