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The new Forester seems more like an SUV and they make my old one look small. The old ones are definitely more of a wagon than a SUV. Got some new snows on mine the other day then took it into the woods. 
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My dad has a new forester (and I used to drive his old one, literally the exact same one as the post above) and it is most definitely an SUV now. Super high with terribly visibility. Old one was much easier to drive.
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Dec 16, 2012 21:15
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Yea, its a great car. Handles pretty well for an old man mobile and the visibility is top notch.
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Dec 16, 2012 21:18
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The Forester and the OBS are the best cars Subaru makes. One day I'll import a Gravel Express.
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Dec 16, 2012 21:26
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Billy Tully posted:The new Forester seems more like an SUV and they make my old one look small. The old ones are definitely more of a wagon than a SUV. I'd say that's more like a station wagon than a SUV. I could certainly be tempted to buy one, but not as a daily drive. Seems like a perfect thing to haul lovely friends, rifles and shotguns to your hunting turf. Yeah, I think it counts as a station wagon.
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Dec 16, 2012 21:34
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Friar Zucchini posted:Wagons don't have forward-facing third row seats though   
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Dec 16, 2012 21:49
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stump posted:The French disagree... 
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Dec 17, 2012 03:25
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Autralians too - Falcons and Commodores could be optioned with extra seats (before the Falcon wagons was killed, and the Commodore downsized) Also I reckon the international Odyssey is more of a wagon than the Accord (which now has a laughably small load area)
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Dec 17, 2012 05:44
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Crustashio posted:My dad has a new forester (and I used to drive his old one, literally the exact same one as the post above) and it is most definitely an SUV now. Super high with terribly visibility. Old one was much easier to drive. This is the ultimate wagon tragedy. I was offered my stepmom's old (2004) forester in 2008 but turned it down because it was an auto and I thought "I'll just wait for a few years when I can afford a newer, manual one." That car is probably never going to materialize  . It amazes me to see Subaru move so far away from what used to be their bread and butter (AWD station wagons).
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 My '04 V70 2.5T. Love the car, love the seats, though some maintenance tasks are annoying. Drove to Tulsa to get a Volvo wagon and came back in one, but not the one I was looking for. I found this one while test-driving the car I went there to see. I sometimes see spoilers like this on wagons. I like the look of it, but is there any more to it than that? If it helps with fuel economy I'm interested. Arse Porn Cage fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Dec 18, 2012 |
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Dec 18, 2012 01:44
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Arse Porn Cage posted:I sometimes see spoilers like this on wagons. I like the look of it, but is there any more to it than that? If it helps with fuel economy I'm interested. In some cases, I believe these spoilers help to change he airflow over the rear and might aid in keeping the rear glass cleaner. There's a lot of turbulence behind most hatches that will result in the rear end getting really filthy.
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Dec 18, 2012 01:49
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MetaJew posted:There's a lot of turbulence behind most hatches that will result in the rear end getting really filthy.
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I just bought a spoiler for my 855T today, since the wagon I was pulling the wheels off had one and I've been wanting one for mine. I was less enthused when I got it home and discovered that the spoiler only fits on tail-gates that came from the factory with them  . Soo...anybody need a spoiler?
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Dec 18, 2012 04:07
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MetaJew posted:In some cases, I believe these spoilers help to change he airflow over the rear and might aid in keeping the rear glass cleaner. This is especially true in light rain or a snow storm as well. If the snow is wet enough, it'll end up coating the entire backside of your wagon. I was considering getting a spoiler for my 850, but I'd need to get the platinum paint right, which I've heard is difficult.
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Dec 18, 2012 04:13
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Terrible Robot posted:I just bought a spoiler for my 855T today, since the wagon I was pulling the wheels off had one and I've been wanting one for mine. I was less enthused when I got it home and discovered that the spoiler only fits on tail-gates that came from the factory with them 3m Automotive double sided tape is a hell of a That, and rivets.
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Dec 18, 2012 04:22
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MetaJew posted:In some cases, I believe these spoilers help to change he airflow over the rear and might aid in keeping the rear glass cleaner. I don't quite recall this being an issue when my dad had his V70, but my hatchback and 'sportwagen' are a bit miserable to drive if the road's wet, since the rear glass constantly gets covered. Incidentally, I think I need a new rear wiper blade. Or I guess figure out how to actually use my wing mirror's defrosters and just use those to see behind/around me.
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MetaJew posted:3m Automotive double sided tape is a hell of a After some googling it turns out I was wrong, you can mount the spoiler to non-spoilered cars, it's just a bit tricky. I haven't actually gotten the spoiler and the car in the same place yet since my Volvo is currently sitting on the side of the road with both passenger side wheels broken...don't let friends that tend to hug the shoulder borrow your car! 
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Dec 18, 2012 04:40
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Arse Porn Cage posted:I drive on dirt roads a lot, and this definitely is the case with my car. Spoiler-shopping I go. It absolutely doesn't help keep the window clean. These back windows filth up at the first sign of moisture, spoiler or not. I only mounted it because it looks awesome.
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Dec 18, 2012 05:21
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Saw this and thought of the thread: MotorTrend Top 8 Wagons We Want in the US The Jaguar XF is one sexy looking wagon. If I could have any of them though, it would probably be the RS6 Avant.
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sim posted:Saw this and thought of the thread: I'd enjoy the Holden but I think in terms of the most likely thing I'd buy to replace my daily driver, probably that Mazda6 wagon. If that had existed here last May when I got a car, I'd have probably bought it.
