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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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tobu posted:It has been a long time since I visited the forums but drat I missed AI the most. I fuckin love this.
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Jun 25, 2020 21:18
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angryrobots posted:That's an interesting color Looks like the same color they market the Veloster N with. I like it.
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Jun 25, 2020 21:29
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MunchE posted:I would buy the gently caress out of an i30N. We just get the Veloster here in the states we do get it here, it's rebadged as the elantra gt, I don't think it has the hottest engine though, just the 200hp 1.6, not the 275hp found in the N.
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Jun 25, 2020 22:14
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You can get the Elantra 5-door hatch and you can get N but you can't get the Elantra 5 door hatch with the N.
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Jun 25, 2020 22:40
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angryrobots posted:That's an interesting color I love the colour! It is called Clean Slate. Rumour is that its a rip of Mclarens Baby Blue and old guys at a track day joked that Hyundai was cheaping out and just putting a blue tint in the primer. The colours was discontinued after the first year. wolrah posted:Looks like the same color they market the Veloster N with. I like it. Ahh, but it isn't! N's signature colour is Performance Blue and they are quite different side to side. My neighbor, and everyone else it seems, has one in PB.  Skipopatomus posted:we do get it here, it's rebadged as the elantra gt, I don't think it has the hottest engine though, just the 200hp 1.6, not the 275hp found in the N. The N is so much more than just the hot engine. They really went hard and put a lot of thought to the performance parts... The e-lsd is some kind of magic and it just loving hooks, electrically controlled dampers and some rev matching to make me look like I know how to heel-two like a god. This video is long but it has a good break-down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V27L3yPDtpU
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Jun 25, 2020 22:56
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So just out of curiosity, what would be a decent hot hatch/GTI community with minimal sperging/elitism if this place were to, oh I don’t know, disappear suddenly?
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Jun 25, 2020 22:59
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Hey Elephanthead if you're still here (or anyone else with Matrix XRS/Vibe GT/Corolla XRS) want my full set of factory service manuals and box of assorted parts before I try eBay?
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Jun 25, 2020 23:48
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Warbird posted:So just out of curiosity, what would be a decent hot hatch/GTI community with minimal sperging/elitism if this place were to, oh I don’t know, disappear suddenly? mk7 vwvortex are probably your best bets.
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Jun 26, 2020 00:28
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Warbird posted:So just out of curiosity, what would be a decent hot hatch/GTI community with minimal sperging/elitism if this place were to, oh I don’t know, disappear suddenly? If you use Facebook, the VW MK7 Golf - GTI - R - MQB group is pretty chill.
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Jun 26, 2020 08:24
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:You can get the Elantra 5-door hatch and you can get N but you can't get the Elantra 5 door hatch with the N. Bingo. I know about the Elantra but I want the hot hatch one, not the regular rear end one. Warbird posted:So just out of curiosity, what would be a decent hot hatch/GTI community with minimal sperging/elitism if this place were to, oh I don’t know, disappear suddenly? All the Focus ST/RS groups I've found are full of d-bags, soooo
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Jun 26, 2020 16:31
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Was the Mk 7 GTI available with a pano roof in the US? Is it rattly and unreliable? Any guidance on Mk 7 ownership without a warranty? Not sure if I should do that or wait for a Mk 8, although I’m guessing that will have plenty of bugaboos out of the gate.
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Jul 7, 2020 03:11
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blk posted:Was the Mk 7 GTI available with a pano roof in the US? Is it rattly and unreliable? I owned a MK7 GTI for two years with the sunroof option. It rattled but other than that, was fine in my period of ownership.
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Jul 7, 2020 04:02
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albear posted:I owned a MK7 GTI for two years with the sunroof option. It rattled but other than that, was fine in my period of ownership. Having owned a Mk 7 GTI for about a year, I used the sunroof circuit to send power-on signal to my sub-woofer, never having opened the sunroof the entire time I owned it, and it never rattled. That is my MK7 story. They can look really good though:  Replaced my '14 FiST with that Mk 7 and deeply regret it, however, I also regret ditching my Mk 7 for an S3. I'm in a current gen Civic Si now and if Honda had put this drive-train in the non-R hatch it would have been a no-brainer for me. albear posted:If you use Facebook, the VW MK7 Golf - GTI - R - MQB group is pretty chill. Agreed here, most of the people there were decent folk but that changes frequently. The Mk7 forums were good as well, VWVortex less so but still good for some info. My current ride is a hatch if you squint your eyes hard enough and pretend, please don't kick me out of the thread!  The FiST that got away.  
