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EP3 and FK8 are about mechanical harmony - the light yet chatty steering, good shifter for FWD, and chassis are a choir singing the same song. It’s like a herd of dolphins.
F56 S I drove is a squirrel on three shots of espresso. You’re there for the instant torque hit, steering that’s a bit faster than it should be, slight over damping that makes every sprint and reaction you ask for addictive.
The Honda dances, the Mini punches. The Honda is a symphony, the Mini is a solo riff. The Honda wants you to slow your senses down and appreciate it, the Mini wants you to grab it by the collar and make it work.
Thanks to RadeonBoy for finding this. I instantly drove to white rock to pick it up. Now i gotta find ratrolla blue paint (lordco will color match) and a can of bronze gold for the wheels. THEN She’ll BE READY!!!!
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How safe is that jack, where's it touching the car..... I guess it also depends on where your oil comes out + which part you're trying to remove, cough exhaust.
Interesting, MK7.5R interior being more premium than FL5? I had the 7.5R for an extended period of time and one of my largest complaints about that car was the materials used in the interior - creaky door panels, cheap switches, etc. I wasn't very impressed. I don't think the FK8 interior is good either - I complain about that too. But I was very impressed with the interior quality (at least visually) and material choice used in the FL5.
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I'm finding the FL5 interior creaks a bit lol, my passenger vent is vibrating (which apparently is pretty common) so I need to get that fixed. I didn't really have any creaky door panels in my 7.5R. The door cards on the FL5 is a little bit nicer with the Alcantara.
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Interesting, MK7.5R interior being more premium than FL5? I had the 7.5R for an extended period of time and one of my largest complaints about that car was the materials used in the interior - creaky door panels, cheap switches, etc. I wasn't very impressed. I don't think the FK8 interior is good either - I complain about that too. But I was very impressed with the interior quality (at least visually) and material choice used in the FL5.
7/7.5 interior isn’t flashy but they spent money where Honda didn’t:
- sound insulation so shitty concrete US highways/crap asphalt only 40% blow your eardrums, not 110%
- removable rubber liners for cup holder and phone cubby, easy cleaning
- felt in the door panel area that holds water bottle
- switchgear better than W211/212; especially the lights and mirrors
- no gloss black, any solid surfaces are textured
- padded and stitched armrests, top of door, etc
FL5 closes the gap and has much nicer seats but … steering wheel/screens/big hard plastic surfaces on console are still noticeably cheaper.
Gotta remember, MK7 was so good that MB delayed the launch of W205 C class by a year.
well the mk8 and 8.5 is a piece of dog shit wrapped in kraut cabage and smothered in currywurst sauce. Cost cutting so god damn apparent that i took over 1 hour ripping them a new asshole on my JD power survey.
So your FL5 is still miles better.
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