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start of 2 he had one (was actually his own car at that)
 
then in fast & furious (the 4th one) he builds up a BSB R34 from impound parts and it gets blown up, then steals the STI 


It's so sad that you know this
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4 hours ago, Count Grantleyish said:

Buy a Golf R. 

Buy Megane 275...

Didn't know about the sport mode in that thing...boy did that transform the car when I did...

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27 minutes ago, Birds said:

Buy Megane 275...

Didn't know about the sport mode in that thing...boy did that transform the car when I did...

Sport mode?

Might not be available in 265 I had in France. 

Haha exactly...button is way too hidden.

It was in the 265 I rented, should be in all of them...to the far right of steering wheel past where ignition barrel would normally be. Hold down for 5 seconds and off goes ESC, idle raises to 1300rpm, throttle becomes sensitive as if the flywheel has been instantly lightened, you get a more aggressive tune for more power/torque, electric steering becomes heavier and tighter. Real jerky around low speed movements but it's a whole different car when giving it stick - actually impressed me cause with sport mode off I thought it was way too docile and didn't see the fuss.

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3 minutes ago, Count Grantleyish said:

Ah, I remember now.

RS mode. 

It's excellent in corners like I said the other day yeah? 

Didn't get enough corner action to explore this but had plenty of grip when diving into turns full throttle

28 minutes ago, Birds said:

Haha exactly...button is way too hidden.

It was in the 265 I rented, should be in all of them...to the far right of steering wheel past where ignition barrel would normally be. Hold down for 5 seconds and off goes ESC, idle raises to 1300rpm, throttle becomes sensitive as if the flywheel has been instantly lightened, you get a more aggressive tune for more power/torque, electric steering becomes heavier and tighter. Real jerky around low speed movements but it's a whole different car when giving it stick - actually impressed me cause with sport mode off I thought it was way too docile and didn't see the fuss.

Yeah, was on the other side for me haha.

They do wake up a lot with RS mode, made a drive around Austrian/Swiss alps and Nordschelefie very enjoyable. 

29 minutes ago, Birds said:

Didn't get enough corner action to explore this but had plenty of grip when diving into turns full throttle

I'd go as far as say it's the best handling FF cars out there, ze Golf doesn't grip that much into turns and mine's all paw. 

For everyday driving, Golf wins hand down. Unless you live in someplace with silky smooth roads. 

2 minutes ago, Count Grantleyish said:

Yeah, was on the other side for me haha.

They do wake up a lot with RS mode, made a drive around Austrian/Swiss alps and Nordschelefie very enjoyable. 

You get a lot of car for the money, no? 43k for base model. Pretty good all rounder / daily track weapon and one of the better looking hot hatches I think.

26 minutes ago, Birds said:

You get a lot of car for the money, no? 43k for base model. Pretty good all rounder / daily track weapon and one of the better looking hot hatches I think.

Yep, they're lot of car for the money. And they do look good, bit of a pain driving it through small European towns at times! 

New RS is coming here this year and it'll have 5 door and dual clutch transmission (option I believe) along with 4 wheel steer for both parking and spirited driving. I think it's out in Europe sometime soon? 

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4 minutes ago, Count Grantleyish said:

I'd go as far as say it's the best handling FF cars out there, ze Golf doesn't grip that much into turns and mine's all paw. 

For everyday driving, Golf wins hand down. Unless you live in someplace with silky smooth roads. 

Yeah newfound respect for the French makers. I've driven Peugeots and Renaults before and this was a different class of car. I've read this car came about as part of a tender to replace the WRXs in the fleet of the national guard fast response unit, so the cars had to be more capable than those. It's no Skyline for raw fun but if you have to upgrade to the 21st century, would strongly consider.

27 minutes ago, Birds said:

Yeah newfound respect for the French makers. I've driven Peugeots and Renaults before and this was a different class of car. I've read this car came about as part of a tender to replace the WRXs in the fleet of the national guard fast response unit, so the cars had to be more capable than those. It's no Skyline for raw fun but if you have to upgrade to the 21st century, would strongly consider.

I've thought about moving on ze Golf for one of these purely for the driving experience. With RS mode on, it doesn't feel modular like modern cars. Instead, it feels like GC/F WRX's - unfiltered fun. 

Although, Golf is better in everything else IMO. 

Oh and I hope Renault has sorted the cup holder issue.

D95 model can only fit a can of Red Bull and thats it. Must be their "partnership" with Red Bull F1 team :P 

3 minutes ago, Count Grantleyish said:

Oh and I hope Renault has sorted the cup holder issue.

D95 model can only fit a can of Red Bull and thats it. Must be their "partnership" with Red Bull F1 team :P 

Haha well there is a Red Bull edition...

And all the usual French quirks. Who the hell puts cruise control near the centre console?! Red seatbelts are cool.

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27 minutes ago, Birds said:

Haha well there is a Red Bull edition...

And all the usual French quirks. Who the hell puts cruise control near the centre console?! Red seatbelts are cool.

Yeah, I remembered searching forever for the cruise button and resorted to handbook only to find it's all in French! 

Then gave up and started pressing all buttons.... 

RS comes with a front diff which is more than most sporty FF cars... I can't remember if it was like an electric diff or mostly mech.

I like them but they bit too big and heavy for a "small" car. Probably take the Clio personally. (Not that I've driven either)

 

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