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Jul 7, 2020 04:53
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Just ordered a Dizzy custom tune for my completely stock Fiesta. Would have liked to have gotten at least an intercooler before doing this but I just got out of warranty and the 4th of july sale was too good to pass up. Super pumped. I can’t wait to continue to get smoked by camrys at stop lights.
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Jul 8, 2020 08:20
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finally hit 30k right at the 3 year mark on my gti, time to service the VAQ differential. might just have the dealership do it
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Jul 8, 2020 15:59
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BraveUlysses posted:finally hit 30k right at the 3 year mark on my gti, time to service the VAQ differential. I did mine at like 24k because I never drive now. 2017 with 25k. I had an indie shop do it and they hadn’t heard of it, so expect the dealer to be confused too.
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Jul 8, 2020 16:15
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BraveUlysses posted:finally hit 30k right at the 3 year mark on my gti, time to service the VAQ differential. It's not very expensive at the dealer. I want to say 150-200?
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Jul 8, 2020 16:17
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BraveUlysses posted:finally hit 30k right at the 3 year mark on my gti, time to service the VAQ differential. This is the first I’m hearing anything about this. I hit 50k recently and it hasn’t been touched afaik.
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Jul 8, 2020 17:45
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BraveUlysses posted:finally hit 30k right at the 3 year mark on my gti, time to service the VAQ differential. Jesus, we're just about to hit 100k on our not-quite 4 year old Macan. Only 20k more miles until the 3rd PDK service!
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Jul 8, 2020 17:54
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Residency Evil posted:Jesus, we're just about to hit 100k on our not-quite 4 year old Macan. the most ive done in a year was...32k i think? awful to think how much time i spent driving when i was 23
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Jul 8, 2020 18:52
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I’ve got 3.5 years on my GTI and 25k now. I kinda miss driving sometimes. Sometimes.
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Jul 8, 2020 18:56
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BraveUlysses posted:finally hit 30k right at the 3 year mark on my gti, time to service the VAQ differential. quote:VAQ stands for Vorderachsquersperre. 
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Jul 8, 2020 19:09
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FINALLY: the 2021 Mazda 3 hatch will have a turbo offering and standard AWD. 250hp / 320lb-ft tq. Auto transmission only though. Will be watching this one closely as I have been interested in a 3 but wanted more power. https://www.mazdausa.com/vehicles/2021-mazda3-turbo
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Jul 8, 2020 22:48
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Mazda's 6AT is pretty good, for an automatic.
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Jul 8, 2020 22:55
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Styles Bitchley posted:FINALLY: the 2021 Mazda 3 hatch will have a turbo offering and standard AWD. 250hp / 320lb-ft tq. Auto transmission only though. Seems like it'll be Mazda's take on the WRX? Powerful but not super sporty/aggro on the regular WRX. Either way getting Mazda handling with actually good HP would be a win. I suspect it'll end up being a bit pricey for the segment though which may drive people away.
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Jul 8, 2020 23:41
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Styles Bitchley posted:FINALLY: the 2021 Mazda 3 hatch will have a turbo offering and standard AWD. 250hp / 320lb-ft tq. Auto transmission only though. I want to want this but I feel like it's going to be pretty expensive.
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Jul 8, 2020 23:52
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Seems weird to put in a 2.5 liter engine with a turbo and only get 250 HP. I bet the pricing on this will put it with the Golf R and STI, the former has close to 300 HP from a 2 liter and also a DCT or manual.
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Jul 9, 2020 00:04
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Mazda builds light cars, perhaps they don't need the same power to get the performance numbers out of it compared to the other 3400lb+ cars. Auto only tells me it probably has no cool diffs, so it probably doesn't intend to compare to the R and STI.
