Fun Small Hatchbacks w/ Good MPG

[Buck]

Edit: I got a 2014 Focus ST1 (aka the base version).

[Dayze]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

Interesting - bunch here in Denver - totally worth the drive to pick one up - I can drive Denver to KC on one tank of gas

yeah, the MPG is sick on those bastards.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Buck

Car is a ****ing blast to drive for a daily driver for a broke bastard. So far anyways. Haven't really pushed it yet.

New car and broke bastard don't really coincide.

My car is about ready to turn 13 years old (read cheap bastard).

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I'm not sure - I'm still n00bish with it - I just recently found out my trap speed, but really, I don't know how to answer your question

Sorry Red, I'm talking about the elapsed time in seconds.
Are you going to a drag strip or doing a "roll on" at an air port like in the video you posted?
If you're going to a drag strip they should give you a slip at the end of your run showing you stuff like reaction time, 60 & 120 ft. times and elapsed times for 1/8 and 1/4 mile along with your trap speed. With around 120 MPH trap speed that would generally land you in the low 11 second to high 10 second range in the 1/4.
If your going to an air port then I don't know, guess it depends on who is running the show.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Sorry Red, I'm talking about the elapsed time in seconds.
Are you going to a drag strip or doing a "roll on" at an air port like in the video you posted?
If you're going to a drag strip they should give you a slip at the end of your run showing you stuff like reaction time, 60 & 120 ft. times and elapsed times for 1/8 and 1/4 mile along with your trap speed. With around 120 MPH trap speed that would generally land you in the low 11 second to high 10 second range in the 1/4.
If your going to an air port then I don't know, guess it depends on who is running the show.

my TA pulled a 10.81 @ 124 all motor on drag RADIALS and skinnies~

Trap speed is overrated~

[COchief]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

Interesting - bunch here in Denver - totally worth the drive to pick one up - I can drive Denver to KC on one tank of gas

Dude, I like and respect you but good lord was this exchange dumb and I just can't let it go.

Vehicles in any given state depend on climate/demographic/pop. age/culture/progressive. You think it might be easier to find a Prius in the Bay area vs Oklahoma? Would you fly to Miami or Dallas if you were in the market for a F350? If you fancied a manual tranny would you go hunting in Scottsdale, AZ?

I mean Jesus, you are a gay man who has lived in Denver for how long? Have you noticed that this state is just a tad bit more progressive/liberal in everything and there may just be a few more TDI/Prius/Leafs (ha, Leaves?) in this state than say TX/MO?

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by hometeam

my TA pulled a 10.81 @ 124 all motor on drag RADIALS and skinnies~

Trap speed is overrated~

Nice.
And yea, trap speed is an indicator of horsepower but it's pretty common for the higher trap speed to lose a drag race because the other guy was getting down the track so quickly he didn't have as much time to accelerate.

[Buck]

I can't wait til I break this thing in. It's much faster and more fun than any car I've owned. Went from 65 to 100 in less than 3 seconds in 6th. No car I've owned before could even get close to that.

[COchief]

Originally Posted by Buck

I can't wait til I break this thing in. It's much faster and more fun than any car I've owned. Went from 65 to 100 in less than 3 seconds in 6th. No car I've owned before could even get close to that.

Congrats, nothing like having a new car that is on the other end of the spectrum from your old one. I hope you beat the shit out of whoever you bought from pricewise being you bought the couple days after Christmas. I bought my Wrangler on 12-27 last year and played a few dealers off each other and they were bending over like crazy.

I think you chose well, your options were basically:

By price:
Fiesta ST
Focus ST/Mazdaspeed 3
GTI
Mini
WRX

I should learn to stay out of car threads on CP, we've got:

-Why yall care about torque/hp when you ain't pullin no stumps?

-Late 90s era style 2F2F "hp to tha wheels" figures completely made up, I was surprised Mr "this is your brain on drugs" didn't add a few HP for his aftermarket carbon fiber cup holders.

-Advice from "My bro's got a ten second car" so he knows better than BMW/Honda/VW/Toyotas entire engine management engineering teams that have billions at stake based on their knowledge. Watch for a PM from NASA, I informed them of your brother's extensive fuel experience when they asked if they could just put 85 in instead of rocket fuel.

Yes, I'm kind of grumpy this morning...

