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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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BlackMK4 posted:It's not that heavy, but I never realized how much space was under there until you mentioned it just now That's where I plan on installing a shallow mount sub to round out the sound.
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Apr 3, 2018 01:58
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I found myself debating looking into how to do the whole track day (bro) thing. The entirety of my knowledge is from the first 30 seconds of the RCR 95 Miata video and the GTI is my daily. For the love of god talk me down. This will be a unmitigated disaster.
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Apr 3, 2018 02:02
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Go try a hpde. Scca has those track day in americas for $100 and lockton has insurance you can get for it.
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Apr 3, 2018 03:10
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Warbird posted:I found myself debating looking into how to do the whole track day (bro) thing. The entirety of my knowledge is from the first 30 seconds of the RCR 95 Miata video and the GTI is my daily. For the love of god talk me down. This will be a unmitigated disaster. do some autocross first and then decide how far you wanna go down the rabbit hole
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Apr 3, 2018 05:19
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drat bro, gateway drug
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Apr 3, 2018 06:14
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Korbin posted:That's where I plan on installing a shallow mount sub to round out the sound. it works good for that purpose for sure.
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Apr 3, 2018 12:30
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Looking to pull the trigger on some new wheels, however, I am unsure of something. 17' GTI 18x8.5 et43, 5x112. Do I need new bolts? If so the 14x1.5x27mm? Looks like ECS sells 28mm will this matter? If not, what decides on if I need a different bolt length?
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Apr 3, 2018 19:00
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probably are the new wheels the same type of seat on the bolt/lug? stock are acorn and many aftermarket wheels require conical style i converted to studs so that i didnt have to worry about length
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Apr 3, 2018 19:20
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BraveUlysses posted:i converted to studs so that i didnt have to worry about length Which kit did you use? Bolts are terrible.
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Apr 3, 2018 19:31
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BraveUlysses posted:probably No, I know the new wheels will need conical style bolts. I'm just unsure of the length of bolt I actually need.
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Apr 3, 2018 19:32
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Semi-related to this, but after damaging a wheel stud on my RS, I learned that on all third-gen focuses, the wheel studs are non-removable without grinding out part of your wheel hub. If you damage a stud, you get to replace the whole hub!
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Apr 3, 2018 19:37
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Larrymer posted:Which kit did you use? Bolts are terrible. .... Do you say that as an engineer or as a GTI owner who swaps winter and summer tires?
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Apr 3, 2018 19:38
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Etrips posted:No, I know the new wheels will need conical style bolts. I'm just unsure of the length of bolt I actually need. Where are you buying from? Somewhere like TireRack gives you the bolts you need.
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Apr 3, 2018 20:27
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angryrobots posted:.... Do you say that as an engineer or as a GTI owner who swaps winter and summer tires? Both, really (more so the latter, but I'm still an engineer  ). Bolts do the job fine, but it's way more of a pain in the rear end vs. studs when it comes to hanging a wheel.
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Apr 3, 2018 20:29
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Where are you buying from? Somewhere like TireRack gives you the bolts you need. Ended up buying from BMP Tuning and they were able to make sure I had everything I needed.
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Apr 3, 2018 20:35
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Etrips posted:No, I know the new wheels will need conical style bolts. I'm just unsure of the length of bolt I actually need. whats the size and offset of the wheels you currently have
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Apr 3, 2018 21:10
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Larrymer posted:Which kit did you use? Bolts are terrible. motorsport hardware use "R3vhookup5 " as the discount code for $5
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Apr 3, 2018 21:14
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Larrymer posted:Both, really (more so the latter, but I'm still an engineer I gotcha, I just wondered if there was an engineering reason when you said that.  That being said, hanging heavy wheels that are hub-centric is easier with bolts if you can lock the hub down.... Like a stick on the brake pedal. ...Or a friend for people who still have friends in their 30's. angryrobots fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Apr 4, 2018 01:17
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About the bite the bullet on a brand new '17 Focus RS - Got a dealer down to $33K USD - only options I can see are forged wheels and nitrous blue paint. Is this an alright deal? I had terrible luck with local dealers - I was at one today that told me they don't allow test drives one "performance cars" and the lowest they would go was $39K for a car that had been on their lot for 403 days. Similar results from anyone in a 100mi radius, just would not drop the price on old stock '17's. Just baffling - I've never has such a hard time haggling for a car in my life. I would be doing a fly and drive this weekend if I pick it up - any cool roads heading back to NYC from Alabama?
