The most expensive car to own I've ever had. In the 8 years we owned our Impreza we spent just over $8000 in repairs.
Was great in the snow though. There is that.
@Georg3__ why, what's wrong with the WRX? I was thinking of changing up my car and I like the AWD of Subaru and the manual transmission...please do tell...
I’ve owned a couple of Subaru car. The older legacy was better than the newer crosstrek
The last one was a crosstrek that was great in the winter but after four years the AC went for a crap and three wheel bearings had to get replaced, plus the struts was beat out of it
I’ve owned a couple of Subaru car. The older legacy was better than the newer crosstrek
The last one was a crosstrek that was great in the winter but after four years the AC went for a crap and three wheel bearings had to get replaced, plus the struts was beat out of it
Yeah, in fantasy land ... not even sure whose fantasy land, because I haven't heard of any Mustang people who are asking for that. The just-introduced (S650) Mustang is probably in production through 2028, and whatever succeeds it will probably be electric-only. Ford is not going to develop a bespoke mid-engine vehicle platform for that car.
Yeah, in fantasy land ... not even sure whose fantasy land, because I haven't heard of any Mustang people who are asking for that. The just-introduced (S650) Mustang is probably in production through 2028, and whatever succeeds it will probably be electric-only. Ford is not going to develop a bespoke mid-engine vehicle platform for that car.
Not a 'sports car' per se, but BIL let me use his 2021 GTI Autobahn for a few weeks to see if I like it...very nice. I think out of my 'hot compacts' that I've had, it's my favourite to date.
Compared to the Si and WRX it's clutch is very nice, good power, good sound, good road manners, and pulls strong in any gear.
Might be a viable option to replace the Volt...but a fill up was $70 so 1 fill up is already more than a monthly visit to the gas station in the Volt!
Not a 'sports car' per se, but BIL let me use his 2021 GTI Autobahn for a few weeks to see if I like it...very nice. I think out of my 'hot compacts' that I've had, it's my favourite to date.
Compared to the Si and WRX it's clutch is very nice, good power, good sound, good road manners, and pulls strong in any gear.
I rented a GTI in South Africa and had it for over a week. I loved the gearbox on that car, very crisp gear changes. I'm not really into hot hatches, but if I were to pick one, this would be it.
Yeah, in fantasy land ... not even sure whose fantasy land, because I haven't heard of any Mustang people who are asking for that. The just-introduced (S650) Mustang is probably in production through 2028, and whatever succeeds it will probably be electric-only. Ford is not going to develop a bespoke mid-engine vehicle platform for that car.
I rented a GTI in South Africa and had it for over a week. I loved the gearbox on that car, very crisp gear changes. I'm not really into hot hatches, but if I were to pick one, this would be it.
I recently drove my brother's new GTI with DSG or whatever they're calling it now. Seems to act a bit more like a manual gearbox than I remember the early DSG's, in that it's actually in neutral when you're at a stop and doesn't go into gear until you give it some gas (if you're on an incline with your foot off the brake and gas, it rolls).
I recently drove my brother's new GTI with DSG or whatever they're calling it now. Seems to act a bit more like a manual gearbox than I remember the early DSG's, in that it's actually in neutral when you're at a stop and doesn't go into gear until you give it some gas (if you're on an incline with your foot off the brake and gas, it rolls).
Dsg is vw branded dual clutch. Porsche calls theirs pdk.
It's still in gear, it just has both clutches released. If you take your foot off the brake and wait a second, clutch will pull in and you start moving forward. If you engage launch control, it engages both clutches part way so you are in first and second concurrently as a pseudo trans brake. When you lift off the brake, it lets go of the 2nd gear clutch. The R will build boost while stopped if you do this. Not sure if the gti will build boost or just some revs (boost would probably just turn into tire smoke).
Dsg is vw branded dual clutch. Porsche calls theirs pdk.
It's still in gear, it just has both clutches released. If you take your foot off the brake and wait a second, clutch will pull in and you start moving forward. If you engage launch control, it engages both clutches part way so you are in first and second concurrently as a pseudo trans brake. When you lift off the brake, it lets go of the 2nd gear clutch. The R will build boost while stopped if you do this. Not sure if the gti will build boost or just some revs (boost would probably just turn into tire smoke).
Yes, I meant in gear with the clutch disengaged. When the A3 DSG first came to Canada, I recall it driving like a normal automatic slush box. Maybe I was just never on an incline with it, or it had some type of hill assist. And my brother's GTI might have engaged the clutch if I hadn't stepped on the gas, but I didn't want to roll too far back.
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