Minnesota Focus Owners Club

ScottyK wrote:What kind of vw do you have, Kyle?? Is it a 1.8 turbo then? Is it the diesel? Must be the gti...pics?

Pappy couldn't take him with his 220whp Focus so I don't see a basically stock Si getting anywhere near him.

o2designs wrote:What makes you think you can pull on a turbo...lol...good luck

I think I could

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:

ScottyK wrote:What kind of vw do you have, Kyle?? Is it a 1.8 turbo then? Is it the diesel? Must be the gti...pics?

Pappy couldn't take him with his 220whp Focus so I don't see a basically stock Si getting anywhere near him.

I can beat Kyle.......









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Pappy wrote:
I can beat Kyle.......









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Lets just leave your sordid private lives out of this, we're talking about cars here.

Is anyone going to tell me what kind of souped up go-kart Kyle bought? Are there pics somewhere?

Thanks for the pics Steve....

That's a big car, Kyle...looks nice though.

ScottyK wrote:Thanks for the pics Steve....

That's a big car, Kyle...looks nice though.

It's only like a few hundred pounds heaver. All that turbo stuff is heavy. But dimensionally.. its almost the same as the SI.

Yeah, its not any bigger then a SI really. Its perfect size IMO.

And yeah, it is alittle heavier, VW's have never known to be lightwieght. But there is no rattles, no squeaks, knocks down 35+mpg every tank and runs like crazy. LOL

CleanZX3 wrote:

ScottyK wrote:Thanks for the pics Steve....

That's a big car, Kyle...looks nice though.

It's only like a few hundred pounds heaver. All that turbo stuff is heavy. But dimensionally.. its almost the same as the SI.

Atfirst glance it appeared to be a passat. So I though it was the bigger car.

o2designs wrote:Yeah, its not any bigger then a SI really. Its perfect size IMO.

And yeah, it is alittle heavier, VW's have never known to be lightwieght. But there is no rattles, no squeaks, knocks down 35+mpg every tank and runs like crazy. LOL

35+MPG. AWESOME. What year? How many miles? 5-speed? 6-speed? Maybe I should look at a VW... The wife is tired of all the cars I have had though. Since the Focus ST, I had a 2000 Impala, a 1993 F-150, a 2002 Outback, a 1996 F-150. Yes. I know I am crazy. I like the Honda though.

The reason I didn't consider VW this time was because there is no VW shop up here in Duluth. I really wanted a 6-speed that would get good mpg, and still be fun to drive. The Si fell in the right price range and is very roomy when you are 6'5" 280lbs. Plus, the Honda dealer is huge...it's a 6 speed and it is very fun to drive.

I looked at a Jetta Tdi at one point, but it wasn't nearly as roomy as the honda was. The honda beat nearly every car I tried in interior driver space and comfort. The prius was close, but the thing was a slug. It barely moved.

ScottyK wrote:The reason I didn't consider VW this time was because there is no VW shop up here in Duluth. I really wanted a 6-speed that would get good mpg, and still be fun to drive. The Si fell in the right price range and is very roomy when you are 6'5" 280lbs. Plus, the Honda dealer is huge...it's a 6 speed and it is very fun to drive.

I looked at a Jetta Tdi at one point, but it wasn't nearly as roomy as the honda was. The honda beat nearly every car I tried in interior driver space and comfort. The prius was close, but the thing was a slug. It barely moved.

Why so hung up on the 6-speed?

Nice car Scotty, I like the color. I'm not really a honda fan, but I had a 2009 EX loaner for a weekend and it was a very nice car, I wish it had been an si though. What do you think of the split gauges, it took me a little while to get used to but I liked it once I got used to it.

ScottyK wrote:

CleanZX3 wrote:

ScottyK wrote:Thanks for the pics Steve....

That's a big car, Kyle...looks nice though.

It's only like a few hundred pounds heaver. All that turbo stuff is heavy. But dimensionally.. its almost the same as the SI.

Atfirst glance it appeared to be a passat. So I though it was the bigger car.

o2designs wrote:Yeah, its not any bigger then a SI really. Its perfect size IMO.

And yeah, it is alittle heavier, VW's have never known to be lightwieght. But there is no rattles, no squeaks, knocks down 35+mpg every tank and runs like crazy. LOL

35+MPG. AWESOME. What year? How many miles? 5-speed? 6-speed? Maybe I should look at a VW... The wife is tired of all the cars I have had though. Since the Focus ST, I had a 2000 Impala, a 1993 F-150, a 2002 Outback, a 1996 F-150. Yes. I know I am crazy. I like the Honda though.

Yeah its all city driving, and even getting on it alot, into boost it will still knock down 35+ everytime.

o2designs wrote:Yeah, its not any bigger then a SI really. Its perfect size IMO.

And yeah, it is alittle heavier, VW's have never known to be lightwieght. But there is no rattles, no squeaks, knocks down 35+mpg every tank and runs like crazy. LOL

35+MPG every tank? Do you get 40+ ever? Considering this car for myself, civic staying with the wife. Drove a 2006 6-speed GTI today (AWESOME), but I would like the Jetta for the space. Let me know on the MPG. Thanks Kyle.

Would prob. get the auto though. Wife hates manuals. Cosidering a 2006 - 2007 GLI.