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wow! hopefuly not me!!! If its coz of my comments, then sorry for the missunderstanding... I was being SARCASTIC coz I just confused why ppl intend to sell the EP3R after only a 10-20k on the clock... there are more EVO VII selling atm with 50k plus plus than EP3R with 40k plus on the clock... Me myself love the car and would keep it till 100k++ before I sell it (just doesnt really fancy the hatchback)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nepolian
no way man. Golfs (even GTI/R32) are so much softer then our EP. they're miles apart. i quite enjoy having both and i love both depends on my mood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nepolian
Someone who owns both? which one's quicker off the line and which one once goin through the gears? Road holding much different between them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Philip Lee
Point Im simply making is that it is no harder to drive. Ofcourse there will be differences as both cars are aimed at different markets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philip Lee
Put it this way, I have a loudish exhaust, firmish ride with spoon springs and my wife does not complain....thrust me, she is a very good indicator of whats not comfortable! .....especially considering that she hated my mildly modded GTR ...... :(
Peace out......!
from reading stats on both cars ep3 should b quicker 0-100
ep3 0-100 is 6.2secs and gti golf is 6.9secs (6.6 for the new limited edition gti golf)
hey guys are tanabe good quality parts ?? im looking at buying there rear sway bar off ebay hehe and also there other items
my opinion, maybe the maintainance, it makes peoples to sell their ep3,Quote:
Originally Posted by denot
or the rareness ep3 oem part, you could pay high price for the oem part itself
e.g if you accidently crash the rear, you will be damned
it could be similar to gtir owner's, some owner's i said if you have mechanical knowledge is good to owned one, if not, its gonna cost you a lot of money for maintainance,
it's love ppl.. the love for the hi-revving engine.. the love for crisp handling.. the love for the red H badge/R badge...
i'd like to own an ep3 if i've have the chance to, and if i win some tatts :cool:... and i think the maintenance for the ep3r would be cheaper than maintaining say a bmw z4/golf gtr,r32..
EP3 definitely not hard to live with as a daily but a softer ride would be good for our crappy road tho ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nepolian
my GTI is a dsg and as a street car i'd say it's easier to go quick than EP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seren1ty
with standing start, you can achieve the same time (nearly) everytime with launch control on the Golf and it will be harder to do that in EP but obviously more fun in the EP. and with the 6.2 sec quoted, i guess u need to dump the clutch to achieve that.
road holding is awesome in both cars. but EP is too bumpy as a street car. both resist understeer pretty well however u can definitely feel the LSD working in the EP (which GTI lacks).
overall, EP is more fun to drive (more involving) and a better track car while GTI is a better performance car for street driving.
Nice! Thanks for the tidy comparison - its priceless getting this info from someone who owns and understands both cars.
So the ep3 keeps you on your toes more? I guess I like that, but is it still confidence inspiring say in some twisty mountain roads for example?
yes no doubt, as long as the road isn't too bumpy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seren1ty
GTI is more relaxed to drive while EP is more focused.
oh 1 more thing i forgot. i find the stock brake on EP pretty ordinary. GTI ones are better but seems too sensitive initially.