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Offline Sunglasses Ron

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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #30 on: September 29, 2009, 04:55:55 pm »
Quote from: s3dubbin on September 29, 2009, 10:22:21 am
Theres a big meet at crail raceway this weekend - Fastford day but theres a little comp goin on where the mk2 rs boys are winding the mk2 s3 boys up saying their 350bhp 400lb rs's will be humping the audi's up the 1/4 i have ran a few times my best being a 13.6sec and yes i have yet to see the 300/330bhp st boys break into the 13's but there is still a little worry there with the rs being a whole new (lardy) ball game!
That sounds like a right blast mate.. Love a good old friendly shoot out, nothing better.. Where have the RS boys being winding up the S3 boys, ASN?
I personally think a Stage 2 + S3 would rip the RS a new arse up the strip mate.. Less weight, more power and the added bonus of a 4wd head start if launched properly.. :wink:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #31 on: September 29, 2009, 05:04:50 pm »
Ahh, I thought the Leon had a diff.

My only point was you've got to compare apples with apples - the only way you're ever going to compare the two is if the ED30 came standard with a diff and it had exactly the same power to weight ratio and torque as the RS. Then you take off your badge head and just see which is best.

Oh, and you forgot £1500 for the Recaros, then xenons.. etc etc - exact same spec, I bet they'd be similar money at least.

It makes for good reading, it's interesting, it's a laugh, but it's as uttery worthless as the RS v R26R comparison too.

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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #32 on: September 29, 2009, 05:42:54 pm »
Just in our home town vtec, some good banter and then some not so good banter some right good hatred fuelled grudge matches!  :wink:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #33 on: September 29, 2009, 06:19:56 pm »
Be very interested to see the results mate, so let us know how you boys get on..  :jumping: Come on you TFSI boys   :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #34 on: September 29, 2009, 06:21:50 pm »
Here's hopin a certain white s3 comes back with a few blue oval doors  :evilgrin: :booty:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #35 on: September 29, 2009, 08:00:53 pm »
All I can say to this is ask RS09MAT how the ED30 vs RS Focus battle went at the Nurburgring 2 weeks ago..............
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #36 on: September 29, 2009, 08:31:50 pm »
Quote from: SteveyD on September 29, 2009, 08:00:53 pm
All I can say to this is ask RS09MAT how the ED30 vs RS Focus battle went at the Nurburgring 2 weeks ago..............

It was 'NAT' chief, you know i love to nit-pick lol  :wink:
Doesn't change the ass kicking he got though  :laugh:  :evilgrin:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #37 on: September 29, 2009, 09:18:08 pm »
So if mine runs rings around yours, Stevey - that means even a working class GTI can beat an RS...
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #38 on: September 29, 2009, 09:53:06 pm »
Round the ring is driver dependant though. Put me in a clio sport and any of my mates in a stage 2 plus ed30 and Id still work them all over the track
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #39 on: September 29, 2009, 09:59:51 pm »
Quote from: Poverty on September 29, 2009, 09:53:06 pm
Round the ring is driver dependant though. Put me in a clio sport and any of my mates in a stage 2 plus ed30 and Id still work them all over the track

See, this is the point - all the comparisons so far have faaar too many variables to be of any meaningful use.

If you're going to drive an RS, just empty your brain and take it for what it is as an 'out of the box' car. Drawing comparisons just complicates what should be a simple enjoyment/capability test.
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #40 on: September 29, 2009, 11:26:07 pm »
i think the RS is a very capable car but for me and probably most on here it just isnt that much of a step up (if any), even at stage 2 to justify swapping too imo.

If i was coming from say a derv astra to a hot hatch on the other hand, then you would obviously have to consider the RS along with the ed30/cupra/s3 and you wouldnt have a slightly biased opinion either because anything would be better than an astra :signLOL:.
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #41 on: September 30, 2009, 12:28:05 am »
So with all the talk of modding on here is anyone coming to the Autometrix trackday at Combe on the 10th of October?

I'll be there giving the car a trip around track...should be able to give the Audi chaps a run for their money!

So much better than 1/4 sprinting in my view :drinking:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #42 on: September 30, 2009, 12:40:23 am »
Quote from: Msportman on September 30, 2009, 12:28:05 am
So with all the talk of modding on here is anyone coming to the Autometrix trackday at Combe on the 10th of October?

I'll be there giving the car a trip around track...should be able to give the Audi chaps a run for their money!

So much better than 1/4 sprinting in my view :drinking:

Quite a few of us will be suffering from post Nurburgring coitus interruptus from the previous weekend :laugh:

I'll also be in Leeds at RS tuning on a RR day. :wink:
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Re: My ED30 v RS Focus
« Reply #43 on: September 30, 2009, 08:45:46 am »
Quote from: Msportman on September 30, 2009, 12:28:05 am
So with all the talk of modding on here is anyone coming to the Autometrix trackday at Combe on the 10th of October?

I'll be there giving the car a trip around track...should be able to give the Audi chaps a run for their money!

So much better than 1/4 sprinting in my view :drinking:

Hmm.. Combe's a bloody long way from me and I'm doing Anglesey and Cadwell in the coming weeks. I'll go down as a 'possible'.  :happy2:
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