Pretty average result for the RS in EVOCOTY. clio 200 was the highest scoring hatch, 5th place...

 

Wife recently did an Audi R8 drive at Bruntingthorpe.

Plenty of pay & drive cars there. Lambos, Ferraris,
etc. Only car that didn't move all afternoon........

RS - heard a comment of; 'no, it's just a focus'

Aerial Atom didn't stop all day - £40 a lap !!

 

to people who know nothing about cars it is "just a focus"

with the cars that were there id have left the rs aswell

 

So you're admitting now, that you've bought a dud car?

 

Joined a nice large gathering of RS's today

 

Blue not too popular, then.

 

yes wish i had got the lambo now

 

Actually there were another 2 @ the meet making a total of 3 , with 6 FW & 9 Attention Seeker Green

 

any more mods yet tiny ?

hows the rs compare to the scooby tiny ? been a few years since i had a scoob

 

so who has the quickest RS?

 

somone has just done a 385 bhp RS i will try and find the link

 

think he means quickest driving, not quickest tyre shreader,,, pmsl

 

REWORDED FOR ACCURACY;

I have to work for my girlfriend's vag, but she won"t touch my bargepole so I end up having a big series of ***** in a golf.

 

ROFFLECOPTER!!!!!

 

 

What was the recall for ?

 

Shame about the black, cheap looking 'Halfords accessory' afterthought at the top of the rear window. It would look much better coloured the same as the rest of the bodywork imo.

 

Dammit - coffee all over keyboard

 

there is a recall im not telling you why ....hateRS

 

 

No more @ the moment Paul , but the Modding but is really starting to bite , must resist , must resist

Very very similar to be fair , i feel both the scoob & the RS are cars that can be driven very sedately to the shops & both can be complete animals once the loud pedal is buried in the carpet !!

I much prefer my RS to the scoob , but again to be fair my scoob is a 2001 model & the RS (59 Plate ) So of course the drive , instrumentation , are going to be loads better in the latter car

i certainly don't miss the noise of the scoob , though again this could be just down to me being an old boy now , the RS is rather quite until you hit the pedal & all hell breaks loose & as for the noise of the 5 cylinder it's WOW !!

Anyone who says the RS needs to be 4wd really needs to drive one , the RS puts the power down ( In the dry ) like nothing you would believe it really feels that the tyres are pulling the tarmac up out of the road , of course in wet / damp conditions like today then even with the ESP on , give it large in either 1st , 2nd , 3rd gear then the wheels will light up as it Scrabble's for grip m, but boy oh boy it's a fun fun car !!

For me the RS would **** all over my WRX ( To many bolt on goodies !! ) never driven an STI but i feel there's not alot in it , with tuning packages now ready available from many of the specialists 400bhp is not to far away , now that will be a handful !!

absolutely loving every minute of RS ownership , it's far far better that i can ever of imagined

I Just guess that i'm lucky to own both

 

to be fair darren, your 2 cars are totally different
you have a 280bhp scoob that looks 500
and a 300bhp ford that looks, not bad
i hope you will prove this lot wrong and join us at brands in feb
show them that the focus is a force to be recconed with
btw, when do i get my go

 

watch the roundabouts , fwd and power not a great mix , specially in winter as i saw today , a customer with rs with wheel that looked like a spider with no outer rim lol

 

Had my first experience of an RS today, admittedly in the pouring rain, but have to say it was very impressive.

Maybe more of a grown ups performance car, in that you can still easily have a conversation with minimal noise, but hit the loud pedal and it makes some nice sounds and pulls very well.
Have driven much quicker scoobs, but as a real world do everything fun car it does seem to be very very good.

Obviously i'll have to reserve final judgment until I have driven one properly in the dry. Hint, hint

 

cheers tiny, im still loving mine had it six months next week and still jump in it for the hell of it, puts a smile on my face every time

 

What BHP can these take before being FWD causes issues?

 

a few mags have tested the ggr map about 350 bhp ( i think) and not seen any probs yet

 

230 - 240bhp

 

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