"Mythlin" (kxcmiles)
12/13/2015 at 19:06 • Filed to: None
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"Mythlin" (kxcmiles)
12/13/2015 at 19:06 • Filed to: None | 1
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So as Oppo knows the Focus RS is coming out very soon to the public for mass purchase. The RS has 350hp/350 lb-ft of torque, AWD, 0-60 in 4.7, 6 speed manual only. The RS i’m sure will be an excellent drivers car much like how all recent Ford performance cars have been. The GT has 435hp/400 lb-ft of torque, RWD, 0-60 in 4.7, and a V8. The RS with options I would tick would cost around $34,500 including moonroof, nitrous blue paint, and forged alloy wheels. The Mustang would be a base GT with the performance package, black painted roof, Recaro seats, and reverse sensing system for about $33,000. These cars wont ever be modded crazily loud, low, or in any other way obnoxious so turbo swaps, big power adders, loud exhausts are out of the question.
Oppo these cars will be used primarily in SoCal as DD’s seeing over 22,000 miles a year. I do sales to help families how would you also feel about having a Mustang as your agents car? Is it too flashy? Would it change your idea about the sale? For reference my current car is a 2015 Focus ST ST1 package without Recaro seats, nav, or any other luxuries besides the moonroof.
Nick Has an Exocet
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:09 |
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Focus RS. More rare and potentially more fun if you live in a place that’s not Florida or Texas.
John_Harbinson
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:10 |
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Focus RS all the way, 100,000,000,000%
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Nick Has an Exocet
> Nick Has an Exocet
12/13/2015 at 19:11 |
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It’s also probably more practical based on your lifestyle.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:11 |
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I’d personally do the RS cause 1 it would stand out more than just a Mustang and too it would be better for my Chicago winters lol
PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:13 |
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is this even a question? Mustang 10/10. Sure a hot hatch is fun, but let me tell you a little story.
I love my GLI, but EVERY TIME I want to have some fun, I find my friends having more of it in their pony cars. sure, my GLI is FWD and not AWD, but I still think nothing beats the recepie of V8 RWD.
jjhats
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:15 |
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Why get rid of your st so soon? Financial advice aside, the focus is better in every way and you already know what it’s like/what it can do. The mustang is a bigger compromise less rare and less likely to hold it’s value. The RS is very hot shit right now and you would be a fool to choose a mustang over it .
EDIT: just went through your posts and your the kid who bought a new fost at 18 and owe a shit load on it and started looking for replacements a month after buying it. You shouldn't be buying a new car and need to get your finances in check first.
6Cylinder
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:15 |
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RS because it’s more sleeper than the GT
Most people won't think of it other than a focus that looks nice.
AkursedX
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:15 |
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Living in social, I’d say it’s a toss up. If you have a family, the RS will be easier to get them in and out.
If I was looking for pure driving pleasure, I’d probably buy the mustang. But for everyday DD year-round duties, the RS is more appealing.
Wudstock22
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:18 |
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You’re worried about a Mustang being too flashy, but speccing your RS in Nitrous Blue? Do you like your ST enough for another (hotter) hatch, or do you want to change it up? My money is on the RS.
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:19 |
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Mustang because in SoCal do you really need AWD? Plus the Mustang looks better and has a V8.
bob and john
> PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/13/2015 at 19:20 |
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turbo AWD with DRIFT MODE does.
wbizarre - OEM fetishist
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:25 |
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If only there was a combination of the Focus’s utility and the Mustang’s ... Mustang-ness...
Opposite Locksmith
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:27 |
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The focus will have more value and it's badass, buy a gt used later on
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:29 |
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Mustang is big and heavy (but still fast), if you like to toss it I’d get the Focus. Shit I’d get the focus anyway. Street legal rally car.
Martin Edgington
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:30 |
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My only experience has been with the Mustang and a Focus ST, but I still have a feeling I’d go mustang unless you need back seats
pitstop_pitowski
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:34 |
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Ha, if you want an RS before 2017 you should have put yourself on that wait list starting in October. Good luck!
Dusty Ventures
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 19:37 |
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No contest. FoRS
Übel
> PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/13/2015 at 19:50 |
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As Peter pointed out, the FoRS has drift mode.
FromCanadaWithLove
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:00 |
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I’d take the Mustang.
AM3R shamefully returns
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:03 |
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New STI or an E92 M3
TahoeSTi
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:03 |
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Mustang can’t do this https://www.facebook.com/sarah.guppy/vi…
plow through over a foot of snow, the streets to my house were also unplowed.
Tim (Fractal Footwork)
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:04 |
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...Hyundai Genesis Coupe? (He says quietly from the corner)
Focus RS.
samssun
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:05 |
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The pricing of the RS makes it tough, but I think my preference goes GT350(R), Focus RS, Mustang GT. Unless someone finds an easy way to pull 300+ pounds out of the Mustang.
dogisbadob
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:10 |
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The RS is much better
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PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
> bob and john
12/13/2015 at 20:32 |
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I’d rather wreck my car trying to drift on my own, than have a gimmick drift the thing for me.
And turbo? I own a turbo car. guess what? I want NA. boost gets boring after awhile. I want to hear a V8 burble
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bob and john
> PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/13/2015 at 20:33 |
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your still doing the drifting. I think drift mode just makes the car RWD
Milky
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:45 |
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NA V8, manual, RWD. And imo you should have different driving experiences, an RS is just a better ST.
BeaterGT
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 20:55 |
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Would never shop for either, but Mustang for sound alone.
Jayhawk Jake
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
12/13/2015 at 21:13 |
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It’ll stand out among car enthusiasts maybe. Regular people will just think it’s a Focus.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> bob and john
12/13/2015 at 21:31 |
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I kinda doubt that but it might send more torques to the rear. like 60/40 instead of 50/50. My cars AWD is naturally 50/50 and on loose surface it’s pretty easy to drift it, and it has 120hp less than the RS.
LittleRedMiata
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 22:04 |
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Rs.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 22:19 |
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Both tempting, would have to drive both and decide. I do like the sleeperness/rarity of the RS. I’ve never been a Mustang guy, but a GT350 may have to be in my garage at some point in the future (all black).
Montalvo
> PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/13/2015 at 22:27 |
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It’s now possible to send pretty much all the power to one wheel if the computers choose to and I am pretty sure there are options such as the drift button that send most if not all the power to the rear. I have both NA V-8 and a turbo, V-8 is fun for the noise, the turbo is fun for the punch.
dr861
> Mythlin
12/13/2015 at 23:18 |
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If the question was rs vs. gt350 i’d say gt350 and that’s only 10,000 more. 37,000 = 47,000 because reasons.
Sam
> Mythlin
12/14/2015 at 07:44 |
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The RS is going to be impossible to get on the first run. You'll probably be waiting a while. Is it worth the wait? Nobody knows!
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Mythlin
12/28/2015 at 07:41 |
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In all likelihood, the Mustang would be distinctly more reliable under such conditions, unless you trade in every 6-12 months, as you haven't had that FoST very long.