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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:I'd test drive a Civic Si before you pull the trigger, if you're open to a non-hatch and manual I drove an SI, and a sport hatchback. The extra power on the SI really isn't super noticeable (or wasn't, to me). The GTI felt a lot quicker. I also drove focus & fiesta ST's, and settled on a GTI. Just waiting on the dealership to find one for me...
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Oct 26, 2018 20:31
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BlackMK4 posted:Fair enough, it is a trade in terms of power versus feedback Oh, definitely. And comfort / interior quality. I'm getting rid of my e46 for it, and the GTI feels better interior wise than the e46. GutBomb posted:I liked the GTI’s comfort but it felt so sedate to drive compared to the Fiesta ST. It certainly did. I do about 140 miles round trip daily, and the highway comfort was what won me over - more comfortable + still a lot of fun to drive. If I was looking for a combination commuter + autocross / track car, I'd probably have the focus ST, but I have a miata for that. AggressivelyStupid posted:talk me down off this ledge Haunted Hatch thread This is AI, get your jumping shoes on.
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Oct 27, 2018 14:58
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Picking up a 2018 GTI in Dark Iron Blue on Saturday, absolutely can't wait.
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Nov 15, 2018 17:10
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BraveUlysses posted:
I'm in Canada, so options are base or autobahn. Our base trim has the fancy differential, same display but just no nav, 17" wheels. Autobahn gets the LED headlights, leather interior, push button start, sunroof, etc. Only things I really wanted from the autobahn were the LED lights and keyless start, and up here the autobahn is 5300 more than the base.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:27
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It is so, so nice to drive.  
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Nov 18, 2018 23:37
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Warbird posted:How are you securing the front plate to the car? I assume there is some kit, but I haven't decided how much I want to put some Bama plates on mine. I wanted a tow hook mount but they drilled the bumper as soon as the car came off the truck, and finding a 2018 was a bitch and a half as it was so I didn't worry about it. Difference between a 2018 and a 2019 was 0% financing vs 5% financing, so the bumper doesn't bother me.
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Nov 20, 2018 00:28
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My stick shift 2018 GTI seems to have a kick down switch. Never seen that on a stick shift before, does it actually do anything?
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Dec 4, 2018 18:25
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Googling shows that it's the same pedal assembly between the dsg and stick, so it just depends on what they had on the line that day apparently. Doesn't do anything. Reports of some stick shift cars having them but not all. If you're asking what the kick down switch is, it's the little switch at the end of the pedal travel in an automatic that forces it to downshift.
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Dec 5, 2018 01:26
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BlackTie posted:That's part of the cruise control. If you have it set in speed limiter mode, you can override it with that. I don't have the driver assist package so I just have regular cruise. Weird that I'd get that one... Must be something like the supplier didn't have any of the non kick down pedal assemblies and supplied these ones for the price of the other one rather than face penalties for late deliveries. MarsellusWallace posted:the greatest advice ever given in the automotive field
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Dec 6, 2018 04:39
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Anyone here with a mk7 GTI - When you change the traction control setting, does the button light up? I can't remember as I don't normally gently caress with it, but have been lately due to snow. The button works, but doesn't seem to say light up orange like changing the mode selector. I need to check if it still lights up white as well...
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Jan 24, 2019 17:00
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So I managed 44 mpg in my 18 GTI on the highway, cruising at 70mph. Verified at fill up. I don't normally cruise that slow, but was on a work trip to the states and didn't want to get pulled over with Ontario plates.
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Jun 29, 2019 14:22
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  Taken just after fill up, about 2 hours into a 4 hour drive on i90 east with little enough traffic that I didn't have to disable the cruise until I hit the toll getting off at i81 north. What I calculated based on the fill up was 5.311 L/100km. I'm averaging 6.4 L/100km (36.7mpg) mostly highway driving with minimal traffic at ~81mph, so it's within the realm of possible. Wind was definitely with me too, though it wasn't a stupid windy day. And I need to fill up my windshield washer fluid too.
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Jun 29, 2019 17:04
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It bings on startup and occasionally overrides the trip counter with the washer fluid signal, but outside of that and the orange triangle it leaves me alone. Bings a lot when you're right around the switch level because it'll go off and on with changes in incline, but the solution is just spray a bunch of fluid so you're past that point and ignore it some more.
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Jul 2, 2019 16:55
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Also, as an owner of an '18 GTI, it will spin both wheels off the line. I've had it for about a year and a half, I've got 65k kms on it (40k miles approx) and still love it. It does just about everything really well, it's comfortable for long drives (I did a 1200km trip with only bathroom and food stops), gets reasonable fuel economy (though one trip I took last summer for work, driving through northern NY I managed 5.3L/100km or 44.4 mpg - 70mph, cruise set, flat terrain, minimal traffic). I fully intend to keep it for another 10 years, especially now that I'm not driving 55k kms every year.
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Mar 26, 2020 03:13
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I mean, my MK7.5 GTI needed two replacement turbos, each after about 30-40k kms. I sold it when the warranty was up.
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Jun 17, 2021 18:02
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