Screw you Matt, and the Angels. - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2003-09-16, 09:16 PM

Salmon shouldn't have walked.

Spezio is a bitch, and his band sucks.

That is all.

MattR · 2003-09-17, 03:45 AM

Can you believe that! I didn;t get to watch the game, but I saw the A's up 4-3 and figured it was done...hahahaa.

MattR · 2003-09-17, 09:22 AM

Thanks for the new title snott! Damn you

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Thanks for the new title snott! Damn you

What exactly is happening? Are you getting the detonation or pinging problem or something?

MattR · 2003-09-17, 09:38 AM

Well, it was fine down there until Sunday, I filled up at 76, then it started pinging like a motherf@cker, right at 4k RPM. Scott and Tyson were with me, sao they heard it. However, it seemed like the computer eventually adjusted to it, because I could not get it to duplicate the sound on the way home. I think maybe I had a shitty tank of gas or something, but who knows. And of course, Scott loves to poke fun at my misfortune

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Well, it was fine down there until Sunday, I filled up at 76, then it started pinging like a motherf@cker, right at 4k RPM. Scott and Tyson were with me, sao they heard it. However, it seemed like the computer eventually adjusted to it, because I could not get it to duplicate the sound on the way home. I think maybe I had a shitty tank of gas or something, but who knows. And of course, Scott loves to poke fun at my misfortune

Ahh....You can always make fun of his click/clank CV problem.....

I await my next problem. I wonder what it will be.......

MattR · 2003-09-17, 10:43 AM

The rumor is, Scott will be renting a Focus from Hertz friday, so he'll have something to autocross in at Lovelock. hahahahaha!

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 12:08 PM

A Focus??? LOL....Hey better then nothing.

STIwish · 2003-09-17, 12:17 PM

Focii can handle.. infact I actually think the SVT may be a better handler than the stock WRX.. but thats just me.

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

Focii can handle.. infact I actually think the SVT may be a better handler than the stock WRX.. but thats just me.

Hehe....

You =

STIwish · 2003-09-17, 02:11 PM

Im serious, Ive driven both... the Focus handles like its on rails with little to no body roll.. I think it handles better personally.

MattR · 2003-09-17, 02:22 PM

Hahahahaah! That is all.

STIwish · 2003-09-17, 02:30 PM

Have you driven one Matt? or Art?

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 02:31 PM

Yeeaaa, I have read articles about the SVT. First,(not only my opinion, but still a opinion)it doesn't have near the performance of a WRX suspension.

They are decent for the price, but so are SRT-4's. And still people proclaim how awsome subaru's are around the track and probably why there are so many being raced also.

I would like to hear more opinions on the subject, but I highly doubt the SVT Focus ranks anywhere near the WRX.

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 02:33 PM

No I have not driven one on the track. Have you? I would like to know. Because how can you really tell unless you are at the track to feel the difference safely?

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 02:41 PM

And just so I can show I am not talking out of my ass, here is a article from Forbes Magizine comparing these vehicles:

Nissan's SE-R Spec V,
Honda Civic Si,
Mazda MP3,
Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S
Acura RSX Type-S
Subaru WRX
Ford Focus SVT

Here is the good quote from the article:

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Originally Posted by Forbes Magizine

On top of it all, the SVT Focus is as much fun to drive as any of those cars and can hang with all but the WRX on any reasonable corkscrew of American back road

http://www.forbes.com/2002/06/24/0624test.html

MattR · 2003-09-17, 02:46 PM

Yeah, my x girlfriend had one, It was fun, but without any work done to them, they fall on their face. They're quick, but the suspension is just so-so...so no, I don;t think they are anywhere near as good as the WRX, but it all depends on what you're lookng for.

STIwish · 2003-09-17, 02:50 PM

They are simply outclassed as far as power goes, but with suspension and handling, they are very predictable and tight, and imo at least on par with the WRX.

