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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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Nice! In case you haven't experienced it yet, welcome to the cleaning hell that is owning a black car 
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Jun 29, 2019 18:35
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Elephanthead posted:Oh hey I opened my garage door to take the trash cans out to the street and now my car needs a full detail cause a breeze of 1 mph blew in some pollen. It looks so good for 15 minutes though.  Oh yeah, it looks amazing. And then you finish washing it and it's already dusty. I just pretend the dust/pollen is an ablative layer that actually protects the finish. Sort of like space shuttle tiles.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:08
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It is - I owned a gray car a while back and it was bland as poo poo, but it had to be completely filthy to look normal-dirty.
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Jul 1, 2019 15:11
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BlackMK4 posted:ya, I consider the dirt on my cars to be a paint protection layer Ablative layer, man - dirt on the car is like the shuttle tiles on re-entry (when they work right and don't kill the astronauts). It burns off and protects our precious waxes and sealants  And before I forget again, did someone here link bigger shift paddles for the GTI? I don't want huge rally style paddles I DO, but something longer would be nice. a mysterious cloak fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Jul 1, 2019 |
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Jul 1, 2019 21:14
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Suburban Dad posted:Hockey pucks are like $3 at any sporting goods store. I use those on my jacks, works just fine. Good lord, were they blessed by Bobby Orr or something? I get pucks for $1 and I live in a hockey wasteland.
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Jul 2, 2019 21:52
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I worked with a nurse once that had an Abarth with a huge fart can on it. You could hear it inside when she revved it even a little. Sounded like a baby having a high-pressure diaper blowout through stadium amplifiers.
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Jul 3, 2019 22:07
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:are you trying to say that's a bad thing I would never kink-shame anyone who enjoys amplified baby-making GBS threads sounds
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Jul 4, 2019 18:19
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I legit love that car.
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Jul 11, 2019 05:23
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My GTI is the first car I've owned with gadgets - back up camera, Android Auto, Sirius, etc, and it's hilarious how fast I went from "Who needs this crap" to 
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Jul 29, 2019 04:06
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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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Haha, I bet watching that happen was hysterical.
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Aug 28, 2019 17:32
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fknlo posted:Just ate a huge chunk of the face off one of my wheels on a curb that for some reason sticks out like a foot and a half from the drive through window at the McDonald's in Colby Kansas. Stoked! Only one wheel? Be a completionist like me and do all four over 18 months. Not even sure I'm going to bother getting them repaired or replaced,even though it hasn't happened in quite a while.
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Sep 3, 2019 15:47
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Sep 5, 2019 17:31
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After two years of being a GTI owner, I finally got the chance to take it on a couple of trips out of town recently, once by myself and once with the family along. It was great, except for the car talking to me psychically every now and then. Usually something like this: Car: Feels good on the open road, right? Me: Yeah, it's really nice! Comfortable, composed, I'm really enjoying it. Car: That's great! ... Seats still comfy? Me: Yeah, they're good. Car: Because I've noticed... well, that your rear end is a little bigger and the seat is more snug. Just saying. Me: I... 
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Jan 18, 2020 05:26
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i think its that sitting in the seat makes the op realize hes gained weight because they are tighter This. Dammit 
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Jan 20, 2020 02:40
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Huh, never thought about running E85 in the GTI. Not that I can get it anywhere convenient, but still interesting! My mileage on good old 87 octane has been superb the last month, no stop and go traffic and no cops pulling people over. 70 mph the whole way, and it's been glorious.
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Apr 11, 2020 17:17
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It's cheap. Car is 100% standard. 87 is fine for GTIs post-2015, I think?
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Apr 11, 2020 17:27
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Well now I feel left out. I need to get gas in the next couple of days, and I'm filling up with maximum octane (the car can still get 87).
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Apr 15, 2020 03:51
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Just placed my very first order to ECS Tuning For an oil extractor and oil change kit
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Jun 1, 2020 20:21
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Costco had a tire sale. Michelin PSS inbound
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Jun 15, 2020 19:11
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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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Extended warranty or a tune... Extended warranty or a tune...
