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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 10:04 AM
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beyond all the gibberish, interesting result. I've seen a lot of RS runs - it can be completely wild
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 10:15 AM
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Wider tires on both.

My love affair with the RS is very much over. Head gasket failures, many overpriced and over-optioned units wasting away 5 mo+ on most Ford dealer lots, and their stubborn refusal to reduce price have killed this car.

Still considering a Golf R, just waiting to see if the right deal can happen. Obviously it's not a handling car compared to the Evo or RS.
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 10:22 AM
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not to mention that fanboi crowd. yuck. I thought the sti guys were bad
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by letsgetthisdone
It's a data/talking point. Take the "mods" with a grain of salt.
This is the only point that I was trying to make. I wasn't ridiculing or dismissing your experience. Your information is interesting. However, this is a car forum, and that, unfortunately, means that some are prone to take data/talking points as the gospel.
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Noize
Wider tires on both.

My love affair with the RS is very much over. Head gasket failures, many overpriced and over-optioned units wasting away 5 mo+ on most Ford dealer lots, and their stubborn refusal to reduce price have killed this car.

Still considering a Golf R, just waiting to see if the right deal can happen. Obviously it's not a handling car compared to the Evo or RS.
just go buy a fwd CTR for 63k
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 01:56 PM
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what is makes te story even better, as a story goes, this guy did run his RS full season so far, this year at high level. Then he gets in an Evo ,same event same day etc, which he never drove, and run faster time vs his own car.
That is more a bigger story than some will give credit for it, for the Evo.
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 02:02 PM
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what is makes te story even better, as a story goes, this guy did run his RS full season so far, this year at high level. Then he gets in an Evo ,same event same day etc, which he never drove, and run faster time vs his own car.
That is more a bigger story than some will give credit for it, for the Evo.
Dude, but the Evo had an air freshener and the RS didn't. Of course it's faster...
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 02:05 PM
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Or you could just use the internet and pay below MSRP for a CTR https://www.cars.com/for-sale/search...22403&zc=98121
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 02:08 PM
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Or you could just use the internet and pay below MSRP for a CTR https://www.cars.com/for-sale/search...22403&zc=98121
am I insane for kinda sorta considering a CTR?
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 02:10 PM
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Wait till next year when they offer the non-touring CTR. The price should come down even further.
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:08 PM
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Wait till next year when they offer the non-touring CTR. The price should come down even further.
solid point, and I'll lose most of the touring options I don't care about
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:13 PM
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Or you could just use the internet and pay below MSRP for a CTR https://www.cars.com/for-sale/search...22403&zc=98121
Oh, I want that Championship White one.
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:32 PM
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solid point, and I'll lose most of the touring options I don't care about
Could contact a localish dealer about ordering you a base 2018 as soon as they pop into their system. Get one of the 1st ones off the boat that way. Ask them not to remove the shipping plastic, no wash, no prep, no detail, no front plate (you don't want random Joe washing your new car), then take it straight away to get a proper wash and Xpel ultimate clear bra.

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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:51 PM
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Could contact a localish dealer about ordering you a base 2018 as soon as they pop into their system. Get one of the 1st ones off the boat that way. Ask them not to remove the shipping plastic, no wash, no prep, no detail, no front plate (you don't want random Joe washing your new car), then take it straight away to get a proper wash and Xpel ultimate clear bra.
a friend of mine does small cosmetic repairs for dealers all over the area, he says all the local CTR's are marked up like crazy. Sumner sold one for 25k over sticker last week, Ballard has one at 63k right now. There was a local dealer that sold one to an employee at sticker... basically there are too many children of rich (usually asian) parents in the area to get one at sticker
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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 03:56 PM
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Are you ****ing kidding me?! $63,000 USD for a Civic? That's nearly $80,000 CAD. For that you could almost buy a nicely equipped Audi TT RS. Or an M2.
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