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[techswede]

Did not get one of the jobs i applied for as a store manager at a place that sells glasses. 

BUT. I did get 25% off my next pair of glasses. Nicest no i've ever gotten.

[NinJake]

The Toyotas will return as DLC for FM7.

 

My buddy has a MR2 and a 3.8 Genesis... the MR2 he's owned for ~6 years and it's the biggest pain in his rear end lol. He was talking about LS swapping the genesis as well.

 

I also agree with the new Subaru body styles, they just don't catch your eye like they used to. I reallllllly wish they would have continued the hatch WRXs. This was the deciding factor to go for the Focus ST as I bought a brand new car compared to risking buying a used WRX hatch with ~40-100k miles for nearly the same price... And you know the previous owners beat the living piss out of those cars.

[TVwazhere]

17 minutes ago, techswede said:

Did not get one of the jobs i applied for as a store manager at a place that sells glasses. 

BUT. I did get 25% off my next pair of glasses. Nicest no i've ever gotten.

Inb4 you have perfect 20/20 vision

 

It's the thought that counts regardless

[techswede]

Just now, TVwazhere said:

Inb4 you have perfect 20/20 vision

 

It's the thought that counts regardless

Luckily for them i need new glasses at some point. I've had my current glasses since 2006...

Finding the right frames is a nightmare though. 

[TVwazhere]

Just now, techswede said:

Luckily for them i need new glasses at some point. I've had my current glasses since 2006...

Finding the right frames is a nightmare though. 

I find most places are actually pretty helpful including of all places, Walmart. We've been to a lot of places, and maybe it was just luck of the draw but me and my sister really liked the dude at the Walmart eye-care center. He was energetic and really funny. Plus their prices were good and they accepted our insurance.

[techswede]

Just now, TVwazhere said:

I find most places are actually pretty helpful including of all places, Walmart. We've been to a lot of places, and maybe it was just luck of the draw but me and my sister really liked the dude at the Walmart eye-care center. He was energetic and really funny. Plus their prices were good and they accepted our insurance.

Staff isn't an issue.. I'm just very picky. I hope to keep my next pair for as long as i've kept the ones i'm currently wearing.

[terrytek]

9 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

No Supra in FM7? FUUUUUUUUUUUCK

 

https://ar12gaming.com/articles/forza-7-toyota

oh what the fuck. volkswagen i could understand why it wasn't included in fh3, but toyota not being in fm7? fml how can they forget a company that made some of the most iconic cars in the world?

8 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

does that also apply to my C2

uh yeah actually. now that i think about it, maybe the cars on this thread are more varied than i used to think

8 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

The fuck is a goathead? Do you mean burr/sticker?

these little fuckers.

 

i call them goatheads because my running buddies did so, so it caught on. these fuckers are responsible for me wasting at least 30 bucks each month on tire tubes.

35 minutes ago, NinJake said:

The Toyotas will return as DLC for FM7.

 

My buddy has a MR2 and a 3.8 Genesis... the MR2 he's owned for ~6 years and it's the biggest pain in his rear end lol. He was talking about LS swapping the genesis as well.

 

I also agree with the new Subaru body styles, they just don't catch your eye like they used to. I reallllllly wish they would have continued the hatch WRXs. This was the deciding factor to go for the Focus ST as I bought a brand new car compared to risking buying a used WRX hatch with ~40-100k miles for nearly the same price... And you know the previous owners beat the living piss out of those cars.

wait how do you know toyota will return as a dlc? you got the inside scoop?

 

honestly i wished they took the newest hatch impreza and made it an sti that way. shit was cool back when subaru wasn't afraid to make fun cars. these days their driving experience is getting kinda sloppy.

[NinJake]

3 minutes ago, terrytek said:

wait how do you know toyota will return as a dlc? you got the inside scoop?

I'd have to find it... unless I was dreaming but I swear it was on a reddit post I saw yesterday in the /r/forza subreddit.

 

Yeah my good friend picked up a '14 WRX hatch in the Rally Blue color... that was another factor into me getting an ST over the WRX, it's a fun car but I'm actually still happy I went with the ST after driving the WRX.

[TVwazhere]

18 minutes ago, NinJake said:

I'm actually still happy I went with the ST after driving the WRX.

Did you not like how the car felt?