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Aug 3, 2020 21:53
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Yeah, I've got a '17 GTI with DSG. If anything I'd probably just do a plug-in tune and call it good. My wife is going to need a new car in not too long, so I'll be keeping the GTI for a few more years.
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Aug 4, 2020 14:46
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Solus posted:
Nice! I would love to get some new wheels, but I always get analysis paralysis when I start looking. Plus, my stock Austins have the custom curb rash treatment.
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Aug 29, 2020 23:08
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MrOnBicycle posted:Sequential indicators are better now, but I still see many of them as indicators that "lag". Imagine the murder that almost occurred when some redneck moron did this to me on Friday  3 years with only a tiny door ding and now this. God loving dammit.
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Mar 21, 2021 21:27
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I'd posted a while back about getting rear ended/the hatch getting mushed. Had an appointment to get it fixed and promptly got rear ended AGAIN, 3 days before the appointment. Wound up in the ER with a hosed up neck, but shockingly I can barely tell where I got hit the second time. Luckily both had insurance, both accepted responsibility, and the second one is paying the medical bills. So I'm stuck in a Chrysler 300 through probably next week until the GTI is fixed, and :omg: the Chrysler is godawful
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Jun 19, 2021 00:31
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TheWevel posted:I became a Golf R guy today. It’s a manual and the pedal travel feels like, 6 feet long, but I’m getting used to it. Ooof, that's gorgeous! Quick question: anybody use/heard good or bad things about Retrofit Labs headlights for GTIs? I'd love to upgrade the headlights, but I balk at spending $600. Retrofits are about $250.
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Aug 28, 2022 19:36
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BraveUlysses posted:Anyone gotten their mk7 water pump replaced under the new extended warranty (due to class action settlement)? Currently at 41k on my 2017. I did. Went into limp mode on the way to work and I limped it right over to the dealer, no charge to fix it. I was at around 45k and hadn't had any symptoms prior.
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Sep 20, 2022 20:33
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On Terra Firma posted:Dig up VW. whyyyy
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Oct 7, 2022 03:18
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Had a bolt on the sway bar loosen up over the weekend, just out of the blue. That made for some fun sounds.
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Nov 15, 2022 21:48
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Sweeeeeet Hope the foot heals quickly so you can enjoy it!
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Jan 10, 2023 19:43
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sarcastx posted:Testing a JCW All4 Countryman tomorrow but I'm really not interested in that body style as much as the Clubman. There's some good used ones a few hundred miles away from me so I figure I'll try the Countryman out, and if it's fun enough I'll go on a road trip and pick up a Clubman. They ran the Clubman in the WRC, so absolutely a hot hatch. If that's a Clubman. If it's a Countryman, yeah, still a hot hatch. Also - trying to decide whether I want to get the Euro aspherical side mirrors or the homelink/auto dimming rearview mirror for the GTI. It's kind of a toss up a this point in my brain. Any opinions? a mysterious cloak fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jan 29, 2023 |
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Jan 29, 2023 20:06
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Here4DaGangBang posted:Euro mirrors, properly adjusted, mean that you can have a vehicle in your peripheral vision while looking straight ahead, and still be able to see it in your mirror. All cars should have them. 🤷🏻♂️ Very true. I'm leaning more that way as I rarely drive at night.
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Jan 29, 2023 22:59
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Dr. Lunchables posted:At this point, this is the “sporty consumer car” thread. Not an SUV? Not a truck? Not a dedicated Sports Car? It belongs in the Hot Hatch thread. I want a Volvo hot hatch.
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Feb 1, 2023 05:51
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Warbird posted:Whelp, Burd Jr the second is on the way and I increasingly can't justify keeping the GTI around. I hate the thought of getting rid of it especially after putting the tune in but them's the breaks. Anyone got a sedan/crossover that would have a similar driving profile? Maybe an EV? Car seat will fit in the back of the GTI eaaaaasy, forward or rear facing. Keep it!
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Feb 20, 2023 21:00
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