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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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So I'm looking at a 2012 GTI and I have a question the seller couldn't answer: how much less pussy will I attract whilst driving it? Quantify, if possible. Thanks.
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Feb 27, 2015 23:16
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lol seriously why are you shifting from 3rd to 6th lmao
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Sep 4, 2015 16:06
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read a fiesta st review on jalopnik that said the fiesta st is better than the focus st: all the fun but for less money and less bulky. also said that if you want the extra room you should be buying a wrx anyways  can someone validate these statements as i was looking at the focus st but maybe i want the fiesta st?
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Sep 4, 2015 22:58
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hey does anyone have the email address and or phone number to the exec at subaru who thought canceling the wrx hatchback was a good idea? thanks in advance.
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Sep 7, 2015 00:10
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how hard is it to find an oxford white focus st? apparently pretty hard! nobody in this region has one for sale. i'll let my credit union's car buying service deal with it instead. ugh.
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Sep 8, 2015 01:09
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just signed the paperwork on my new 2015 focus st in oxford white. yay!
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Sep 8, 2015 19:18
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ilkhan posted:Another sucker for the 0%/1000cashback offer? actually i took the ford $2000 incentive and got .9% from my bank. win-win. 
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Sep 8, 2015 20:44
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ilkhan posted:Nice. Im picking it up tomorrow (having it delivered... thanks ford concierge!) but it's this:   Base package + machined aluminum wheels in oxford white
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Sep 8, 2015 20:49
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Defghanistan posted:Very beautiful, congrats! Thanks! Having never owned anything with more than 115hp im sure i'll be in a ditch in no time!
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Sep 8, 2015 21:01
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Bob A Feet posted:Enjoy your torque steer and speeding tickets! yes that too 
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Sep 9, 2015 01:14
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Finally got my new FoST home. The stock seats are way more comfortable to me than the recaros. And holy poo poo is it fun.
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Sep 11, 2015 02:02
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The Ferret King posted:So the goofy gauges in the ST aren't accurate enough? the fiesta doesn't have them
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Sep 19, 2015 16:00
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well if you all lived in the sun blasted hellscape i call home where the temperature never drops below a million degrees your god damned oil temp is ready to get at turnover.
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Sep 21, 2015 12:28
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I wonder if letting it run on a dyno first would give a more favorable oil temp.
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Sep 22, 2015 19:08
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40x is that confirmed? The reporting I read didn't give me much confidence we have the true severity of the crime. I think I read "10 to 40" times which, while being egregious either way, is quite a big difference.
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Sep 24, 2015 21:32
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angryrobots posted:In the tests, conducted over five pre-defined routes categorized based on their predominant driving conditions (highway, urban/suburban, and rural-up/downhill driving), real-world nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from the Jetta exceeded the US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 (at full useful life) standard by 15 to 35 times. For the Passat, real-world NOx emissions were 5 to 20 times the standard. The BMW vehicle was generally at or below the standard, and only exceeded it during rural uphill operating conditions. wow. hosed up.
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Sep 27, 2015 03:24
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who cares about resale if you plan to daily drive a car for 15 years/into the ground? The GTI outlook has never been better! (says a guy who just bought a FoST)
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Sep 27, 2015 15:20
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Cross-posted from Terrible Car Stuff thread:
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Oct 12, 2015 20:57
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"Ever since I rode a motorcycle what's the point of driving anything with more than 40hp." -Goons in the terrible car stuff thread talking about the focus st.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:48
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Ah, are you talking about putting those over the hard plastic over on the passenger side? That's a good idea, but that particular glare doesn't really bother me. What I'm complaining about is seeing the gauge binnacle and everything else directly in front of me at times. Have you noticed that as well? What year do you have? My 15 doesn't have any glare whatsoever.
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Nov 17, 2015 04:12
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the only people who notice me in my fost are attractive women who point and laugh at the man driving a "ford focus." 
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Nov 19, 2015 00:55
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Optimus Subprime posted:I got a honk of respect and questions about fost randomly on the street. I forgot to mention the other group that notices me are assholes who don't let me over/generally think their leased 320i entitles them to king of the road status.
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Nov 19, 2015 02:00
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Well it has a drift button. What other car has a drift button?
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Nov 19, 2015 17:12
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My FoST was US$25k @ .99% (FCU loan lol) out the door in September.
