SRT-4 killer?
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Looks good but for 10 G's more than an SRT-4, if I didn't already have a civic I would probably get the Dodge (If I actually was forced to buy an American Car)
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Weak powertrain, FWD only (for a RC) and yes. . . it's a FORD.
$30,000 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! No thanks. . . I'll take my STi, thank you very much.
Weak powertrain, FWD only (for a RC) and yes. . . it's a FORD.
$30,000 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! No thanks. . . I'll take my STi, thank you very much.
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Rep Power: 338 does anyone but myself find it funny that ford's fastest production vehicle is a truck?
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Rep Power: 336 ford focus = rally car
hyundai tiburon = rally car
Mitsu Evo = rally car
Sub WRX/STI = rally car
Peugot = rally cars
Citreon = rally cars
damn i wish i had a rally car. (talking about WRC series)
hyundai tiburon = rally car
Mitsu Evo = rally car
Sub WRX/STI = rally car
Peugot = rally cars
Citreon = rally cars
damn i wish i had a rally car. (talking about WRC series)
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Rep Power: 344 even Ford pussifies a car when they bring it state side? No AWD, no 6 speed??? $30,000!!!!!! that thing should be as fast as an evo for that price.... not slower than the kneeyawn.
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Rep Power: 320 Originally posted by WannaBFast
does anyone but myself find it funny that ford's fastest production vehicle is a truck?
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does anyone but myself find it funny that ford's fastest production vehicle is a truck?
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Rep Power: 0 well... i sold dodge cars and trucks for a while... and it would appear to me that the biggest SRT-4 killer will be the car itself, im SURE it will prove to be a complete pile of crap... and yeah, my turbo'd vic will get one too... i've seen a LOT around, and it appears VERY few people can drive them well....
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Rep Power: 0 On sale in U.S. To be determined, that car would never EVER sell for 30Gs over here. And if it did, Id slap on a turbo and laugh all the way to the bank as I blow past a 30 thousand dollar focus. I mean, what have they done here to warrant spending 30,000 dollars on a focus? All I see is a turbo. And to pay 30,000 for a stock turbo focus.. you gotta be outa your mind. Just buy a regular focus and turbo it, it would probably be faster than a factory turboed focus.
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Funny, Im an SRT-4 killer now. Not in a straight line of course, but then again, I dont race in Straight lines.
Funny, Im an SRT-4 killer now. Not in a straight line of course, but then again, I dont race in Straight lines.
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Rep Power: 0 I'd easily put down 30k in a second if i had it for a ford. its called the SVT Cobra and it will blow away a civic running 20 lbs of boost.
As for this new focus, I dont like it. But I will say that I'll almost guarentee that it doesnt come here costing 30k. Domesitc car companys always overstate the price of a car. All you have to do is show up and you cna get 5k knocked off the price of any domestic. Another thing to look at is this focus isn't made to do what the srt-4 is made to do. It's not a straight line car, its a rally car.
As for this new focus, I dont like it. But I will say that I'll almost guarentee that it doesnt come here costing 30k. Domesitc car companys always overstate the price of a car. All you have to do is show up and you cna get 5k knocked off the price of any domestic. Another thing to look at is this focus isn't made to do what the srt-4 is made to do. It's not a straight line car, its a rally car.
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Rep Power: 344 Originally posted by EManEX
For how long though. Are these SRT-4 being driven by professionals or by little kids? Because theres a difference in beating a car and beating the drivers.
For how long though. Are these SRT-4 being driven by professionals or by little kids? Because theres a difference in beating a car and beating the drivers.
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either way your racing both the car AND the driver. So if he says he beat a srt4 he's not lying, cause sure the driver plays a huge roll in autoX, but the driver was still driving a SRT-4. Them's sounds like bragging rights to me
either way your racing both the car AND the driver. So if he says he beat a srt4 he's not lying, cause sure the driver plays a huge roll in autoX, but the driver was still driving a SRT-4. Them's sounds like bragging rights to me
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Rep Power: 344 i know, all i'm saying is you can't just say your racing a driver in autoX, its not like the guy is running on foot or something.. he's driving something.
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EManEX is right, I have no doubt that eventually a compitant driver will come around an beat me, but then SRT-4's are D-Sock, and I run STS. STS at best should be about the equivalant of G-Stock. 1 class lower then D-Stock. And So far the 2 that show up have yet to out run me, but they have come close. as far as professional dirvers?...... Well what type of people have been buying SRT-4's? Yup, Young, Inexperianced drivers who like Drag racing. Not exactly the best autocrossers (Or drivers for that matter).
A Turbo on a FWD platfom can be a big liability in autocross, and Road racing. With out a Driver that konws how to deal with the problems, that liability can kill a cars competitveness.
Just a note, D-stock is currently dominatied by Integra Type R's and BMW 3 series cars. The WRX is classed D-Stock but its not that competitive in the class.
A Turbo on a FWD platfom can be a big liability in autocross, and Road racing. With out a Driver that konws how to deal with the problems, that liability can kill a cars competitveness.
Just a note, D-stock is currently dominatied by Integra Type R's and BMW 3 series cars. The WRX is classed D-Stock but its not that competitive in the class.
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Rep Power: 344 Originally posted by Zzyzx
EManEX is right, I have no doubt that eventually a compitant driver will come around an beat me, but then SRT-4's are D-Sock, and I run STS. STS at best should be about the equivalant of G-Stock. 1 class lower then D-Stock. And So far the 2 that show up have yet to out run me, but they have come close. as far as professional dirvers?...... Well what type of people have been buying SRT-4's? Yup, Young, Inexperianced drivers who like Drag racing. Not exactly the best autocrossers (Or drivers for that matter).
A Turbo on a FWD platfom can be a big liability in autocross, and Road racing. With out a Driver that konws how to deal with the problems, that liability can kill a cars competitveness.
Just a note, D-stock is currently dominatied by Integra Type R's and BMW 3 series cars. The WRX is classed D-Stock but its not that competitive in the class.
EManEX is right, I have no doubt that eventually a compitant driver will come around an beat me, but then SRT-4's are D-Sock, and I run STS. STS at best should be about the equivalant of G-Stock. 1 class lower then D-Stock. And So far the 2 that show up have yet to out run me, but they have come close. as far as professional dirvers?...... Well what type of people have been buying SRT-4's? Yup, Young, Inexperianced drivers who like Drag racing. Not exactly the best autocrossers (Or drivers for that matter).
A Turbo on a FWD platfom can be a big liability in autocross, and Road racing. With out a Driver that konws how to deal with the problems, that liability can kill a cars competitveness.
Just a note, D-stock is currently dominatied by Integra Type R's and BMW 3 series cars. The WRX is classed D-Stock but its not that competitive in the class.
i hate when someone says some kill story about how they beat some car they normally shouldn't beat, and everyone says it was the driver. sure the driver sucked, but you still beat him in the car...so therefore you beat the car. IMO anyway.