[NinJake]

3 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Did you not like how the car felt?

Well of course I liked the AWD push/pull but the interior itself seemed slapped together and more worth a 10k car rather than a 30k car. The handling was nice with such a low center boxer engine but going back to the price point of how much this car cost when it was available new... it just didn't compare to the nooks and crannies the ST has. The main thing the WRX hatch has in my opinion over any other hatch is the exterior body style. I very much love the look of it and the sound the sound of the engine.

 

The ST also gets better mpg

[TVwazhere]

Just now, NinJake said:

Well of course I liked the AWD push/pull but the interior itself seemed slapped together and more worth a 10k car rather than a 30k car. The handling was nice with such a low center boxer engine but going back to the price point of how much this car cost when it was available new... it just didn't compare to the nooks and crannies the ST has. The main thing the WRX hatch has in my opinion over any other hatch is the exterior body style. I very much love the look of it and the sound the sound of the engine.

 

The ST also gets better mpg

Yeah the interior is what pushed me away initially from wrx's as well. The price and low MPG can be partially contributed to the fact that it has AWD 

[Real_PhillBert]

31 minutes ago, NinJake said:

Yeah my good friend picked up a '14 WRX hatch in the Rally Blue color... that was another factor into me getting an ST over the WRX, it's a fun car but I'm actually still happy I went with the ST after driving the WRX.

There are three things that kept me from buying a WRX over the FoST:

 

1) The killed the hatch, and I was really in the market for a hatch instead of a sedan, just more practical.

 

2) Price, the WRX was going for MSRP at all the dealers I went to, so they were really pushing $30k vs the $21.5k I paid for my FoST.

 

3) You can't test drive one. No one within 500 miles had a new WRX sitting on the lot. You had to give them a $30k check, under the promise that you'll love it in 6-10 weeks when one shows up. I wasn't comfortable with that leap of faith. 

 

Overall I've been very happy with my FoST. 

[Majestic]

Technical question guys, if anyone would be so kind.

 

O2 sensor (O2S12, sensor2 post-cat) is pinned at 1.28V on turn-over and it takes 30 minutes of driving for it to snap out of this. Then it sort of follows the pre-cat sensor (O2S11) a bit until finally settling at 0,83V, but it still fluctuates. 

 

Could the catalytic converter be bad you think?

[iDeFecZx]

15 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

There are three things that kept me from buying a WRX over the FoST:

 

1) The killed the hatch, and I was really in the market for a hatch instead of a sedan, just more practical.

 

2) Price, the WRX was going for MSRP at all the dealers I went to, so they were really pushing $30k vs the $21.5k I paid for my FoST.

 

3) You can't test drive one. No one within 500 miles had a new WRX sitting on the lot. You had to give them a $30k check, under the promise that you'll love it in 6-10 weeks when one shows up. I wasn't comfortable with that leap of faith. 

 

Overall I've been very happy with my FoST. 

Could you have not gotten a hatch over its replacement? 

[Real_PhillBert]

Just now, iDeFecZx said:

Could you have not gotten a hatch over its replacement? 

There was no 2016 WRX hatches. It wasn't offered. 

[iDeFecZx]

58 minutes ago, terrytek said:

 

uh yeah actually. now that i think about it, maybe the cars on this thread are more varied than i used to think

Tbf even in the club im part of only 2 of us have the trim my car is, its a citroen club and the other guys is a track car

[iDeFecZx]

1 minute ago, Real_PhillBert said:

There was no 2016 WRX hatches. It wasn't offered. 

I meant the older generation

[Real_PhillBert]

Just now, iDeFecZx said:

I meant the older generation

I wanted a new car. I drive a lot of miles so buying something with 30-50k on it is just 30-50k sooner that I have to replace it. 

 

Plus I'm not a used car peasant   /s

[RevoltTrain]

4 hours ago, techswede said:

I'm just happy that they have the 87 skyline (R31) in there. And the Subaru Brat + SVX 

The vintage list is almost enough to make me waste money on another forza series game.

They have the Olds 442 and Opel GT among others. Its nice with some variety. 

Hell the 77 V8 Vantage is real enticing. And the DBR1. One of the prettiest cars ever made.

 

Will be interesting to see how people react to the supra not being in the game. 

