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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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PaintVagrant posted:Its better, but applecar play kind of sucks, mostly because apple maps is the loving worst.  Car's 2 years old. I need to drive more.
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Jul 8, 2017 02:45
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:This owns. I wish I could change out the red stripe but it's inside the lens assembly. This lets everyone know you have the LP!
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Jul 8, 2017 07:37
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BraveUlysses posted:owns I was shooting for the nitrous blue from the RS, so I think it comes pretty close to that without the metal flakes. veedubfreak posted:Just curious how much a full wrap cost ya. I thought about doing that to mine when I got it but I didn't wanna spend the 2500+ most places out here wanted. Yeah it actually ended up being $4k for a wrap, PPF on the front bumper and hood, and some ceramic pro coating. Also decided to go with the best installer in the area that has cars shipped across the country to them. big crush on Chad OMG posted:This owns. I wish I could change out the red stripe but it's inside the lens assembly. I really thought that the red would clash but it really doesn't look that bad.
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Jul 8, 2017 08:15
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Isn't the nitrous blue without the flake just that blue that they used on mustangs a few years back? E: Grabber Blue
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Jul 8, 2017 15:39
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Night Danger Moose posted:Isn't the nitrous blue without the flake just that blue that they used on mustangs a few years back? Yes, it's practically identical other than the metal flake.
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Jul 8, 2017 16:15
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Etrips posted:I was shooting for the nitrous blue from the RS, so I think it comes pretty close to that without the metal flakes. I see so many goddamned blue Foresters here (though at least only one other XT regularly) that I'd considered looking into wrapping it a non-factory color, but I'm not sure I care four thousand dollars. Your car, though, looks magnificent.
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Jul 8, 2017 18:49
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This is always a sign things are going well
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Jul 9, 2017 21:15
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PaintVagrant posted:This is always a sign things are going well I guess I shouldn't be doing any more messing around with cars until I get a set of 90 degree crescent wrench adapters for my ratchets Is that what I'm looking at here?
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Jul 10, 2017 01:54
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Monkey Fracas posted:I guess I shouldn't be doing any more messing around with cars until I get a set of 90 degree crescent wrench adapters for my ratchets no, almost nobody ever, ever, ever needs a crows foot
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Jul 10, 2017 02:33
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The answer lies to the southeast of the crows foot 
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Jul 10, 2017 03:08
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The coolant line install was what made me break out the crows feet. Got everything buttoned up, fluids in, tune loaded. Started it, have a pretty loud exhaust leak. Chased the dragon for a while and can't find it. I reused the manifold gaskets (wasn't planning on removing it and no dealer was open) and now I have regrets. It's either the manifold or the Vband making a pretty nice put put. The good news is idling and some small braps and not a hint of a fluid leak.
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Jul 10, 2017 03:44
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So i found a few flaws on my GTI since I bought it last saturday on the 1st and noticed a few things: 1 small crack in paint on roof that appears to have a bit of surface rust showing, about the size of a nickle 1 scuff on face of right rear wheel, about the size of a nickle a few light scratches on the black passenger side mirror I dont think any of this stuff happened while i've owned it, i noticed the scuff on the wheel right after i got home on saturday (drove it less than 25 miles), mirror scratches found last sunday, the roof spot was noticed on wednesday morning before i went to work. i think i should bring this up with the dealership but i've never really been in this situation before
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Jul 10, 2017 05:20
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Definitely bring it up. I doubt they'll give you much pushback.
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Jul 10, 2017 12:48
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BraveUlysses posted:
There shouldn't be any rust. I had a scratch down to the metal on my TDI that never showed any signs of rust for 5 years of DD use and never getting washed even through winter. VW does a pretty decent job of galvanizing or whatever.
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Jul 10, 2017 15:07
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Just turned over 80k miles on my '14 FiST. I wasn't planning on keeping this til it dies because some of the unicorn parts that might need replacing down the road, but gently caress it. I own it and I don't want another new car payment anytime soon. I also don't have to worry about how a previous owner treated a used car. I kept on top of maintenance on this and I imagine it has a lot more life in it. And as it's been mentioned, with how bad depreciation is on these I think it's worth more to keep than try to sale
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Jul 10, 2017 15:25
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BraveUlysses posted:So i found a few flaws on my GTI since I bought it last saturday on the 1st and noticed a few things: Clear bra your car, they chip insanely easy.
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Jul 10, 2017 16:31
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RS owners PM me. Have some info that was asked not to be shared publicly.
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Jul 10, 2017 17:08
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BlackMK4 posted:Clear bra your car, they chip insanely easy. Yep, I got a rock chip within 100 miles of buying the car. Of course I got it on the way to dropping the car off to be clear bra'd. Now it's permanently entombed under the bra.
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Jul 10, 2017 19:28
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veedubfreak posted:Yep, I got a rock chip within 100 miles of buying the car. Of course I got it on the way to dropping the car off to be clear bra'd. Now it's permanently entombed under the bra. When I sold my GTI one of the people that came to see the car noticed that the entire right side of the car was covered with micro chips. I'd never noticed, but he was right. I have no idea what happened.
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Jul 10, 2017 19:43
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BlackMK4 posted:When I sold my GTI one of the people that came to see the car noticed that the entire right side of the car was covered with micro chips. I'd never noticed, but he was right. I have no idea what happened. Heh, microchips. I instantly thought computer chips.
