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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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KillHour posted:I'm so sad that there isn't a cars and coffee in Buffalo any more. Start one! So the RS was beyond what I expected, featherlight clutch, smoothest shifter I've encountered in ages (i own lovely cars). And the power, good grief, so much power. HM showed off a bit and I was just floored by what the car can do. I was pretty careful since you know, not my car, but even my short seat time was some of the best driving I've experienced in years. Definitely puts my thoughts on a new car in a different direction.
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Aug 26, 2019 19:43
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Rhyno posted:Start one! We’ll get you out on some of the twisty roads out in southwest Allen county and it will make you believe in God.
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Aug 26, 2019 21:21
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Rhyno posted:Definitely puts my thoughts on a new car in a different direction. Sounds like youre a RallySexual
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Aug 26, 2019 22:11
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Elephanthead posted:2003 Pontiac vibe gt hot hatch or hottest hatch? I have a matrix XRS, AMA. In this age of turbos and intercoolers, it's a warm hatch at best. Makes good noises for a 4-cyl and is pretty reliable with normal maintenance. Parts are cheap.
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Aug 26, 2019 23:39
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angryrobots posted:I have a matrix XRS, AMA. In this age of turbos and intercoolers, it's a warm hatch at best. Makes good noises for a 4-cyl and is pretty reliable with normal maintenance. Parts are cheap. also they are cheap really cheap and invisible to cops I call her vibey, vibed for your pleasure sorry imgur is not working 
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Aug 27, 2019 00:05
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i saw a 2nd gen vibe from when they lost the body cladding in a kind of toothpaste green color the other day it looked very odd
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Aug 27, 2019 14:40
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Mine is parked as of yesterday while parts and tools come in for a bad front wheel bearing. Had a noticeable squeal after driving on the highway and making left turns. Jacked it up, LF bearing was a bit wobbly. $50 in parts and $200 in tools.  At least it won't require an alignment. And I'll be ready for the next one. *Looks at pile of tools that were used exactly once, but still cheaper than paying a mechanic*
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Aug 27, 2019 15:26
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Huge_Midget posted:We’ll get you out on some of the twisty roads out in southwest Allen county and it will make you believe in God. I have a Fiesta ST drive lined up for Friday. Might be more in line with what I should be driving and also less likely to kill myself with.
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Aug 27, 2019 15:27
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Went to a new outpatient clinic last week, about halfway through the day one of the docs from another pod came over and asked me if I owned a GTI. He apologized in case he put any handprints on the door handle, as he also had a GTI, same color and year as mine, and mistakenly tried to get in mine at lunch  Went from never having met him to being on a first name basis and GTI bros. We hung out in between patients and talked cars. It was cool.
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Aug 27, 2019 16:21
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Rhyno posted:I have a Fiesta ST drive lined up for Friday. Might be more in line with what I should be driving and also less likely to kill myself with. They are even more of a go kart than the FoRS. Again a simple 93 tune makes them hilarious fun.
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Aug 27, 2019 16:41
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Huge_Midget posted:They are even more of a go kart than the FoRS. Again a simple 93 tune makes them hilarious fun. The full COBB upgrade appears to push it to 250hp. Like, jesus christ. I mentioned I've driven my local friends but he grenaded it. As much as I loved your car I think I prefer the smaller FiST. Gonna need some more time in each but the RS is way up on my list.
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Aug 27, 2019 19:42
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The choice is clear. https://www.motor1.com/news/366171/ford-focus-rs-mountune-modifications/
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Aug 27, 2019 19:54
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KillHour posted:The choice is clear. I don't know why you want me to die.
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Aug 27, 2019 19:56
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Rhyno posted:I don't know why you want me to die. You must be witnessed.  Also, I want to see Tavarish buy it after you wrap it around a tree sideways.
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Aug 27, 2019 19:59
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KillHour posted:You must be witnessed. It'll end up on B is for Build.
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Aug 27, 2019 19:59
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Rhyno posted:It'll end up on B is for Build. 
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Aug 27, 2019 20:00
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Rhyno posted:The full COBB upgrade appears to push it to 250hp. Like, jesus christ. I mentioned I've driven my local friends but he grenaded it. As much as I loved your car I think I prefer the smaller FiST. Gonna need some more time in each but the RS is way up on my list. Buy an FMIC and an e30 tune and skip all the other bolt-ons unless you're turbo swapping. Easy 210/260 at the wheel numbers, which is maxing out the tiny stock turbo.
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Aug 27, 2019 20:04
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PaintVagrant posted:Buy an FMIC and an e30 tune and skip all the other bolt-ons unless you're turbo swapping. Easy 210/260 at the wheel numbers, which is maxing out the tiny stock turbo. I haven't even decided on a car yet, I was just marveling at the power packed into those tiny cars.
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Aug 27, 2019 20:24
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Rhyno posted:The full COBB upgrade appears to push it to 250hp. Like, jesus christ. I mentioned I've driven my local friends but he grenaded it. As much as I loved your car I think I prefer the smaller FiST. Gonna need some more time in each but the RS is way up on my list. I have a friend that has. FiST that’s got a Mountune 93 tune with intake, cat back, and intercooler. I helped him tune it, and it’s a lot of fun and very reliable. I’m sure he’d let you take it for a spin if you want sometime.
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Aug 27, 2019 20:25
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That would be excellent. I want to make the most informed decision I can here. Trying to track down cars to drive has not been easy this summer.
