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Umm yea, I'm just going to leave this here...        A Sprint Blue B8 S4 Avant. I think the wagon thread needs to be closed after this.
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That's gorgeous.
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dissss posted:While I do like the 159 that photo is its worst possible angle - makes the front look ludicrously long I like the near-supercar levels of beakiness.
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Shamelessly stolen from today's Bring a Trailer email: Studebaker, anyone?   Made in  , even. I should buy it out of sheer patriotism, or something.
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Jan 8, 2013 19:22
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You should buy it because it is loving awesome  .
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtZpo89mmJo tercel sr5 spotted quite possibly the best car ever
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sofullofhate posted:Shamelessly stolen from today's Bring a Trailer email: oh my god this is loving AMAZING.
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Just got a 08 Passat Wagon 2.0T FSI for the wife to drive as an Explorer replacement, i'd like to thank this thread for opening my eyes to the possibilities of a wagon because there is no way in hell we're getting a minivan until we have at least two kids. Is it wrong to pull the MAF sensor on the intake so it codes while she's driving, so I can convince her I need to order "replacement parts" from neuspeed? 
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devmd01 posted:Is it wrong to pull the MAF sensor on the intake so it codes while she's driving, so I can convince her I need to order "replacement parts" from neuspeed? Yes, it's wrong. You should rig it, so it suddenly throws DTCs while SHE drives is. Don't blame her, just promise her to fix the damage she's caused by her silly driving. Then order parts.
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devmd01 posted:Is it wrong to pull the MAF sensor on the intake so it codes while she's driving, so I can convince her I need to order "replacement parts" from neuspeed?
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Oxphocker posted:
Congrats and welcome to the (small) SomethingAwful Forums V70R Owners Club!! Your membership kit with sticker, tshirt and commemorative fanny pack will ship in 7-9 weeks. My 04 VR is in the shop today for timing belt/water pump/end links/ etc. 114k on the factory belt, the change is long overdue. The belt does look great though.
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Jan 9, 2013 17:33
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sofullofhate posted:Shamelessly stolen from today's Bring a Trailer email: It's awesome that Studebaker could make a retracting roof in 1965 and make it look seamless and yet almost 50 years later GM can't make it look decent on that Envoy XUV.
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Studebaker - a maker of good cars. Anyway, I will be posting in this very thread a new to me wagon shortly. Once I take some photos. Es ist eine gute wagon.
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Jan 9, 2013 18:37
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sports posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtZpo89mmJo I see no Tercel here.
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Jan 9, 2013 19:26
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Nothing wrong with a wifewagon I guess!
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Tacier posted:I see no Tercel here. the red wagon you dope; 8 seconds in
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The new 585HP E63 http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=26933  This is now mom's station wagon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDLeo4lcCg
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Das Volk posted:The new 585HP E63 AWD seems like a pretty significant change too
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Jan 10, 2013 17:35
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Good lord. It's...it's...beautiful.
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Jan 10, 2013 18:06
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Why do they have an "S" with 5% more power? If it'll output that with enough reliability for them to sell/warranty it, why not just sell that one? Yeah, I know, "But these go up to 11..."
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InitialDave posted:Why do they have an "S" with 5% more power? If it'll output that with enough reliability for them to sell/warranty it, why not just sell that one? You just answered your own question good sir!  They probably know if they hold back a tiny bit they can get some people to pay for it, and they people that buy this car can easily afford that. It's like free money for MB in a sense. The new E63 AMG Wagon is just at 11 already, it's like MB is giving you an option to have it go to 12. GramCracker fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jan 10, 2013 |
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Jan 10, 2013 21:24
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The S pack also adds a locking rear diff.
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Jan 10, 2013 21:41
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 New Jettawagen! All is not lost!  http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2014-volkswagen-sportwagen-spy-photos-news
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 My car when I lived in Japan. 1993 Accord wagon. Assembled in Ohio 
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My daily driver (hell, ONLY driver) is a 1994 Ford Escort LX Wagon. (not mine) I bought it used with 116,000 miles. It just hit 153k today. It's not the fastest thing in the world by a long shot, but it's dependable and still gets decent MPG. When I got divorced, I used to move about 95% of my stuff (probably 100 round trips).
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Mister Kingdom posted:My daily driver (hell, ONLY driver) is a 1994 Ford Escort LX Wagon. One of my first roommates had one of those, same color and everything. He tore out the door cards and headliner so it was bare metal inside. Also he had those weird three-spoke MR2 wheels. He later traded it in for a PT Cruiser which was a significant downgrade in my opinion. Edit: Haha. One night he was out of town and because we were 19 year old assholes my other roommate and I decided to do this:   It took a lot more boxes than we were expecting but we eventually filled that bitch up. A testament to the cargo capacity of the wagon. Previa_fun fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Jan 12, 2013 |
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Jan 12, 2013 14:18
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True men do it with packing peanuts.
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Jan 12, 2013 14:55
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Sockington posted:True men do it with expanding construction foam. I agree.
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Never change. 
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Sockington posted:True men do it with packing peanuts. Girlfriend at the time worked in a grocery store and had access to as much scrap cardboard and old boxes as any man would ever
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I played in the mud today with my old man mobile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJuNPj5jtBg
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 Drove that through college and my first job, 1978 Chevy Malibu wagon in what we called Chewbacca Brown. 5.0L V8, automatic, 235-70 15s on the back, 195-75 14s on the front. Real-deal Chevy rally wheels with cop caps that are painted safety orange. Subaru high-back buckets in front. Yes, the rear door handles were removed, but my dad and I never got around to doing the rest of the body work. We did black-out all the trim on the windows, which amazingly never peeled off. Can't quite see it, but it had "The Wonder Wagon" on the tailgate. It earned the name by starting whenever required, even through a week of -30F temps. If the frame hadn't rotted to hell I'd like to think still be driving it. I do still have the wheels, although they are now green to match the color of the El Camino that replaced the wagon, which was in turn replaced by a mini-van, which was replaced by an LT1 Caprice.
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Crosspost. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3528284
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Just picked up a 2004 WRX wagon for the wife:  It's her first manual trans and she's loving it. Best quote was, "I had no idea driving could be fun!" Plus it came with a Cobb airbox so you can really hear the turbo spooling. amenenema fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Jan 14, 2013 |
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Just finished waxing my wife's new car, an 06 r/t I love it
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Need a reliable, cheap, awesome wagon. I'm liking the looks of turn of the century subarus. Any thoughts on a ~2000 Legacy?
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mutata posted:Need a reliable, cheap, awesome wagon. I'm liking the looks of turn of the century subarus. Any thoughts on a ~2000 Legacy? Don't get a 4 cylinder from that era unless you know how to replace head gaskets.
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amenenema posted:Just picked up a 2004 WRX wagon for the wife: That's not a wagon, it's a hatchback. Get out!
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Sir Cornelius posted:That's not a wagon, it's a hatchback. Get out! It's more wagon than the current model.
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