General Car Discussion

At least in America/Canada, hell no, dipshits crashed those Imprezas like a drunken mother in law at a wedding, in key words they're expensive. Get a Golf or a Opel/Vauxhall.

 

Ok wouldnt be for me bit for my brother and a opel or vw are out of question for him

 

A bit off topic but with the Ssangyong Rodius I noticed it had a 140A alternator. That is good as when driving to france this summer the kids will be able to keep their gadgets charged up. But what i want to know is what amount of time can the radio be on for without starting the engine? Is 10 mins too long? Car had a new battery in december so its healthy.

But for 10-15 minutes with just the radio on (Key on position 1) how long could it realistically go on for without damaging the battery long term? I think the battery Ah is 85

 

With you, the first german non-ovened 2018 car

 

should be OK but don't do it often

 

The more I see the prices of even semi base model Valiant Chargers the further I move away from my dream of owning one in the future.

I hope they drop in value in 20 years time because its getting ridiculous.

 

Old cars never drop in value, no matter how famous it is. Unless you meant a beater.

 

Well it depends on peoples taste but unfortunately there are tonnes of 50 somethings who want these cars plus they have deep pockets atm.

Its all nostalgia.

 

Used parts should be cheap since they are wrecked often.

 

Chick I know had her car stolen

Cops found it 2 days later

People suck

 

Yeah, blame the thief that stole her car. And I feel sorry to her.
OT:
https://paultan.org/2018/01/23/scientists-develop-carbon-fibre-base-stock-from-plants/
Does that means I could see a Golf or Fiesta with CF in the future? Maybe.

 

ok thanks but doesnt that mean that insurance is more expensive?

 

Of course, in my country Imprezas are one of the most expensive cars to insure because they crash all the time.

 

It's GM what do you expect? They do everything to kill off they're best brands and ruin they're remaining ones with ugly cars and stupid advertising.

 

So just a mind game if youd have to buy a hot hatch wich would you pick? For me it would be a close thing between the honda civic type r and the wrx sti with the sti just ahead

 

I think of a Ford Pinto the OG Hot Hatch.

 

The only "hot hatch" pintos were the ones that caught fire.

 

You could get the '72 AMC Gremlin with a 5.0 V8. It was quicker than most cars of it's time especially at it's $2200 price point. It was referred to as the "poor mans Corvette"

A contender for one of the early hot hatches in my opinion.

 

really fast if you decided to hop up that 401 ci of American iron

 

Well, if I had to buy a hot hatch, it'd probably be a Fiesta ST. I've never driven a car with such fantastic dynamics.

Behind that would be an AMC Gremlin X and a Peugeot 205 GTi.