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Aug 27, 2019 20:39
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Rhyno posted:I haven't even decided on a car yet, I was just marveling at the power packed into those tiny cars. Yes but when you inevitably buy a FiST keep this advice in mind 
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Aug 27, 2019 20:56
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Hit a pothole to hard it threw my rear view mirror out of wack and knocked a sun visor out of its bracket. Naturally the rim’s bent. Great. They’re stock so I’m assuming it’ll be cheaper to just get a new set then try to fix it. I assume I could try and source just one on eBay or something. Thankfully I got a good deal on an alignment package with NTB so that part is taken care of.
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Aug 27, 2019 22:44
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PaintVagrant posted:Yes but when you inevitably buy a FiST keep this advice in mind  one of usssss i havent gotten to play with mine as much due to lack of time and  but even simple (less than 2 hours a go) mods and a custom tune will put you well over 200 which makes it hilarious. the stock audio system sucks balls though and you should replace that right off
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Aug 27, 2019 23:39
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a mysterious cloak posted:Went to a new outpatient clinic last week, about halfway through the day one of the docs from another pod came over and asked me if I owned a GTI. He apologized in case he put any handprints on the door handle, as he also had a GTI, same color and year as mine, and mistakenly tried to get in mine at lunch I parked next to a same year/model/color civic at the local Shell station. I went in to get whatever and came out to some girl getting in my car and got to watch the entire: enter, put poo poo down, where's my other poo poo? Oh poo poo this isn't mine, she looks up and I'm there just cry-laughing. She was a good sport about it though lol.
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Aug 28, 2019 04:50
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Haha, I bet watching that happen was hysterical.
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Aug 28, 2019 17:32
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What, if any, are the major differences between the 2019 Fiesta ST and previous model years?
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Aug 28, 2019 21:22
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a backup camera i think. yeah after looking at the spec sheet thats about it
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Aug 28, 2019 21:29
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No silly changes to the sheet metal or bumpers right? I was just browsing listings and 2019s with recaros can be had for 21K. I really need to log a longer time behind the wheel of one.
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Aug 28, 2019 21:52
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I think the American Fiesta ST is just pumping out the same old model until the thing is dead, EU got a whole new one but I can't think of any significant differences year over year for the US model
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Aug 28, 2019 21:56
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the EU one is a 3 cyl ecoboost engine but US ones are pretty much completely the same from 2016 on except for some differences in infotainment, the interior ambient lighting on the dash strip in the 16 (which can be retrofitted if you really want a light up dash) and the back up cam in the 18 and on i like the recaro seats but im a small dude, lady frog hates them because they are too "huggy"
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Aug 28, 2019 22:02
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In the US they're all basically the same mechanically. Sync 3 in 2016 is really the most meaningful change in the entire US run, then the backup cam a few years later. I think at some point the factory RMM changed but they're still on the short list of things most people who modify their cars will replace. All later parts are trivial bolt-ins on older models too, even the backup cam can be enabled with free software and a cheap cable.
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Aug 28, 2019 22:03
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I love how many manufacturers avoided putting in backup cams until they were legally mandated even though most cars had some sort of screen capable of showing the picture from a backup camera in them. It was part of a $3500 option package on my M3 until they were legally mandated to have it as standard 
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Aug 28, 2019 22:37
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fknlo posted:I love how many manufacturers avoided putting in backup cams until they were legally mandated even though most cars had some sort of screen capable of showing the picture from a backup camera in them. It was part of a $3500 option package on my M3 until they were legally mandated to have it as standard For some stupid reason Ford previously offered it on the Fiesta Platinum but not on any other models. It's literally plug-and-play, you flip one bit in the car's settings with ForScan and either plug in the OEM unit or hook a standard composite video signal in to two pins on a harness easily accessed behind the screen.
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Aug 28, 2019 22:56
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i still have avoided doing it so far because dammit fishing cable through the rear hatch, the hatch gasket and the headliner is a pita. ive had the parts for like a year.
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Aug 28, 2019 23:04
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fknlo posted:I love how many manufacturers avoided putting in backup cams until they were legally mandated even though most cars had some sort of screen capable of showing the picture from a backup camera in them. It was part of a $3500 option package on my M3 until they were legally mandated to have it as standard Look that is nearly 35 bucks in parts you trying to bankrupt them!
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Aug 29, 2019 00:48
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Rhyno posted:What, if any, are the major differences between the 2019 Fiesta ST and previous model years? No changes in the sheet metal at all. Definitely make sure that whatever year you are looking at has Sync 3. Sync 2 was hot garbage but 3 is quite serviceable.
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Aug 29, 2019 01:59
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Huge_Midget posted:No changes in the sheet metal at all. Definitely make sure that whatever year you are looking at has Sync 3. Sync 2 was hot garbage but 3 is quite serviceable. You should see Sync 1!
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Aug 29, 2019 03:27
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Huge_Midget posted:No changes in the sheet metal at all. Definitely make sure that whatever year you are looking at has Sync 3. Sync 2 was hot garbage but 3 is quite serviceable. Just exploring potential options but 2019s seem to be on major discount nationwide. We'll see.
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Aug 29, 2019 04:10
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Huge_Midget posted:No changes in the sheet metal at all. Definitely make sure that whatever year you are looking at has Sync 3. Sync 2 was hot garbage but 3 is quite serviceable. Some wrong poo poo I later edited PaintVagrant fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Aug 29, 2019 |
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Aug 29, 2019 04:10
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Rhyno posted:Just exploring potential options but 2019s seem to be on major discount nationwide. Yeah, the entire (good) st line is EoL in the US, so there are firesales happening all over. One of us one of us boostle cobble one of us
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Aug 29, 2019 05:17
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