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Alright so after 2 years worth of car hunting (last 6 months looking for one car in particular) and thanks to someone slamming into the back of my car at 55mph while I was at a stand still I got this beast.
IMG_5795-2 by Ivegotchicken, on Flickr
IMG_5789-2 by Ivegotchicken, on Flickr
This thing is a complete blast to drive. The handling is awesome the power is awesome(even it tries its best to put you in a ditch) and if your mindful you can get good gas mileage (I got 32.4mpg on the highway). I also able to fit my mountain bike in the back!
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Kia Forte is good shit
also apparently the Mazda 2/Ford Fiesta is fun
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Volkswagen Gee Tee Eye.
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If you want the electrical problems of a Korean iPod knock off, then sure, go ahead.
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this.
ford fiesta is a great car, and the mazda 2 isn't too bad either. haven't tried the kia forte so i'unno
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I've heard that the Fiesta simply has a bit more "oomph" than the Mazda 2. I personally would go for the MS3.
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nissan pulsar gti-r
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Quite possibly the most over-rated car of all time! You're just paying for the name these days.
Best of the bunch would be a Mazda 3 MPS. Practical, light-ish car with a 2.3 lump under the bonnet pushing aroud 250bhp. Probably one of the best looking too:
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I'm going to have to go with everyone else so far and say Mazda 3, although it is a very girly car in my eyes and will forever bu overshadowed byt the fugly-ass nose it has on it. Gotta agree with Sam that the GTI is overrated, and the Ford is nice but I will never recommend a ford to anyone, ever, for as long as I walk this planet.
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Even better when the GTI driver is gobsmacked at being overtaken by a girly car
Such a good feeling, I've even considered spraying my car pink just to fuck other drivers off.
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I.... actually had that same thought one time.
But then I realised, who would want a Pink CRX? So I sprayed it red since I knew I was going to get rid of it eventually.
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When you're done with it you could sell it to a bird whos actually after a pink car to look "cool".
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Haha. Birds don't drive, silly.
Too busy in the kitchen and cleaning the house.
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Gti
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Ugly ass, and try ~220 Whp. Also it produces TOO MUCH TORQUE for a FWD car. You can't power out of a turn without fighting the car the whole time. Also it produces too much torque to drive in the snow well. (In the snow when I was driving one in 1st gear if you give it over 1100rpms the wheels spin with winter tires, if you give it less than 1100rpms the engine boggs out on you.)Quite possibly the most over-rated car of all time! You're just paying for the name these days.
Best of the bunch would be a Mazda 3 MPS. Practical, light-ish car with a 2.3 lump under the bonnet pushing aroud 250bhp. Probably one of the best looking too:
I would buy a MS3 if it was in good shape and 16k or less.
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impreza sti
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Brand new CTR.
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mini cooper s
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volvo c30
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Do you still got the CRX?
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I do at the moment, but Tuesday it will be gone. I've traded it for my old Civic Hatch and some cash, since the hatch is just a base model and has a y7 swap and the CRX is turbo D15/D16 build with an Si tranny, coilovers and solid mounts I had made just for the car. :3
Then again it MIGHT be gone tomorrow, if the guy gets some cash together. If not, definately not Sunday because he has church and Monday his kid has tee-ball after work so it's Tuesday for sure.
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peugeot 205 gti 1.9
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I see, I'm currently looking for an EG hatch or a CRX. My si has some nasty cancer and I rather get a new car and swap motors. Its just hard to find either a clean EG or CRX without any rust.
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Agreed, unless you have a few grand to shell out. Whereabout do you live?
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gti
dsg is amazing
tl;dr don't listen to all the stupid biased remarks and go test drive them yourself
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You see. The GTI lives up to it's overrated name, because it is just that good.
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Pittsburgh,PA, sucks living in the Northeast.
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Ah, yeah. Lots of rust problems there. That's what I like about living in the middle of the US, not a lot of rust, not a lot of price. It's a good mix and no emissions laws or inspection is the only thing that keeps me in this state. :3
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I don't know which universe you've been in, we all know that Volkswagen, after 2000, went down the shitter.
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One of these
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I drove a WV Gti once, and I really liked it.
But if I were you, I'd get a Mazdaspeed 3.
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So that basically narrows it down to the Mazdaspeed 3 or VW GTI. When I test drove a 2009 MS3 I didn't find torque steer to be that bad. It was definitely there but it wasn't as near as bad as a lot of reviews make it out to be and is only there if you are really punching it which I won't be doing on a day to day basis. Also snow isn't a concern, except for this year there is only snow on the ground for 2-4 days total.
I'm definitely leaning towards the Mazda but I will have to try the GTI to compare them both. Like I've mentioned my ONLY gripe about the 2010+ Speed3 is the front grill which isn't a problem in darker colors (black, dark gray).
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i live in this one
sounds like you live in your anus no offense lol
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no get a volvo c30 type r
everyone gets the gti god damn
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Holy crap, that's actually pretty cool.Quite possibly the most over-rated car of all time! You're just paying for the name these days.
Best of the bunch would be a Mazda 3 MPS. Practical, light-ish car with a 2.3 lump under the bonnet pushing aroud 250bhp. Probably one of the best looking too:
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I thought you were supposed to go for 2nd gear in the snow?
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It helps but not enough, besides OP said snows not a problem, so thats not an issue. Although I still think the OP should get a RWD car, I went with a FWD platform... and its great as a DD but the performance aspect is lost to wheel spin and wheel hop.
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The Mazda has a torque limiter and all kinds of stability control. The plus side of having the Mazda is rarity. In the UK golfs are everywhere and they don't stand out from the crowd whereas I've only seen a few mazdas. For that reason alone I'd go for the Mazda.
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Not many RWD hatchbacks around these days.
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If you do get a GTI make sure its an 08+ Save yourself a hassle.
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I own just the standard 2.3 liter 3. Great little car. It's much smaller in person than the photographs make it out to be (but you know that since you've driven one), but it's so spacious on the inside. It's fun to drive (mine only sporting 168hp, so I imagine the 256 in the speed3 is a blast).
My only complaint is that it's a pretty hard ride. Nothing too bad, but on long stretches of highways it gets pretty uncomfortable. Of course that's all thrown out the window when you kick it in some country roads and it hugs the road as if it were glued down.
I'm trading mine up in about 2 years for a Speed3. Can't wait.
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op, your obvious choice is to get an '80s ford festiva and then put a 4.8l turbo V8 in and convert it to RWD. best possible choice you can make.
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Ford focus RS.
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