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Jul 9, 2020 00:15
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Yeah I'm ready for some sticker shock. I remember looking at some CX-5 Turbos last year for the wife and they were basically in another price segment. GTIs have gone up a bit and Golf Rs are both hard to find and ridiculously high around here so options are good.
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Jul 9, 2020 00:34
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Rusty posted:Seems weird to put in a 2.5 liter engine with a turbo and only get 250 HP. I bet the pricing on this will put it with the Golf R and STI, the former has close to 300 HP from a 2 liter and also a DCT or manual. When the 2.5 turbo engine first came out (in the CX-9 iirc) they made a big deal out of how it was designed for torque. I doubt they've changed anything mechanically, just tweaked engine mapping a bit
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Jul 9, 2020 02:00
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Doesn’t seem like they are going to revive the MazdaSpeed name with it though :/ Ironically I’m ready to get rid of my 2014 Mazda3 2.5L hatch. There is nothing actually wrong with the car and it’s a great sensible daily, but I bought it used a couple years ago and didn’t have the time to try and find a stick. I hate not having a stick and even though I live in a highly congested area even in normal times my commute is short and opposite most traffic. My first car was a mk5 GTI and it got me hooked. Really I regret being ‘sensible’ when shopping this car and not just pulling the trigger on a new st3 focus st for like $26k or stretching way out to an RS that foresight would have told me I could probably make work. So instead now I want to do something real dumb and source as clean as possible mk4 R32 so that all the molesting of it by replacing suspension and other dumb poo poo can be done by myself. I was kind of hoping to be able to watch the market on cars slowly fall during covid but it seems like more enthusiast types are holding value.
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Jul 9, 2020 04:57
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I'm in the opposite situation - have a manual 2.5 3 which I need to get rid of because my partner is driving it more than me and she doesn't cope with it very well
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Jul 9, 2020 06:00
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Okay long shot post here to see if any of y'all are Mk7/7.5 GTI or R owners in the PNW. (I tried the MQB Facebook group and VWVortex) I'm in Portland and got some extra GTI/R parts that I wanna give away: 2 sets of cloth floor mats 1 VW CarGo tray plus plastic dividers 2 sets of OEM side mirrors (non-BSM) 1 set of OEM GTI rear headrests 1 OEM skid plate from a GTI They have been sitting around for months and months and I just need em gone. Grab em and sell em if you must. Either way, if you're interested, let me know. albear fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Jul 9, 2020 |
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Jul 9, 2020 08:50
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Crosspost from the new car thread.BuckyDoneGun posted:New Seat Cupra El-Born. 310 mile range RWD electric hot hatch that looks great.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:10
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albear posted:Okay long shot post here to see if any of y'all are GTI or R owners in the PNW. (I tried the MQB Facebook group and VWVortex) You might want to put what generation these are for.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:49
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Got my pilot sports installed. Now to find a big, empty parking lot.
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Jul 9, 2020 21:30
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:You might want to put what generation these are for. Good call, I thought MQB might have been clearer about that but I've edited it.
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Jul 9, 2020 22:33
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Styles Bitchley posted:FINALLY: the 2021 Mazda 3 hatch will have a turbo offering and standard AWD. 250hp / 320lb-ft tq. Auto transmission only though. Interest level rising! I will check this car out for sure when it is out! C/D says no handling upgrades, just mo power. How does the 3 handle already? Sounds more like a luxury model than a performance based hot hatch. Radiohead71 fucked around with this message at 11:10 on Jul 10, 2020 |
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Jul 10, 2020 11:06
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Crosspost from the new car thread. BuckyDoneGun posted:New Seat Cupra El-Born. 310 mile range RWD electric hot hatch that looks great. Another cool car the US will never see 
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Jul 10, 2020 11:36
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Radiohead71 posted:Interest level rising! I will check this car out for sure when it is out! C/D says no handling upgrades, just mo power. How does the 3 handle already? Sounds more like a luxury model than a performance based hot hatch. My 2014, which is the prior gen, felt sort of squishy to me stock but I was coming from a GTI on coil overs. I replaced the suspension and it’s much better to me after For what it’s worth though, Mazda’s handling tends to be at better end of the spectrum for non performance cars.
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Jul 10, 2020 14:39
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