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CorkWormTurn
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my new whip...i think i love it more than you should have feelings for a car.

awd, 250 horses, and there's only 5000 of them.

I put a yak rack on it and it went to tahoe this last weekend. It was so sweet getting pulled over for chain control (well, as sweet as getting pulled over could be). I told the alpine sheriff it had awd and snow tires. He made me bust out the manual to prove it, then I got a, "sorry, have a good day". I guess looks are deceiving, not your ordinary golf.

There's a vw cult btw, right?
Dec 12 2007 3:40AM
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PacificRimJob
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You're about to make a lot of people jealous...
Dec 12 2007 3:45AM
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IcePointa
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Sweet, how many hours of slave labor will that cost you?

Dec 12 2007 4:08AM
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11498 - Karma: 327
i feel bad for you... A is a VW B the new hatchback vw's are the ugliest thing they have ever made. none the less it is awd and does have 250hp which is a good start.
Dec 12 2007 9:38AM
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Paszko
Posts: 249 - Karma: 11
wow...nice buy man.
Dec 12 2007 9:40AM
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goskinow22
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Pretty sick.  I had a VW but it wasnt AWD, must be dope.
Dec 12 2007 9:42AM
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mntelebumper
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too bad its nose heavy as fuck, you every see people tracking those? no, because they understeer the whole way through the turn. but as a street car or for mindless drag racing they work just fine.
Dec 12 2007 9:52AM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
I'll trade ya my subie for it!
Dec 12 2007 10:05AM
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guava
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nice car man but dsg sucks
Dec 12 2007 11:09AM
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SkierX
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Nice car for a sporty, AWD daily.

Love the color too!
Dec 12 2007 11:15AM
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StealthSteez
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Looks like an aveo...
Dec 12 2007 11:23AM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
yeah all wheel drive is awesome. shoulda got a subaru tho
Dec 12 2007 11:27AM
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MADSCRILLA
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It wouldn't be slave labour if it got him a car bitchface
Dec 12 2007 12:14PM
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jimmychung
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i like it!
Dec 12 2007 12:21PM
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.makuma.
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how much was
Dec 12 2007 2:48PM
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Ryan.Street
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nice car man
Dec 12 2007 3:02PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Solid whip.
Dec 12 2007 3:14PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
R32? - they are just plain fast. Straight six, weighing nothing = balllllls
Dec 12 2007 5:26PM
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FapMasterFLEX
Posts: 608 - Karma: 333
you bastard. im rather jealous
Dec 12 2007 5:49PM
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davyjones
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sweet whip
Dec 12 2007 5:54PM
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deezy.
Posts: 2538 - Karma: 26
thats sexy
Dec 12 2007 7:14PM
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Meh42
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Rawr.   Buy a WRX.  Same amount of space but faster and better looking.  Probably about as expensive too.
Dec 12 2007 7:45PM
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vincepru
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a wrx is NOT faster than an R32.
Dec 12 2007 7:57PM
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Meh42
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Are you sure?  I really don't know, I just know that my WRX is probably a lot lighter than that and only has 23 less HP.  Weight matters a whole lot too.  A WRX can 0-60 faster than the highest end BMW 7 series just because it's so damn light.
Dec 12 2007 8:00PM
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vincepru
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yup i raced one in mine when it was stock, r32's are wayy torquier, and realy arent that heavy. plus id take the r32 interior over wrx interior anyday, they ride nicer too, but wrx have better handling abilities than the r32 (if you turn the traction controll off) because of what was said above, its nose heavy and under steers like mad
Dec 12 2007 8:05PM
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Meh42
Posts: 2431 - Karma: 14
'08 R32
0-62 mph (Manual/Automatic) 6.5 sec

'02 WRX
0-60 mph - 5.9

Yup.




Dec 12 2007 8:07PM
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eheath
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Personally, no me gusta.
Dec 12 2007 8:07PM
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Meh42
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Holy shit!  Hahahah, they're a video floating around of a modded R32 doing 0-60 in 3.2.

I think the difference is that a WRX gets it's power from a turbo.  You have to really know how to work that to get a top 0-60 time out of it.  I sure as hell couldn't
Dec 12 2007 8:09PM
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vincepru
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the one i raced wasnt an 08, it was the older body style. and it pulled on my 06 wrx.
Dec 12 2007 8:10PM
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Meh42
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Actually I got that wrong, it's either 5.6 or 5.7 depending on who reviewed it.
Dec 12 2007 8:11PM
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davar6
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cute
Dec 12 2007 8:11PM
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Meh42
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Like I said though, do you know how to work your turbo to always stay in the power band?  I honestly haven't gotten it down in mine yet.
Dec 12 2007 8:11PM
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CorkWormTurn
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The whole WRX vs. EVO vs. R32 vs. etc type arguments are kind of moot if you ask me.

It's all about what car you like the best, not blindly which one has the fastest 0-60, or top speed. Most people like driving torque, and the R32 has a very fat torque band. It's also limited production. I live in the bay area in Cali - there are zillions of BMWs, G35s/37s, mercedes, pretty much any expensive car. There are only 5000 Rs  in the country though. So, next to buying a lambo or something, it's one of the few ways I personally could have a unique car.

