Which Sporty Beater?
 

Ok, I've been mulling it over, and when my current DD dies, I'm thinking of buying a hot hatch.

Out of these three, which would you recommend and why?

Candidate A: The Mazdaspeed3 - Torque without end, crummy mileage, ugly car, but so much fun to drive and spacious...



Candidate B: The VW GTI (or the rumored more powerful variants) - Beautiful and fuel efficient, fun to drive, lacks power, German maintenance costs



Candidate C: The Ford Focus ST - supposed to be powerful, has sync to mess around with, but is a Ford.

I like the VDub for performance, although I'm very happy with my CRZ. Its no hot hatch, just looks great and gets good mileage.

My coworker Remy has a CRZ. They look good, get great mileage, and he says it's fun because he can row his own gears in it. But I have a labrador, so i kinda need a four-door.

Fo fo ford

speed 3 or the ford. i vote speed 3.

I like the speed3 as well.

I say screw all of those, and go Subie ftw.

Basic WRX is sporty and has hatch option or sedan. AWD for winter, looks better, blue can't be beat. And it's still JDM. :tup: (like that matters lol)

http://www.japanesesportcars.com/pho...-wrx-5door.jpg

That's not bad. I think FWD is ok for winter, though. I've driven through all sorts of nasty snow in my Mazda 6. Wouldn't dream of it in the Z. But FWD is ok in snow as well.

True. my tC was just fine in the snow. But still, Subie > All Listed imo.

Here you go buddy, not all the specs will be of the exact ones you're looking at since the specific model you didn't list or they don't have available, but this will give you a good rough estimate based on what's important to you. :tup:

Mazda MAZDASPEED3 Compare - Summary - MSN Autos

Mazda Speed3
VW GTI
Ford Focus
Subaru WRX

3 speed, a lot of performance parts, and a fun community.

go with the vdub... make sure it rubs cause if not, you aint dubbin.....lmao


then chip it....good power from these little buggers.

I've heard (but don't really know) the wrx and the z make good stablemates.... Again, just hearsay.


Of those options, I'd go speed3. They're a blast. Almost bought one instead of the z.


Do remember that sporty fwd in the snow is not the same as lame fwd in the snow :rofl2:

blasphemy!

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My wife took my Subaru after her lease expired and I'm not happy about it. :mad:

It happens to all married men :shakes head: