2 months check in... drove a fairly whopping 2400 miles already
Been driving a lot lately and that's with having split some miles with the crown vic initially... I am driving at least 1500 miles a month or 20k miles a year at the moment.
0 issues to report
Things I like remain the same..
Things I dislike remain the same also, the ride is pretty bouncy over shitty pavement, and those 20s really transfer nearly all road imperfections, driving over a reflector in the highway "hurts"
Took the car on some canyons... the CLA250 (with amg) package fried its brakes in 1/2 the time I spent toying with the M3, which showed 0 fade even after 20 consecutive hard brakings etc.
Car is truly an excellent performance sedan.
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/////MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmax225 wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 2:17 pm 2 months check in... drove a fairly whopping 2400 miles already
Been driving a lot lately and that's with having split some miles with the crown vic initially... I am driving at least 1500 miles a month or 20k miles a year at the moment.
0 issues to report
Things I like remain the same..
Things I dislike remain the same also, the ride is pretty bouncy over shitty pavement, and those 20s really transfer nearly all road imperfections, driving over a reflector in the highway "hurts"
Took the car on some canyons... the CLA250 (with amg) package fried its brakes in 1/2 the time I spent toying with the M3, which showed 0 fade even after 20 consecutive hard brakings etc.
Car is truly an excellent performance sedan.
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I the CLA with brakes on fire. Hilarious.max225 wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 2:17 pm 2 months check in... drove a fairly whopping 2400 miles already
Been driving a lot lately and that's with having split some miles with the crown vic initially... I am driving at least 1500 miles a month or 20k miles a year at the moment.
0 issues to report
Things I like remain the same..
Things I dislike remain the same also, the ride is pretty bouncy over shitty pavement, and those 20s really transfer nearly all road imperfections, driving over a reflector in the highway "hurts"
Took the car on some canyons... the CLA250 (with amg) package fried its brakes in 1/2 the time I spent toying with the M3, which showed 0 fade even after 20 consecutive hard brakings etc.
Car is truly an excellent performance sedan.
Why not trade the rams for some 18s from a stancebro? Would you get dinged on trade if you did that or no?
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It is possibruu.... I just don't want to waste money... the 18" ramz are actually quite popular.... also they come with smaller fronts and rearsJohnny_P wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 3:59 pmI the CLA with brakes on fire. Hilarious.max225 wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 2:17 pm 2 months check in... drove a fairly whopping 2400 miles already
Been driving a lot lately and that's with having split some miles with the crown vic initially... I am driving at least 1500 miles a month or 20k miles a year at the moment.
0 issues to report
Things I like remain the same..
Things I dislike remain the same also, the ride is pretty bouncy over shitty pavement, and those 20s really transfer nearly all road imperfections, driving over a reflector in the highway "hurts"
Took the car on some canyons... the CLA250 (with amg) package fried its brakes in 1/2 the time I spent toying with the M3, which showed 0 fade even after 20 consecutive hard brakings etc.
Car is truly an excellent performance sedan.
Why not trade the rams for some 18s from a stancebro? Would you get dinged on trade if you did that or no?
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Did you drive the or the CVT Civic hatchback? I can't remember. These have me curious, but it's like a more expensive less powerful Golf. The Sport Touring model looks pretty nice overall and apparently has a good stereo too. $27k and a CVT though, you have to really want that because you can get into a GTI for that much.
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msrp was 22,300. It was excellent, especially for the money. No gti has that sticker. Also civic holds resale better and you can lease one $199 a month with 2k down.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:01 amDid you drive the or the CVT Civic hatchback? I can't remember. These have me curious, but it's like a more expensive less powerful Golf. The Sport Touring model looks pretty nice overall and apparently has a good stereo too. $27k and a CVT though, you have to really want that because you can get into a GTI for that much.
I could never do sport touring it tacks on 7k in options, most were Stickered at 28-29k here for nothing...
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Better stereo doe .... the base stereo is garbage through 4 speakers, my one and only gripe
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If the Civic wasn't so hideous, it would be a serious contender.