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Dec 9, 2015 02:50
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It is pretty easy to get the tires to spin from first in my FoST.
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Dec 23, 2015 18:43
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You couldn't get pulled over in a Focus (ST or no) if you crushed the skulls of 2,000 white babies with those stock 18" alloy wheels. The very idea that a ford hatchback would approach the speed limit, let alone exceed it, is antithetical to everything Americans know about automobiles.
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Dec 29, 2015 00:23
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Christobevii3 posted:If you have only driven the turbo model the R-spec and Rally improved the shifting, steering ratios, and stiffened up the suspension. it really isn't fair to only drive the VT and say it is a elantra without trying the others first. Tuned up and what not it probably will not be 100% as fast as a mazda speed 3 but the surgery turbo will make it feel fast versus the smoothness of the ST. I had the same issues with the fiesta (too small) and focus (expensive and same turn ratio as my long bed chevy). It is worth a look at least. Focus ST is the same price as an MS3 and a mere 3 feet longer turning radius. You can't be serious. Dang It Bhabhi! fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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Jan 3, 2016 02:32
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No. 6 posted:My wife is going to start working in an office again (as opposed from home) and we're finally going to need a second car. This would be for me to drive when I can't use my motorcycle. My understanding is that driving it is less fun than it should be and it's not a very good value.
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Jan 7, 2016 17:39
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No. 6 posted:Other options then? Not a huge fan of Mini. I kinda like the Civic Si coupe or Type R (who knows when that will get here or the price). I like GTI/Type R, FiST/FoST and Mazdaspeed3. The Civic Si/Type R are supposed to both be great, as well. I can't imagine you'd be unhappy with any of them. Perhaps the Fiesta is a little small. WRX doesn't come in a hatch anymore, alas, but is obviously still great.
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Jan 7, 2016 18:33
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GutBomb posted:What is the issue with the red brake calipers? Speaking of which: http://www.cjponyparts.com/mgp-brake-caliper-cover-set-with-st-logo-focus-st-2013-2016/p/BCCST-V/ lol
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Jan 8, 2016 03:55
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Spotted a FiST today and when I glanced at the driver he gave me, in my FoST, the ST thumbs up. This is my first such salute since I got the thing.
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Jan 13, 2016 03:14
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leica posted:Why the hell are Volvo C30's so drat expensive? Are they that good or just over priced? It's a Volvo so it has every sensor and gadget you can imagine to keep you from danger.
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Jan 15, 2016 02:51
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Christobevii3 posted:Get some better tires and look at suspension upgrades. They will of course void the factory warranty on those parts but doesn't really matter since you'll have the originals and those parts typically don't fail easily. Ford racing does have factory tune options that lower your warranty to 36,000 miles for quite a big power increase. ST performance upgrade package from Ford is the Mountune 275 kit. Dang It Bhabhi! fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Jan 19, 2016 |
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Jan 19, 2016 05:20
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It only affects the Fiesta and not the Focus?
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Jan 22, 2016 01:11
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Larrymer posted:Who? I feel like there was one random dude who mentioned it in a forum post and everybody is taking it as gospel. Cars aren't even in people's loving hands yet. If a guy worked at Ford and said that pre release, then he's either incredibly dumb and doesn't value his job, or fake posting poo poo. Old enough to not drive a car with a Dorift-o Mode™.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:08
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I have to say that, while the RS looks like ten kinds of fun, from a practical, single DD sort of perspective the Golf R is quite a bit more appealing. I'm getting old. What you, as a grown man, don't want to drive a NITROUS BLUE car wherever you go?
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Jan 26, 2016 18:06
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Please post your recommendations for a sun screen that isn't bullshit. Thanks in advance.
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Jan 27, 2016 03:19
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I was honestly thinking someone may have invented something better than foil over cardboard panels by the year 2016.
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Jan 27, 2016 06:43
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I was thinking foil over memory foam because everybody is using memory foam in their products.
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Jan 27, 2016 07:03
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The Locator posted:As an Arizona person, I get pissed off when they won't let me get cloth seats in the higher trim levels. The reason I have a ST2 package Focus is because of that bullshit. Leather seats in the Arizona summer are brutal. ST2 is partial leather is it not? 
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Jan 28, 2016 02:19
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