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Jul 10, 2017 20:11
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BlackMK4 posted:When I sold my GTI one of the people that came to see the car noticed that the entire right side of the car was covered with micro chips. I'd never noticed, but he was right. I have no idea what happened. Might have been parked close to where someone was using a big lawnmower or leafblower - happened to an old Integra of mine
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Jul 10, 2017 20:22
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Can also happen if you spend a lot of time driving in the same lane. Out here the amount of jagoffs in dumptrucks and rock haulers than just let poo poo fly off of their truck is insane. Have to stay way back then wait for an opportunity to get around them as fast as possible. Got a big rear end rock chip on my passenger side skirt. Can't tell if its from a shopping cart or a rock honestly, at least its on the side I don't see much.
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Jul 10, 2017 20:39
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Arizona is terrible for that, I go through a windshield a year.
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Jul 10, 2017 20:59
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I've been lucky. I've only had to replace 1 windshield in the past 20 or so years. But then again I haven't kept a car for more 4 years in a long time. I got a quarter sized star right in the middle of the driver's side windshield 2 weeks after buying my GLI. It never spread, so I just had to deal with it until I finally got the windshield replaced because it was so sandblasted that you could barely see at night. Had a giant rock nearly miss on the R, it hit the roof and left a nice scar instead. I had opti-coat glass done on the car too, so I'm not sure how much that helps.
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Jul 10, 2017 21:54
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Took the fist for its maiden big turbo voyage. All that PB blaster cooking off smells gross. It's on the no wastegate shakedown tune, so it's slow af until I send some logs to the tuner.
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Jul 11, 2017 03:42
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I got a clear bra put on my Civic when I got it in 2008. A few years ago the hood piece started peeling up about a half centimeter along the trailing edge and a whole bunch of dust/dirt got embedded underneath. Anyone else had that happen?
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Jul 11, 2017 13:37
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WescottF1 posted:I got a clear bra put on my Civic when I got it in 2008. A few years ago the hood piece started peeling up about a half centimeter along the trailing edge and a whole bunch of dust/dirt got embedded underneath. Anyone else had that happen? Not personally, though I've seen it happen.
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Jul 11, 2017 18:29
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Any film application has a lifespan. Running on 9 years is a pretty good run.
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Jul 11, 2017 19:16
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Alot of it is going to depend on where the car is parked. If you park in the sun every day it's not going to hold up as long as someone that has covered parking. I actually had my bra done, then had the opti-coat pro done over it, so it should last longer. Also the older films aren't nearly as good as the newer stuff. The old 3m stuff got brittle and yellow as it aged.
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Jul 11, 2017 19:56
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The film on my 08 MS3 still looked good when I sold it last year except if you looked at it through polarised sunglasses.
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Jul 11, 2017 20:26
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veedubfreak posted:Alot of it is going to depend on where the car is parked. If you park in the sun every day it's not going to hold up as long as someone that has covered parking. I actually had my bra done, then had the opti-coat pro done over it, so it should last longer. Also the older films aren't nearly as good as the newer stuff. The old 3m stuff got brittle and yellow as it aged. I'm pretty sure mine was the 3M. Just about 400 miles on the odo. I hate break-in periods...
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Jul 11, 2017 20:40
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Just sent my MRX shakedown logs off to the tuner. I put the log into vdyno and it says I am making 181whp and 182 lb/ft of torque on the shakedown tune, which uses just the stock wastegate spring psi, which maxes at around 12 psi. So at 12 psi, I am making power about comparable to a stock car. Curious to see what it makes at 25psi and a tune with some actually aggressive timing 
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Jul 12, 2017 03:52
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Hit 25 psi on the way home from work. Blew off a charge pipe, went into limp mode. poo poo my pants because I thought I broke something 
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Jul 12, 2017 22:01
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Hey y'all. Do '15+ FiSTs have usb input for audio? Having a flash drive with my albums on it is a QOL upgrade I'll struggle doing without.
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Jul 12, 2017 23:39
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PaintVagrant posted:Hit 25 psi on the way home from work. Blew off a charge pipe, went into limp mode. poo poo my pants because I thought I broke something That must be terrifying after doing the work yourself. Let us know how that tune goes after revisions. You going through mountune for everything?
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Jul 12, 2017 23:47
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Eifert Posting posted:Hey y'all. Do '15+ FiSTs have usb input for audio? Having a flash drive with my albums on it is a QOL upgrade I'll struggle doing without. My 14 focus (se) has it. The USB port is inside the center console too, so it's out of the way and semi-protected to just leave plugged in all the time
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Jul 12, 2017 23:59
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I bought a 128GB thumb drive a couple years ago during Best Buy's Black Friday sale not that I needed it, but because at the time it was only $27 which was a steal. Never really knew what I'd use it for. Now that i've got a car with a USB input to the stereo... game on!
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Jul 13, 2017 00:43
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Depending on the interface of your head unit, searching artists or albums sucks when you put too much of your collection on there. If you just do random shuffle all the time its way less of an issue.
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Jul 13, 2017 02:17
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Highest Cactus posted:Depending on the interface of your head unit, searching artists or albums sucks when you put too much of your collection on there. If you just do random shuffle all the time its way less of an issue. Pro tip - you can group edit the tags that your car uses to sort artists by selecting batches of files, right clicking and hitting properties and editing the description tags so that they sort into (relatively) fewer groups of artists or whatever categorization works for you. Want another pro choice? Buy one of those compact USB drives that barely sticks out of the port, one that's shaped like the hub for a Logitech wireless mouse.
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Jul 13, 2017 03:43
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Or you could just use your phone like a normal person
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