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Yeah I could do without leather and moonroof for sure. CVT because I want an automatic The stereo is the kicker, I've heard the base Honda 4 speakers of hell, and it's about as good as my STI which has the worst stereo I've ever heard. Don't know why you can't get a decent stereo in anything but the highest trim in most manufacturers. If it's going to be a derp car it better be a damn good derp car.max225 wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:30 ammsrp was 22,300. It was excellent, especially for the money. No gti has that sticker. Also civic holds resale better and you can lease one $199 a month with 2k down.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:01 am
Did you drive the or the CVT Civic hatchback? I can't remember. These have me curious, but it's like a more expensive less powerful Golf. The Sport Touring model looks pretty nice overall and apparently has a good stereo too. $27k and a CVT though, you have to really want that because you can get into a GTI for that much.
I could never do sport touring it tacks on 7k in options, most were Stickered at 28-29k here for nothing...
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Better stereo doe .... the base stereo is garbage through 4 speakers, my one and only gripe
The real problem is the $27k price that I see them listed at. Or say you get it for $25k plus tax and stuff. That or a used loaded 2 or 3 series?
Lease might be a good way to go.
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They have at least 3/4 k on the hood for the loaded models... but to me the point of that car is simplicity and value. Both get lost when you add on Honda’s shitty nah and a headroom robbing tiny moon roof and pointless leatherJohnny_P wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:41 amYeah I could do without leather and moonroof for sure. CVT because I want an automatic The stereo is the kicker, I've heard the base Honda 4 speakers of hell, and it's about as good as my STI which has the worst stereo I've ever heard. Don't know why you can't get a decent stereo in anything but the highest trim in most manufacturers. If it's going to be a derp car it better be a damn good derp car.max225 wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:30 am
msrp was 22,300. It was excellent, especially for the money. No gti has that sticker. Also civic holds resale better and you can lease one $199 a month with 2k down.
I could never do sport touring it tacks on 7k in options, most were Stickered at 28-29k here for nothing...
moonroof
Leather
Cvt
Better stereo doe .... the base stereo is garbage through 4 speakers, my one and only gripe
The real problem is the $27k price that I see them listed at. Or say you get it for $25k plus tax and stuff. That or a used loaded 2 or 3 series?
Lease might be a good way to go.
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Yeah every car has some sort of fatal flaw. I would just phone it in and get an Impreza CVT since I'm really enjoying my Subaru but it doesn't come with a real engine. This has some questionable exterior styling and only FWD but the performance is certainly there.
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Yep, agreed, it becomes a much tougher sell.max225 wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:43 amThey have at least 3/4 k on the hood for the loaded models... but to me the point of that car is simplicity and value. Both get lost when you add on Honda’s shitty nah and a headroom robbing tiny moon roof and pointless leatherJohnny_P wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:41 am
Yeah I could do without leather and moonroof for sure. CVT because I want an automatic The stereo is the kicker, I've heard the base Honda 4 speakers of hell, and it's about as good as my STI which has the worst stereo I've ever heard. Don't know why you can't get a decent stereo in anything but the highest trim in most manufacturers. If it's going to be a derp car it better be a damn good derp car.
The real problem is the $27k price that I see them listed at. Or say you get it for $25k plus tax and stuff. That or a used loaded 2 or 3 series?
Lease might be a good way to go.
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Very true.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:44 amYeah every car has some sort of fatal flaw. I would just phone it in and get an Impreza CVT since I'm really enjoying my Subaru but it doesn't come with a real engine. This has some questionable exterior styling and only FWD but the performance is certainly there.
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Yea, but this thing SCREAMS high school stigma.
It looks like it was designed by a 14 year old Japanese kid that was hopped up on whatever the Japanese equivalent of Monster is after playing 47 hours of Need For Speed: Tokyo Smackdown straight.
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I do prefer the mini minivan styling of the golf to the civic (i think) but it is a close wash for me. One is boring as hell and one is overstyled.
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They need to meet in the middle. The Focus is/was really close.
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Would help.... but still an egg doe It is difficult to make a car that is as ubiquitous as the golf look good unless you do major body work which none of the OEMs do because "beancounters"
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There are a lot of buyers that think hatchbacks look sporty. I like that look a lot personally.max225 wrote:Would help.... but still an egg doe It is difficult to make a car that is as ubiquitous as the golf look good unless you do major body work which none of the OEMs do because "beancounters"
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For utility, no shape is better. No denying that.Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 12:46 pmThere are a lot of buyers that think hatchbacks look sporty. I like that look a lot personally.max225 wrote:
Would help.... but still an egg doe It is difficult to make a car that is as ubiquitous as the golf look good unless you do major body work which none of the OEMs do because "beancounters"
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I think the last gen wide-body WRX/STI hatches were as sporty as an egg can look.
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