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empror
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Postby empror » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:08 pm

I was going to buy it, until I realised how much weight it would add to an already surprisingly heavy little car :(

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SXLancerMum
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Postby SXLancerMum » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:09 pm

Quixand wrote:I want sun roof :)


Our last three work cars have had sun roofs and we haven't used them.

I love my 2011 SX with bluetooth and the extra goodies. Reversing sensors and the camera would have been nice but really don't care that much.

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Postby LZY_EYE » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:15 pm

empror wrote:I was going to buy it, until I realised how much weight it would add to an already surprisingly heavy little car :(


Buy the same stuff they use in the new models then... either way you are going to make the car heavier to keep it quiet...

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empror
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Postby empror » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:22 pm

Valid point. I'll look into it. But most likely I'll leave it be and be happy with what I have. When I get the exhaust work done, then I might have to seriously consider the sound deadening..

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Postby darren1011 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:45 pm

LZY_EYE wrote:Spend a couple of hundred $$ on dynamat, and it will be better than the 2012 for sound deadening ;)


After the sway bars, springs or coilovers, braces, slotted rotors and better pads, exhaust and intake, i'll think about that hehe, probably not, once i get the exhaust done etc i'll want to listen to it rofl

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Postby squala » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:49 pm

The MY12 Ralliart had new colours like orange and dark grey and I would have chosen one of those. It also allegedly uses .4 litre less fuel. But many people praised the blue colour and I prefer the old style wheels, so it's ok.
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Postby ofey » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:51 pm

squala wrote:The MY12 Ralliart... . It also allegedly uses .4 litre less fuel.


Considering the engine and all are the same.
Nothing a tune won't fix.
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Postby whitenight » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:57 pm

i wish i went for the evo straight up instead of buying the ralliart and spending money on it to try and be an evo but anyway its all worked out for the best.

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Glenn
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Postby Glenn » Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:15 pm

i wish i went for the ralliart straight up instead of buying the VRX :P

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Twellsy
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Postby Twellsy » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:40 pm

Would have bought a white vrx instead of a black sx ( black is such a bad colour for dents and scratches )
Too late now
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Postby Sushi » Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:49 pm

I would've waited n got a 2011 black vrx rather then getting talked into a 09 silver vr (second hand). Then again if I knew I'd have two kidlets I might've got the sportsback lol.

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Postby Nick07 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:32 pm

I wish I had known about the different models, but hey I got this one cheap. Love it every day still!

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Postby squala » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:09 am

Twellsy wrote:Would have bought a white vrx instead of a black sx ( black is such a bad colour for dents and scratches ) Too late now


IMHO, white isn't any better when it comes to dents and scratches. Silver is the best colour for that.
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Postby AdamD » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:13 am

Waited and got a Red 2012 VRX

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Postby squala » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:14 am

ofey wrote:[quote:971a670778=squala]The MY12 Ralliart... . It also allegedly uses .4 litre less fuel.[/quote:971a670778] Considering the engine and all are the same. Nothing a tune wont fix.


That's what I thought before the car was tuned by Merlin. Even he was surprised how different it was set up compared to a 2009 or 2010 model. He even had to do some homework to get me the best tune possible and asked me to come back a few days later to incorporate the new files.
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