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I'm visiting family over Christmas before starting a new job, and tonight I was lucky enough to get some snow. They're announcing up to 35cm/13" . First time driving the forester, or anything AWD, in the snow. Had a fun drive tonight.
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Dec 19, 2012 03:55
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You lucky bastard, we were supposed to get snow this week and I just got new snow tires for mine but it turned into rain. Stupid weather, I wanted to do some awd donuts.
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Billy Tully posted:You lucky bastard, we were supposed to get snow this week and I just got new snow tires for mine but it turned into rain. Stupid weather, I wanted to do some awd donuts. Same here. At least I'm driving out west (in Michigan) and the Lake Effect might help me out here.
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Billy Tully posted:You lucky bastard, we were supposed to get snow this week and I just got new snow tires for mine but it turned into rain. Stupid weather, I wanted to do some awd donuts. So it's your fault it's not snowing 
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 My newly acquired '99 Legacy 30th Anniversary 5-speed wagon next to my girlfriend's '98 Outback Wagon. As you can see we like our Subarus, and being skiers in the Pacific Northwest it was kind of inevitable. I was loving the AWD in the little bit of snow we had here in WA the other day! I was missing owning a wagon, I've been in a Subaru sedan for the past 2 years. It was time to fix that mistake. My new wagon is very similar to my last wagon from 2 years ago, just newer and nicer. My old '96 Legacy Brighton on coilovers with dark tint:  I'm liking the wagon love in this thread!
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That generation of Outback is almost as common as Volvo 240s where I live (I'd be willing to bet my town has the highest concentration outside of Sweden, seriously) and it's easy to forget that they can actually look really good in addition to being practical as hell. I don't know if it's the wheels, it being a solid color, or just having a different front bumper from what I'm used to seeing, but that is a classy wagon, sir.
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Billy Tully posted:You lucky bastard, we were supposed to get snow this week and I just got new snow tires for mine but it turned into rain. Stupid weather, I wanted to do some awd donuts. Tonight my buddy and I went out in our Subarus and did lots of AWD donuts. At one point he was parked and I did donuts around him. I felt so proud.    Sorry about the quality, but iPhones aren't exactly the best low light cameras. And that Legacy looks great in white. drat.
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Terrible Robot posted:That generation of Outback is almost as common as Volvo 240s where I live (I'd be willing to bet my town has the highest concentration outside of Sweden, seriously) and it's easy to forget that they can actually look really good in addition to being practical as hell. I don't know if it's the wheels, it being a solid color, or just having a different front bumper from what I'm used to seeing, but that is a classy wagon, sir. The car in the back is a Legacy Outback, the car in the foreground is 'just' a Legacy. All Outbacks for a while were two toned - it's part of the Outback package, as are the foglights (and therefore the different bumper). I agree that the solid colour cars look way better for some reason, a little less like a kids' car. Even though I picked up an '02 Impreza wagon earlier this year, drat if I didn't just spend the last 15 minutes on Craigslist looking at Legacies of that era. I might have a problem .Nice score, Alphius! Edit: Pic of my wagon from earlier this summer when I got a flat tire on my motorcycle, and had to borrow a trailer from a friend for a rescue mission: 
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I'll play  Instagram!!! 
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Crossposting this from the post-your-ride thread - radikewlism posted:I have a wagon fetish. To give a brief history, I owned a volvo v70 first, which I loved. It ended up having way more electrical problems than I was ready for and sold it for a small loss. My next car was an 85 mercedes 300TD wagon. It was a bucket of rust and hate but had moments of fun and would have been awesome if it wasnt falling apart. My next wagon came in the form of a 91 buick roadmaster estate. I still have the car, because it has treated me extremely well for 3 years. I change the oil every 10,xxx miles and thats it. GM build quality is very apparent, but it still runs, blows cold air and hot heat. Any other saab wagon owners in here?
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Pretty much bone-stock 2003 1.8t with 46,500 miles on it. The last Jetta body style I liked. It doesn't get much use since I've been walking to work the last couple of years and it looks close to new inside and out. Square wagons are the best wagons. I started with an '86 Integra LS and that got me hooked on the utility of hatches. I replaced it with an AWD '93 Impreza L which was slow but got the job done until it hit 60,000 and immediately started falling to poo poo. The VW was a nice upgrade apart from its lovely mileage. Dick Trauma fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Dec 28, 2012 |
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I made my wagon sound mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9aR-BTiGK4
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GramCracker posted:I made my wagon sound mean VW/Audi engines sound soo good. I don't know what it is, but the VR6, the turbo V6, the V8, the W8 all sound ridiculously good. Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjTEDqGbYE Sidestep-relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNtl5h3MSW8
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angryhampster posted:VW/Audi engines sound soo good. I don't know what it is, but the VR6, the turbo V6, the V8, the W8 all sound ridiculously good. An exhaust on a VR6 still makes me hard. I miss my GTi so much. 
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Carteret posted:An exhaust on a VR6 still makes me hard. I miss my GTi so much. I don't miss the $4000 repair bills on mine, but it did sound great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6cIZ44PWOE
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I'm not a wagon guy, and I think I still like the sedan 159 better, but man, this is a good looking wagon:  The slight raked beltline and reverse-raked roof profile of the A4, and then an awesome front.
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DropShadow posted:From Reddit: That's just beautiful.  Also as a side note, I'm in the process of pricing out/sourcing an ej207 swap for the forester. Four Banger fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jan 2, 2013 |
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DropShadow posted:From Reddit: Quit hoarding them, rear end in a top hat. Let the rest of us have some. You can only drive one at a time anyway.
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