STIwish · 2003-09-17, 02:51 PM

and no, I've never had one on the track, just parking lot screwing around.

ArthurS · 2003-09-17, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

They are simply outclassed as far as power goes, but with suspension and handling, they are very predictable and tight, and imo at least on par with the WRX.

Well like the article said, for a true enthusiast driver, they noticed that it did outperform the above mentioned cars, which isnt bad for only 18k, but it did not compare to the WRX which beat it in every aspect but price.

I would just say the old but true statement, 'you get what you pay for'. I would expect those things to not last that long.

sperry · 2003-09-17, 09:04 PM

I had an '86 Escort.

The Focus is just the new Escort.

Fuck that thing.

(That being said, they really aren't terrible cars.... they just need to bring the RS stateside. BTW: how pathetic is it that we need FORD of all people to bring the cool car stateside....

)

2003-09-16, 09:16 PM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Screw you Matt, and the Angels. Salmon shouldn't have walked. Spezio is a bitch, and his band sucks. That is all. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2003-09-17, 03:45 AM	#2
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Can you believe that! I didn;t get to watch the game, but I saw the A's up 4-3 and figured it was done...hahahaa. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2003-09-17, 09:22 AM	#3
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Thanks for the new title snott! Damn you __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2003-09-17, 09:38 AM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Well, it was fine down there until Sunday, I filled up at 76, then it started pinging like a motherf@cker, right at 4k RPM. Scott and Tyson were with me, sao they heard it. However, it seemed like the computer eventually adjusted to it, because I could not get it to duplicate the sound on the way home. I think maybe I had a shitty tank of gas or something, but who knows. And of course, Scott loves to poke fun at my misfortune __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2003-09-17, 10:43 AM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	The rumor is, Scott will be renting a Focus from Hertz friday, so he'll have something to autocross in at Lovelock. hahahahaha! __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2003-09-17, 12:08 PM	#8
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	A Focus??? LOL....Hey better then nothing. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2003-09-17, 12:17 PM	#9
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Focii can handle.. infact I actually think the SVT may be a better handler than the stock WRX.. but thats just me. __________________ STIwish

2003-09-17, 02:11 PM	#11
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Im serious, Ive driven both... the Focus handles like its on rails with little to no body roll.. I think it handles better personally. __________________ STIwish

2003-09-17, 02:22 PM	#12
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Hahahahaah! That is all. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2003-09-17, 02:30 PM	#13
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Have you driven one Matt? or Art? __________________ STIwish

2003-09-17, 02:31 PM	#14
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Yeeaaa, I have read articles about the SVT. First,(not only my opinion, but still a opinion)it doesn't have near the performance of a WRX suspension. They are decent for the price, but so are SRT-4's. And still people proclaim how awsome subaru's are around the track and probably why there are so many being raced also. I would like to hear more opinions on the subject, but I highly doubt the SVT Focus ranks anywhere near the WRX. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2003-09-17, 02:33 PM	#15
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	No I have not driven one on the track. Have you? I would like to know. Because how can you really tell unless you are at the track to feel the difference safely? __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2003-09-17, 02:46 PM	#17
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Yeah, my x girlfriend had one, It was fun, but without any work done to them, they fall on their face. They're quick, but the suspension is just so-so...so no, I don;t think they are anywhere near as good as the WRX, but it all depends on what you're lookng for. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2003-09-17, 02:50 PM	#18
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	They are simply outclassed as far as power goes, but with suspension and handling, they are very predictable and tight, and imo at least on par with the WRX. __________________ STIwish

2003-09-17, 02:51 PM	#19
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	and no, I've never had one on the track, just parking lot screwing around. __________________ STIwish

2003-09-17, 09:04 PM	#21
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I had an '86 Escort. The Focus is just the new Escort. Fuck that thing. (That being said, they really aren't terrible cars.... they just need to bring the RS stateside. BTW: how pathetic is it that we need FORD of all people to bring the cool car stateside.... ) __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?