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Apr 4, 2018 03:47
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Get that offer in writing and signed by the sales manager before you ever step foot on a plane. Ford dealers were being notorious assholes with the RS. I had to go through a dozen dealerships before I found one that could order mine.
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Apr 4, 2018 03:58
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Voltage posted:About the bite the bullet on a brand new '17 Focus RS - Got a dealer down to $33K USD - only options I can see are forged wheels and nitrous blue paint. Make sure the recall has been done.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:07
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Voltage posted:About the bite the bullet on a brand new '17 Focus RS - Got a dealer down to $33K USD - only options I can see are forged wheels and nitrous blue paint. drat that's a good deal. Definitely get that poo poo signed and cover your rear end on EVERYTHING. They're probably banking on loving you over after you fly all the way there hoping you'll just go with it.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:30
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Voltage posted:About the bite the bullet on a brand new '17 Focus RS - Got a dealer down to $33K USD - only options I can see are forged wheels and nitrous blue paint. christ that's a good price imo
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Apr 4, 2018 15:40
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Yeah they're waiting to gently caress you on SOMETHING. Be prepared.
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Apr 4, 2018 19:52
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Insane price
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Apr 4, 2018 19:57
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Wow ok I guess ill put a deposit down - 33,500 out the door. Planned a route back to hit up deals gap on the way back!
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Apr 4, 2018 21:00
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wat. I figured that was pre-tax. Dear god.
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Apr 4, 2018 21:40
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No it is still pre tax, I gotta pay new york state tax when I register it. I actually am back and forth now with a local dealer on another RS but this one has the RS2 package but still blue with forged wheels. They advertised 33,300 (on 41k msrp) but the color of the listed car doesn't match the window sticker etc, so I suspect some fuckery afoot.
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Apr 4, 2018 21:47
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Local place will do 35,900 on a blue RS2 with forged wheels, fully loaded basically. So either that or 33,500 on a base with forged wheels, but I need to fly to Alabama. Hmm...
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Apr 4, 2018 23:40
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Voltage posted:Local place will do 35,900 on a blue RS2 with forged wheels, fully loaded basically. i would pay 2.4k not to go to alabama
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Apr 4, 2018 23:52
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sneakyfrog posted:i would pay 2.4k not to go to alabama Good food available in Bham, excuse for new car road trip.
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Apr 5, 2018 00:52
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Do the local, so that way you can always walk away if it turns out fishy.
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Apr 5, 2018 00:57
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Etrips posted:Do the local, so that way you can always walk away if it turns out fishy. This. If they flake on you, Alabama is the backup.
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Apr 5, 2018 00:59
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Wrar posted:Good food available in Bham, excuse for new car road trip. road tripping a new car for first 500 break in would be tedious. i suppose first 500 break in is always tedious. 
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Apr 5, 2018 01:10
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sneakyfrog posted:i would pay 2.4k not to go to alabama This. And it doesn't even have to involve buying a car.
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Apr 5, 2018 01:33
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I've got people in AL, who is the dealer?
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Apr 5, 2018 02:12
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sneakyfrog posted:road tripping a new car for first 500 break in would be tedious. Also, depending on the motor/vehicle you may want to avoid running the engine at a nearly fixed RPM for long periods of time tight out of the gate.
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Apr 5, 2018 02:13
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Wrar posted:Good food available in Bham, excuse for new car road trip. Boiled peanut stands on the side of the roads? Who buys those
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Apr 5, 2018 02:28
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Local car has the head gasket already replaced as well - i set up an appointment to drive it tomorrow. On another note my wife and I just at the NY auto show we fiddled around with the RS a bunch and it feels predicibly cheap - especially after we sat in every BMW/benz/Audi/etc. But the Brembos, 350hp, awd, and recaros make up for the plastics I think. Her favorite reasonably priced car of the show was the buick tourX wagon which was admittedly pretty sweet for 35k fully loaded, but auto only and would in no way be fun to drive.
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Apr 5, 2018 04:02
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Christobevii3 posted:Boiled peanut stands on the side of the roads? Who buys those People who appreciate good food, though good luck finding them these days. Best peanuts I ever had were from some dude that ran a truck for the better part of 20 years for about 4 or 5 months of the year. Man was a local celebrity and they put a statue up of him after he died. They were drat good peanuts.
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