Only one i'd be excited for is the A40. At least that'd be something new. 

First time the 01 Prelude has been in Forza since FM3 IIRC

 

So hyped

1 hour ago, terrytek said:

oh what the fuck. volkswagen i could understand why it wasn't included in fh3, but toyota not being in fm7? fml how can they forget a company that made some of the most iconic cars in the world?

uh yeah actually. now that i think about it, maybe the cars on this thread are more varied than i used to think

these little fuckers.

 

i call them goatheads because my running buddies did so, so it caught on. these fuckers are responsible for me wasting at least 30 bucks each month on tire tubes.

wait how do you know toyota will return as a dlc? you got the inside scoop?

 

honestly i wished they took the newest hatch impreza and made it an sti that way. shit was cool back when subaru wasn't afraid to make fun cars. these days their driving experience is getting kinda sloppy.

Always heard those called briars 

 

Can't blame Subaru. Hatches don't sell like they used to. Sadly. 

[terrytek]

3 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

First time the 01 Prelude has been in Forza since FM3 IIRC

 

So hyped

Always heard those called briars 

 

Can't blame Subaru. Hatches don't sell like they used to. Sadly. 

i've always called it goatheads because some resemble the shape of goat heads.

 

i miss the 80s and 90s (even though i didn't live through those times) because those were times when hatches sold like crazy.

[TVwazhere]

5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i've always called it goatheads because some resemble the shape of goat heads.

 

i miss the 80s and 90s (even though i didn't live through those times) because those were times when hatches sold like crazy.

It's weird that people dont like hatchbacks.... Everyone tells me how much they love the look of my car. I'd say something like "it's like the Miata, just unpractical", but hatchbacks are probably the most practical cars next to station wagons in terms of versatility.

[GlassBomb]

Read all about the McLaren F1 here. It's a good read.

 

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a10368266/the-complete-oral-history-of-the-mclaren-f1/

[Real_PhillBert]

4 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Crossovers have you beat though because of ground clearance and awd. 

Who needs ground clearance?

 

 

 

[RevoltTrain]

20 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i've always called it goatheads because some resemble the shape of goat heads.

 

i miss the 80s and 90s (even though i didn't live through those times) because those were times when hatches sold like crazy.

I'm sure we'll have a trend like that again. Hatches are picking up slowly but surely. Once again. 

14 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

It's weird that people dont like hatchbacks.... Everyone tells me how much they love the look of my car. I'd say something like "it's like the Miata, just unpractical", but hatchbacks are probably the most practical cars next to station wagons in terms of versatility.

I love my wagon so much. I really hope it's back up by the 15th when I help my friend move 2 hours away. If not I'm using the Impala which doesn't even have folding rear seats. Plus I think wagons typically look better than their sedan counter parts. 

 

First photo is actually the parts car when I bought it

[terrytek]

16 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

It's weird that people dont like hatchbacks.... Everyone tells me how much they love the look of my car. I'd say something like "it's like the Miata, just unpractical", but hatchbacks are probably the most practical cars next to station wagons in terms of versatility.

It really is. My dad really likes wagons, and I'm sure he'll approve of my first car (Saab 9-5 wagon) because of course, it's a wagon, and i'm sure he'll love the practicality of one. Sadly though, he also likes crossovers too, and I'm trying not to get him to buy one, so I better pick up this wagon before he picks up a crossover.

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

I'm sure we'll have a trend like that again. Hatches are picking up slowly but surely. Once again. 

I love my wagon so much. I really hope it's back up by the 15th when I help my friend move 2 hours away. If not I'm using the Impala which doesn't even have folding rear seats. Plus I think wagons typically look better than their sedan counter parts. 

 

First photo is actually the parts car when I bought it

 

I'm just glad some companies started selling their forbidden fruit in america now. We have now the Civic Type R hatch (is it really a hatch still? looks almost sedanlike), the Focus RS, and those are the really popular options that popped up in my head. Oh and Audi is bringing the RS3 even though it really isn't a hatch.

 

Wagons most of the time look much better than sedans. German wagons especially look better in wagon form than in sedan form. For me, i prefer the rs6, rs4, and e63 to be in wagon form over sedan form. you get the same power as the sedan, but much more practicality, though I wished mercedes continued the 2 rear facing third row seats from before in the e63.