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DownhillGoat · 10-12-2015, 10:01 AM

Former Vehicles:

1982 Ford Escort
1987 Porsche 924S (924 body with the larger 944 engine)
1992 Buick LeSabre
2006 Pontiac Vibe AWD (worst car I've ever owned)
2000 Porsche 911
2010 Chevy Equinox
2005 GMC Jimmy

Current:
2012 GMC Sierra 1500
2010 Subaru Impreza
2006 Ducati Monster

Next on deck:
Ford Focus RS, Golf R, or Subaru WRX STI, if they bring back the hatch.

Sliver · 10-12-2015, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Former Vehicles:

1982 Ford Escort
1987 Porsche 924S (924 body with the larger 944 engine)
1992 Buick LeSabre
2006 Pontiac Vibe AWD (worst car I've ever owned)
2000 Porsche 911
2010 Chevy Equinox
2005 GMC Jimmy

Current:
2012 GMC Sierra 1500
2010 Subaru Impreza
2006 Ducati Monster

Next on deck:
Ford Focus RS, Golf R, or Subaru WRX STI, if they bring back the hatch.

Man that Golf R is one of my favourite cars right now. The 'sleeper' factor is off the charts (I love that). Agreed the STI needs the hatch, but the 'look-at-me' factor is a bit too high for my tastes with those.

CroFlames · 10-12-2015, 10:55 AM

I just want a truck but I have no practical use for one

Table 5 · 10-12-2015, 11:02 AM

Yeah the Golf R has a really nice styling balance. It's tweaked just enough so that you can tell it's not a regular Golf/GTI, but still feels restrained enough that you don't look like a cheese-eating high school boy.

In general though, I love the look of the new Golf lineup. If I never needed a daily driver, it would probably be it.

DownhillGoat · 10-12-2015, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sliver

Agreed the STI needs the hatch, but the 'look-at-me' factor is a bit too high for my tastes with those.

One of the reasons for preferring the hatch. Bit less of that than with the fast & furious spoiler.

It's at the bottom of my list for now, but I'll definitely be going for something in the "hot hatch" department for my next one in a couple years.

4X4 · 10-12-2015, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Table 5

Agreed, "slow car fast" is way more fun than "fast car slow". Some of the most fun driving I've had was in a Mazda Protege 5. Not a lot of power so you were always just hammering the thing. It was like driving a go-cart. Great fun.

Aww yeah. Back when I had the Dynasty, my sister was dating my roommate so she was at my place all the time, and she had this crappy Pontiac Acadian, RWD 5 speed. I used to trade cars with her all the time. She thought I was crazy because the Dynasty was a nice looking car, and the Acadian was kind of a POS... But so much fun to drive.

pope04 · 10-12-2015, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Goodlad

'61 Mercury Comet

Did it have power back window?

Schultzie · 10-12-2015, 01:57 PM

-1930 DeSoto Coupe
-1931 Ford 2-Door Sedan
-1934 Chevrolet 2-Door Town Sedan
-1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-Door Post
-1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible

...I still don't have my license. Haha.

4X4 · 10-12-2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Schultzie

-1930 DeSoto Coupe
-1931 Ford 2-Door Sedan
-1934 Chevrolet 2-Door Town Sedan
-1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-Door Post
-1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible

...I still don't have my license. Haha.

Did they take it away because you're 130 years old?

pylon · 10-12-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Table 5

Yeah the Golf R has a really nice styling balance. It's tweaked just enough so that you can tell it's not a regular Golf/GTI, but still feels restrained enough that you don't look like a cheese-eating high school boy.

In general though, I love the look of the new Golf lineup. If I never needed a daily driver, it would probably be it.

Save 8 grand, buy a GTI with a performance pack, get an APR tune, and laugh at the golf R in your rear view mirror. Plus you can get that sweet, sweet Jacky plaid interior. But...but AWD!! The performance pack gets you a full locking mechanical diff, and adaptive suspension. So traction and torque steer are non-factors.