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Sorry Red, I'm talking about the elapsed time in seconds.
Are you going to a drag strip or doing a "roll on" at an air port like in the video you posted?
If you're going to a drag strip they should give you a slip at the end of your run showing you stuff like reaction time, 60 & 120 ft. times and elapsed times for 1/8 and 1/4 mile along with your trap speed. With around 120 MPH trap speed that would generally land you in the low 11 second to high 10 second range in the 1/4.
If your going to an air port then I don't know, guess it depends on who is running the show.

Yeah that's way over my head, I guess I should not have acted like I knew what I was talking about.

I just did the math and also consulted w/ the technicians as to where I'd be. That wasn't my car dragging against the F430. So far I've only abused a 911 and a v12 amg.

I'm cooling it w/ the insane street racing - it's way too dangerous. It's just nice if you see an s4 at a light, and you know you can pwn him 0 - 70ish.

It's pretty much the same mentality as owning a bike - or so the respect factor absolutely SHOULD be the same. I've piddled around w/ g37's and torch them like really bad, but really I'm going to chill and drive it only in Drive and stay off the Sport mode. Additionally I've had it up to 120, I felt the front wheels skipping the pavement. It's really scary up there at those speeds w/ a TRUE rear-wheel pwr'd car. Hopefully that all added up and made sense - lol

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Buck

I can't wait til I break this thing in. It's much faster and more fun than any car I've owned. Went from 65 to 100 in less than 3 seconds in 6th. No car I've owned before could even get close to that.

did you buy one yet? I haven't had a chance to read back through the thread.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by COchief

I should learn to stay out of car threads on CP, we've got:

-Why yall care about torque/hp when you ain't pullin no stumps?

-Late 90s era style 2F2F "hp to tha wheels" figures completely made up, I was surprised Mr "this is your brain on drugs" didn't add a few HP for his aftermarket carbon fiber cup holders.

-Advice from "My bro's got a ten second car" so he knows better than BMW/Honda/VW/Toyotas entire engine management engineering teams that have billions at stake based on their knowledge. Watch for a PM from NASA, I informed them of your brother's extensive fuel experience and when they asked if they could just put 85 in instead of rocket fuel.

Yes, I'm kind of grumpy this morning...

I must be missing out on some good reading.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by COchief

Congrats, nothing like having a new car that is on the other end of the spectrum from your old one. I hope you beat the shit out of whoever you bought from pricewise being you bought the couple days after Christmas. I bought my Wrangler on 12-27 last year and played a few dealers off each other and they were bending over like crazy.

I think you chose well, your options were basically:

By price:
Fiesta ST
Focus ST/Mazdaspeed 3
GTI
Mini
WRX

I should learn to stay out of car threads on CP, we've got:

-Why yall care about torque/hp when you ain't pullin no stumps?

-Late 90s era style 2F2F "hp to tha wheels" figures completely made up, I was surprised Mr "this is your brain on drugs" didn't add a few HP for his aftermarket carbon fiber cup holders.

-Advice from "My bro's got a ten second car" so he knows better than BMW/Honda/VW/Toyotas entire engine management engineering teams that have billions at stake based on their knowledge. Watch for a PM from NASA, I informed them of your brother's extensive fuel experience and when they asked if they could just put 85 in instead of rocket fuel.

Yes, I'm kind of grumpy this morning...

Are you Frazod?

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I'm cooling it w/ the insane street racing - it's way too dangerous. It's just nice if you see an s4 at a light, and you know you can pwn him 0 - 70ish.

Ah, got'cha.
You won't hear any sermons from on that though, done more than my fair share of it myself.

[COchief]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

I must be missing out on some good reading.

Pretty sure I always notice you in these threads, you are one of the few that passes the litmus test with frequency IIRC.

There is plenty on this page from "Would you like your brain fried or scrambled" about how he completely made up a trap time for his made up whp car and then had no idea what a 30/60/ 1/8 1/4 slip was since he has obviously has never even heard the basics about drag racing.

He then posted a rolling start video of an unknown BMW vs a Ferrari (drag race of all things, ugh) as proof of his ride's "ability to pwn". Wonder if that launch button on the Ferrari might have changed that outcome just a tad.

He's killing me slowly but surely...

[COchief]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

Are you Frazod?

Did I recommend a Chevy Malibu or a V6 auto Mustang (sorry Fraz, couldn't resist)?

I have noticed your bullshit in car threads and am seriously starting to question whether you have owned any of the cars you have claimed to?

You're telling me you have owned modified S4/WRX (one or both I forget) /335i and you have no idea what 30/60 1/8 1/4 means? The fastest cars I've ever owned were stock S2000s that I took to the track (with turns not trees) and I've known this shit for years.