As far as looks? Very subjective, I happen to love the look of mine.

I will say that I think the R32 is a lot more refined...it's basically like buying a fully loaded Audi, only it's a VW, so it's cheaper. The seats are extremely comfortable, front and back, and there's a ton of little things the car has that are cool. In the end, I know I made the right call for me.

If you ask me, the best track car available for a reasonable amount of money is DEFINITELY the new EVO. That thing is sick.

Someone mentioned understeer btw, and I think they're exagerrating a bit. If you look on the net, most things I've read say the car performs very well at the track (I plan on finding out for myself after ski season). It's true that the car tends to understeer rather than oversteer, but that's not to say the handling isn't pretty damn good. You can upgrade the Haldex awd unit pretty easily and give the car a more even bias, and this helps a lot. Add a few suspension upgrades, and you can probably eliminate body roll. However, for the driving I'll be doing, it won't affect me much.
Dec 12 2007 8:12PM
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CorkWormTurn
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Not sure where you got your numbers, but VW itself usually is conservative. Car and Driver tested it and got a 0-60 of 5.5 - pretty respectable if you ask me.

http://www.caranddriver.com/shortroadtests/14371/tested-2008-volkswagen-r32-specs-page3.html
Dec 12 2007 8:14PM
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funk.
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how much did that set you back
Dec 12 2007 8:16PM
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Meh42
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Well put.  To tell you the truth, the turbo pisses me off to no end in the snow.  I've burned the living shit out of my clutch a couple times because I engaged it by accident while trying to get out of a snow bank.  And of course it would be wonderful to not have that lag.

Congratulations man, that's definitely a sick car.
Dec 12 2007 8:18PM
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Skipig25
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very nice. I'm personally not a big VW fan, but that is a pretty sick car, I'd drive it. congrats, have fun, be safe
Dec 12 2007 8:19PM
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Meh42
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http://www.vw.com/R32/completespecs/en/us/
Yeah, I got it from VW's site.

Well that's sweet man.  It tops a WRX then and that's definitely an accomplishment for any car in this price range.  I mean to be honest, Subaru had to sacrifice quite a bit to get an engine that nice into such a relatively cheap car. 
Dec 12 2007 8:22PM
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Shpadoinkle
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It's very sexy, but the new VeeDub's suck. I'm Subie FTW.

Dec 12 2007 9:47PM
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vincepru
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like launch while keeping boost? yeah, i have a consistent 1.7-1.8 60fts at the track, i think thats pretty good.
Dec 13 2007 8:16AM
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vincepru
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all im saying is, get dat bitch some wider offset wheels, it will give it a MUCH more aggressive look.
Dec 13 2007 8:19AM
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Shpadoinkle
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Errrr, no.
Dec 13 2007 9:31AM
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vincepru
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err dont talk to me, your the fuckin retard whos talking shit about my car. thats probably worth more than your house
Dec 13 2007 9:59AM
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Shpadoinkle
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I can only park my mom's truck, my dad's Suburban, and my truck in my living room with room for three couches comfortably. Oh and I live on 20 acres with 6 horses, 1 longhorn steer, and 7 dogs. So...ok. You win.

Sure you can afford the Lambo, but that's it.

Dec 13 2007 11:31AM
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vincepru
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realy? you think so?  if all i could afford was a lambo then why would i waste all my money on that. obviously i had some to blow.

 ps. a white phantom is on its way, wanna help me pick out its 24's?
Dec 13 2007 11:43AM
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B.Snow
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 92
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA my deram car!
Dec 13 2007 12:31PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Spoken like a true Lambo owner who compensates things with money and expensive toys.

Do you remember what you said though?
"err dont talk to me, your the fuckin retard whos talking shit about my car. thats probably worth more than your house"
So your precious little car isn't worth more than my house. I was just saying that all of my investments and hobbies are worth way more than your car, but that all doesn't matter.
You don't know anything about me, but what I know about you is that you are just another prick - nothing more, nothing less. Go use your money to buy you a clue. Only if you can afford it though.

Can we get back to talking about cars now?

Dec 13 2007 1:01PM
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vincepru
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im realy not. i just dont like you. i dont think ive been a prick to anybody but you. we could easily end this whole thing if you just stop criticizing my comments. thanks
Dec 13 2007 1:04PM
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kabozo101
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ewwww no. don't like it and would never drive it
Dec 13 2007 1:09PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
You should have waited for the r36 only a few and is insane. Look it up. anyway sick
Dec 13 2007 4:56PM
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KjellEllefson
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turbos run off the exaust manifold at the end of your engine block
the more your car is emmitting the harder your turbo will work
essentially to keep your turbo in the power band you have the have your tachometer runnin 3 or 4 thousand rpms the whole time
so its really not that hard in a manual you just dont shift up and stay at a constant speed

Dec 13 2007 8:21PM
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