Mine will be here mid-Dec. Silver, 6 spd, 2 door, every option but leather. Just like a GTI was meant to be.

Table 5 · 10-12-2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pylon

Save 8 grand, buy a GTI with a performance pack, get an APR tune, and laugh at the golf R in your rear view mirror. Plus you can get that sweet, sweet Jacky plaid interior. But...but AWD!! The performance pack gets you a full locking mechanical diff, and adaptive suspension. So traction and torque steer are non-factors.

Mine will be here mid-Dec. Silver, 6 spd, 2 door, every option but leather. Just like a GTI was meant to be.

If it was my money, I'd probably go GTI as well (AWD is nice, but not imperative for me). I wish they had a few more color choices though...how cool would it be if you could get paint to sample GTIs.

That and VW needs to start doing Euro Delivery! That would probably be the most enticing reason for me to buy a new car.

I love that you can still get nice cloth in a Golf. The quality of leather tends to be pretty ####ty these days in a lot of cars (and don't even get me started on alcantera), to the point where I'd much rather just have nice cloth.

shane_c · 10-12-2015, 05:20 PM

81 Jeep CJ
87 Jeep YJ
89 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo
86 Mustang GT Convertible
96 Mustang GT
00 VW Jetta
06 Pontiac Vibe
04 Ford Focus Wagon
07 Subaru Forester
14 Subaru Impreza

Sliver · 10-12-2015, 07:48 PM

Nice cloth is where it's at and I love the VW plaid. Not hot in the summer, not cold in the winter.

Drak · 10-12-2015, 08:18 PM

84 Jetta
99 Saturn SL2
2007 Ford Escape
2010 Ford Ranger

4X4 · 10-12-2015, 08:18 PM

Only crappy thing about cloth is that it's not dog or kid friendly.

Johnny199r · 10-12-2015, 08:28 PM

2010 Chevy Equinox SUV - Biggest POS headache ever. I will never buy another North American vehicle, ever.

Goodlad · 10-12-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pope04

Did it have power back window?

No. Didn't even realize that was an option. Are you talking about the back seat, or the rear window of the car?

Edit: Either way the answer is no. I don't think the thing even had power steering, let alone power windows.

TimSJ · 10-13-2015, 06:56 AM

1993 hyundai Excel
1974 Westfalia van (used to tour around to Phish and Blues Traveler shows)
1988 jetta
1991 Subaru Loyale (greatest car ever!)
1992 hyundai Elantra
1993 Huyndai elantra
1991 Golf

1997-2012 in the car business so flipped cars like crazy and had demo's a few that stood out that i flipped over the years

2002 C32 AMG
2005 ML500
2005 SLK55 AMG
2003 E55 AMG
2010 C63 AMG

2008 boxster
2002 tacoma

2005 ML500 (wife)
2002 Tahoe (wife)
2009 ML320 CDI (wife)
2009 GL320 CDI (wife)
2007 Suburban (wife)
2009 E350 Estate (wagon, Wife)
2010 Mazda CX9 (wife)
2011 sienna XLE ( Wife)

2009 Pathfinder
2009 Audi A4 Wagon

Current
2011 BMW X5 Diesel
2007 VW GTI 2.0T DSG bought as a toy this summer going away in a couple of weeks once i can find a truck to buy for the winter

Displaced Flames fan · 10-13-2015, 08:48 AM

1976 Buick Skylark
1982 Buick Regal
1980 (I think) Dodge St. Regis
1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero
1987 Suzuki Samurai
1989 Ford Taurus
1997 Ford Contour
2003 Ford F-150
2006- Ford Escape
2006-Ford F-150 XLT
1999 Toyota Camry Solara (still own)
2012 Ford Fusion
2015 Ford F-150 STX 4 X 4 (still own)

Weitz · 10-13-2015, 08:58 AM

1998 Chevrolet Suburban
2004 Toyota Corolla
2008 Ford Escape
2015 Ford Edge Sport